The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-01-12

Fire Department.,'... .........'...... 5000 90
Crock fewer on 18th street . l,2U0 %
Opening ohio street. ........ 800 70
Expenses Of Water Works..........- WOoO w
Fire Department, .... S,0UO 20
tS............................... o,Vou w
Market Houses. IUO w
Streets and Alleys ..........- 1900 20
WharveS...........-. l,OO w
Health ofCity.................... 100 gu
=" Police Force. ...... 9,UOO w
Cemeteries. ......................... 1000
Salaries...... ...................... 30 600 w
Sundry expenses not enumerated. 5000 w
Total expenditures........... 900 w
Now Overcharged in Exchange
Bank. W
Making the liabilities of the city for
1876, in round numbers, $25l, 900.
The entire average for the year 1876
is, from all the dates the committee
find, only $4,000, less $4,000 already
collected, leaving deficit of $4,000 in
the treasury at the close Of the year 1876.
The committee therefore offered the
following resolution, which was adopted:
Resotred, That the financial condition
of the city will not warrant the creation
of re alarm telegraph or the erection
OF an engine house in the 9Th ward.
STREETS AND ALLEYS.
The Street Commissioner reported
bills aggregating Sl,951 for labor per-
formed on the streets and alleys during
the month OF December: The committee
on Streets and Alleys recommended the
payment of SAID bills, which was ordered.
The committee recommended the pay
ment of bills amounting TO Sl,O65.25.
These bills were also ordered paid.
The committee ordered that it was
inexpedient to place new double
floor on the Zane street bridge at present,
that the Street Commissioner be directed
to pave alley Is with boulders, from the
east side OF Wood street to alley 9, a
distance of one-half square. The recon-
mendations were adopted.
The report of the City Clerk of the re-
ceipts and disbursements of the city dur
ing the year 1875, was read and ordered
published in the daily papers.
The Capitol committee submitted a
resolution recommending that in order
to draw in favor of the Capitol commit
tee for Sl,373.42 to pay the bills Of Hanes
u Wilson and William Hare, for labor,
b. Fisher, Washington Hall Association
and +. K. Warner. The report was
adopted.
THE WORK HOUSE.
Superintendent Sylvis of the work
house submitted his report for the month
of December, to-wit: Number Of prisoners,
~; number discharged during the month,
81; number now in prison, II. There
are at present about so perches of broken
stone on hand, subject to the order of
Council and the Street Commissioner.
During the month the total amount of
time made by the prisoners was 295 days,
which, liz the opinion of competent
Judges, is worth to the city at least 81 Tor
each day made, amounting to 1926.
Some of the prisoners are in manner
barefootcd when received, and il is I'M
possible to work them without shoes,
and to not work them would be a dead
loss to the city.
The following is the total of the cur
rent expenses for the month, including
prisoners.
Fuel, light and cooks 100 81
Amount OF labor perlormed............ s2l5 %
Current eNpenseS".."......... lJD Il
Balan CO in favor of city,. ..slS4 ~
The Superintendent also reported bills
amounting in the aggregate S354.28.
The committee on City Prison recon-
mended the payment of the bills report
ed by the Superintendent, which was so
ordered. The bills include part of the
cost of the erection and filling up of the
city prison.
The reports were lied and bills order
ed paid.
WATER WORKS.
The committee on Water Works re
ported bills OF Superintendent for the
month of December S69l. 20; monthly
bills $476 20. The committee recon-
mended that the Superintendent of the city
prison be requested TO work his prisoners
IN excavating for a new basin for the
Water Works, south OF the present basin,
tIlt hil'NkI'ii vi thc 'ii
Water Works. Bills ordered paid snd
recommendations adopted.
LIGHTS.
The committee on Lights reported
that they had examined the reports of
the Gas Trustees for the quarters ending
June 30, Sept. 80 and Dec. 81, 1875, ana
find them correct. There is due to the Gas
Trustees for the gas burned in the public
lamps, Council chamber, engine houses
and Market houses, and for repairs, for
the extension ofgas main and lamp posts
ordered by Council, Sl,0252l to Octo.
Der /, 1875, and Sl,2l3.l4 to January l,
1876. The committee recommended that
an order be drawn in favor Of the Gas
Trustees be s2,33S. So for gas, that the
Gas Trustees be ordered 10
pay Morris, Tucker & Co.
$3.50 for services of esgineer, and that
gas trustees be ordered to place posts and
oil lamps on South Front street, on the
northwest corner Of allev 81 and Wood
street, and on the northwest corner of
3Sth and Wood streets, and to extend the
gas main Oh Eoff from 26th to 9th
streets. Recommendations adopted and
bills ordered psid.
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Horkheimer offered the following:
Resolrsd, That from and after this date
The Street Commissioner shall not be
allowed to engage laboring hands with
1crses and carts at over $3.50 per day
until further notice from Council.
Adopted.
Resoired. That a double crossing be
placed from the southwest corner of
Market across 22d street.
Resoircd, That the committee on
streets and Alleys be instructed to ascer-
ain the cost of foot walk on the south
ide of Zane street bridge, and report to
he Council Referred 10 committee on
Streets and Alleys.
Resolred, That the committee Oh Lights
'e instructed 10 place oil lamps on the
orner Of 10Th struet and alley c and on
he corner of Alley 6 and alley C.. Re-