The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-08-26
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
vi AUGUST oath, 1874.
SECOND BRANCH.

A called meeting of3this branch OF
Council was held last night. The Presi-
dent being absent, Mr.. Sweeney was
called to the chair.
p Present-Messrs. Crawford, Carpenter,
Darrah, Forbes, He'll, Hildreth, Hork- ,
hemer, McGaw, KOplin, Lancaster,
Moffat, Pollock, Smith and Sweeney.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
The following resolution, offered by
the committee OH Streets and Alleys at
the last meeting, and which was laid on
the table, was taken up:
ResoLred, That the chairman be au-
thorized to advertise for bids to grade
and place four stridgs of limestone on
on Zane street, Seventh ward, from
bridge to bridge, and that the Street
Railway Company be required to COM
ply strictly with the ordinance in keep
ing that street, within the rails, filled to
a proper grade.
After considerable discussion the rcsO
luton was adopted.
The petition of certain property hold
ers on North York street on the Island,
for the extension of the water pipes, was
read and the petition granted.
The report Of the committee on Streets
and Alleys recommending certain i'm
provenents in different parts of the city,
was read and adopted.
The bond of George q. Black, city
collector elect, with Adams DodsOn, W.
! II. Woodward, r. A. McCabe, Beverly
! n. Eutf and Thomas Reed as sureties was
read and approved.
! The report of the committee on FL
nance in regard TO chancelling bonds,
was. read and adopted.
NE report of the committee on Gem
eteries recommending the payment Of
! bills named therein was read and adopt
ed and the bills ordered paid.
George @. Black, City Collector took
! the oath of office.
The following ordinance was scad:
Gan ORDINANCE relating to SergeantS of
the city of Wheeling"
! BE 1t Ordained, that hereafter no
sergeant or deputy of the city of Wheel
ing shall do any service under or for any
Justice of the Peace, or perform any of
/ the duties of State constable
except only in view of violations Of State
! law or to execute warrant in case of
felony.
SEC 2. Any sergeant or deputy ser
seant violating the provisions of this or
| dinance shall, on conviction thereof, be
| fined not less than five nor more than
twenty dollars for each and every otfensc,
! and on conviction second time shall De
| forthwith removed from office by the
! Mayor.
SEC. 3. This ordinance shall take effect
! from and after its passage.
| The ordinance was lost by tie vote.
The report of W. {. Smith, City Sur
vcyor, in relation to changing the grade
of Main street between 10th and 18th
streets, was received and filed. Mr..
Smith estimates the cost Of the improve
ment at $2,332.G0.
The petition of certain colorcd people
for the use of the hall over the Hope
hose house. in the Second ward, for Sun
day school purposes, was referred to the
Committee on Fire Department for re-
port.
The petition of Mrs. Mary Donally,
asking permission TO sell ale and beer
without paying the city license, in con-
sequence Of her poverty, was laid on the
table.
The application of Pat Moran for cof-
fee house license was read and laid over |,
under the rules.
The petition of George Mendcl to re-
fund certain erroneous assessments, was !
referred to the committee on Claims for !
report.
Mr.. Hildreth offered the following
resolution:
ResoLred, That the contract between
the city and Scott Liston for lighting the /
lamps in the 9TH ward be annulled, and !
that the committee on Lights be, and
they are hereby authorized to make a
contract with Harrison Chambers for
lighting the lamps in the 9TH ward, at
the same rate now paid Scott Liston,
with w. H. Hall as surety.
As substitute for the above reSOlu-
ton. the CITY Clerk was instructed to
advertise for bids for the lighting of
lamps in the Seventh ward for the enSu-
ing wear, commencing the first of Sep
tomber. and to report the same TO Cuun-
ell.
On motion this Branch adjourned.
FIRST BRANCH.
His Honor Mayor Jeffcrs presided, and
on calling the roll there were present
Messrs. Boring, Butterfeld, Cowen, Hall.
Kelley, Todd, Roberts, Schambra and
Wilson.
The minutes of the preceding meeting
were read, and there being no objections
were signed.
The bond of George z. Black, elected
to the Office of City Collector, was read
and the approval thereof by the Second
Branch was concurred in.
The resolution of the Second Branch
authorizing the advertisement for bids
for the placing of four strings of blue
limestone on Zane street, Island, from
bridge to bridge, and requiring the Street
Railway Company to comply with the
space between the rails filled up to the
grade of the street, was cOncurred in.
The action of the Second Branch in
granting. coffee house license to j. VI.
Hagan, 1913 Market street, between 18th
and II streets, and Donis World, at 1880
east side of Main street, between 23d and .
oath streets, were COnCurred in.
The petition of Heller 10 keep Il coffee
house at l4ll Market street, between 18th
and 10th streets, granted by the Second :
Branch was non cOncurred in.
The petition Of Henry Severing to keep
A billiard hall under the Opera House, on !
18th street, granted by the Second Branch, |
was concurrcd in.
Bill of Thomas Grey for repairs on Sec
md ward market house lamps, ordered to c
BE- paid by Second Branch, WAS referred c
TO the committee on Market. '
Bill Of Kimberly X co. for hauling s
water pipe, the payment of which was :
approved in the Second Branch, was re. e
'errcd TO the committee on Water Works. I
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