The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-05-12


be placed on the southeast corner Of
Alley and Eofi street, as this is very
dark place and the same Is needed very
much. Referred to the COMMITTEES on
Lights.
P.solrsd. That the Board Of Claims
and Gas Trustees be instructed to ascer'
tain and report to Council wha: is due to
the attorneys employed by the city in
the case of the Wheeling Gas Company
rs. the city of Wheeling. Adopted.
PETITIONS.
The petition of James Hamilton. pro-
prietor of the Opera House, asking that
tbe license on amusements be at the same
rate Us in other cities, was referred 10 the
committee on Petitions and Remonstrun-
Ccs.
Petition of II number of citizens of the
9Th ward for the extension of the water
pipe up alley &C. was referred TO the
committee on Streets and Alleys.
Petitions of property holders III differ.
ent parts of the city, for the laying OF
curb stone. were referred to the commit
tee on Streets and Alleys.
The communication from q. W. Ken
redv, tailor of Ohio county in regard to
the power of the Mayor in pardonng
persons convicted at the Police Court,
and committed to Jail for the violation of
city ordinances, was referred to the Com
mlttee on Ordinances.
Petition of NJ. Botsford to tap the
sewer in front of his property on Market
street, was granted
Petition Of William McNabb Tor the
reduction of water rent, Wa, referred to
the committee on Water Works.
Petition of the proprietor of st. James
Hotel, for reduction of tax on their no.
tel. was referred to the committee on Pc
/ titions AID RcmoustranCes.
Petition Of Henry Stamm, proprietor Of
the Stamm House, for the reduction Of
ordinary license, was referred to the
committee..on Petitions and Remonstran-
/ ccS.
Petition of Thomas Durrah, Clerk of
the Municipal court, for desks for said
court was granted and the committee on
| Real Estate was ordered to make the
necessary purchase.
Then Mr.. Ritz moved 10 reconsider the
vote on the Peninsula bridge project,
which was only passed bya majority vote.
! The question was carried, and the ayes
ard nays being called IN the final passage
/ of the report of the committee resulted
/ IL follows:
Aves-Beltz, Hoge Hauscr, Kingdom,
Myles, McCourtney, Pryor, Ritz, Travis,
| Eoglcr. Warner and Handan-l2.
Goehring, Hanke, Long Nc
/ Cav. Pollock aod Wilkcnson-G.
The report of the committee having
passed with the requisite two-third vote,
was declared adopted.
THE PENINSULA ROAD IMPROVEMENT.
The following Is the report Of City
Surveyor Peterson on the estimated cost
of the proper improvement of the PEN
snsula road:
In order to make the road safe and
passable at all seasons, would suggest
that it be made twenty feet wide III the
clear, with Il fall Of nine inches from the
outside to drain next to the hill, four
feet wide and two feet deep, well pro-
.rided with five culverts Jan outside guard
rail. the road bed To have nine inch
IouhuaIi"h Oh COARSE S'Vhe, anu 'HI'e
strings oil limestone ana 10 ASSURE tD'
Per'n"hancg o. tne Improvement t Re. re-,
tanning wall oL ABOUT scEel n Injured ''e'
IN Length on the west sac Oh Ihe roHu'
The stone water drain at the northwest
corner Of Hargraves wall should be
changed TO a culVert' IN order 10 prevent
the ROAD from DelhS c0Vefe" win ice
during the winter: TN inns exception
the grade OF thesro" nave ieit un-
changed changed. 10 inc north me % 'i'' 'a'Ho'''
IT., TEo o!St;r,o,od COST or,h. ;r,nrovc,rert