The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-02-10
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
FEBRUARY 9, 1870.
SECOND BRANCH.

The regular monthly meeting "a
Branch Of Council was held last night
President Logan in the chair.
Present-Nessrs. Beltz, Goering Hork-
heiner. He'll Hildreth, Hanson. hing
horn. Long, Leisure McGaw, AcCourt-
new Pollock. Pryor, Reitz, Sylvis, Travis,
Vogler Warner, Wolf, Waterhouse.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and signed.
The reports OF the committee on Water
Works and Superintendent Of Water
Works, asking for the payment OF bills
amounting to $7l4.05, were received and
adopted, and the bills ordered paid.
The report of the Street Commissioner
asking an appropriation Of S22I.G2 for
the payment of hands, was read and
adopted.
The report of the committee on Streets
and Alleys, was read and adopted.
Bills to the amount of Sl45 A. were
ordered paid. .
The report of the Board Of Control OF
the Fire Department, was read. The eX-
penses for the month of January amount
ed To S2l9 70, divided AS follows: United
No. l, $40 81; Atlantic, No. =, $91 10;
Vigilant, No. 3. $50 40; Hose company
No. 3, $lS 90; Department, 81 ID. The
report was adopted and the bills ordered
! paid. 49,.
The report ofthe Committee on Gene
| tries was read and adopted.
The report of the Committee on Fire
| Department was read snd adopted.
4 communication from the Chief Mar
shal of the Fire Department, recon-
mending the adoption of the Automatic
fire-alarm telegraph in this city and CIV
ing facts in regard to the matter
He recommended an engine
man be appointed to stay
at the engine houses all the time, in
conjunction with the hostlcrs. The COM
munlcation was referred to the commit
tee on Fire Department.
The committee on Accounts was re-
ceived and read. They report balance
in the hands of city Receiver on the lst Of
February, of $G,09053 They also re-
ported the fines and lookup fees collected
to be $lO620. They recommend the pay
ment of bills amounting to $4,000 The
report was adopted.
The bonds of City Health Officer
Wharfmaster Second ward Market
Clerk, City Surveyor, Mayor and Street
Commissioner, were received and APP
prov we'd.
The committee on Ordinances submit
ted an ordinance in relation Ia the cStab
lishment of workhouse in this city, and
petitioning the Legislature for an amend
mcnt to the charter by which such OBJ
iect could be accomplished, from the First
Branch. was cOncurrcd in.
The bill of Conrad " Burns, contrac-
tors, for putting limestone on Zane street,
Island, was ordered paid.
The bills Of Cecil, Hobbs X Co.. and
b. +. Caldwell, were ordered paid.
The bill of the " hecing and Belmont
Bridge Company was ordered paid.
From some cause the election of City
Receiver was overlooked At the last
meeting of Council, and on motion the
First Branch was notified that this
Branch was ready to go irto IN election.
The Council then, in joint session, pro-
ccedcd to elect City Receiver. Mr.
Elijah Day being the only person nomi-
mated, he was unanimously elected to the
above office
RESOLUTIONS.
RcSoired, That the committee on Real
Estate b., and they are hereby requested
to invite plans for i new city building,
said building to contain all the offices re-
quircd by the city officers, with an esti-
mate of the cost of said building, before
Council at the next meeting, the plans to
be- without cost to the city Adopted.
Rcsolred, That DR.. George Baird and
A. G. Egertcr, of the First Branch and
W. =. Hogue w. H. Travis, and Caleb
Svlvis. of the Second Branch be appoin-
ted II Joint Special Committee to ascer-
tain the cost of bridge and approaches
across Wheeling creek to the City Gene
terry In accordance with the plans and
specifications of W. G. Smith, late City
surveyor and now in the possession Of
the City Clerk and report as soon as
possible. Adopted.
Resolved That the committc" on
Streets and Alleys see intothc cXpediency
Of placing a sewer on 18th street from
Woods to Jacob streets, and report to
Council. Adopted.
Resolred, That the committee on Ac-
counts in making their monthly settle
mcnts with the Receiver, shall also ascer-
tain and report to Council if the Treas
urcr and Clerk of the Market House
have made the scmi-monthly settlements
required by the ordinances on markets.
| Adopted.
ReSolred, That the City Solicitor be,
and he is ordered to take the legal steps
necessary to condemn sufficient ground
| necessary to extend Ohio street, Seventh
ward, castweri to the Ohio river
Adopted.
WHEREAS, 1t has become necessary to
the efficiency of the Police force Of the
city of Wheeling that special police OIL
GERS be appointed; therefore
Resolved, That the Mayor be and is
hereby empowered 10 appoint two COM
petent men to serve as special policemen,
whose duty it will be to report to the
Mayor and obey his instructions, and for
their services shall receive the same re-
Enumeration as the deputy sargents of the
citv. Referred to the committee on Po-
lice
Resolrc1, That the Finance committee
be requested to enquire into and report
upon the cost Of gas tank Of
sufficient capacity to supply the eth
ward with gas; also to ascertain if the
Bridge Company will allow it to be
erected on their ground on the north side
of the bridge, and if SO upon what terms;
and if that ground i. not attainablc, to
ascertain when and upon what terms
suitable ground can be obtained and also
to ascertain the price per ton of gas pipe
for use on the streets of the 9TH ward, for
distribution of gas. Lost.
Resolred, That the committee on Or
dinances be and are hereby directed to
consult with the City Solicitor to aScer-
tain whether any further Legislation is
necessary in order to enable the Council
to borrow money for street paving pur-
poses. under an act of the Legislature
passed at It's last session, and approved
hv subsequent vote OF the
people, authorizing Il loan Of