The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-06-13
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
sECoND BRANCH.

night pursuant to adjournment, Presi-
dent Logan in the chair.
Present - Altmeyer, Ambrecht,
Baird, Carpenter, Crawford. Dsrrab,
Forbes, He'll, Hildretb, Hoffman, Hork
heimer, Knapp. Koplin, Lancaster.
Pollock, Roth, Simpson, Vockler and
Warren.
The minutes OF the last meeting were
read and approved.
The report of the Committee on Wa
ter Works was read and adopted with
the following resolutions:
Rssolved, That the items mentioned
in the Superintendent report for coal
be paid the different parties therein
named, to the amount of $69S 63, and
for laying water pipe 500 90.
Resolved, That the items mentioned
10 this report of monthly bills be paid
to different parties 10 the amount Of
$26S.S7.
Resolved, That the committee be
granted further time to report upon the
petition OF W. A. Wilson and others.
Resolued, That the petition OF Theo-
dore Fink and others be rejected.
Resolved, That the Superintendent
be authorized to purchase or contract
for the making and putting up new
britching for the water works.
A communication from Superin-
tendent Cummins asking that an ordl-
nance be passed restricting the use OF
street hose only at certain hour in the
morning aud evening, and their use be
| entirely suspended on Sunday, was
| adopted, and the committee on Ordi-
hances instructed to drst! an ordinance
| in compliance with the Superintendent
request.
The report OF the Street Commission
er !or the month OF May was adopted,
and bills to the amount OF $2,O95.75 Or
der.d paid Tor labor done on the streets
and alleys.
The report OF the committee on
Streets and Alleys recommending the
payment OF bills amounting 10 $3.50
was read and adopted.
Al. Long was awarded the contract
for furnishing and setting curbing for
the city during the year 1874. Mr..
Longs bid WAS the lowest, the curblng
to be set at the rate Of lorty-five cents
per running foot.
The following ordinance was passed
An ordinance to prevent the unnec-
e.sary waste OF water by persons own
ing and using street add garden hose
SEQ. l. Be Il Ordained, BY the C0nn.
elofMe City of Wheeling, That it shall
be unlawful for persons owning or us-
ing street or garden hose to sprinkle
the streets IN front of their premises or
wet the gardens attached 10 said prem-
Uses at any other hours than from 6:3O
TO 7.30 A. u, and from 6 to S P. NJ, on
week days and on Sundays the uss OF
| said hose be positively forbidden.
SEC. 2 Any person Offending
against the provisions OF this ordi-
nance, -hall forfeit AID pay 10 the city
not less than one dollar nor more than
twenty dollars.
SEQ. 3. This ordinance shall be in
| force from and after its passage.
The report OF the Chief Marshal OF
the fire department was read and adopt,
ed together with the bills recommended
for payment.
The report OF the committee on Fire
Department, recommending the pay
ment OF bills to the amount OF $2l6.l0,
WAS adopted and the bills ordered paid.
The report oil the committee on Ac :
counts showed that there was a bsll
snce in the City Receivers hands o
S2S, l77.76. The amount Of fines and
lookup fees collected amounted to
SAL ,25. Bills to the amount OF $529 %
we're recommended to be paid. The re-
port OF the committee was adopted and
the bills ordered paid.
The committee on Finance made q
report with the following resolutions:
ResoIved, That the City Clerk be and
10 hereby author zed to Issue his order
on the city reserve in favor OF the
Mayor for s1,597.04 for the payment OF
the judgment against the city IN the
U. S. Court at Charleston.
Resolved, That the Clerk be author
lied to issue his order on the City Re-
ceiver in favor OF Brady i wilkinson,
:ruetees. for s2.27S.lS 10 pay interest,
com mission and exchange due July l,
1874, on compromise bonds.
Resolped, That it is inexpedient for
the city to borrow 100000 for the pur-
pose Of paving certain streets, as con-
mplated by an ordinance lately adopt
ed by the Council.
The hrst two resolutions were adopt.
ed and the last one, in reference TO the
100000 loan. was lost. The report
was then adopted.
The report of the committee on
Lights was read and adopted.
The application OF |. Besse for coffee
house license lays over under the rules.
The applications OF Joseph Wilson,
Joseph Stevens and William Goetz
for coffee houee license were granted.
The City Clerk made a report OF the
revenues from licenses granted for the
ensuing year. The follow ing is
REHABILITATION