The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-04-12
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Council met in regular session last night
Present: Erakine, Goering, Horkheimer
Hanson, Hanke, Hell, Kinghorn, Long
Myles, MeGaw, Mccourtney, Pollock
Pryor, Reitz, Travis, Vogler, Wilkinson
Werner, Waterhonse, Mr.. President.
The Superintendent Of Water Works
reported bills for labor amounting tc
$3.50, which the Committee on Water
Works recommended to be paid. The
committee reported bills for the month
amounting to 1921 90. Recommends
tions were made by the committee In re-
gard to several unimportant petitions
referred to them. The report was adopt.
ed, and the bills ordered paid.
The Committee on Accounts reported
a balance due the Exchange Bank o.
Wheeling on the LIST of April Of S54, 40
40. Fines collected in March, $lsS
lookup fees, SlS. Bills aggregating
1924 IS were submitted. Report adopt.
ed and bills ordered paid.
Bills aggregating sos 40 were reported
by the Committee on Police, and ordered
paid.
THE CITY PRISON.
The Superintendent oil the City Prison
reported BILLS amounting to sos 81 for
the month Of March, which were ordered
paid.
The Committee on City Prison recon-.
mended the adoption Of resolutions to the
following effect: that the bills Of the
Superintendent Of the City Prison be
paid; that a committee OF three members
from the Second Branch and two mem.
bers from the First Branch be appointed
TO confer with the Commissioners OF Ohio,
Marshall, Brooke and Hancock counties
US to the Availability OF building,o erect.
ing workhouse, House Of Correction
aud House Of Refuge, combined for the
JOINT use Of the city OF Wheeling and the
four counties named, said Committee to
make report 10 this Council; instructing
the Committee on City Prison to advertise
for proposals for the erection Of frame or
wood building OF similar size and style as
the present city building TO be erected
on site to be selected by the Committee
onA City Prison and the Committee on
Streets and Alleys, near the city Peninsu-
lar bridge. The first two resolutions were
adopted, and the third rejected.
sTREETs AND ALLEYS.
The Street Commissioner reported bills
aggtegating Sl0l4 so, and the Commit
tee on Stress aud Alleys monthly bills
amounting to Sl55 13, ordered paid. The
committee also submitted the usual mum.
Der OF resolutions, which are not Of SUI
ficient interest to warrant their pubIica-
tion.
Bills OF the gas trustees, for erecting
lamp posts, lighting lamps, gas, etc., dur
ing the past three months, amounting in
the aggregate 10 Sl2Sl As, we're referred
to the Committee on Lights for report.
PETITIONS.
Apctition asking Council to grant separ
ate licenses for the sale of ale, beer and
wine, was referred to the Committee on
Ordinances for report,
A petition OF certain business men on
Main street, in regard 10 the obstruction
OF the pavement at the corner Of 18th aud
Main streets, caused by the tearing down
OF an old building, was referred to the
Committee on Ordinances.
The petition Of City Sergeant Davis and
Deputy Sergeant Martin, for payment Of
bill OF Caldwell & Caldwell, their at.or-
neys in suit for damages, wherein they
were defendants and Jerry Mylcs the
plaintiff, was referred 10 the Committee
on Accounts. The bill amounts 10 5000.
Myles jumped from u street car while
under arrest and had an arm broken, and
brought suit for damages
against Davis and Martin, the case being
decided in favor Of the defendants.
Petition Of John Robrecht and others,
for reduction Of rate Of licenses OF coffee
houses, was referred to the Committee on
Ordinances.
The petition OF Matthew NIcNabb, for
The privilege Of using city water for the
purpose Of sprinkling the streets, was
granted.
The petition Of business men for
change in the ordinance in relation to the |
habit OF loating upon the street corners
was referred TO the Committee on Ordi-
nances, with Instructions to draft an ordi-
nance as prayed for by the petitioners.
A communication was received from
Mrs. J. c. Oliver, OF Philadelphia, the |
widow Of j. Q. Oliver, who was killed |
Turing the Washington Hall fire, asking
or pecuniary assistance, she being in dcs-
itute circumstances. Referred to Com.
nittee on Ordinances.
Several bills OF small amounts were
cad, and appropriate action taken there
m.
RESOLUTIONS.
Instructing the Street Commissioner
o cause the Citizens Street Railway
TO put their track on level or
rade with the street between 9th and
LIST streets, on Chapline street, said track
eing about fifteen inches below the level
I the street at present. Adopted.
lnstructing the chairman OF the Com.
littee on Streets and Alleys to direct the
treet Commissioner TO forthwith repair
9Th street, east OF Chaplinc street, by
epositing and distributing thereon Stag
.om the Belmont Blast Furnace. Adopt.
d.
Authorizing the Street Commissioner
reset the curb-stone on the east side OF
yron street, from 18th street 10 the alley
j front Of the Baptist Church, and pave ,
10 gutter with stone. Referred TO tho