The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-12-13
ACCOUNT,

SonthIy bills Al the works, SSH 81. The
bills we're ordered paid.
ACCOUNTS,
The Committee on Accounts reported
balance doe the Exchange Bank Of
Wheeling, on the LIST OF December, Of
Ss5, 42e %. The reports Of the Clerk Of
the Municipal Court aud City Sergeant
show. Fines collected, $9l, lookup fees
s34 so; total, SIPS 50. Bills reported
S24s Of. Report filed and bills ordered
paid. ~ .
STREETS AND ALLEYS. .
The Committee on Streets and Alleys
reported bills from Street Commissioner
for work done on streets and alleys, az
rreeating s., s43 50. The committee re-
ported bills for furnishing curling, etc.
| 81 ,G25; furnishing and setting, and laying
crossings, Messrs. Gillespie & Slater
Isl 200. All these several bills were or
dered paid, ,s ,..n3t 1.
.gs.t-i - CITY PRISON. 9n. D.
This Committee submitted the report
OF the Superintendent, with bills amount
ing to $170 o.. The superintendent re-
ports for the month Of November: Pris'
oners received, 81; discharged, II; escap
ed, 4; now confined, 20; tramps received
during the month, II; discharged, 10
now on hand, 2. Time made by men, SfS
days, rs follovs at Capitol, III days; Al
City Building, % days, The balance Of
the time was made in ..he-quarry- and OF
the stone pile. During the month l5C
perch Of stone were quarried and broken
The Street Commissioner has hauled
awayS7S perch, leaving l76! perches now
on hand. Average cost per head each
day for keeping prisoners, inclnd.
ing all current expenses, rs cents. The
report was filed and the bills ordered
paid. ,.--s
Committee on Lights recommended
the payment OF bills aggregating s., 403.
sc, aud submitted the following resolu.
tions:
That the bills mentioned in the report
be paid to the several parties named.
That posts and oil lamps be placed at
the intersection cof4 Wood and 2Sd and
B24lh streets, at the intersection OF Jacob
and 24th aud '25th streetS, At the corners
Of Alley 9 and l7th street, McColloeh
AID l7ih streets and Warren and l7th
streets, and that the care Of the lamps be
placed in charge Of the lAmp.lighters Of
the district in which they are located.
The above resolutions were Adopted
S'''" GAS COMMISSIONERS.
The Trustees OF the Gas Works sub
mit,ed report Of the receipts and ex:
penditures for August September and
October, 1876, which was referred 10 the
Committee on Lights. Accompanying
the report was the following cOmmuni.
cation from Sup. Brown:
D., Gas, WORKS. WHEELING, |
W : December IL, 1875. !
TTusises Oily Gas Works:
GEsTLEMEH:-Tks extension Of street
mains TO the Seventh and Eighth Wards
having been completed, as already re.
ported, connections for gas TO, the oil
lamp.posts along these new. lines OF
street mains have in accordance With
recent orders Of Council been made, and
twenty.six street lamps In the Seventh
Ward, and thirty.eight street lamps in
the Sixth and Eighth Wards, making in
all sixty.four additional public lamps,
are now lighted with gas.
Respectfully,
s-iu,t.v., r.rARTHuR BRowE, .Sapi.
The Committee on Police reported
bills aggrega,ing S54 90. which we're or
deFed paid.
A WISE SANITARY MEASURE.
An ordinance in relation 10 cleaning
priyy vaults, cesspools, etc, was read
three fines and then passed. The or
dinance provides that no person shall
engage in removing or transporting the
contents OF privy vaults and cesspools
within the city until be shall first have
received permit from the Committee
on Health, except during the months Of
December, January and February; that
every cart or other vehicle hereinafter
used for the..removal or transportation OF
the contents Of privy vaults or eesspools
shall be so constructed as to be water
tight and " securely covered on
the. ...top,-..so...,-that no. -odor.-inor
any part OF the contents shall escape; that
thirty days aiter. the introduction ihio,the
city OF one or more Of the odorless ma
chimes for cleaning vaults, it shall be I'M.
lawful for any person or persons to en-.
gage in the cleaning Of vaults or cess
pools with buckets and carts or other OF
fensive method except during the months
already mentioned, and between the
hours OF 10 P. N. and ) A. NJ; that any
odorless method for the cleaning OF vaults
and cesspools that meets with, the ap.
proyal OF the Committee on Health may
be used during any month and in the day
time In the city, provided the charge for
cleaning vaults and cesspools be not
greater than at the rate 81 fifteen cents
per cubic foot Of the contents removed,
or 50 per load OF $50 gallons, or 10 bar
reIs Of IS gallons each; that any person
failing to comply with this ordinance, or
violating any Of its provisions, shall up
on conviction thereof forfeit and pay 10
the city foe Of not less than SO nor
more than $50 for each and every such
otfense. The ordinance viii take effect
from and after its passage.
Dt.SLogan,' President Of this Branch,
appeared apd took his seat a g,gGp noe
The usual number OF miscellaneous
bills and petitions were read and referred
TO appropriate committees. -.y ...,
The amendment Of the First Branch 10
the resolution OF the Committee on Streets
and Alleys In relation TO the Street Com
missioner's bills, was concurred in.
: An Auetioneer,s license wa, granted J.
b. Bowers for the unex pired part OF tho
year. a ~ .sy.r. NJ ~ s'rs q
'sHm"' RESOLUTIONS. '' ''n,'i d
Authorizing the Committee on, Lights
to settle with The different persons FUR.
nishing and lighting oil. lamps, in the
city where the'posts have been furnished
with gas. Withdrawn.
AuthoriEinglthel Capitol Committee 10
employ suitable party to attend TO the
Capitol clock, the salary not to exceed
SIS per year. Laid on the table.
AN GBEcrIEaA FIRE MkRsHAL. Efg
Tho h Branch was motif "a that the
Second RtahchHas ready togo ihtojoint
session for the purpose Of electiDg
Chief Marshal OF the Fire Department.
The two Branches then went into joint
session, with Mayor Sweeney in the