The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-04-15
CITY COUNCIL.
Second Branch.

Hildreth, HOrkheimer, Koplin, Lancaster,
Warren, MOttst, Pollock, Roth, Simpson,
Smith, Sweeney.
In the absence Of DR.. Logan, President,
Mr. Sweeney was called 10 the chair.
The amendment OF the First Branch
TO the resolution authorizing special
election TO take the sense Of the people on
the question Of licensing the sale oiiiquor
at retail In the city was received.
MIR. Forbes wanted it particularly I'M
derstood that he would vote against con.
currence. Council did not intend to be
bound by the result Of that election, and
an expenditure Of money for that purpose
was unnecessary.
Mr.. Carpenter moved 10 lay the resolu.
ton on the table, and the motion was car.
ried by a vote Of thirteen 10 six.
The Committee on Water Works re-.
commended tho payment Of bills present.
ed by the Superintendent OF Water
Works, amounting 10 $3.50 90. The re-
commentators were adopted.
The Joint Standing Committee on Ac.
counts reported that they had examined
the accounts between the City Clerk and
the Receiver for the month Of March,
1874, Cancelled the drafts and orders as
provided for by ordinance, and found
q balance in the hands Of the Receiver on
the LIST day Of April, 1874, of $SSll O3.
Fines were collected by the Clerk of the
Municipal Court amounting 10 $433 rs;
lookup fees, 1877 so. Bills against the city
amounting to 1904 "a were read and or
dered paid,
The President announced that mum.
Der OF ladies had asked permission 10 pre-.
sent petition to Council, and on motion
the rules were suspended TO receive them.
Accordingly about twenty-five ladies
were admitted TO the Chamber, when the
petition against licensing the sale Of in.
toxicating liquors, which has been pub.
lished, was read. The petition contained
about 1000 signatures. 1t was referred TO
the Committee on Ordinances, aud q
motion 10 publish the names was referred
10 the Special Committee on Printing.
The ladies then requested permission to
pray for few moments, which was
granted, when they knelt dowd and Mrs.
Henry Hubbard offered fervent prayer.
The President Of the Band then thanked
the gentlemen for their courtesy, after
which they went upstairs 10 the First
Branch.
The Committee on Fire Department
reported bills submitted by the Chief
Marshal amounting 10 $324,S4, which
were ordered paid.
The Committee on Ordinances report
ed that ii was not expedient 10 employ
an inspector Of buildings. The following
recommendations were submitted by the
Committee: That the storage Of coal oil
in this city should be regulated by ordi-
nance. That the lumber and coal meas.
urcr be ordered TO nominate two com.
petent deputies 10 Council for condrma.
ton. Directing report to be made 10
Council in favor oil submitting an ordi.
nance TO the voters OF the city in favor OF
Issuing bonds to the amount of $4,000
for paving the following streets, viz;
Chapline from 20Ih 10 23d, 10Th
from Chsplinc TO McCOlloch, Main from
9th to Jonathan's Gut, Virginia to Huron,
Huron TO Zane, and Zane to'bsck river
bridge; and macadsmiziDg Jacob street
from 45th to 4Sth streets; and also issuing
bonds to the amount oil 10000 Tor neces.
sary improvements to the Water Works.
The item $4,000, and about $40 900 now
in d. Q. Lists Bank, will furnish suffici-
ent funds for the paving OF the above
named streets. The change to Virginia
and Huron streets, from Zane, which was
originally intended 10 be one Of the streets
TO be paved, was made Tor the reason that
the preparation Of the road.bed for paw
ing on Zane street, would cost $2,400
more than on the other two streets,
and that the bordering Of these two
streets would furnish two thorouehiares
scroes the Island, on enc of which the
street cars could run, and on the other
the travel to and from the city to Ohio
IN wheeled vehicles could be Gccommo-
dated.
San Ordinance to regulate the storage
Of coal oil, submitted BY the Committee,
was passed; an ordinance issuing bonds
Tor paving the streets was amended BY
striking out $40 900 and inserting 800.
700, 10 be expended in proportion 10
length Of streets, also striking ont The an.
preparation for the improvement Of the
Water Works, when the ordinance was
passed.
Dir. Horkheimer moved that the rules
be suspended 10 consider the annual ordi.
nance in relation 10, licensing ordinaries.
The motion was lost
A motion, by Mr.. Forbes, that when
Council adjourn 1t adjourn 10 meet on |
Tuesday evening next was carried.
Committee on Lights reported several
unimportant resolutions, which were
adopted.
The different petitions and papers in the
hands oil the President were referred to the
appropriate committees.
A resolution to grade and open EofI |
street north oil S6lh street, was adopted.
Adjourned.
First Branch
was called to order by Mayor LETTERS, and |
Messrs. Butteifeld, Boring, Cowan, Kel- |
ley, Pannell, Schambra, Stone, Shslicross.
Todd and Wilson answered TO the call Of
the roll.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and there being no objection were
signed.
1ne hCuOl VI inc second Branch, au. |
thorizing the payment to Il. Guntber his
bill Tor curling amounting 10 $40 90,
and TO A. Yoche Tor street crossings and
other work amounting to $5376l; and a
suspension Of payment oil that portion Of
his bill for setting curb stones amounting
to $5S0l2, until be shall make It conform
to the requirements Of the ordinance in
thereto, was concurred in.
The action Of the Second Branch upon
the accounts Of the Superintendent Of
Water Works and authorizing payment
oil the bill was concurred in; also lie &C.
lion upon the report Of the special CON-
mittee on the manner in which the ordi.
nance authorizing the construction Of a
y railway has been complied with by