The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-05-02
CITY COUNCIL PRoCEEDINas.
aRcoND BRANCH.


the Council was held last night, Presi-
dent Logan in the chair.
Present-Messrs. Beltz, Erskine. Gar
den Goering, Horkheimer, Hoge, Hand
Ian. Hanson, Hanke, He'll, Kingdom,
Long, Mylss, McGaw, McCourtney,
Pollock, Pryor, Reitx, Travis, Vogler,
wilkinson, Werner, Waterhouse.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and signed.
MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR.
MAYORS OFFICE, May l, 1875.
To the First and Second Branches Of
Council: ~
GENrLEMEN:-Herewith / hand you
copy Of the process served on me in
suit against the city for damages to the
person OF Annie Schell, infant, BY John
A. Armstrong, her next friend, on which
please take action. I beg leave also to
report that many complaints are made TO
me of the accumulation of garbage in
various parts of the city. to the great in
jury of the public health, and ask your
prompt action to the matter.
rS,ened1 A. j. SWEENEY,
Mayor.
That portion of the Mayors message
in reference to the suit for damages
against the city was referred to special
Joint committee. That portion Of the
message in referenceto the accumulation
of garbage was referred to the committee
on Health.
REVOLUTIONS.
Resolved, That the City Receiver be
instructed to issue checks for all orders
authorized by Council. Referred to the
committee on Finance for report.
Resolred. That the sum of $500 for
sanitary purposes, to be subject to the or
ders of the Health Officer. Adopted.
The disposition Of that part OF the
Mayors message in reference to the suit
for damages brought by Annie Schell,
was found to be out of order and the
matter was reconsidered. II was then
referred to the Board of Claims, for re-
port.
The potion of Edward Christman to
keep house of privete entertainment,
was granted.
The First Branch notified this Branch
that they we're ready TO 60 into confer
ence ON the license question. Messrs.
Horkheimer, Handlan and Erskine, on
the part of this Branch, then retired for
consultion.
JIG. Hervey John w. Mitchell, and,
VIM. H. Haller were granted auctioneer's
licenses.
REPORT OF THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE.
An ordinance assessing a tax on
licenses to keepers of ordinaries
and coffee houses within the City Of
Wheeling Tor the year commencing on
the first Monday of May 1876, and
ending on the first Monday in May
1877
SEC. l. Be il ordained by the Council
of the City of Wnseling that there shall
be levied, collected and paid, for the use
of the City of Wheeling, on tax on Ii
censes hereinafter mentioned for the year
commencing on the first Monday in May
1876 and ending on the first Monday in
May 1877, BIS follows, to-wit:
Upon. q license to keep an ordinary
tax of $3.50 if the rental value of such or
binary, hotel, or tavern, does not exceed
$500 per annum, but if the rental value
thereof shall exceed 5000 per annum,
tax of eight per cent In addition upon the
excess of such rental value over $500 per
aunum, and upon any license granted
after the first day of June 1876, there
shall be assessed, levied and collected
proportiouate tar for the remainder of
the license year, and no transf I OF any
license shall be permitted.
Upon a license to keep coffee house,
with the priyiiegeof selling spurious
liquors, wines, porter, ale and beer, tax
of $500, and any licences granted after
the first day of June 1875, shall pay a
proportionate tax for the remainder of the
iicence year. and no transfer of any
licence shall be permitted.
SEC. 2. Such taxes shall be paid in
every case before the licences is issued.
SEC. 5. This ordinance shall take effect
and be of force from and after its passage.
Mr. Hanke moved to reject the report
Of the committee. The ayes and nays
were called, and resulted as follows:
AYEs-Beltz. Goering, Horkheimer,
Hanke, He'll, Kingdom, Long, Myles,
Vogler and Werner-l0.
NAYs-Erskine, Hoge, Handlan, Han.
son, McCourtney, McGaw, Pollock, Pry-
or, Reitz, Garden, Wilkinson, Water
house and Mr.. President-l3.
The motion to reject was therefore lost,
and the report of the committee adopted.
Resolred, That the Street Commissioner
be and is hereby ordered forthwith TO
repair Jacob street, between Thirty-third
and Thirty-eighth streets. Referred to
the committee on Streets and Alleys
with power to act.
The resolution in relation to the en-
forcement of section 81, in relation to |
coffee houses, &c, was concurred in.
LICENSES GRANTED.
The rules we're suspended and licenses
granted to the following persons:
A. busch, Louis Lingsman, Henry
Neuhardt, Lawrence Werle, George
Huseman, j. Frazier, j H. Beck. Greg
cry Warner, Casper He'll, St. James
Hotel. Henry Stamm, August Matthews,
and Frank Zurich.
On motion this Branch adjourned up.
till this evening at the usual hour.
Adjourned.
FIRST BRANCH.
At called meeting of this Branch the
following members answered to the roll
call, the Mayor presiding: Messrs.
Blair, Baird, Egerter, Cunning, Butter
field, Carnshan, Hall, Hoffman, Roberts,
Schambrs, McAdams, Stone, Wilson and
Wallace.
The minutes Of the last meeting were
read and approved.
The Mayor announced that the special
object Of the meeting was the further
of the license ordinance.
He then stated that as this Branch had
adopted the report of the conference com.
mittee at its last meeting, it was equivs-
lent to no action at all, and it was now
necessary 10 proceed in the matter.
Some questions and answers on psrlia-
law took place, when Mr.. But
terrified moved that a new committee Of
conference to consider the special license