The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-10-11
t. s,o,o s,h.uhr. and NcAssms

Blair Stone, Schambra ana MchCsns
The minutes of the last meeting were
rssd and approved.
The Mayor announced IN this Branch
that a special committee had been sp- I
poiuted to confer with the authorities OF
The Panhandle road in relation to
Work House.
He also announced that the Second
Branch had concurred IN the amend
ment made By the First Branch IN reis-
ton to The tax ordinance.
The report of the committee On &C
counts was read. and the action oil the
Second Branch concurred in.
The report Of the committee on CITY
Prison, together with the superinten
dents report for the month, WAS read ana
concurred In.
The reports OF the committee on ana
Superintendent q Water Works Tor the
month were read aud concurred in.
The reports of the committee on Streets
and Alleys and Street Commissioner
were read and several Of the resolutions
for the payment OF bills for wor done
during the month criticized. Among
other points was the question Of the pro-
priety of expanding by the Street Com
missioner from $1,000 to 1000 per month
for cleaning the streets. Another ques-
ton was here raised why the Street Com
missioner had permitted the Z. w. " b.
Railroad 10 raise the track on 10th street
10 inches above the Market street cross
ing, when il was contrary TO the ordi-
nance granting ne railroad company
the right OF WAY up 10th streett
Other matters were also discussed, but
no action taken.
The reports were finally concurred IN,
together with the payment OF the monthly
bills.
The resolutions in relation TO the pay
ment OF the bill OF McGranshan y HAM
ilton, Tor building a crock sewer, was
amended So that It be certified to That
the work was done in accordance with the
contract before payment.
The appointment OF Orville Carroll rs
deputy on the police force was concurred
in.
|. Messrs. +. J. Stone and DIR. Baird
offered the following resolution:
Resoired That committee OF five,
three from the Second Branch and Two
from the First Branch of Council, be ap-
pointed, whose duty il shall be TO enquire
and report to Council what amendments
to the charter, if any may be necessary,
with view of obtaining the necessary
legislation on the same.
Messrs. Baird and Stone were appoint
ed from the First Branch on the Com
mlttee.
MIR. Egerter offered resolution that
the Street committee be instructed and
ordered 10 notify the property owners
on Twelfth street between Market and
Chaplne to have the street cleared OF
debris within ten days. If said Qbstruc-
tions be- not removed within the specified
time, the 3rd section OF An Ordinance IN
relation to the Streets and Alley be en-
forced. The resolution Was adopted.
A resolution WAS adopted that the
committee on Streets and Alleys, with
the CITY Solicitor, be instructed TO notify
the W. Z Il b. Railroad Company to
have the track on Seventeenth street
filled with plank between the rails, at
once. and that the committee inquire and
report to Council by what authority the
SAID company raised the track an Six
teenth street above the proper grade OF
said street.
An ordinance in relation to granting
the Wheeling and Elm Grove Railway
the right of way and other privileges,
was read the first time.
Upon the reading of the ordinance by
sections, Mr. Stone moved to amend
the second section 50 r. to read that the
track of the same be paved and
maintained with stone for two feet on
each side of the tracks. The views of
members both Tor and against this pro-
posed amendment to the ordinance were
expressed, The ayes and noes were
called and the amendment adopted by
/ five ayes to four noes. The balance
Of the sections were read and conCnrred
in.
The ordnance wa then read a third
time and passed.
The resolution to have the Street
| Commissioner repair the fumes and MI
the wash at the stone bridge WAS
concurred in.
Also the resolution to have stone and
dirt removed from Mccullough street
was COncurrcd in.
The resolution that the City Clerk be
authorized TO advertise that city taxes
and water rents will b. due on the 18th
inst was laid on the table FOR considera-
tion at the next meeting.
This Branch then adjourned TO meet
next FRIDAY night.