The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-02-09
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FIRST BRANCH.

Carnahan, Brlce, Hall, CoWan, DutteI-
feld. Schsmbra, Egerter, McAdalns,
Baird, Wallace, Wilson, Stone, Blair
and Hoffman.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
The Mayor notified this Branch that |
Mr.. Brice, member elect from the Eighth |
ward, had qualified and taken his seat.
MIR. Butterfield, chairman of the COM
mittee, reported that it was difficult to
get the committee on Cemeteries together,
and the Peninsula Cemetery required
some important repairs, as the earth had
given away so as TO endanger valuable
monuments and other property.
On motion of Mr.. Hall the committee
was ordered to act promptly in the
premises, and reportthe result to Council
ut its next meeting.
The report of the committee on FL.
nance was read and concurred in.
DIR. Baird moved that the committee
on Finance be requested to investigate
and ascertain if the City Collector was
promptly collecting the city taxes and
water rents and applying them to the
reduction of the over-drsft in bank, and
report the result TO Council at Its next
meeting. Carried.
The report of the committee on Water
Works, together with the accompanying
resolutions, were read and concurred In,
The reports OF the Street Commissioner
and the committee on Streets and Alleys,
! along with the accompanying resolutions
for the payment of monthly bills, were
read and concurred in, with the excep-
ton of the resolution to pay L. Lunsfords
bill for experimenting the building
of the Twenty.second and Market street
sewer, which, on motion, was amended
by referring it back to the committee on
Streets and Alleys for the purpose of
having him make out report as to the
proper construction OF the sewers, and
have the report accompanied by report
from the City Surveyor, certified to.
The Mayor announced that as the
Legislature had passed law to change
the time of State assessment from the
first of April to the first of February, 1t
would be necessary for Council TO con-
slider whether change of time IN making
the city assessment should be Considered.
On motion, the matter was referred to
the committee on OrdInaries, for consid-
GRAFTON.
The report OF the subcommittee in re-
lation to the removal of dir: from the
City Prison, which Messrs. Forbe and
Keim had claimed in petition
to Council was causing damage to
J their property, was read and
after an everlasting argument and ex-
haustive investigation, recommltted to
J the committee on Streets and Alleys for
} further examination and report.
The reports Of the Superintendent and
committee on City Prison. with the reso-
lutions appended were read and con-
Cured in.
The reports of the Fire Marshal and
committee on Fire Department, with
resolutions for payment of monthly bills,
were read and concurred in.
The monthly reports of the Superinten-
dent and Trustees of the City Gas Works
with resolutions annexed, were read and
concurred in.
The report of estimates for the erection
OF gas holders and laying gas mains to
the Island and Eight ward with the
recommendations of the Gas Trustees
and resolutions as received from The Sec
ond Branch were read.
DIR. Baird moved that the whole report
be referred to the committee on Lights
for the further investigation and eXami-
nation OF the matter.
Mr.. Wallace thought the passage of
the motion would delay the proposed ex-
tentions.
Mr.. Stone viewed the reference to the
committee on Lights as judicious. He
understood that the trustees proposed to
grant the Belmont Bridge company free
light for both bridges forever for the
privilege Of conveying the mains over
the suspension bridge, and as this would
be anever-ending and costly outlay to
the city ne was not prepared to approve
it.
Some further discussion ensued, and
the motion prevailed.
The report and resolutions Of the com.
mittee on Health were read and con-
CURED in, with the exception of the re-
solution authorizing the publication OF
the report OF the Health Officer, WHICH
elected considerable discussion, and pend
ing which, a motion prevailed that the
readidg of the report be postponed until
next Friday evening, when this Branch
shall meet for that SPECIAL purpose.
This Branch being informed that the
Second Branch was ready to 90 into an
election for a City Assessor they
adjourned to the Second Branch chamber
After the election the Mayor called the
members to order and proceeded to bus
mess.
The petition of Z. Il. ZoeckIer to trans
fer his billiard saloon license to ID. Bull
ger, was concurred in.
The petition of Messrs. Galloway &
Stanley to change the location Of their
saloon, was laid on the table until new
bondsmen shall be offered.
The petition of Kimberly & Co. was
concurred in.
The resolution authorizing the City
Clerk to advertise for bids for city scales
was concurred in.
The resolution ordering the Street
Commissioner to have the debris removed
from Twenty-second and Main streets,
occasioned by the constructing Of
the sewers on those streets was read,
and referred 10 the committee on Streets
and Alleys for examination and re-
port.
The ordinance in relation to granting
the Citizens Railway Company the privi-
lege of laying its tracks on Forty-third
street, in South Wheeling, which passed
Council by majority vote, at its last
meeting, and was laid over under the
rules until its next meeting, WAS
read. Also, petition signed
by number of citizens living in the
southern section OF the Eighth ward, re-
questing that the ordinance require the
company to lay their track down Forty
third street.
An hour or more was consumed in dis
cassing thequestIon whether the company
should be compelled to lay their track
down Forty-thlrd or Forty-fourth street,
when a vote was taken and resulted in
the defeat Of the ordinance granting them