The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-07-14

for the month of June, was read, asking
for the payment of bills amounting to
81. 600, Tor labor done on the streets and
alleys, which was adopted and the bills
ordered paid.
The report of the committee on Streets
and Alleys asking for the payment of
bills for work done in the excavation
on Capitol building, amounting
to $9j2,52, and miscellaneous
bills amounting to S2,3Sj52, were order
cd paid, and report adopted.
The bond of Lawrence Clark, the con-
tractor for removing garbage, &c, was
received and approved.
The report of the committee on Streets
and Alleys of May s, which was recon-
mitted for examination and report rs to
the eXpediency of the work therein re-
commended 10 be done, was submitted to
Council. The committee reported that
it would beinexpedent at prcsen: to have
the work done. Council, however, or
dercd all the recommendations for cross
ings, curbing, cu!verts, grades, etc, to be
carried out. After considerable discus
sion, participated in by a majority of the
members present, that portion OF the re-
port referring TO sewerage was referred
to a special joint committee.
The recommendation of the committee
that Jacob street, between Thirty second
and Thirty-third, be opened, was rejected,
On motion of Mr.. uorkheimer the rules
were suspended to take up the applica-
ton of Charles Bramer for cotfee-house
license. Mr.. Bramer's bond was approved
and license granted.
The contract for macadamlzing Jacob
street, from FOrty-fourth to Forty-eight
street, was awarded to Lawrence Clark
at Sl.20 per perch.
a second report from the committee
on Streets and Alleys, containing numer-
Gus recommendations of an unimportant
character, was read and adopted.
The committee on Streets and Alleys
was directed 30 cover jacob street, be.
tween 18th and 4Sth streets, with sand
stone, preparatory to being macadam-
lied.
The report of Henry X. List and Bcnji
Davenport, Commissioners of the Sink
ing Fund, WAS received from the First
Branch and concurred in.
\ petition was received from the Street
Commissioner, asking that he be authori-
zed to buy curb and crossing stones in
open market, the person to whom the
contract was awarded for the year 1915
not having delivered any. The petition
was granted, provided that the stone do
not exceed the bid of III. Gunther. the
contractor.
An ordinance was received from the
First Branch in relation to pardoning
prisoners, which was non-concurred in
and substitute offered by Mr.. Handlan
was adopted. The substitute provides
that the Mayor may, for reasons appear
ing satisfactory to him, by and with the
consent of the Judge of the Municipal
Court, remit a part or the whole of any
term of imprisonment for which any Of
fender against city ordinances may have
been sentenced, and shall report his ac-
tion in each case with his reason therefor
to the next succeeding meeting ei Coun-
ell. The ordinance shall be III force from
and after lis passage.
A resolution was offered by Mr.. Hand
Ian and adopted, instructing the com
mittee on Streets and Alleys to proceed
with the Strengthening of the course of
Caldwcll's run, and the erection Of u
stone arch bridge on Chapline street
over the run Mt 10Th street.
A number of bills were read and or
dered paid, and the VISUAL large and va
ricd assortment petitions were distrib-
uted among the different committees.
The petition of &. l.. Cranmer and
Others, for an iron safe in which TO pre-
SIRE the archieves of the Municipal
Court was referred to the committee on
Real Estate.
The petition of james G. Forbes, to be
released from Imprisonment in the county
iail. was laid on the table
The petition OF the night watchmen,
for the privilege of being clothed in the
uniform worn by the police, WAS refer
red to the committee on Police.
The petition of John B. Watt, for re-
lease from imprisonment IN the county
iail for resisting an officer, was not con-
sidered, not being in the proper form.
The petition of the Saloon Keepers
Association of Wheeling, for the repeal
of sections 20 and y of the ordinances,
was referred to Il special committee.
These sections relate to the selling of
liquor on SUNDAYS.
A resolution offered by Mr. Kingdom,
that a special joint committee of three
from each Branch, be appointed to in
quire into and report upon a general sys-
TEN of sewerage, said committed to have
power to employa competent engineer to
assist them in the work, and report to the
next meeting of Council, was adopted.
The committee on Capitol was author
lied to sell as much sand as will repay
the city Tor any outlay in digging the
cellar, and pay over said proceeds TO the
City Receiver.
Adjourned.