The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-10-24

Cecil & Co., for twenty-five additional
lamp posts at the same price that they
agree to furnish the lot they are now
making for the city. And that the same
committee have authority to contract
with B.. F. Caldwell for twenty-five
lamps at the same price he is now fur
nishing lamps to the city. Adopted.
Resolved, That the committee on Ordl-
nances draft an ordinance in relation to
public places of amusement in placing
chairs or other distractions in the aisleS
Adopted.
RssoLred, That curb stones be set on
25th street, south side, between Main and
Market streets. Referred to committee
on Streets and Alleys. ...--
Resolred, That curb stone be set on
26th street, between Chapline and Main
streets, on the north side, and on the
south side of the same street, between
Market and Main streets. Referred to
the committee on Streets and Alleys.
ResoLrcR, That the Street Commissioner
he instructed to have new curb stone put
down on the west side of Eotf street, be-
tween 18th and 18th streets. Referred
10 the Committee on Streets and Alleys.
Resotrcd That the Street Commission
or be and is hereby authorized to have
a street crossing laid across Jacob street,
! ON the north side of 18th street, there be
ing no crossing nearer than 18th street.
Referred to the Committee on Streets
and Alleys.
WHEREAS, There has been no provi-
sion made for any payment to George
Crumbacker on the work done on the
sewer on oath street. and rs he l. i'll need
of money; be it
Resoired, That the City Surveyor be
authorized to make an estimate OF all
work that has been done on said sewer
and that Mr.. Crumbackcr be paid 80 per
cent. on said work rs per estimate of the
City Surveyor. Referred to the City
Solicitor for report as to how the resolu-
ton will effect the contract between Mr..
Crumbacker and the city.
RssoLped That the committee on Real
Estate be ordered to have the Council
chambers carpcted at Il cost of not more
than $3.50 per yard. Adopted.
Resotred, That there be II lamp post ut
the intersection of Eotf and 18th and
Eotf and 9th and Eotf and 18th streets.
Referred to the committee on Lights.
Resolved, That the committee on Lights
be instructed to place lamp post on the
northwest corner of Wood and l4th
streets. Referred to the committee on
Lights.
The bills of Sweencys * Co., and B. F.
Caldwell were read and ordered to be
paid.
An ordinance to amend an ordinanc"
entitled Gan ordinance assessing Il tax
on licences to keepers of ordinaries and
coffee houses within the city of Wheel
ing, for the year commencing on the first
Monday in May 1874" was referred to
the committee on Ordinances, for report.
The ordinance assessing special water
tax on manufacturers was received from
the First Branch, and after an hours
discussion of the subject it was cOncurred
in as received.
On motion adjourned.
FIRST BRANCH.
At the adjourned meeting Of this
branch, the following members were
present:
Mr.. Blair, presiding; Mcssrs. Butter
field. Wilson, Schambra, Boring, Wal
lace, Kelly, Hall and Dunning.
The reading of the last minutes were
dispensed with.
On motion of Mr.. Wilson, the special
water ordinance was taken up. 1t will
be remembered that it was decided by
this branch, at its last meeting, to refer
this ordinance to the committee on wa
ter Works, for the purpose of framing
new ordinance, that should combine the
old one and conform in spirit with the
views of the Conference Committee. The
chairman of the committee on Water
Works then read the report of that com
mittee which consisted in change OF the
amounts of water assessments upon all
cigar manufacturers, brewers, livery sta
bic keepers and some others. This change
in many instances, reduced the tax on the
above from one-half to one-fourth, a,
compared with figures in the former
ordinance.
The resolution ordering the City Clerk
! TO have a notice inserted in the daily
papers stating that the city taxes are
! now due and will bear interest after the
first of November next, was read and
concurred in.
The report of the committee on Streets
and Alleys with the recommendation at
tached was read and conCurred in with
| the exception Of the resolution granting
Mr. Britt S2.50per day for experimenting
the building Of the sewer on oath street.
The resolution instructing the COM
| mittee on Streets and Alleys to examine
the new sewer now being built on oath
street, and if not done in accordance with
specifications, that the Council order the
work suspended, was concurrcd in.
The resolution that the City Surveyor
be appointed to oversee the construction
of the sewer now being built on oath
street. instead of the Street COmmls-
sioner las formerly ordered by CounciD
and that said Surveyor be authorized TO
place some trusty person in his stead
when compelled to be absent, was laid on !
the table.
The applications of Thomas Howley !
and D. A. Kerner, for license to keep Il
coffee house were concurred in.
The resolution authorizing the com /
mittee on Real Estate to put the city .
building in repair was referred to the !
same committee to ascertain the cost Of .
same.
The resolution for furnishing the .
Council chambers with carpet was laid .
on the table
The resolution authorizing the COM
mittee on Lights to contract with Cecil .
Il Co. for lamp posts was concurred in.
The resolution instructing the COM
mittee on Accounts to report 10 Council .
the amount of taxes due the city by the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
was concurred in.
The petition of William thinner to
keep ten pin alley was concurred in.