The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-04-19
THE WASHINGTON HALL RUINS.

Mr.. Hanson 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 both life and
property, and that during storms the
other walls also Of said ruins arc exceed
ingly dangerous; therefore, =
ReS0iued, That in the opinion OF this
Council said ruins are, and must OF neccs-
sity be nuisance until they are taken
down. ..
ResOlred, That the owners Of said prop.
erty be at once notified by the City Ser
geant to promptly abate said nuisance.
TIE resolutions were adopted.
The amendments OF the First Branch
10 the ordinance assessing taxes upon cof-
fee house and ordinary licenses were nom
cencurred In. .-tfs.
The First Branch notified the Second
Branch that they were ready to adjourn,
and without appointing committee Of
conference the two branches adjourned.
It will be necessary to call Especial meet
Ing In few days, "a the licenses date from
May 1st.
Just as the Second Branch adjourned
the President announced that he had ap-
pointed Messrs. Hoge, Hanson and Wiki
inson on the committee upon the proposed
House Of Correction from his branch.
as FIRST BRANCH. .
Present: His Honor Mayor Sweeney,
Messrs. Baird, Blair, Butterfeld. Brice,
Cowan, Egerter, McAdams, Roberts,
Schambra and Wallace.
The minutes Of the last meeting were
read, and there being no objection, were
signed by the Mayor and Clerk. - for
A message was received from the Sec.
ond Branch notifying the First Branch
that Il had concurred in the action Of the
First Branch in relation to the Curran
contract. There being no business before
the Branch on motion recess was taken.
A message from the Second Branch was
received announcing that an ordinance
assessing licenses for the year 1876 had
been considered by that Branch. and that
the same had been read a first and second
time and passed. The ordinance as
passed by theSecond Branch was read and
considered by sections. ..u.f-f
DR.. Baird moved 10 insert after com.
mission merchants, in the lst section, the
words real estate agents or stock brokers,
a tax Of fifty dollors, which was agreed to.
In section 10, on the subject Of ten pin
alleys, providing that no such alley be
kept in connection with 4 saloon where
spfrituous or malt liquors are sold, was'
amended to include "or yinous liquors."
which was adopted.
Section II, In relation to insurance
agents, was, on motion. stricken out. Il
Mr.. Blair moved to amend section l3,
applying TO brokers, by inserting after
stock brokers the words blanks and bank
ers doing the business Of n broker"
After some discussion the amendment was
withdrawn.
Ia section n, in relation to wagons
and drays, the words one horse dray were
inserted.
On the second reading, DR.. Baird moved
to insert in section Isl In lieu Of stock
broker the words "pawn broker" which
was passed.
The ordinance in relation to the licens.
ing Of ordinaries and coffee houses was
read by sections.
DR.. Baird moved 10 amend the section
in relation to ordinAries by making the
license $3.50 where the rental value Is
$500, and 10 per cent on The rental value
exceeding 5000.
This motion was discussed. A call for