The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-09-13
CRY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
SECOND BRANCH.

Warner, w aternOuse.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and adopted.
The rules were suspended and the petit
tions of L. Kross and Henry Rathotf, to
keep coffee house, were read and granted.
Mr.. Geo. H. De6baugh was presented
and took the oath of deputy sergeant
THE CLOCK.
The resolution instructing the Capitol
committee to purchase the
illuminated clock at $4,000
and 1000 pound bell, was taken up and
adopted by the following vote
AYEs-Erskine, Goering, Hanson,
He'll, Myles, McGaw, McCourtny, Gar
den, Wilkinson, President Logan-ll!
NAYs-Beltz, Hsnke, Travis, Warner,
Waterhouse-5. ..aa'-.i
GAS TRUSTEES.
The Gas Trustees recommended the
adoption of the following resolutions:
Resolved, That the trustees be author
ized to lay q 4-lnch gas main on Ohio
street, from South Front to South Penn,
on the Island.
Resolved, That the Gas Trustees be au-
thorized to borrow, not to exceed $lO,UOo,
on four and six months, to pay for i'm
provements when completed rs per con-
tracts, and at rate Of interest not to ex-
coed 7 per cent per snnun.
The resolutions were adopted as re-
commended.
WATER WORKS
The reports of the committee on
Water Works and the Superintendent
were read and adopted and the bills or.
dered paid. The aggregate OF the bills
was 81 1862.
STREETS AND ALLEYS.
The report of the Street Commissioners
for the month of August was read ask
ing an appropriation of $3,70l.4l for the
ment of labor done The report was
adopted and bills ordered paid.
The report ofthe committee on Streets
and Alleys, asking the payment OF bills
amounting to $l,02063, was read and
adopted and the bills ordered paid.
The petition of the extra men" of the
Fire department, asking Nh increase OF
wages, WAS referred to the committee on
Fire department.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
The report of the committee on Fire
Department was read, and the following
bills recommended to be paid:
Steamer United No. l.......................S29 q
Steamer Atlantic No. l............-....-.. p Il
Steamer Nigilant No. 3....-.............. Al W
Hook and Ladder No. l....--"...-. ...... ~
Department.".......... ~ u
The committee also recommended the
pa yment of 1910 80 TO James Boldley
for the building Of the towers at the
engine houses. The report was adopted
and bills ordered paid.
CITY PRISON.
The report of Superintendent Sylvis,
of the City Prison, for the month of
August showed: Received during the
month, &c; discharged, 20; escaped, 2;
now confined, l6; number OF days work
done by the prisoners, $40; current ex-
penses for the month. including pro-
visions, light, fuel and cooks wages,
Sl4192; average cost per head for each
prisoner, 32c. The report was adopted.
The committee on City Prison reported
in favor of paying bills amounting 10
S14792. They also called attention to
the necessity of permanent workhouse
containing in its capacity house Of cor
rection and house of refuge, for the coun-
ties of Hancock, Booke, Ohio and Mar
shall They offered the following reso-
luton:
ResoLped, That committee OF five,
two from the First Branch and
tnree from the Second Branch
of Council be appointed these duties will
be to confer with the authorities OF the
four counties named in this report in re-
lation to the matter of joint work
house, &c. The report of the committee
was adopted.
The report OF the Gas trustees was
read, received and filed.
ACCOUNTS.
The committee on Accounts reported
having examined accounts between the
City Clerk and Receiver for the month
of August, and find n balance due the
Exchange Bank of $50, 1913. The COM
mittee also recommended the payment of
bills amounting to $352.90. The report
was adopted.
FINANCIAL.
The committee on Finance reported an
ordinance assessing the taxes for the city
for the year 1876, as follows: On real
estate, personal property and railroad
tax, fifty cents on the one hundred dol
lars. The committee also reported the
following resolution.
Resolce,i, That the annexed statement
be spread on the minutes of Coun-
ell as settlement of George
q. Blacks account as the collector of as
sessments for the year 1875, for the city
of Wheeling.
The report of the committee was
adopted.
THE CAPITOL.
The committee on Capitol reported IN
favor of building stone wall under
Mrs. Stoul's house, near the Capitol, be-
fore grading alley 3D." that the Street
Commissioner grade Chapllne and Fiji
teenth streets, according to the profile,
&c, OF the City Surveyor, and the pay
ment of bills amounting TO $24.14, which
was read and adopted.
The Superintendent of the Water
Works was ordered 70 make the neces-
sary repairs on the bridge across Cald-
wells run, on Eotf street, to protect the
water pipe.
Adjourned.
FIRST BRANCH.
At the regular monthly meeting last
night, the following members were pres
ent: Messrs. Butterfeld, Dunning, Eyer
ter, Schambra, McAdams, and Baird.
Dr. Baird was called to the chair and
the clerk ordered TO call the roll.
The above named gentlemen answered
to their names.
A motion prevailed to enforce the
rules in relation TO absentees. Accord
ingly the Sergeant was dispatched in
search OF absent Councilmen, and in q
few moments returned with Messrs. Blair
and Cowan.