The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-09-16
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
SECOND BRANCH.


CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
SECOND BRANCH.
> A special meeting of Council was
called for last evening, but there was not
enough members OF the Second Branch
present to make a quorum, and conse-
quently there was no meeting.
..g FIRST BRANCH.
At an adjourned meeting Of this
Branch last night, the following gentle.
men were present. DR.. Baird in the
chair: Messrs. Egerter, Cowan, Blair,
Butter6eld, McAdsms, Dunning, Roberts,
Wallace, Hoffman, SShambrs, and Hall.
The minutes OF the last regular meet.
ing were read and approved.
The report of the Board Of Equaliza-
ton and Appeals was read, and after
very warm controversy, carried on prin.
cipally between Messrs. Blair and But
terrified, it was referred back to the com.
mittee for the reconsideration OF the
whole matter.
The report of the committee on Water
Works for the month, with recommen-
dations tor the payment OF monthly
bills, etc, as received from the Second
Branch, was read and concurred in.
The report Of the committee on Ac-
counts was read, aud the action OF the
Second Branch concurred in.
The report of the Capitol committee
with recommendations for paying bills
and grading the alley and street adjoin.
ng the State House.. as received
from the Second Branch, was concurred
in, with the exception OF the resolutions
to secure the foundation of Mrs. Stout's
house by building a stone wall, which
WAS referred to the committee TO ascer-
tain the cost thereof, and the widening
of Chapiine street sidewalk from
Eleventh to Sixteenth streets, which was
amended by changing the resolution so
as to read from Fourteenth to Sixteenth
streets.
The resolution that the city contract
with the American Clock Company for
clock for the State Capital, was concurred
in.
The approval of the appointment OF
George De6bsugh as 8 member OF the
city police was concurred In.
The petitions of L. Kress and Henry
Ro.hfotf for license to keep coffee
house, were concurred IN.
Mr.. Dunning offered his resignation as
a member of the Board of Equalization
and Appeals.
Alter much talk and personal explana.
ton on the part of MesSrs. Butterheld,
Blair and Dunning, the resignation was
not accepted.
The reports of the committee on Streets
ard Alleys and Street Commissioner, for
the month, with resolutions for payment
of monthly bills, were read and con-
CURED in.
The reports of the committee on Fire
Department and Chief Marshal, tor the
month, were read, and the action OF the
Second Branch concurred in.
The report of the Superintendent OF
City Prison for the month OF August,
was read and the action of the Second
Branch concurIed IN. Also the report of
the committee on City Prison, recon-.
mending the payment of bills.
The report of the committee on
Finance in relation to settlement with
the city collector, together with the state
ment of Geo. Q. Black, City Collector,
for the year ending April, l, 1876, was
read and the Second Branch's action con-
CURED in.
The ordinance assessing taxes for the
city for 1876, was read the first and
second times.
Mr.. Hall opposed the assessment of
railroad tax on real estate, and said that
it was unjust and discriminating; that
all personal property was exempt, which
was unfair. He believed that If rail.
road tax must be assessed, that not over
10 cents on the 500 was necessary for
that purpose.
Other gentlemen spoke on this subject
of tax, when motion was made to :
duce the tax from % cents, as reported
by the Second Branch, to 10 cents
Mr. Egerter moved to non-concur. In
advocacy of this motion the gentleman
stated, that in view of the depression OF
business, the depreciation of property,
and the $4,000 over checked in bank,
that 1t was absolutely necessary to make
the tax as sn.all as possible.
Mr.. Hall took the same view, and
further added that this city must econo-
mize like Individuals, or like them it
would become bankrupt.
Mr.. Wallace felt impelled to Say that
he regretted exceeding that this economy
commotion was not considered before
this Branch, few minutes ago. voted
1000 for the ornamentation ofthe Capt..
tol tower by clock.
The ayes and nays were called on the
motion to reduce the tax to ten cents,
which WIS carried by eight ayes to two
noes.
The section was further amended by
adding the words: For the purpose of
paying the interest and redeeming the
railroad compromise bonds.
The report of the Gas trustees for the |
month was read and conCurred IN.
The resolution that Thomas Whims |
and others be authorized to put in sewers
for the drainage of their property, was
amended, providing that the sewers are
not used for draining privy vaults
The petition from Lawrence Clark to |
use stone from the head of 18th street, |
was referred to the committee on Grades. |