The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-11-15
$3.50


Prison for the month of October, recon-
mendng the payment of bills amounting
in the aggregate to Sl67.67, for current
expenses, ard bill of Armstrong, Coen "
Co, of $4.85 for lumber tor repairs about
the.prison, was read and adopted.
The report of the Superintendent on
city prison for the month Of October was
read and adopted. The report states
that the prisoners received during the
present month were A in number; dis
charged 25, escaped 2, now confined IA,
tramps 2. The time made by those
committed to the prison Is 1874 days, u
of which were at Capitol building, 20
ut city building, and u at quarry The
current expenses, including cooks wages,
coal and provisions, aggregate Sl6I,
making the average cost Of each prisoner
per head per diem 81 cents.
The report OF Committee on Accounts
was read and ad pied as received from
the committee. Among other items in.
cluded in the report, is the balance due
the Exchange bank by the city, aggre-
eating $73,253 sc; the report of the Mu-
nicipsl court, which gives rs the amount
of fines elected for the month $l49.5Oi
lookup fees $3.50, making q total
collection of SOL. 80; also the recommen-
dation that bills aggregating S4O5.o2, be
paid.
The City Sections report recommended
the payment of bills amounting to
SllO75, which report was adopted.
The Committee on Cemetery reported
that they had received $500 for inter
ments, and had paid out for lnterment OF
paupers $3.50 Report adopted.
The Committee on Scales reported in
favor of new scales being substituted for
the old ones now in the Fourth and Fifth
wards. Report adopted.
The petition of James Henry tor coffee
house license on the Island was granted,
and Messrs. NJ. Reilly and Aug. Weide.
busch were qualified AS sureties.
Numerous other petitions were sub
mltted and referred to the proper Com
mittees.
The following resolutions were then
submitted.
Resolved, That the committee on
lights are hereby authorized to purchase
fifty lamp posts tor use in the Sixth,
Seventh and Eighth wards.
Adopted.
Rssoired, That the Gas Trustees are
hereby ordered to place gas lamp posts
where required along the line OF the
citizens railway, from Twenty-seventh
street to the terminus Of the road on
Quest street, and along Jacob to Forty
sixth street, said posts to be organized
in regular alternate order on both sides
of the street, and that the Gass Trustees
provide for lighting and extingushing
the same.
Adopted.
RcsolrCd, That hereafter the hour for
meetings of council shall be o'clock
until otherwise ordered by council, and
the sergeant is here y instructed to no.
llty the members in accordance with the
above.
Adopted.
Rcsoirsd. That Slater and Gillespie,
the contractors for curb and crossing
stone be ordered to carry out the order
of council heretofore made to place
double stone crossings on Ninth, Eight,
Seventh, Sixth and Fifth street, on the
west side Of Main street, and that 1t be
done in thirty days, and to the satisfac-
ton OF the Street Commissioner.
Adopted.
RcSoircd, That the trustees be author
lied and directed to cause the proper
connections 10 be made with lamp posts
IN the Seventh and Eighth wards along
the line eff the gas pipes.
Adopted,
Resoiced That the Street Commission
er be authorized TO erect temporary
toot-walK over Caldwells run on Chap
line street.
Adopted. 4.
An ordinance granting the Citizens
Railway the right of running cars on
crrtsIn streets, WAS ConCurred in rs re-
cClv,i from the Second Branch.
Adjourned.