The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-04-19
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SECOND BRANCH.

SECOND BRANCH.
A special meeting ofthe City Council
was held last night, President Logan in
the chair. - z D. -
Present - Messrs. Goering, Garden,
Horkheimer, Hoge, Hanson, He'll, King
horn. My.es, McGaw, McCourtney,
Pollock, Pryor, Reitz, Travis, Vockler,
wilkinson, Warren and Waterhouse.
The minutes OF the last meeting were
read and approved. ~
The President announced that this
meeting was called for the special con-
alteration of the licenses.
The ordinances Of last year were read,
and the amendments made herewith as
follows:
The licences for theatrical perform
ance which was last year IS per day; Sl5
per week; $50 per month; $75 per three
months and 500 for six months, was
amended by Mr.. McCourtney by adding
the words $3.50 per year.
Mr.. Hanlan offered an amendment to
the ordinance in relation to ordinan-
ces, increasing the tax from $3.50 to $500
and striking out all in relation to the
rental value. The amendment was
adopted by vote of Is 10 10 as follows
AYEs-Beltz, Erskine, Hoge, Hand:
Ian, Hanson, McGaw, McCourtney, Pol
lock, Reitz, Travis, Wilkinson, Water
house and Mr.. President-l3
NAYs-Goering, Horkheimer, Hanke,
He'll, Kingdom, Long, Myles, Pryor,
Vog.er and Warner-l0.
A motion to make the coffee house
license the same as last year was lost by
the following vote:
YEAs-Erskine, Hoge, Handlan, Met
G1aw, McCourtney, Pollock, kiely-
Wilkinson, Walstorm and Mr.. Presiden,
Ill.
NAYs-Betty, Gaering, Horkheimer,
Hanke, He'll, Kingdom, Long, Myles,
Pryor, Travis, Vogler and Warner-l2.
The blank was then filed with $3.50
by vote of IA to 9. Those voting yea
were Messrs. Erskine, Hoge, Handlan
Hanson, Hanke, McGaw, McCourtney'
Pollock, Pryor, ReitZ, Francis, Wilkins
son, Waterhouse, MIR. Presidential.
Those voting nay were, Beltz, Goering,
Horkheimer, He'll, Kingdom, Long,
Myles, Warncr-9.
The ordinance was adopted.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
The committee on Fire Department re-
ported resolutions to the following effect:
That the committee on Fire Depart.
ment be authorized to purchase horse
for the Atlantic engine, and sell the
black horse now in use at said engine
house to the best advantage, and
report the action to Council; that
the bid of James Bodley, for the erection
of three towers at the engine houses, ac-
cording to the plans and specifications on
file in the City Clerks Office, for the sum
of Sl,79050, be accepted, the work to be
done under the supervision of the COM
mittee on Fire Department. The reso-
lutions were adopted and the report fled
Several petitions were read and refer
red to the appropriate committees.
RESOLUTIONS.
Ordering that sewer be constructed
on 25th street, across Chapllne street,
north side, Referred to the committee on
Streets and Alleys.
Instructing the committee on Lights
to place lamp post on the northwest
corner t Delaware and Huron streets,
7th ward. Referred tie the committee on
Lights,
Instructlng the Street Commissioner to
place a stone crossing across Huron
street, on the north side, at the corner Of
Huron and Delaware streets; also on the
west side of Huron, across Virginia
streets. Referred to the committee on
Streets and Alleys.
Instructing the Street Commissioner to
tap the sewers on 2lst and 22d streets.
Adopted.
Upon motion Council went into an
election to fill the vacancy oceasloned by
the resignation of Mr.. Leasure, OF the 9Th
warl.
The candidates were MessIs. j. w.
Schultz and j. H. Hobbs. The latter
was elected by vote of 10 to Z.
Mr.. Hanson, of the Third ward, offered
the following:
WHEREAS, 1t is represented that the
east wall of the Washington Hall ruins
is now leaning and threatening at all
times the destruction Of life and property,
and that during storms, the other walls
also OF said ruins, are exceedingly dam
gerous; therefore,
Resolved, That it is the opinion Of this
| Council said ruins are and must of nee
essity be nuisance until they are taken
down.
Resolved, That the owners Of said pro-
perty be at once notified by the City
Sergeant to promptly abate said nuisance.
Adopted.
The amendments of the First Branch
to the ordinance assessing taxes upon cof-
Tee house and ordinary licenses were nom
conculred in.
The First Branch notified the Second
Branch that they were ready to adjourn.
and without appointing a committee OF
conference the two branches adjourned.
1t will be necessary to call Especial meet
ing in few days, as the licenses date
from May LIST.
Just as the Second Branch adjourned
the President announced that he had ap-
pointed Messrs. Hoge, Hanson and
Wilkinson on the committee upon the
proposed House of Correction from his
branch.
Adjourned.
FIRST BRANCH.
At a meeting of this Branch held last
night, the following members were pres
ent, the Mayor occupying the chair:
Messrs. Baird, Brice, Butterfeld,
Cowan, Blair, Egerter, McAdams, SchaR-
bra, Roberts, Wallace, Hoffman, Wilson
and Hall.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
A message from the Second Branch
announced that it had concurred in this
branch's amendment in awarding Mr..
N,.rar ceGT On acconpt for uork dopa