The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-11-15

recommendation and resolutions for pay
ing the monthly bills contained therein,
were concured in.
The reports of the Committee on, and
Superintendent of the Water Works for
October, we're read, and the resolutions
and recommendations embodied in the
reports concurred in, with the exception
of the resolution referring to the water
rent charged to A. Reynann, which was
non-concurred in.
This Inconvenience las the effect OF
keeping Mr. Reymsnn's water tax at the
original figure.
A further report of the Committee on
Water Works, which referred to a set
Element with George Q. Black for coll
lecting water rents for 1876, was con-
CURED 10.
The petition of j. A. Henry to keep a
coffee-house on Zane street, Island, was
approved.
| the report of chief marshal and COM
m1ttee on fire department were read, and
| the recommendations and resolutions for
payment on monthly bills, concurred in,
The report of the superintendent OF
and committee on city prison were read
and concurred in.
Mr.. Blair asked permission to recon-
slider the petition of james A. Henry to
keep a coffee house on the Island. The
reconsideration was not allowed.
He then entered his protest against
granting the petition on the ground that
it would be injurious to the citizens living
on the Island.
The report of the Committee on
Health was read, and the resolutions fol
the payment of bills annexed were con-
Cured in, with the exception of paying
the bills of Trimble & Hornbrook and +.
T. Smith, which were required
to Law over until the next meeting, by q
vote of four to six. As it involved an
appropriation of money, it would have
required a two thirds vote.
The resolution requesting the GA;
Trustees to place lamp posts along the
line of the Citizens railway, from
Twenty-seventh street to the terminus Of
the road, was referred to the Committed
on Lights.
The resolution that both branches Of
Councl meet hereafter at I o'clock P. NJ.
was comet red in.
The report Of the Committee on Ac'
counts was read, and the resolutions and
recommendations contained therein were
concurred In.
The report Of Mr.. Kingdom, Of the
Committee on Scales, with propositions
annexed for furnishing two new scales
| in a o
ception of buying the new scales. The
resolutions was amended so as to read al
follows: That new scales be purchased
for the Fifth ward, and that the scale!
at Kimberlys coal works be repaired.
The resolution authorizing Slater i
Gillespie to lay double crossings on
Ninth, Eighth, Seventh, Sixth, and Fifth
streets and on the west side OF Mair
street, was concurred IN.
The resolution that the Committee or
Lights be authorized 10 purchase fifty
lamp posts was concurred in.
The resolution authorizing the ga'
trustees to make connection with ga
mains and lamp-posts in the Eighth anc
Seventh wards was cOncurred IN.
The resolution ordering the street
Commissioner to erect temporary foot
walk over CaIdwell's run, was concurreC
in
A motion prevailed ordering the CITY
Sergeant to proceed at ence to collec
the bills against the Labelle Nail works
for laying sewer pipe by Trimble !
Hornbro and from John Nolan TO
cleaning privy vault on the premise
corner OF llth and Chapline streets.
A resolution was offered That the stree
commissioner shall be notified hercatte
not to expend over $1,000 per montl
for keeping the streets in order.
The resolution WAS discussed at some
length, and pending a motian to refer i
to the committee on streets and alleys To-
report, this branch adjourned.