The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-10-20
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
SECOND BRANCH.

A special meeting of this branch OF
the City Council was held last night
President Logan in the chair.
Present - Mes.rs. Beltz. Erskine'
Handlan. Hanke, He'll, kinghorn, Long
Nyles. McGaw, McCouctney, Pollock
Pryor. Reitz, Sylvis, Travis, WilkinSon'
Warner, Waterhouse.
The minutes OF the last meeting were
read and signed.
THE WORK HoGsE PDoJECT
The President read long communities
ton IRON Mayor Sweeney, urging the
necessity OF erecting temporary WORK
house, and taking some action to provide
against the tramp "rI.ance. Accom-
paving the communication was the ioI-
lowing ordinance, wh.rA was adopted:
AN Ordinance IL relation to Tramps
and Vagrant. found within the CITY
Of Wheeling.
SEC. l. BE II ordained, that the Cous-
Gil may appoint an otlicer,to be called
the Superintendent of Temporary
Work House" who shall hold his office
during tho pleasure OF Council and who
shall receive $50 per day for every
DAYS actual service Us such officer, ana
whose duty it shall be to take charge oil
the temporary Work House, and shall
have the custody Of persons sent to II
under the ordinances of the city, ana
furnish and provide them with such iood
and lodgings rs Council or II committee
of Council may direct, and compel the
suid persons while in his custody - labor
at such employment rs Council or ITS
committee may order, and snail make
monthly reports to Council ana
do all such things pertaining to his once
MS the Council or committee may require.
lie shall give bond in the sum Of 81 $780,
conditioned rs other bonds; shall take
an official oath, and shall be cr.g1!t'o
Sergeant of the city. The Council may
also appoint one or more oyer'eer5 At
81 so per day tor each days actual ser
vice whose duty it shall be to supervise
the labor Of the prisoners held at the
temporary wori, house, while at such
work as they may be required to perform
They shall takean official oath before the
Mayor, and be invested by HIM with the
power of Sergeant of the city.
SEC. 2nd. BE it further ordained that
section forty-hve, on page POI of the
printed ordinance book, be- amended by
adding thereto the words 'or III the tenn
porarv Work House
Sec I'd. This ordinance shall take et-
feet from aud after It's passage.
Tho following resolutions, with refer
ence to the above subject, were adopted:
Resolccd. That committee Of three
persons one from the First and two
from the Second Branch of Council, be
appointed, who shall have charge of the
operations ofthe temporary work house,
with power to do what may be necessary
to secure an effective and ecoLomical
carrying out Of its objects.
.. That the committee on Temporary
Work House is hereby authorized to cou-
tract alter five days advertisement for
proposals, with the lowest aud best bid.
der, for the erection of one twelve feet
story, board structure, not exceeding 20
feet BY 50 feet, with rot more than 40
hunks, and cause the same to
be built on the city commons
near the limestone quarrie>; the boards
to be vertical ut the sides and ends and
joints stripped. The committee shall
also provide straw and blankets for the
bank and shall have power to purchase
tools, provide by contract or otherwise
for food for the prisoners, and have gen
orally the powers pertaining to board
Of control, subject always to the orders
of the Council.
a special report from the committee
ON Water Works was read and adopted.
The resolution from the First Branch
in reference to changing the time OF
meeting of Council to : p. NJ. was con-
cured in.
NEW WATER WORKS WANTED.
The following, which explains itself
was read and referred to the committee
on Water Works for Investigation and
report:
WHEELING, w. Va, Oct. 70, -.
10 His Honor the Mayor and Council VI
the City Of Wheeling:
GENTLEMEN:-Ata meeting Of the
nail Manufacturers held this afternoon
the subject Of Water supply for the
mills was fnlly discussed, and those
who depend entirely, and others who
will at times have to temporarily depend
on the city water works request me to
represent to you the inetlicicncy Of the
present works to meet the incessHnt and
increasing demands for water This is Il
serious matter 10 not only the mill
owners but to the many hundreds otthcir
workmcn who would be throwR out Of
employment 10y reason of an inadequate
supply of water for the manufacturing
establishments. | was instructed 10 cali
your attention to the subject, and ask
that some means be taken, either by the
erection OF new, or the extension of the
old water works, to furnish an ample
supply of water in tho future.
respectfully your,
y. WILKINSON.
The petition of lot OF cattle drovcrs,
to have fines refunded which was impos-
ed by the Judge oil the Police Court, was
read and referred to the committee on
Petitions and Remonstrances for report
RESOLUTIONS.
Resolved, That the committee on Health
be instructed to enquire into better
system of draining water closets and
privy vaults, as the present mode is ill.,
furious to the health of the citizens, and
at great expense. Adopted.
Resolved, That the Street Commissioner
be instructed to notify the owners of the
property on the South side of Seven
teesth street below Market and Chapine
streets to have the same paved immedl-
atcly. Adopted.
Reso'red, That the Street Commissioner
be instructed to have the curb stone reset
on 18th street, south side, between Chap
line and Eoll streets; also same on the
west side of EoH street, between nth ard
18th streets. Referred to committee on