The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-05-01

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trust and delivered the notes in payment
as authorized by the Council The
! City Clerk was authorized to draw an or
! der in favor of r. B. Woods, Recorder,
for the amount of his fees in this case.
| John Henry Sevcring was granted q
license to keep billiard saloon under
the Opera House, and f, X. Warner Il
license to keep billiard room at the
| Mcclure House.
PUBLIC FOUNTAIN.
Richard Blum, NJ d., asked the per-
mission of the Council to erect a public
| fountain at the lower end Of the Fifth
| Ward market house, at private expense,
and free of water rent The petition
was referred to the Committee on Water
/ Works.
THE KIMBERLY SCALES.
The Special Joint Committee on Scales
reported resolution abolishing the scales
at the Manchester coal Works, common
ly known as the Kimberly u Co. scales,
provided that Mr. Luke, who rented the
scales, gives his written contract to pay
the full amount as per contract for the
remaining two scales in said ward. The
resolution gave rise to tedious discus
sion of nearly IN hours duration, when
it was finally laid on the table.
Mary Mclaughlin and Kate McLaugh-
lin asked that their husbands, who were
sentenced to thirty days imprisonment
each in the county Jail for interfering
with an officer, be released from custody.
The petition, WAS granted upon condition
that the petitioners pay the costs of the
| SUIT.
SURPRISING VARIETY SHOWS.
An ordinace making it unlawful for
any keeper of coffee house to suffer or
permit any show, play, representation or
| concert Mt his coffee house, or within any
curtilage thereto, was reported by the
Commute on Ordinances. The penalty
for violation of this ordinance was
fixed at not less than 81 nor more than
! $50. The ordinance was read three times
and passed.
Several resolutions authorizing the err
ection of lamp posts and laying street
crossing were submitted and referred to
appropriate committees.
LIGHTING OIL LAMPS.
The bids for lighting and cleaning the
oil lamps in the Third and Eighth Wards
were read and the contracts awarded as
follows: Third ward, j. a. Padgett
nine lamps at $50 per lamp; Eighth
ward, J. A. Arkle thirty-three lamps at
ia 80 per lamp. The contract Of Harri-
son Chambers, who attends to the Sew
enth ward lamps, will not expire until
january next.
COFFEE HOUSES AND oRDINARIEs.
Coffee house licenses were granted to
the following parties, whose bonds We're
approved by Council: August +. Miller,
John Jericho, Geo. f. Tippc, Ambrose
Shafcr, John Sheets, Geo. Andrews and
j. Strobcl.
A J. Hosenfcalt was granted a license
to keep an ordinary, and gave the neces-
sary bonds forIthe same.
Adjourned.
FIRST BRANCH.
Mayor Sweeney in the chair called the
| First Branch to order.
At roll call there were present Messrs.
Blair, Cowen, Egerter, Dunning, Hall,
Schambra, Obcrdick, Carnahan, Holt
man and Roberts.
Minutes read and approved.
The petitions for licenses for ordina-
res and coffee houses, granted by TIN
, Second Branch, came up first for action.
All those granted by the Second
Branch on Tuesday evening, and those
granted in the same branch last night
given in the report of the proceedings Of
that body, received favorable action.
During the consideration of the license
applications, the Second Branch reported
the approval Of the bonds of Morgan l..
OFT. 4. PannelI, and }. y. Vance, Com
missoners appointed to negotiate the loan
for the Capital building. The First
Branch concurred in the action.
At the conclusion of the licenses, a
communication from the Mayor was
read. giving his action in the matter Of
the Capitol. Communications and ac-
campaigning resolutions adopted.
The petitions of j. Henry Severing to
keep billiard saloon under the Opera
House. and +. X. Warner, in the Nc
Lure House. were granted
Applications of W. II. Haller, John
Mitchell and Geo. \. Wickham, for
auctionccrs' licenses, were granted
The petition Of NJ. Greer for attention
to \ sewer on 18th street was read, and
action of the Second Branch referring to
Committee on Streets and Alleys, con-
Cured in.
Action of the Second Branchin grant
inc Philo Kimberly leave TO weigh coke
on his scales without charge was concur
red in. -,
luton;
Rcyolrcd, That the Committee on Or
dinances be directed TO enquire into the
eypedlcncy of the semi monthly pay
mdnt of persons employed by the city;
also the immediate payment of persons
DISCHARGED. and if considered eXpedi-
ont 70 report an ordinance to Council Tor
it, consideration.
Resolution adopted.
The ordinance on license was then
read the first time.
On the second reading few "nimport-
ant amendments were ''''''r NIL VIZ
license fir wholesale and rrtniI liquor
dc.le,. was reached Mr.. EGcrtcr moved
70 amend by making the license 500 in
stead of $500.
a discussion Of considerable length
then cusued.
Mr. Egcrtcr withdrew the motion; Mr.
Blair. his second refused to admit the
withdrawal The motion was then re-
newcd.
licht Lring thrown on the case, and
vote being taken, the amendment Was
lat.
4 motion was then offered to strike out
tn. words and retail, looking to the
restoration Of the old retail license
Nmion lost after q few hours debate.
4 number Of amendments to other
rceu>r. were made. being principally
the insertion of per day. where the
words were evidently needed.