The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-03-10

eulng the nOoTs tOr safes, ana now uluCu
it would interfere with the building.
DR.. Baird explained that no damage to
the building would be done by stregth-
ening the room, and the expense would
not be great.
The action OF the Second Branch on
the first and second resolutions was con-
Cured in.
A motion to lay on the table the reso-
luton providing that the committee on
Legislation pay over to the committee on
Capitol the balance of the funds placed
in their hands for capital removal pur-
poses was lost by tie vote.
Mr.. Stone offered the following substi-
tute for the resolution:
WHEREAS, Objection has been made
TO the transfer of the funds in the hands
of the committee on Legislation to the
committee OH Capitol until the former
committee make report to Council; and,
WHEREAS, There is a necessity that
the committee .on Capitol should have
some funds to be expended for the pur-
poses for which the committee was ap-
pointed; therefore be il
ReSotUed, That $500 be and is hereby
appropriated to be placed in the hands
of the chairman ofthe Capitol commtte c,
TO be applied to the purposes named, the
committee to make report to Council OF
its expenditures.
The bond of Elijah Day, City Treas
urer. was received and read, and the
action of the Second Branch in APPROX
ing cOnCurrcd in.
The report of the committee on Water
Works was received and read.
The resolution reported by the Water
Works Committee, sreducing the water
rent for the jail and Court House TO $780,
90, was opposed.
On motion the resolution was laid on
the table.
On motion of Mr.. Baird the matter
was referred to the Committee OH Police
for examination and report.
On the rest of the resolutions reported
| by the Committee on Water Works, the
action of the Second Branch in adopting
was concurrcd in. The entire report rs
! amended was then accepted.
A message from the Second Branch
was received, refusing to accept the sub.
stitutc for the resolution in reference tC
funds for the Capitol Committee.
/ The First Branch insisted upon its
substitute, and committee of contcrenc,
consisting of Messrs. Wallace, Stone and
Baird, was appointed by the chair.
The report of City Sergeant Davis, III
rcvoking the license of +. IL. Wilcox as
Deputy Sergeant, and the appointment
of Joseph Webb to fill the vacancy, was
received from the Second Branch, and
/ the action of that body concurred i'll.
The report of the committee on Streets
and Alleys was read.
On the resolution to pay George Crum-
hacker the balance due him, $l,63000, on
the oath street sewer, quite heated. dis.
cusson arose it being claimed that the
work is not yet completed. After
considerable talk tho matter of
the sewer was referred bach
TO the committee on Streets and
Alleys for further examination anC
report, and the resolution was amended
by striking out 81, $1,000, and inserting
"Sl, 800 on account The report a.
amended was adopted.
The Conference Committee return &C
and made a report, recommending thai
the First Branch rccede from its actor
in the matter in dispute, and that the
action OF the Second Branch be concur
red in Report accepted and actor
taken according to recommendation.
The report ofthe Second Branch in
reference to the report of the committee
on Accounts was conCurred in, with the
exception of the bills ofthe Standard and
Mteitigeaser for printing, which were re-
ferred back to the committee for further
examination.
Thcaction of the committee on Health
was received, read and the action of the
! First Branch concurred i'll.
The report Of the committee on City
Scales was read Objections were made
in regard to the awards made for keeping
! the scales.
DR.. Baird offered motion to amend
the first resolution by striking out Carl
1 Kline and inserting Phoebe Bean. Mo-
ton carried. Resolution as amended
adopted,
On motion of Mr.. Blair the entire re-
port was recommittcd to the committee.
The vote rc-committing was recon-
| sidercd.
The third resolution was adopted by a
call of the ayes and nays.
The action of the Second Branch on
the rest ofthe resolutions was concurred
in. and the entire report adopted.
The application Of James Matthews
to keep coffee house was laid on the
| table.
Adjourned to meet on next Tuesday
| night.