The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-11-18
PETTTToNs.

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Petition for curbstone and crossings on
west side Of North York street. from
Zane street up to New jersey street. re-
ferred 10 Committee on Streets and Al
leys. 80,
Petition for change Of grade on Wiz.
GINA street, between South Front and
South Penn streets; referred to Commit
tee on Streets and Alleys. go
Petition to have curb on west side Of
Chapline street, between 14th and 18th
streets, raised SIX inches higher; referred
10 Committee on Streets and Alleys.
Petition Of D. Baguley, for damages
done 10 his property In changing the
grade OF Chapline street between l4th
and 10th streets; laid on the table.
Petition Of Alfred Caldwell, for relief
from erroneous assessment; granted. n
Petition OF sundry citizens to have that
portion OF Baltimore street repaired be-
tween 18th and 18th streets; referred TO
the Committee on Streets and Alleys,
with power 10 act.
Bill Of Gillespy and Slater, for curb.
ing, 81 1855 AZ, was referred TO the Com
mittee on Streets and Alleys:
RESOLUTIONS.
That posts and oil lamps be placed on
tho corner OF Alley G and 18th street,
and on tie corner Of McColloch and Eth
streets, and on 18th street east Of the
bridge. Referred to the Committee on
Lights. .. ~ ,
instructiug the Street Commissioner to
at once proceed 10 pave with cobble-
stones Chaplipe from l4th to 10th streets,
and 18th street from Chapline to Eofi.
Referred 10 Committee on Streets and
Alleys with power to act. a--z
+ lnstructing the gas trustees 10 a. once
place lamp posts at Alley D and 18th
street, Alley D and 10Th street, Chapline
and 18th street, and one at the intersec-
ton OF Alley C and ALLEY IL. Referred
TO the Committee on Lights with power
to net. -.. i
A resolution from the First Branch
limiting the expenditures of the Street
Commissioner TO $1,000 per month, and
reducing the wages OF laborers 10 per
cent, was read. 'lni
Mr.. Handlan moved to strike on. that
portion Of the resolution limiting the
Street Commissioners expenditures to
1900 per month. The yeas and nays
were called upon this motion, with the
following result:
YEAs--Goering, Handlan, Hanke,
He'll, Kingdom, Myles, McGaw, Pryor,
Reitl, Werner, Warehouse, Otte-12.
NAYs-Garden, Horkheimer, Long,
Pollock, Vogler, Wilkinson--6.
So the motion was carried. al
The yeas and nays were then called
upon the resolution as amended, relating
to tho reduction OF wages. The result
was as follows: ~ sol
YEAs-Garden, Horkheimer, Hanson,
Hanke, Long, Otto, McGaw, Pollock,
Pryor, Vogler--l0. ~ .a- ,,.g-
NAYs-Goering, Kingdom, Myles,
Reil1, Wilkinson, Werner, -Handlan,
Warehouse, Heil-9. .as1f a i.., III
So the resolution was adopted.
Tho Frat Branch having adhered to
its original action upon the resolution
relating to the purchase Of scales, and
asked for committee Of conference,
Messrs. Kinghorn, Hanke and He'll were
appointed to represent the Second Branch
in the conference.
The First Branch notified this Branch
that they non-concurred in the amend
menls OF the Second Branch to the reso-
luton touching the expenditures oil the
Street Commissioner. On motion, this
Branch adhered to Its original action.
Mr.. Handlan offered the following res.
olution, which was adopted: q s..l.5
Resolred, That committee Of three
from, each Branch be appointed to report
a plan for locating two bridges over
Caldwell's Run, l,a,,,s, - ...go. a..
The committee Otyconierence on the
resolution relating to scales unanimous.
ly recommended that the Kimberly scales
be abolished, and Mr.. Kimberly be al
lowed 500 compensation. g .1Asi
Adjourned. 40 -.
FIRST BRAscH-ExrRA Session.
Mayor Sweeney presided. At roll call
Messrs. Baird, Blair, Carnahan, Dhnning,
Egester, Hoffman, McAdams, Schambra,
Wallace and Wilson answered. ,,s--.-H---,
The motion OF Mr.. Egerter ordering
that the Street Commissioner be restrict
ed to an expenditure OF 81 500 per month,
being the pending business, Mr.. Blair
moved an amendment that said restric.
ton take elect from and after the lst Of
December. d. ttgIfEytlG g.t
Mr.. Wallace thought that one OF the
secrets OF the trouble not only with the
Street Commissioner, but elsewhere, was
thu, the city paid higher wages for work
than was paid by private individuals and
moved as an amendment that the Street
Commissioner be restricted to the pay
ment Of one dollar and quarter per day
for laborera and two dollars and fifty
cents for cart horse aud driver. y
Mr.. Dunning thought that the reduc-
ton in labor, in order TO bear justly on
all classes oil laborers, should he by per
centage. ......
Mr.. Wallace modified his motion by
moving that the reduction be 10 per cent
from and after Monday next.
Mr.. BlaiT moved that il be referred to
the Committee on Streets and Alleys for
report. u.
Mr.. Wallace said that motion was made
in order to bury and smother and kill
the resolution, and he protested against
its reference iijl]Hi Hau711-
Tho motion to refer was lost, and Mr.. |
calling for the ayes and naySon
motion to reduce, Il was adopted.
Mr.. Blair'a motion that the Street
be instructed 10 limit his
expenditures to $1,000 per month after
Dec: lat was adopted.
That portion OF the Health Officers
report having reference to bills for work
done on tho Nolan property, on 1lth
street and on certain lots on SD street,
laid over from the last meeting, was tax;
On up, and the action Of tho Second
Branch ordering bills to be paid was con-
CURED in.
The Mayor then announced that the
'pecial meeting was called for the pur.
pose Of taking ateps 70 repair or re-erect
Mrs. stout'shouGe. ~ " y -
The report Of the action Of thu. Second
Branch was read, and alter some discus
don was coneurred In. a.i
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