The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-09-29
FIRST BRANCH.

At a special meeting of this Branch
last night, called TO consider thcreport OF
the committee on Streets and Alleys, the
Mayor ordered the roll called. 1t being
asccrtaiucd that there was no quorum, II
recess Wa, taken and the Sergeant sent
out IN search of absent members. a sui
licirnt number having arrived 10 form u
quorum, the roll was called and the fol-
lowing gentlemen answered their names,
the Mayor occupying the chair: McSsrS.
Buttrrtied, Car Iahan, Baird, Hall,
Blair, Egertcr, Schambra. Roberts, u
rich and Wallace.
The minutes of the meeting OF Sep
tember II, were read and approved.
The report of the committee on Petit
tious and Remoustranccs, with rcsoIu-
ton reducing the license tax on Hamil-
tons Opera House, to seventy five dollars
"a wear. was red and concurrcd in.
Tine resolution from the Second
Branch granting the Capitol committee
800 for the payment of expenses incur
red in moving the furniture, archives,
&c, was concurred in.
Mr.. Blair announced that as the chair
man of the committee on Streets and
Alleys was unwcll, the report of that
committee was not ready for presentation
to Council.
The following ordinance was offered by
Mr.. Egerter:
An Ordinance amending an ordinance
entitled An Ordinance in relation to
hawkcrs and pcddlers within the City
of Wheeling.
SEC. |. Be II ordamcd By the Co,mcH
of the ctr Of Wheeling, That nothing in
the first section of an ordinance entitled
an ordinance in relation to hnwkcr, and
peddlcrs, shall apply to or be so construed
MS to apply to any person or persons
bringing to the City of Wheeling any
article of flour, grain, cattle, hogs sheep,
calves, lamOS or any article OF country
produce of any kind
SEC. 2. And all ordinances coming in
conflict with the above ordinance are
hereby repealed.
SEC. 3. This ordnance shall take effect
from and after its passage.
Mr.. Egcrirr spoke Mt some length IN
explanation of the ordinance and hIs rca-
son for offering it. He stated how dcs.
tructiul to cheap living was the enforce
mcnt of the old ordinance, and it had
already the effect of driving farmer, and
dealers away from our market, thus in.
crcasing the price OF certain classes Of
produce.
The ordinance wa. read and passed.
The resolution accepting Thomas
Princes proposition in regard 10 the coal
scurcs AT laBclc wharf, was referred 10
the committee on Scales for report
The resolution that th" committee on
Lights be authorized to purchase twelve
lamp posts was on motion of Mr.. Blair,
amended by inserting twenty. five Instead
of twelve. and authorizing the committee
to advertise for bids.
DR.. Baird offered an ordnance which
was adopted, amcndngilhe fifth section
of the ordinance in relation to the Mum
cipal Court The amendment grants the
Muucial Court permission to hold It's
81 sessions in the First Branch Council!
chamber instead OF the Second Branch
chamber a. l. now the case.
The report of the committee on Work
House was read and the first resolution
laid on the table The second resolution
to paw MIR. Shalcro>s five dollars for the
use of an omnibus, WIS ccncurrcd in.
DR.. Baird offered the following, which
was adopted
Re>olre,L. That the Joint committee on
Work house be instructed to ascertain