The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-09-29


ported ! resolution instructing the Com
millee on Work House TO purchase the
property owned by the Wheeling Win.
dow Glass Company, situated between
ID and 81 streets, West side of Main
street, First Ward for the joint Use OF
the city OF Wheeling and county OF Ohio,
Tor Work House and House Of Correction
purposes, the price 10 not exceed the sum
Of 5000, to be paid Tor jointly by the
city OF Wheeling and county OF Ohio.
The resolution reported by the Com.
mittee was rejected, and Mr.. llandlan
offered resolution locating temporary
building Tor the purpose Of the Work
House and House Of Correction on East
Wheeling Market square, which was
adopted.
An ordinance in relation to hawkers
and pcddlers was received from the First
Branch and passed.
An ordinance relating TO the jurlsdic.
ton OF the Municipal Court, received
from the First Branch, was read three
times and passed.
RESOLUTIONS.
BY Mr.. Leisure; Authorizing the City
Surveyor to establish the grade on Wetlel
street, between 42d and 47th streets
Streets and Alleys,
BY Mr., Hanson Appropriating 500
"ior the purpose Of paying The bills Incl
dent to the removal OF the capital to this
city" Adopted.
BY Mr.. Hanson Directing the City
Clerk to advertise that city taxes and
water rents unpaid on the 18th Of OctO.
Der will bear interest at the rate Of ten
yer cent. per annum after that date.
Adopted.
By Mr.. BeItz: Ordering the Gas Trus.
tees to place gas posts on EoH street, at
the following cross streets corner Of 23d,
9th, 25th, 10Th, and Alley 20, and con.
meet the same with the gas main. Adopt
ed.
Petition Of James Mclaughlin and
others, to have Alley B graded between
33d and 34th streets. Referred to Com.
mittce on Streets and Alleys.
Thos. Prince was awarded the La Belle
coal scales, at the rate Of $lj per year,
The Committee on Lights was ordered
to purchase twelve gas posts.
FIRST BRASCN-sPECIAL MEETING.
Promptly at haIi.past : o'clock His
Honor, the Mayor, took the chair, and
ordered the roll to he called Messrs,
Butteriield, Egerter, Roberts, Schambra
and Wallace answered. No quorum be.
ing present, the Sergeant was ordered to
bring in the absent members forthwith.
4 recess was then taken.
The roll being again called there was
found to be present Messrs, Baird, Blair,
Buttertield, Carnahan, Egcrter, Hall,
Roberts, Schambra, Ulrich and Wallace,
The minutes Of the last regular meet.
ing were read, and there being no objcc.
ton the minutes were signed by the
Mayor and clerk.
Mr.. Egcrter offered an amendment to
the ordinance in relation To hawkcrs and
rcldlcrs rs follows:
he it ordained that nothing in Sec Il.
Of the ordinance in relation TO hawkcr.
and pcddIcrs .halI apply to persons bring.
Ing cattle, calves, sheep, hogs or other
article. Of provisions to market.
See. >. That any and all ordinance. con.
iicting with the foregoing are hereby re.
pealcd.
Sec. 8. This ordinance shall take effect
from and after II. passage.
The Committee ON Petitions and Re.
monstrancrs recommended that the Com.
miticc ON Ordinances In instructed to
draft All ordinance relieving the Ham.
iton Opera House from all specific taxes
and making the regular tax therefor sew
cnty.liye dollars Tor the year, and the
action Of the Second Branch approving
the same was cOnCurred in.
Or. Baird introduced an ordinance to
amend section ) Of the ordinance in rela.
ton to the jurisdiction Of the Municipal
Court, combining the sessions to the cham.
Der OF the Second Branch, 90 "a to allow
said court to hold its sessions in the
chamber Of either Branch.
Mr. Blair stated for information Of the
Branch that the session had been called
By the Committee on Streets and Alleys,
but owing to the absence Of the Chairman
on account Of illness there was no report
for the consideration Of the Council.
The report Of the joint committee Of
the city and county on Work House, re.
commencing the purchase OF the Wheel.
ing glass house property at 5000 for the
use Of the city and county asaWork House
was read, b It the Second Branch seeming
to have rejected it, the resolution Of the
Second Branch recommending the erCC.
ton Of a temporary shed for Work House
purposes on East Wheeling market
square was read, and on motion was laid
on the table.
On motion Of Dr.. Baird, the joint com.
mittec Of the city and county was directed
to examine site on the hillside on the
city commons and report on its suitability
for the erection Of temporary Work
House.
The resolution Of the Second Branch
recommending the erection OF lamp.
posts on Eoi street, at sd, 9th, 18th,
and 18th streets and Alley 90, and author.
ling the Committee on Lights to pur.
chase twelve posts, was amended 80 as TO
increase the number to Ike purchased to
twenty-five, and ordering the committee
to advertise Tor bids for furnishing the
same, and that they he bought from the
lowest and beat bidder, and the resolution
as amended was adopted.
The resolution Of the Second Branch in.
structing the City Collector to advertise
the fact that the city taxes and water
rents were now due, and that after the
18th Of October l0per cent interest there.
on would be charged, was amended so
that the 10 per cent interest should only
apply to taxes due on real estate, said
rate not being collectable by law on per.
sonal property and water rents, and the
resolution nS amended was passed and re-
turned to the Second Branch for concur.
renee.
The action Of the Second Branch in
awarding the coal scales on the La Belle
wharf to Thomas Prince was referred to
the Committee on Scales on the statement
Of member Of the First Branch that the
said scales were erected on a float in the
river, and on the further grounds that
a coal dealer could not legally lie coal
weighcr
The resolution of the Second BFnnfI,