The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-05-19
CITY COUNCIL.
second Rrnnch.

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Al the special meeting Of the CITY
Council last night, the following gentle
men answered roll.call In the second |
Branch: Messrs. Altmeyer, Armbricht,
DArrah, Forbes, He'll, Hi:
dreth, Hoffman, Horkheimer, Lancaster,
Mofat, Pollock, Roth, Smith, Warren.
Upon motion Of Mr.. Lancaster, Mr.. |
Hildreth was called to the chair, the |
President being absent.
His Honor, the Mayor, submitted the |
reports oil the Superintendent oil cleo
tons, showing that the ordinance author.
izing the issue Of bonds for the purpose OF
streets had been ratified on the
10th inst by 2s9 mSjority, eleven votes
beyond the required three.fiiths.
The President therefore declared the
ordinance ratified BY Q majority Of
eleven.
A number Of unimportant petitions
were read and referred TO appropriate
committees Tor report. acc 0-
The following was adopted:
RSsOlped, that the sum Of $400 be and
Is hereby appropriated TO pay for labor
In laying water pipe In Seventh and
Eighth wards, to be paid upon the order oi
the Superintendent Of the Water Works,
Bill Of Wheat, lsett s. Naylor, for six
dozen palm leaf fans, 50 IS, was ordered
paid. Fy
Nj. Warren offered the following,
which was adopted;
An election Of the qualified voters Of
the city Of Wheeling having been held
on the 10Th oil May. and 1t appearing that
three.fIths Of the voters were In favor Of
making loan Of 100000 for the pur-
pose OF paving certain streets therefore,
ReSOlp6d, That the matter be referred to
the Committee on Ordinances to draft an
ordinance for the completion Of the loan.
Dir. Hobbs offered the following, which
was lost. .E
Reso!ued, That none Of tho 100000
loan shall be expended in paving the
streets, until after an amendatory enact.
ment shsll DO made by the Legislature, TO
the street improvement bill passed by
them last session, whereby It shall be
made compulsory upon property holders
TO pay two. thirds Of the expense necessary
to have streets upon which they may own
lots; the city paying one-third; the same
to be governed by action Of City Council.
The following resolution was referred
to the Committee on Streets and Alleys:
ReS0!red, That the Committee on Streets
and Alleys investigate by what authority,
If any, John Mcclure occupies space on
South ZINE street averaging about five
% feet wide, and extending from the
corner Of Ohio street to the South line Of
his property; also space of several feet
wide on Ohio street, from South Zane 10
Penn street.
The following was submitted, and re.
ferred to the Special Committee on Work
House:
WHEREAS, There is o great necessity
for Work House, or House oil Correc-
ton Tor the better keeping Of the city
prisoners, as well as to give employment
to such as may be condemned to labor;
and
WHEREAS, There has been q large in
crease In the revenues Of the city arising
from the licenses on Coffee Houses and
Ordinsries; be it
ReSOlUed, That the increased revenues
arising from the above source be and the
same Is hereby set aside as fund, Tor the
purpose Ot building u work house or
House Of Refuge for the use oil the city,
Tho following resolution was referred
TO the special committee already ap-
pointed:
ReS0!Utd, That special committee oil
five be appointed by Council 10 receive
bids for paving the streets with boulders,
and report bids 10 Council.
Coffee house licenses were granted Mrs
Mena seabright, Louis Scarborough,
and Lewis Husenen.
Petitions O! John B Watt and Joseph
Stevens and Joseph Wilson, for coffee
house licenses, wero laid over under the
rules. Adjourned.
First Branch.
His Honor the Mayor called the Branch
to order, and Messrs. Boring, Blair, But
terrified, Dunning, Kelley, PANEL, Todd,
Wallace and Wilson answered the call Of
the roll.
The minutes Of the last two meetings
were read, and there being no objections,
were signed.
After waiting, without business, until
9 O'clock, the Branch received resolu.
ton from the Second Branch authorizing
$500 to be placed at the disposal of the
Superintendent Of Water Works for the
payment Of hands employed in laying
water pipe in the Seventh and Eighth
Wards, which was pon.concurred In.
The reports Of the Superintendent Of
the late elections on the street bonds was
received from the Second Branch and
on motion Of Mr.. shallcross, with a
statement Of the vote cast in each ward
was ordered 10 be spread upon the min
utes.
On motion Of Mr.. Wallace the whole
matter was referred 10 the Committee on
Finance TO report upon the expediency
Of issuing bonds.
The action Of the Second Branch, In
ordering payments Of the bill Of Wheat
Isett and Naylor amounting to g was
concurred in.
Application Of l.. Huseman to keer
an ordinary was again before the
branch and the yeas and nays being call.
ed the application was rejected by B ayes
to 8 nays.
On motion the Branch adjourned.
PERSONAL Rev. ]. N. Kelley is an
nouuced 10 address temperance meeting
| at WASHINGTON Hall IN ni0ht