The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-12-20

the city of Wheeling.
Present-Messrs. Beltz, Erskine, Goer-
ing, Hanson, HsDke, Kingdom, hcGaw,
Pollock, Pryor, Reitz, Travis, Werner,
Mr.. President-l3.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read, ana there being no objection, were
signed.
On motion, the rules were suspended,
and applications for licenses were taken
up.
The application of James Henry, to
whom license was granted at previous
meeting TO keep coffee house on the
Island, but which was forfeited by his
not taking out such license within the
time prescribed by law, was read, and
the license granted by the following vote,
after some considerable discussion:
AYEs-Messrs. Beltz, Goering, Hanke,
King horn, Pryor, Reitz, Sylvis, Warner
Waterhouse-9.
NoEs-Messrs. Erskine, Horkheimer,
Hanson, Long, Myles, McGsw, Pollock
Mr.. Presidents.
The bond of VIM. Winders, chief
marshal of the fire department, with
VIM. Turner and Alex. Britt as suretles,
was approved. -,
The Committee on Grades submitted
he following report, which was adopted:
To the Hon. Mayor and Council Of the
City Of Wheeling:
Your Committee on Grades beg leave
TO report that in compliance with the
petitions of citizens OF the Seventh ward
in relation to change in the grades OF
Virginia and South Huron streets, said
petitions having been referred to the
Committee on Grades for report, and
submit the following:
Upon examination your committee
believe 1t not advisable to make any
change In the present grade o: Virginia
street, and recommend that the prayer
of the petitioners for changing the grade
OF said street be not granted.
In relation to South Huron street your
committee were unanimously OF the
opinion that the curb and grade on said
street should be raised rs petitioned for,
and recommend that the prayer of the
petitioners be granted.
The following was then submitted and
adopted:
The Joint special committee on the
subject of the ices of the Clerk Of the
Municipal Court of Wheeling, who were
instructed to report to Council for recon-
mendatlon to the Legislature, draft OF h
bill definitely fixing the fees or compen.
sstion of the Clerk of the Municipal
Court in Police Court cases, beg leave to
undertake to have law passed which
will not interfere with the fees OF the
clerk except so far as the city is directly
concerned.
They recommend the adoption OF the
following preamble and resolution:
WHEREAS, 1t appears that the fees OF
the clerk of the Municipal Court OF
Wheeling are now taxed under u law
which, because it is inspplicsble to his
duties and services in Police Court cases,
requires the city to pay hlrn, in cases
where the costs are not collected from
defen dants, fees which amount to more
than bis services in the police court can
be reasonably worth; therefore
Resoivsd, That we recommend to the
Legislature Of the State of West Virginia
the passage of bill OF the following
force or effect, tO-wt.
An act to amend and re.enaCt section %
of an act passed February "a, 1865; en-
titled an act to establish court OF linn
tied jurisdiction in the city OF Wheel
ing.
Be il enacted By the Legislature Of
West Virginia, First, That section
twenty-three of Chapter ffty-one OF the
acts OF 1865, establishing the Municipal
court of Wheeling be, and the same is
hereby, amended and re-enaCted so as TO
read as follows.
"23. For services performed by him
by virtue of his office, the clerk OF SAID
court shall receive the same fees as
clerks of the Circuit Courts, or may
be entitled to receive for similar sources.
But in cases arising under the police
jurisdiction of said court, the city OF
Wheeling shall not be required to pay as
clerks fees more thsp one dollar In any
case where the said city as plaintiff pre-
walls in the suit or action.
Second-All acts or parts of acts IN.
consistent with this act are hereby re-
pealed.
The following resolutions were then
submitted and disposed Of:
ResoLved, That the Committee on FL
nance are hereby authorized to submit
an ordinance TO be approved by Council
authorizing the city to issue bonds of this
city to the amount of 100000 for the
purpose of paying the city overdraft in
the Exchange Bank OF Wheeling.
Adopted.
Resolved, That Mr.. Chr. KalbriLker, re.
siding in the Eighth ward, be granted
permission to butcher in his new brick
building, expressly arranged for the pur-
pose. Adopted.
The resolution passed by the First
Branch at its last meeting, reducing the
wages of city employees Is per cent, was
non-concurred in by the Second Branch,
by the following vote
Ayes-Erskine, Horkheimer, Hanson,
Long, McGaw, Pollock, Logan.
Noes-Beltz, Goering, Hanke, King
horn, Myles, Pryor, Travis, Reitz, Wer-
ner, Waterhouse-lO.
Resoloed, That the special JOINT
Committee on Legislature be Instructed
to report TO Council the draft of an act
to be submitted TO the Legislature of
West Virginia, providing that the ex'
pense of all psvements hereafter made in
the city of Wheeling shall be distributed
as follows: The property holders on
each side of the street or alley which
may hereafter be paved, shall each pay
one-thlrd of the cost OF the same, and the
city shall pay one-third; and in addition,
the cost of paving the squares made by
the intersections OF the streets and alleys.
Adopted.
Adjourned.
First Branch.-At special meeting of
this branch, last night, the following
members were present, Mayor Sweeney
occupying the chair: Mcssrs. Baird,
Brice, Blair, Cowsn, Egel ter, MCAdsms,
Schambrs, Stone, Wallace, Wilson, Hof-
man and Butterield.
The minutes OF the last meeting were
read and approved.
The Mayor announced that the bust