The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-08-18

a.
The ordinance for the assessment Of
city taxes for the year 1875, as reported
bv the finance committee, and passed by
the Second Branch at its last meeting,
was read and concurred in.
The ordinance for assessing water
rent for the year 1915 was read, and the
action of the Second Branch was con-
| Cured in.
The resolution from the Board OF Com
missioners in regard toappointing JOINT
committee to ascertain the eXpsdlcncy ol
erecting Work House for tranps ana
others, was read and the action OF the
second Branch cuncurred in. Mcssrn.
Eperter, Hall and McAdama were APP
! polnted rom the First Branch.
The following petitions were concur
red in:
Rev. Barnitz to have tt lamp post
placed ut the northwest corner Of 10Th
and Chapline streets.
The petition of +. Ritter to have TWEEN
ty dollars refunded to him.
OF George Baker and &. Koch to keep
coffee house.
The report Of the committee on Rca,
Estate in regard to building a vault for
the use of city officers and the petitions
of John Staul, Richard Dobler and A..
| Austrcm were concurred in.
The following resolution, were concur
! red in.
That the Street Commissioner be in
structed to repair the board walk leading
| to the Female College.
Or property owners in North Wheel
! ing to have sewers constructed in acror-
dance with the system Of scwcragG a pro-
posed by the City Surveyor
To have steps removed in front Of Dr..
Hildreth's property on South Front
street.
That the Street Commissioner be d..
rected to remove gravel, &c, which has
accumulated on Main street. between
Jonathan's Gut and A. ThaIimau store
and clean out the gutter Of samc so
that the Iron and Nail WORKS can %.
| pair it Mt their own expense.
That the Street Commissioner D." or
dercd t. notify Bailey, W uod"ard " Go.
TO have pavement lald along their
property on ChapIInc ,tcct.
That the Garbage Collector baregujr"i
to sound his horn or enquire at each
house for garbage.
rendering the thanks Of Council to
DR.. Blum for the donation v! fountain
to the city.
That the Superintendent Of the Gas
Works be ordered 10 lay the main tocon-
meet with lamp posts at Sixth street and
ut alley three.
To have the Street Commissioner re-
move the board walk aero, South Front
street.
That the Sprigs residence now owned
by the Catholic diocese be exempt from
taxation.
That the gas trustee, be ordered to re.
move the gas light from the door OF
Squire GilIcspia's Office to the iouutaiu
Mt the loot of the Second Ward Market
House.
That the Street Commissioner BE- in
-tructcd to have the SINAI. frame house On
the east side of Chaplinc street, South Of
Twenty removed OIL the street I'M
mcdiatcly.
To have the Street Commissioner
place crossing over Thirty-lrsL street,
parallel with ChaPlinc.
The petition Of Mary Schncll, to have
her water tax RENTED was amended h."
referring it to the committee on water
works for iuLher report.
This resolution to have the cousruc-
ton Of the bridge over Caidwe.is run
referred to special committee, was land
on the table.
The resolution that the city Surveyor
be instructed to prepare plan for
Strengthening the connection between
18th and Bolton streets, was amended by
adding thereto the words land the cost
Of same
The report of the Mayor in regard to
releasing certain prisoners, was concur
ed in.
The petition Of John Wooster TO lay "A
sewer at his own expense was referred To-
the committee on Streets and Alleys for
The bill of City Surveyor wa, con-
Cured in.
The request Of &. ArkIc to allow him
two hundred dollars on work done on
contract for breaking stone, was concur
red in.
The report OF the Joint Standing
| Committee on Streets md Alleys wa
read, and acted on IL follows:
The petition of Walter Marshall to
erect Il corn crib was not concurrcI in.
The sixth resolution authorizing the
chairman of committee on Streets ana
| Alleys to advertise for sealed proposals
for the construction of two ston" bridge,
over CaldwelI's run, was divided, and
that portion authorizing the committee
on Streets and Alleys to advertise for
proposals for constructing the bridges
was adopted.
The balance of the resolution was re-
ferred to special committee, - invc.ti-
cate and report what portion
of the property through which the
course of the stream, aS Strengthened. Will
run has been donated to the city " nat
damages, if any, will be occasioucd by
the strengthening and asccrtain!ug every
thing of Importance conneete4 with the
change OF the course Of the run, AMI re-
port TO council.
Me.srs. Butterfeld, Canadian and
Baird were appointed on the comm Tee
to investigate, from the First Branch.
The rest 0fthe report was concurredm.
On motion, adjourned.
MUNICIPAL CoURT.-This Court met
at 10 A. NJ. yesterday.
The case of Alfred Caldwell, admins
TRAITOR, &C., Of John Teece, deceased, rs
Arthur NJ, Teece, was continued until
next term.
An order was entered IN the case Of
Clark & Hubbard, assigncos, c,. Thoma.
Sweeney.
Orders were entered in the cases OF
John T. Little rs. J. B. Ford, and Fred.
erick Knowlsnd RS. j. b. Ford