The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-04-03
CRY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS,
APRIL z, 1875.
SECOND BRANCH.

APRIL z, 1870.
SECOND BRANCH.
A special meeting of the City Coun-
Gil was held last night. The following
gentlemen answered to their names:
Goering, Hildreth, Hoge, Hanson,
Kinghorn, Leasure, Myles, McGaw, Nc
Courtney, Long, Pollock, Pryor, Reitz,
Sylvis, Travis, Wolf Wilkinson, Water
house, Mr.. President.
The report of the committee on
Claims was read and approved. The
committee recommended that 6. W.
LETTERS, ESQ.,, be employed as counsel for
the city in the suits for damages brought
by Mrs. Robert Hamilton and Mrs.
Margaret Wilson against the city OF
Wheeling, which was adopted.
The committee on Lights recommend
ed the payment of bills amounting to
$50 Ordered paid.
NIGHT wATCHMES.
The committee on Ordinances report
ed an ordinance entitled "An ordinance
to amend the eighth section of an ordln-
ance entitled AN ordinance in relation
ton to the powers and duties OF the
Mayor of the city Of Wheeling, > rs fol-
lows:
SEC. |. Be it ordained by the Council
of the City of Wheeling, that Sec. s of
the above named ordinance be amended
by adding after the word compensation
in the sixth line, the words: "and pro-
vlded further that such Waterman or
watchmen shall be under the supervision
and control of the City Sergeant, and may
be discharged by him for gross neglect of
duty or other sufficient cause, he making
report to Council at the next meeting
thereafter of his reasons for making such
discharge"
SEC. >. This ordinance shall be in
force from and after its passage
The ordinance was read three times
and passed.
An ordinance regulating the sale of
lime was read three times and passed
The ordinance fixes a penalty OF not less
than 81 nor more than 80 for selling or
delivering lime without having it weighed
on the public scales. Eighty pounds was
made the standard for each bushel OF
lime. Any person detected in fraud III
weighing the lime will be fined $40.
STREET DRUMMING.
The following resolutions were adopted:
ResoLued That it shall be the duty of
the City Sergeant to notify all persons
who may be known, or who may be made
known to him, to be engaged i'll making
sales of merchandise by personally soIic-
ting parties in the public streets Of the
city to purchase from such houses as they
may designate. and collecting percent
age from said houses, that they are re-
CURED by all ordinance Of the city to pay
II license ~ merchandise brokers, and up
on failure on their part to comply with
such ordinance within three lays from
the receipt of such notice, he shall pro
coed to enforce the penalty prescribed by
said ord n nee.
Mr.. Wilkinson offered the following:
ReSolUed, That the committee on Ordi-
nanccs be ordered to report an ordinance
prohibiting the keeping of any variety or
other show or ten pin alley in connection
with coffee house licensed by the city.
Mr.. Kingdom moved to lay the reso-
luton on the table, but afterwards with
drew his motion. The words ten pin
alley" were then stricken out, and the
resolution adopted.
The coffee house license of Adam kalb.
lesch, mt the Opera House corner, was
transferred to Chris. SIebke.
4 resolution relative to the "Hog Or
dnance' was received from the First
Branch and cOncurrcd in.
MAIN STREET IMPROVEMENT.
A resolution appointing II joint COM
mittce to superindend the improvement
of Main street between 18th street and
alley !, adopted by the First Branch, was
concurrcd in. Mcssrs. Horkheimer Nc
Courtney and Sylvis were appointed on
behalf of this Branch.
Mr.. Hildreth offered the following res
olution, which was lost.
Rcsolccd. That the committee on Or
dinauccs prepare an ordinance prohibit
ing the keeping of hogs within the city,
except in that part Of the city known as
Manchester.
The amendment OF the First Branch
to the report. Of the Capitol committee
was cUncurred in.
The Street Commissioner was ordered
to repair the board walk on the National
Rod to the top Of the hill.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Hildreth,
authorizing the committee on Lights TO
report upon the cost Of extending the
gas pipe to the Seventh Ward, was read
and adopted.
Adjourned to Tuesday evening next.
FIRST BRANCH.
The Mayor y. j. Sweeney, presiding,
called the First Branch to order At
roll call there were present. Messrs.
Baird. Butterfeld, Blair, Egerter, Dun
ming, Wallace, McAdams and Schambra
Minutes of the last two meetings read.
Mr.. Blair objected to the minutes of the
first meeting in regard to the reading of
the report of the Committee OH Fire
Department. Motions to amend accord
inc 10 Messrs. Blair and Butterfeld, car
ried
M. Blair asked for an explanation of
the cause of the special meeting of
Council.
Mr.. Baird explained that 1t was at the
instance ofthe committee on Claims.
The second vote on the resolution re-
ported by the committee on Capitol
Grounds Recommending the purchase of
the old Government grounds, and amend
ed by the First Branch ut lis last meet
ing, resulted on call of the ayes and
nays, in an Affirmative vote; 10 ayes to
5 noes.
Action of the Second Branch on the
Peninsula bridge concurred in.
The report OF the committee on Claims
in the matter of Mrs Hamilton and Mrs.
Wilson, WAS then read. Action of the
Second Branch concurred in.
Report of the Committee on Ordinan-
ces was read, and action Of the Second
Branch concurrcd in
The rules of order were suspended in
order to admit Il resolution by Mr.. Blair.
to the effect that no action of the Capital
Committee in reference to purchase Of
grounds be of effect until approved by