The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-09-18


/ CITY CouSCIL-SEcoSD BRAScH.-AtI
4 called meeting Of the City Council last
night the following members answered
TO their names Beltz, Erskine, Goering,
Handlan, Hanson, Hell, Horkheimer,
Long, McCoriney, Myles, Pollock, Pryor,
Sylvis, Travis, Wilkinson, Werner, Mr..
President.
THE CALDwELL's RVS BRIDGES.
4 petition was received from num-
Der Of citizens OF the Sixth and Eighth
Wards, protesting against the action Of
Council in locating the proposed new
bridge over CaldWell's Run on the pres
ent route Of the run, and asking thar the
construction Of the new bridges be post
p0ned until next summer. Accompany
! ing the petition were resolutions defer
ring the building Of the bridges until
spring, and authorizing the Street
Commissioner to repair the bridge on
Chapline street over Caldwells Run and
build a temporary wooden bridge on EOf
street over 'CaldWsll's Run, which were
adopted.
The Gas TrusteGssubmitted their report,
which vas placed on file.
The City Sexton reported the total re-
ceipts for intermeuts in the City Cemetery
during the month Of August, $50 80.
The special committee appointed by the
First Branch to examine and report the
cost Of Strengthening Caldwell's Run sub
miIted a report, which was read and laid
on the table, the authority OF the upper
branch to raise a committee for that pur-
pOsC being questioned.
PEDDLSG ASD HAWKING CATTLE.
The Committee on Ordinances present.
cd for the consideration Of Council an or
dlnance to amend the ordinance in rela-
ton to the license Of haEkers and ped
dlers "in such manner that no eonStruc.
ton a. seems lately to have been put upon
II will occur again. The ordinance
amends the above named ordinance by
adding the words "apd provided further
that no dealer in live cattle, hogs and
sheep, or in horses, shall be considered
hawker or peddlCr within the intent and
meaning Of the ordinance"
Mr.. Travis wanted to postpone the con.
sideration Of the ordinance, while Mr.,
Pollock was opposed to considering it at
all. Mr., Sylyis spoke in its favor, The
ordinance was rejected.
GAS MAINS ACROSS THEsusPESsTOS BRIDGE.
A communication was received from
DR.. Baird, chairman Of the Committee on
Lights, stating in substance that the
President Of the Wheeling Il Belmont
Bridge Company had informed him that
the only way in which they would permit
the gas mains to cross the suspension
bridge was two three.inch mains, one on
each side Of the bridge. The terms (gas
for the lamps on the two bridges) were
thought by the company very liberal.
The proposition Of the Bridge Com
pany, as stated above, was thereupOn &C.
copied.
ASSESSING WATER TAXES,
The ordinance assessing taxes for water
rent for the year 1875 was then taken up
and passed. The ordinance, with several
unimpOrtant exceptions, is the same as
last year.
The remainder Of the session was occu-
pied In the transaction OF business Of no
general interest, including the adoption
Of 4 number Of resolutions submitted by
the Committee on Streets and Alleys.
FIRST BRANCH.
Promptly at hali.past seven the Mayor
took ne chair and called The Branch 10
order.
On calling the roll Messrs. Butter6eld.
Dnnninp, Eeerter and Wallace answered.
There being no quorum. the Mayor
ordered the Sergeant 10 bring in Inc al,.
semi members, q
NIessr. Bnird flair. Schnmbrn IIlrich
nnI Wilson nnncarinv' the roll WA again
called and quorum found TO be nres.
emit
On moiion the reading or the mipuies
of the la.t meeting was disnensed with,
Under me head Of unfinished business
was called mn M ordinance granting ihe
use Of certain streets and alleys ii The
civ If Wheeling 10 Inc Wheeling n Ren.
wood Railway Company. passed June Ist
and amended in thc Second Branch. The
question being ON concurrence in the
amendment il was agreed to,
The report Of the Committee on Health
VIVA real and The action Of the Second
Branch thereon was concnrred In.
The action oithe Second Branch ON the
renorl Uf Inc Committee ON Petitions and
Remembrance was concufred in. IIis
Honor the Mayor having notified tbp
Council that no provision had been made
for the defence Of Inc city in the suifs
entered by the Wheeling and parkers.
burg Transportation Co. and the Tow.
boat & Barge Co., for the recovery oftax.
"a assessed and collected, and The Second
Branch having referred the matter 10 The
Board Of Claims with the power to act,
their action was concurred'in.
The resolution Of The Second Branch
authorizing the Street Commissioner to
purchase four or five hundred perches Of
boulders was concurred in.
The petition Of the citizens OF the 9th |
and Ilh Wards asking that the building
Of the bridges over Caldwells run, on |
EofT and Chapline streets, at present
crossing Of said run, be for sundFy rea,.
o,. a. fo.tb ,o.t,,soI ,,n,;t tko l., II