The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-03-10
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
March 9, 1875.
SECOND BRANCH.

SECOND BRANCH.
The regular monthly meeting Of this
Branch Of Council was held last night.
Present-Messrs. Beltz, Geering, Hork-
heimer. Hoge He'll, Hanson, Kinghorn,
Leisure, Miles, McGaw, McConrtney,
Pollock, Pryor, Sylvis, Travis,
Vogler, Wilkinson, Warner Wolf,
Waterhouse, and President Logan-2l.
The minutes Of the last meeting we're
read and approved.
CAPITOL BUILDING.
The committee on Capitol made the
following report, which was adopted
To the Mayor md Council:
The special committee oil Capitol,
would report that the Trustees of the
Lindsay Institute offer to rent to the city
of Wheeling, their building and grounds,
ON the corner of Eotf and 10th streets, Tor
the sum of $1,000 per anRum. They do
not desire that any additions to, or alter
atoms in the building be made, but agree
to let il be used for State purposes rs II
now ia. Governor Jacob Inspected the
building and expressed himself as satisfied
with it for temporary offices for himself
and the other State officers-except the
also thought
there would be ample room for the State
library. From his conversation with the
committee, it was very evident that his
opproyal of the building was based on the
expectation that Wheeling would carry
out in good faith, her promise to furnish
building sufficient to accommodate all
the departments of the State government,
and one W hich would remedy any defects
which may be now thought to exist in the
late capitol building ut Charleston. Toe
building will need painting and
whitewashing, and some work will also
have to be done in the Auditor aud
Trcasurer's offices, to make the iioor bear
the weight of their safes. The commit
tee would ask authority from Council to
have the building put in good order be-
fore the arrival OF the several State ON
GERS.
The committee would ask of Council
that an order be passed directing the
chairman of the committee on Legislation
to turn over the balance in his hands Of
the amount appropriated by the last
Council, for Legislative purposes, for
which this committee was appointed, and
a report Of the manner in which il WAS
spent to be made to Council.
The committee have examined several
sites for a Capitol building, and while the
committee is unanimously agreed on the
most eligible site, yet a report cannot be
made to Council at this time, as the own
crS have not given the committee the
terms on which it can be purchased. The
committee hope to be able TO make a
report TO Council at on early day, ana
this failure TO do so now, is entirely ow-
ing to the fact above stated, and not from
any want of harmony or division ofopin-
ion among the members of the commit
tee.
The following resolutions are offered
for your consideration and action:
Rcsolrcd, That the committee on Cap
itol be authorized TO loan the Lindsey In
stitute Building and Grounds, on the
corner of Eoff and Fifteenth steets for
the term of one year, at 1000 per an
mum.
Resolved, That the committee on Cap
itol be authorized to have the necessary
work done on said building to put it in
good order, and also have the floor in the
Auditor and Treasurer's offices so
strengthened a. to bear the weight Of
their safes.
ResoLrcd, That the committee on Capt.
fol be AUTHORIZED to rent an Office for the
use of the Attorney General.
Resolved, That Thos. j. Blair, chair
man of the committee on Legislature, be
directed to pay over to the committee on
Capitol the balance now in his hands, to
be disbursed by the committee in further
ance-of the object for which they were
appointed, and statement of the man
ner in which it is spent, to be made to
Council. Il. BAIRD, Chairman.
The report of the committee on Water
Works, and the Superintendent of the
water works, was read. Bills amounting
to 81 .224.03 were ordered to be paid.
The report of the Street Commissioner,
asking an appropriation of Sl94.22, for
the payment of laborers for work done
during the month of February, was
adopted and the bills ordered paid.
The report of the committee on Streets
and Alleys, asking the payment of bills
amounting to S2,l00.26, was read and
adopted and bills ordered paid.
The bond of City Receiver Day, was
read and approved.
An additional report from the commit
tee on Streets and Alleys was received.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.