The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-07-04
tITY COUNCIL.
Last Nights MeAiing Business
Transacted.
SECOND BRANCH.

IrRnbatteN.
SECOND BRANCH.
This branch of council met last night /
in special session. The President being
absent Mr.. Simpson wss called to the /
chair. Present, Mes:rs. Adams, Camp
bell Crowther Fisher, Goodtel!ow,
Hanes, Myles, Pollock, Reeves, Riddle,
Simpson, Stoker, Wsterhouse-l3.
The minutes OF the last meeting were
read and approved.
The chair announced that the speciai
order Of business was the consideration
OF the subject OF repaving Market street
between Eleventh and Twelfth street.
The report Of the Committee on Streets
and Alleys, rs amended and adopted by
the First branch, authorizing the grad
ing and repsvlng of Market street, be-
tween Eleventh and Twelfth streets, at
the expense of the citizens VINO had sub
scribed money for that purpose, wa; con-
Cured in.
Messrs. Pollock and Horkhelmer were
appointed committee from this branch
to act with like committee from .ae
First branch, for the purpose OF collect
ing the money subscribed for the above
Improvement and experimenting the
same.
An ordinance granting the Riverside
Iron Company the right to lay rail-
road track from the Baltimore and Ohio
road, at the loot of Wood street. near the
LsBelle mill, and running nOrthwsrd on
said street to the mill at the head 81
Twenty fourth street, WAS adopted
An ordinance establishing the grade OF
Wood street, between Twenty-tifth and
Ttirty-second street, was adopted.
A number Of petitions were reac and
referred to the proper COMMITTEES.
RESOLUTIONS.
ResoLred That the Street Commission
er at once spread shell stone from Gun
theirs quarry, or gravel, on the broken
stone now spread on McCOllOch street
from Twelfth street to the city bridge.
Tabled.
Resolved, That the Street Commis
sioner be instructed to place stone
crossing across Sixteenth street and alley
t.
Adopted.
ReSoiced, That u wooden bridge b"
built ACROSS Csldwelps run on Eofi street,
large and strong enough for wagons.
Referred to Committee on Streets and
Alleys.
Resolved, That the city clerk be d.
Jag of the city coal scales, recently
erected by the city at the south corner OF
Fourth and MsIn streets, for the year
ending March 1873
Adopted.
Resolved That the Street Commission
er be instructed to place broken stone on
Alley q, between Sixteenth street and
Alley a.
Adopted
Resolved That the Street Commits.
sioner be instructed to place stone
crossing across Seventeenth street at
Alley K.
Adopted.
ReSolred, That the Street Commission
er be, and is hereby instructed to clean
at once, ChsplIne street, from Thirty
third to Thirty-seventh street, OF the
debris LETT since paving the cutters along
said street; also to lay the crossings OF
the corner of Cnapliue and Thirty fifth
streets and ChsplIne and Thirty-siXth
streets, to avoid the accumulation OF
| stagnant water.
Adopted
The resolution from the FRS. branch
to amend section , OF the ordinance H.
relation to nIISances, was coHCUrrri in.
Adjourned.
This branch was called to order by the
| Mayor. The following members we're
present: Messrs. BLAIR, Boring. EgeTter,
Hail. Hastings, Reister, Stone, wilson
! and Woodward.
The minutes OF the two previous meet
iags were read and sIgr ed blythe Mayor.
rbe petition OF j. +. Simpson was re-
ceived from the Second branch and con-
Cured in.
A resolution from the Second branch
ordering the Street Commissioner to
place a crossing on Seventeenth street n,
Alley +, WAS referred t. tho Committee
on Streets, Alleys and Grades.
A resolution from the Second branch
ordering the City Clerk to advertise for
the renting Of the city coal scales 1T the
south corner OF Fourth and Main streets,
for the year ending March, 1878, WAS
concurred in,
A resolution ordering the Street Com
missioner to purchase oak plank to
plank the Chaplne street bridge over
Caldwelps run WAS COuCurred in,
A resolution from the Second branch
ordering the Street Commissioner -
place broken stone on Alley q, between
Sixteenth street and Alley IA, WAS con-
CURED in.
The report of the Committee on
Streets, A lleys and Grades in regard TO
allowing the Riverside Iron Works to
construct railroad track along Wood
street 10 the Baltimore and ONO railroad,
was received from the Second branch
and concurred in.
Mr.. Wilson offered the following:
ReSoiued, That the Street Commission
er be and is hereby ordered to intorce
section 3rd of the ordinance on streets
and alleys, found on page rs of the
printed ordinance book.
After much talking pro and con the
resolution was adopted.
A report from the Committee on
Streets, A lleys and Grades, to establish !
the grade on Wood street, between
Twenty-ftth and Twenty-second street.,
was received from the Second branch !
and concurred in.
A resolution from the Second branch |
to nave Chspiine street cesned from
Thirty-fourth to Thrty-nintn streets,
nd 4
received and cOucurred in.
A resolution from the Second branch |
ordering wooden bridge to be con-
struCted across Csldwell's run At Eof |
street, the cost not to exceed $500, was