The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-03-14
49,. -.csivaa from the Second branch

vss received from the Second brancn
and concurred IN. -.
An ordinance amending sections lst
and 18th. of Ism J prdinarcei Jae:
firing the punishment for certain o.
lenses, was read and passed. -
! An ordinance to abolish the once OF
soyerseer of the chain-g Ang was reaa
three times and passed.
The reports Of the superintondent and
Committee on Water Works torStne
month of February, together with reso.
lutions for payment Of bills and petltions
for reduction IN water rents, &C., were
read. 90 t-iz.s1 '..st. 4.
The resolution granting reduction OF
500 on the water rent OF the Nall CITY
brewery was discussed atsome length, but
it being represented that the production
of Reymsnn's brewery was greater than
that of the Nail City, no change was
made. The resolution to purchase two
water meters to test the consumption OF
wator by the Nail City and Reymann's
breweries was non-concurred IN. WITH
this single exception the reports were
concurred in. pa, '.lu
The reports of the Superintendent and
Committee on Streets and Alleys, witb
resolutions, ordinance to grant Elm
Grove Railway Company certain PRIV.
lsges, ETC., as received from the Second
Branch, we're read. ,.yryuas.i =.
DR.. Baird offered the following rtsolu.
ton: That the Committee on Streets and
Alleys inquire and report to Counsel the
cost of building bridge on Chapllne
street at site of the present bridge and
also of bridge on Eoff street, at site oil
the present bridge, the cost OF two
bridges at the intersection OF Twenty
ninth and Chspline streets, and Twenty
ninth and Eoff street, and also of entire
cost of the proposed removal OF Cald'
wells Run from its present bed to Twen-
ty-plnth street, and report the same tc
Council. ...'
An amendment to the resolution FOL
paving and laying crossings, was amend
ed so Us to have crossing laid on Mar
ket street, opposite the city building. :.
Mr.. Stone moved to amend the ordi
nance referring to granting the Elm
Grove Railway Company the privilege
of laying their track up Sixteenth street
by inserting the words: "And provided
further, that nothing contained or granted
in this ordinance conflicts with any priv
lege given to the Citizens Railway Com
PAW" The amendment was adopted
With these two exceptions the reports
were concurred in as received from the
Second Branch. ...........
1t being announced that tho Second
Branch was ready to 60 into an election
for assessors, this Branch retired to the
Second Branch chamber to participate
IN the election.
The business of the joint assembly
having been completed the First Branch
returned to its chamber, and there re-
assembled, s quorum being present,
The report of the Committee on FL
nance was received from the Second
Branch, and the action of that body In
adopting the same was concurred in.
AThe petition of F. G. Vaas for permits
sion to change the locality of his coffee
house business, was received from the
Second Branch, together with q bond
for the new location.
The action OF that body in approving
the bond and granting tue petition was
concurred in.
On motion OF Mr...Wiison, at ll:l5
o'clock P. NJ, the First Branch adjourned