The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-05-05
sITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
MAY 4, 1874.
SECOND BRANCH.

SECOND BRANCH. =
A called meeting of this Branch Of
Council was held last night. The
President being absent, on motion Mr..
Sweeney took the chair.
Present-Altmeyer, Baird, Carpen-
ter, Crawford, Darrah, Forbes, hazlett'
He'll, Hildreth, Hobbs, Hoffman, Hork,
heimer. Pollock, Simpson, Sweeney ana
Warren. -.
The minutes Of the last meeting were
read and signed. ,. 2.
The following additional licenses
were granted: "
CD. Ritter, Christ Wagner, Her.
| man Ritter, St. James Hotel Company,
Heller & Watt, A. j. Hossnfe1dt, Geo.
Sch wartzbacb p ,,,,
The application Of Paul Heller Tor
coffee house license, was laid over un-
der the rules. -
The resolution OF Mr.. Altmyer. in-
structing the Street Commissioner 70
com ply with q previous order OF Coun-
Gil, in regard to the paving OF the gut"
ter on Coal street, was adopted.
Mr.. Hildreth offered the following
resolutions;'
Resolued, That the Superintendent OF
Water Works be instructed 10 lay a
four inch water pipe from the present
terminus on Broadway south to Mrs.
Waters line. 49,.
Resolsed, That the Superintendent oil
Water Works be instructed to extend
the water pipe from it's present termi-
nus on Penn street to E. E. Zane's resi-
dence.
The resolutions were referred to the
committee on Water Works for report.
: The resolution 10 regard TO allowing
Mr.. Hogg 5000 on his contract tor
putting Warren street in proper CON-
dition was not adopted, only receiving
a majority vote-two thirds being nec'
essary.
The following resolution was adopt
ed: ,...
Resolved That the committee on
Streets and Alleys be instructed to en-
auire and report to Council why the
Street Commissioner has not compiled
with orders of Council, heretofore pass
ed, requiring him to make certain i'm
provements on the streets and alleys Of
this city.
The following was adopted:
Resolved, That the committee on
Streets and Alleys inquire and report te
Council at its next meeting, the cost Of
making st. Charles street of sufficient
width and grade to enable persons liv'
log on said street TO get their coal &c
their houses. ... e.. ..'..'
On motion adjourned. ,.f
FIRST BRANCH. .....
| Pursuant to the call Of the specia
committee appointed to examine into
certain applications for license, the
First Branch met last night with the
following members present: Mr.. Blair
| in the chair, Wallace, Wilson, PannelI
KELLEY, Haudlau, Sbsllcross, Roberts
Todd, Butterfield, Hall, Cowen, Boring
and Dunnipg. - % ...,
The reading OF the minutes OF the
last meeting was dispensed With. r.
The unfinished business of the last
meeting being in order, which was the
consideration Of the applications for
licenses to keep coffee houses and ordi-
narise, was taken up and proceeded
with. ..s
The following petitions for licenses
were concurred in Frederic Christ
nau, L.Leebrand, J. Ramsey, George
Andrews, Henry liner, Fred. Ship.
LEY, Henry Daub, G. Burke,
Felix Dold, Franz Klaeri, Henry Mi
chael, Jacob Neuhardt, George j.
Dauber, Ambrose Schstfer, Henry
lSwarz, and j. B. Foose, James Hugte',
Joschaim Beuter, Nicholas Gantzer,
John F. Kleyis, Carl Gaudipg Michael
Schwiun, Frederick Bishott, Geor re
F. Tappey, George Becker, Chris Wag-
oner, st. James Hotel Company, G co.
Schwarzbauch, c. D. Ritter, Herman
Renner and A. J. Hosenfeldt. /.
The application OF L. Huseman,
Was not concurred In.
The application OF John Gephsrt
was considered at some length and
some doubt expressed as to the manner
| in which the house was kept and the
responsibility of the bondsmen. 1t was
finally laid on the table because one OF
the bondsmen spelled his name J. A.
Stoker in one place on the bond and
6. A. Stoker 10 another.
The petitions of j. B. Watt and Law
renee Heller were ruled out of order on
the ground that all applications for
licenses should lay on the table one
week, aud be published in the daily
papers for the information of the peo-
pie, and this application was dated
May 4th, 1874. The ruling OF the Chair
was sustained.
The applications OF J. c. Hervey for
auctioneer's license, and Joseph Hess
to keep shooting gallery, were con-
CURED In.
A motion was made by Mr.. Todd to
reconsider the action OF this Branch in
relation to the application Of L. Huse.
man for liquor license, which was LOST
by tie vote. g.. .....-
On motion adjourned.