The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-05-19
SlTY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
MAY l8. 1874,
SECOND BRANCH.

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SECOND BRANCH.
! "A special meeting Of the City Coun.
Ecil was held last evening. President
Logan being absent, Mr.. Hildreth was
called to the chair.
Prese1t-Messrs. Altmyer, Am Utrecht
Carpenter, Dsrrah, Forbes, He'll, Hoff,
man, Horkheimer, Lancaster. Moffat,
Pollock, Roth, Smith and Warren.
The minutes o, the last meeting were
read, approved and signed.
The petition OF W. A. Wilson and
others, Tor the laying OF new water pipe
in the First Ward, was referred to the
committee on Water Works for report
The petition of William Gering and
others was referred to the committee
on Lights for report.
The following was adopted:
Resolved, That the sum OF $400 be
aud is hereby appropriated to pay for
the labor OF laying water pipe in the
7th and 9Th wards, TO be paid upon the
order OF the Superintendent of the
Water Works.
The bill of Wheat, Isett i Naylor
was ordered paid.
The petition OF certain citizens OF the
7th ward for the extension oil the water
pipe was referred TO the committee on
Water Works.
The following was adopted:
An election OF the qualified voters
OF the city having beed held on the 18th
OF May, and it appearing that three-
fifths OF the voters we're in favor OF
making a loan of 100000 for the pur.
pose OF paving certain streets, therefore
be it
Resolved, Thst the matter be referred
10 the committee on Ordinances
to draft al ordinance for
the completion of the loan.
The following resolution was referred
to the committee on Streets and Alleys
for report:
RcsoLssd, That the committee on
Streets and Alleys investigate by what
authority, if any, John Mcclure occu-
pies a space on south Zsue street,
averaging about five feet wide and
extending from the corner OF Ohio
street to the south line OF his property !;
also q space OF several feet wide on
ohio street from South Zane to Penn
street.
Mr.. Hobbs offered the following:
RESOLVED, That none OF the 100000
loan shall be expended in paving the
streets until after an amendatory enact
ment shall be made by the legislature
to the street improvement bill passed
by them last session, whereby it snail
be made compulsory upon property
holders to pay two.thirds OF the ex.
pence necessary to pave the streets upon
which they may own lots, the city
paying one-third the same, to be gov
erned by the action OF the City Council.
Lost.
The following was referred to the
special committee on Work House
WHEREAS, There is great necessity
for a work house or house Of correc-
ton, for the better keeping OF the city
prisoners, as we'll as to give employ
ment TO such as may be condemned TO
labor, and
WHEREAS, There has been a large
increase 10 the revenues OF the city,
arising from the licenses on coffee
houses and ordinaries, therefore be it
Resolved, That the increased revenues
arising from the above source be and
the same is hereby set aside IS fund
icr the purpose OF building q work
house or house OF refuge for the use OF
the city.
The following was referred to q
special committee.
Rssolosd, That special committee
of five b. appointed by Couacil to re-"
ceive bids for paving the streets with
boulders, and report the bids to Council.
Mrs. Seabright was granted license
to keep a coffee house.
The applications OF John B. Watt,
Joseph Stevens and Joseph Wilson, for
censes TO keep coffee houses, were laid
over under the rules.
The application OF Louis Steuben-
zach for coffee house license was grant
ed Louis Huseman was also granted
license.
On motion adjourned.