The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-01-12

ing the COMMITTEES on Chpll0l 10 rePOrl
10 Council what has been done with the
gravel and sand on the corner Of Eoif ant
18th streets; also = resolution instruchnl
the Street Commissioner 10 enforce the
order Of Council relating. to the Opening
ofobstrueted alleyS!
An ordinance changing the name ottht
workhouse to the "City Prison" was re
ceiyed from the First Branch and passed
The action OF the First Branch In, or
dering the statement Of the City Clerk
for the year 1875 to be published In the
newspaper which will print 1t the cheap
est was concuTred In.
The usual number Of unimportant pc.
titfons and bills were read and referred
to appropriate committees.
Adjourned. ssrfs,.l
~ FIRST BRANCH.
The following members Of this Branch
were present ut roll-call: Messrs. Baird
Buttcrfeld, Carnahan, Cowan, Dunning
Eserter, f4leAflami, Schambra, Wallace
Mayor Sweeney inthe chair.
The minutes OF the last meeting were
read and approved I,sr
Mr.. Cowan moved to proceed TO the
election Of q, member Of the First Branch
for the Eighth Ward in the place Of Il. G
Ul4ich, resigned. He nominated s. L
Btice, and there being no other nomipa'
tons, Mr.. Brice was elected unanimously
Mr.. Wallace moved that Mr.. Bricc take
tile place in the committees lately filled
by Mr., Ulrich, = Carried = TIycn
That clause of The regulations Of the
city prison in reference to corporal pun
ishment having been nonconcurred in by
the Second Branch, the First Branch adj
hered to its original action, and ask for a
Fcomniittee lof conference. SHido -t4
The report OF the Committee on Rail
roads was presented. An ordinance was
submitted with the report granting the
Citizens Street Railway Company the
privilege Of extending their line on 43d
street from Jacob to Water streets. The
ordinance was amended by striking out
4Sd street and inserting 44th street. The
report OF the committee was laid over un'
der the rules until next meeting. !,
The annual statement OF the City Clerk
as to the receipts and expenditures OF the
city was read. The action Of the Second
Branch in ordering that 1t be published
in the ReqiStrr standard and INTEnLI-
egSfTlwdS amended by ordering Il pub
lished in the daily paper that would do it
for the least money.
The report Of the Committee on Ac-
counts was presented. The action Of the
Second Branch III accepting the same was
concurrcd in. r.....
The report Of the Committee on Water
Works was read. The resolution in re.
ference to the site Of the proposed new
basin was recommitted to the committee,
with instruction to report on all ayaila.
bic sites 6sa'J so : s!1.. ~.
= ,lThe report.of the Committepn Streets
andAlleyawas presented. 1nconnection
Herewith the rules were suspended tosal-
low DR.. Baird to offer the following reso-
luton, which was adopted:
ResOlred, That the Street Commissio ner
be and isJhereby ordered to do no more
work onItfie streets and alleys, Of any
kind, unless by direct order of Council;
provided the work now commenced by
him shall accomplished. sl-H. Otgi
The action Of the Second Branch In ac-
cepting the report Of the Committee on
Fire Department wds conchrred in.
The report OF the Committee on Lights
was read 1and the aetion.of, the Second
Branch IN receiving the same was CON
Cured in.
The report OF the Committee on City
Prison was read. The action OF the Sec
ond Branch in accepting il was concurred
in. .,l . r--.. s9aa-T- Ll.a nj"
The petition OF Margaret Wilson was
referred TO the Committee on Claims,
with poVer to act. s.,r,. 4l.,t =,
F. The report OF the Committee an Real
Estate was read and accepted. ~
The following resolution was adopted :
Resolved, That a special committee OF
six three from each branch) report on
the propriety OF preparing history Of
this city for the past one hundred years,
as requested by the Centennial Commit
tee.
An "ordinance to amend tho ordinance
in relation to tramps and Migrants within
the city OF Wheeling" was passed.
The petition Of Henry X. Brown for
remuneration for horse killed In sewer
was referred to the Committee on Streets
and Alleys.
The action OF the Second Branch in Or
dering payment Of bill Of G. Edwards for
testing scales was concurred in. Z,
On motion. adjourned, -4t Hs
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