The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-04-22
CITY COUNCIL.



swcred rollc Messrs. Altmeyey, Arm.
brecht, Carpenter, Forbes, He'll, Hoffman,
Horkheimer, Koplin, Pollock, Roth,
Simpson, Smith, Vockler, Logan (Presi-
denO.
Messrs. Sweeney, Knapp, DArrah, War.
ren, MofEAt, HAzlett Hobbs and Baird AZ.
forwards appeared and took their seats.
The resignation Of g. P. Hildreth as q
member OF the Second Branch from Sew.
enth Ward was read, but Council refused
TO receive 1t.
The Street Commissioner reported the
amount OF work done by him during the
month Of March, and asked an sppropria.
ton Of $50 10 build q tool house on ground
belonging to the city; also the payment OF
bills for labor on streets and alleys
amounting TO 81 1863 50.
The Committee on Streets and Alleys
recommended the payment Of bills re-
ported by the Street Commissioner, also
the appropriation Of sum not exceeding
$50 for the erection OF q tool house Tor
the use Of the city. The bills were or.
dered paid, and the appropriation for the
tool house refused.
The appointment oil Joseph Salisbury
as Deputy Measurer Of Lumber was con.
frmed by Council.
The Joint Committee on Health sub.
mltted resolution sppropriating 800 10
enable the Health Officer TO employ as.
sistsntS, which was adopted.
Mr.. Sweeney offered the following,
which was adopted:
RsS0Iued, That the Street Commissioner
be and Is hereby instructed 10 procure
and lay down street crossings Of oak
timber at as low cost as possible. The
timber TO be cut from oak logs averaging
Is inches square, one side OF the log 10
to be slAbed, then cut at right angles with
that side, through the centre go as to
make thick pieces each with one straight
edge, which shall be together when laid.
The Street Commissioner shall lay as
above directed all crossings now ordered
and not got out by the stone masons, and
also such crossing on Main and Market
streets as now require repairs. Each
crossing shall be Of stone over the gutter
for six feet out from each curb.
The Committee on Ordinances reported
as follows:
The Committee on Ordinances, TO
which was referred the petition Of certain
voters and women OF this city, asking
Council to refuse 10 grant licenses Tor the
sale OF liquors for the ensuing year, would
report il inexpedient TO grant the prayer
Of the petitioners. In presenting the an
nusl ordinances fixing the amount TO be
paid by the several dealers in liquors, the
committee would recommend that the Il.
Cense for coffee houses be fixed at $500,
that 70 license be issued for q less time
than one year, and that no drawbacks be
allowed under any circumstances. Also
recommend that no retail liquor licenses
be granted, and that wholesale liquor IL
censes be fixed at $500, and that all drug.
gists who take a wholesale liquor license
from the U. s. Government be known as
wholesale dealers and charged wholesale
licenses. The wholesale Licenses to be
issued under the same restrictions as
above Sc. forth for coffee house licenses
Also recommend that coffee houses and
Ordina.ies be compelled, under penalty,
TO close their bars by 10 o'clock p. NJ. The
following resolutions are offered Tor your
consideration
RtCo!red, That the amount to be paid
for license 10 keep a coffee house shall be
fixed at $500, and that no license shall be
issued for less than one year, and no
drawback oil any kind shall be allowed.
.RkS0Ieed, That the class Of retail liquor
licenses be abolished.
IIesoIrei, That wholesale liquor dealers
pay license Of $500, and that druggists
doing liquor business be clsssed among
them. Said wholesale liquor licenses to
be for one year, and no drawback Of any
kind be allowed on them.
RtSglvEd, That all coffee houses and or.
dinaries be compelled to close their bars
at 10 p. N, under penalty Of $40 for
every hour they remain open after that
time; and it shall be the special duty oil
the Sergeant and his deputies TO enforce
this regulation.
G. BAIRD, Chairman.
The report was received, and the reso.
lutions were adopted as above.
The ayes and nays were called upon
the last resolution, as follows:
AYRs-Bsird, Carpenter. Forbes, {Haz.
lett, Hobbs, Horkhcimer, Knapp, Koplin,
Warren, Mottat, Pollock, Roth, Simpson,
Sweeney, Mr.. President-l5.
NORs -Alimcycr, ArmbrCcht, Craw-
lord, DArrah, Hell, Hoffman,, Smith,
VocklGr-9
The usual annual o5dinarc!s regulating
city licenses were read, and the blanks
filled with the same amounts as last year,
with several ttiling amendments.
MIR. Forbes offered the following, which
was adopted:
ReSoleed, That the Clerk report to the
Council at the regular meeting in June
all parties who have taken out license
and for what purpose.
On motion, Council adjourned 10 meet
on Friday evening.
First Branch.
His Honor, Mayor LETTERS, in the Chair,
and Messrs. Blair, Buttettleld, Dunninr,
Hall, Pannel, Schallcross, Schambra and
Wilson answered to the calling of the
roll.
The minutes Of the last meeting were
read, and there being no objections, were
signed.
The action OF the Second Branch upon
the following, was concurred in: The re.
port Of the Committee on Lights; the bill
Of Hobbs, Brockunier S Co; notifying
lamp tender on the Island in relation 10
care Of lights; ordering the payment Of
bills Of Gas Trustees.
The action OF the Second Branch in
raising the price Of gas for city Iamp.
posts from $l2 so 10 $50, was non concur.
red in.
The proposition Of tho Belmont Bridge
Co., 10 erect lamps on the bridge and fur.
nish piping and make connections on
condition that they be furnished gas upon
the same terms as the city, which was
accepted BY the Second Branch, was con.
Cured in.
The action Of the Second Branch upon
the purchase Of gas posts from r. ],
Covenasle, Of Cincinnati, was non.con.
Cured in and recommitted for further
investigation. Upon all these noncon.