The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-04-04
CITY COUNCIL PRoCEEDIHGs.
MARCH 9th. 1874.
SECOND BRANCH.

Present-Messrs Altmyer. Arm
brech,, Bard, Crawford, Carpenter,
Darrsh. Hoffman, Hildreth. Horkhei-
mer, Kopliu. Lancaster, Moffat, Poll
lock, Roth, Smith, Simpson, Sweeney
and 'Prssiden! Logan.
The minutes OF the last meeting were
read and approved.
Joseph AlIwinger was granted coffee
house license.
The following report OF the Commit
tee on Ordinances was read aud adopted:
To the Mayor and Council:
GENTLEMEN The Committee on
Ordinances, which wa5 ordered BY the
Frs, Brauch oil Council 10 report on
certain matters in relation to the paw
iug O. Main, Zane, 10Th and ChaplIue
streets, would report as follows:
l That the total value OF real and
persoual property in the city, according
10 tue assessment OF the County Asses
sors for 1873, is So, 100000.
9. The amount ot~iudeb'einess that
the city can contract is S625. 900.
3 The present indebted"tsI OF the
city is S49l 100, leaving Sl33 500 avail
able tor CITY purposes |, Council desires
10 make use OF it, alter getting authority
from the people 10 do so.
4. The cost OF the paving proposed
to be done will be about $l2O 600. This
estimate is made at the rate
OF $500 per square yard, and
does not Include any excavation
OF the macadsmizipg on Main and
Zane, nor the bed Of broken
s.one az recommended in the
repor. OF the Comm ttee on Street
Paving. It is for the paving with
bou!Gers, on bed OF s or 10 inches OF
gravel, 10 the Same manner IS has
been done heretofore ia this city, and
as is now done in Pittsburgh, Tnis
estimate 10 far larycr than the prices
uaid in Cincinnati and Pittsburgh, Gas
will BE- seen from the letters at
iacbed to this repor), the prices
10 Cincinnati beiog from 81 80 to
81 81 IN 10 inchs OF gravel, and in
Pittsburgh 81 45 10 II inches o. gravel,
but The committee thought that. owing
to the probable difficulty OF getting
gravel, it would be vel 10 make the
estimate as large So there was any rea.
sonsbIe probab lity OF the cost Of reach
ius, than TO have any difficulty in
future about providing means for the
payment of contracts.
The Legislature 0! West Virginia
having, q; its las! session. passed an
act making it obligatory on all cities,
towns and villages 10 tue Stale. Deem
log it expedcnt to issue their bonds
aud sell the fame, to first Satmi. the
matter to the qualified voters Of said
cilies, towns aud villages the accom-
psnyiug oydiHa&c. 5 offered Tor your
adoption u BAIRD,
Chairman Gem. on Ordinances
Tie following ordinance wss adopt
ed:
AN ORDINANCE to negotiate loan for
the purpose o. improving part o.
10Th street, the north part Of Main
street, part OF Cbaplne etreor, Zane
street aud the south part OF Jacob
street in the City OF Wheeling by
pv.pg or macadamizing and curbing
the same.
BE il ordoioed By The C0uacH of the City
of Wheeling:
Sec !. Tnat the Mayor aud Clerk Of
the city Of Wheeling be and they are
hereby directed to make aud deliver as
ia hereinafter provided bonds OF the city
10 the amount OF one hundred thousand
dollars, the said bonds 10 be issued in
sums of one hundl ed dollars each or
multiples Thereof, PAYABLE on or before
the LIT dav OF July. A. D 1894 at the
Merchants National Bunk OF West
Virgin at Wheeling, with inter-
est az q rae no! exceeding
u per cent. per aunum, SAD
bonds to be Tree from city taxes. the IL
,erest to be payableo the ls,day OF July
aud January, 10 each aud every year,
At the Merchants National Bank OF
West Virginia, a! Wheeling, for which
Interest. coupons in proper form shall be
attached to each bond, with the sigpa-
ture Of the Clerk OF the city engraved
thereon The said bonds to be signed
by the Mayor, counterslgned by the
Clerk aud sealed with tie seal OF the
city.
Sec. .. That the Mayor ard Clerk
deliver said bonds 20 signed to the
R receiver Of the City of Wheeling, or to
three commissioners TO be hereafter ap
pointed by the CouCcil, who shall ne
gotiate the same as Council shall by or
dinance order or direct.
Sec 5. That the proceeds arising
from the sale OF said bonds shall be used
in the improvement o. the following
namei street, in the said city. viz:
10th SIRE, commencing at Chapliue
street. aud eX ending east to Nc
Culloch street; Man street, from llth
to 12ta. aud from oh street extending
north to Joaathan's Gut; Chapliue
street, commencing at 10Th and ex-
tending south 10 S3i; Jacob street,
from 4j,h to city line; Zsne street, and
such other streets rs the proceeds Of
this loan may enable the Council to
improve, the same to be improved by
paving with boulders or matchmaking,
as the Council OF said city may here
after direct.
Sec. 4. The Council OF said city shall
pass such an ordinance and cause such
deed Of trust to be executed as it shall
deem necessary to secure the payment
OF the principal snd interest OF said
bonds according to their tenor aud
effect.
Sec. 5. That this ordinance shall b
submitted to The qualified voters OF .aid
city, as is in such casee provided by an
&C, OF the Legislature OF the State Of
Wet Virginia. entitled IAN act author
lying municipal corporations to issue
honIau an,,o,a1 naoap, har ? 1872