The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-04-14
CITY COUNCIL.
Regular Meeting Last Night-See
Onfl Rrnnah.


100, Ond Branch.
The City Council met in regular session
last evening. Present in the Second
Branch; Messrs, Beltl, HOrkheimer;
Hildreth, Kingdom, Leasure, Myles,
McGaw, Pollock, Reitz, Travis, VOgler,
Wilkinson, Werner, Mr.. President,
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Streets and Alleys.-Bills aggregating
S291 u, for work done on streets and
alleys, and miscellaneous bills amounting
to $50 so, ordered paid, s.a .,-
RailrOads-This committee, to whom
was referred, February 9th, 1875, a resO-
luton in regard to the extension Of the
Citizens Street Railway to the southern
limits OF the former town OF South
Wheeling, passed April 0, 1867, granting
the right Of way to the Citizens Railway
Co., found it clearly expressed in the
ordinance, that such right Of way was
granted on condition that said company
should MAXI the track Of their railway
to the south end OF said town, on what
was then called 9th street. The company
accepted this ordinance, but failed to
comply with the requirements, The COM
mittee recommended the adoption Of res.
Olution requiring the company to extend
their track in accordance with the or
dinanoe OF the town OF South Wheeling
The Mayor was instructed 10 notify the
company to fulfil their contract,
Water WOrks-AIOnthly bills, $500
&C; bills reported by the Superintendent
for work, $657 Is; outside labor on burst
ed pipes, SOS, Report received and bills
ordered paid.
Observation-Disclosures In hands Of Re,
ceiyer on LIST Of April, S6,7Sl 80; fines
collected, SS9l; lookup fees, SlO7 So
Bills reported, Sl,OS0 80. Report re-
ceived and bills ordered paid,
Fire Department-Bllls reported by
Chief Marshal, aggregating $50 81, or
dered paid.
The City Sexton reported the receipts
for the month OF March ut $40, Referred
to the Committee on Cemeteries.
Health-Bills aggregaling SO DIOR
dercd paid. Ordinance making ii UNI
lawful for any person to allow a hog,
shOat or pig to run at large, or b. con:
fined in u pen, in any part OF the city laid
out in lots, to take effect June !, 1875,
passed, Penalty not less than 81 nor
more than S..
Gas Trustees-R Recommending the OK.
tension Of the Pinch main pipe from its
present terminus at the northwest corner
Of 18th and Market street, along the
west side Of Market street northward 70
10th street, any further extensions to be
postponed until next summer. Since the
works came into the possession Of the
city in June, 1871, the earnings have,
after making reduction to commissioners
Of 20 cents per thousand feet from the
price charged by the old company (which
was 81 SOY been used rs follows: i'm
prOvements and extension Of works, $4O,.
600; paid and retired, $40 500 OF gas loan
bonds, the interest us It became due,
running expenses, keeping the works in
good repair, etc., were paid, and there Ia
now in the hands Of commissioners over
$4,000 with which to make the pro.
posed improvements, leaving a sufficient
amount TO pay the July interest and re-
tire the bonds then required to be taken
up. The committee therefore recon-.
mended q further reduction to consumers
Of 50 cents per 1000 feet on andaf June
!, 1875, which will then make the price
81 80 with the usual discount il paid at
the office before the 10th Of each month Of
ten per cent, but that the price TO the city
lamps be continued as heretofore The
committee thought this as great q rednc.
ton us could he made until the loan for
which the works are pledged is paid off.
Iron castings and pipe are now low, and
may advance should there be any cOnsid.
cradle delay, and IL would therefore be
cxpedient to lay the main mentioned
as soon as possible. The report and re-.
concentrations were adopted, ..