The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-06-06
CITY COUNCIL.

Matters becOmAoB
.eut Members OF Council Refuse 10
p..om. Reasonable for overt Acis
or that Body Other Business
Transacted.
SECOND BRANCH.
This branch of Council met IN speclai
session last night. Present at roll call
Messrs. Adams, Campbell Crowther,
Fisher, Goodfellow, Hanes, Horkhelmer,
Pollock, Reeves, Simpson, Stoker, Wait,
Yshn, Mr.. PresideDt-l4.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read, and there being no objection
signed. ,ho
psrents of Th omas Sweeney, Owen
Friery and James Hughes, asking the
remission OF the fines imposed on the
above mentioned parties, their sons, VINO
were fined $40 and costs each by the
police court for card playing on the
Sabbath. The petition not being accom-
panied by the necessary affidavit was
ordered returned TO petitioners.
A number OF petitions from various
psrties we're read and referred to the
proper committees.
The report of the city sexton stating
that the interments in the city cemetery
for the month of May we're ten in num-
Der, aad that the receipts Of the cemetery
were SIG which amount had been paid
into the treasury of the city, was re-
ceiyed and ordered filed.
The petition of j. H. Woodward, sec
rotary OF the LsBelle iron works, asking
the right to build tram road from the
aBelle works, at the head OF Thirty-hrst
street TO the Ohio river, referred to the
Committee on Streets and Alleys with
power to act~by the First branch, was
referred to such committee for report by
this branch.
The ordinance adopted by the First
branch, entitled, "An ordinance defining
and prescribing the punishment of GER
tain Offences" which covers all petty
swindln, tricks and makes the same
penal offences, was concurred In by q
vote of IL too.
A petition from the business men and
others of the Eighth ward, asking that
the city fulfill its obligations to straight.
en- Caldwslps run, was received and filed,
following which came,
| A KILLER FOR THE CALDWELL RUN I'M
PRovEMENT.
A communication from Messrs. M.
Pollock, w. p. Adams, Robert Simpson,
S. Horkheimer and T. Ii. Logan, was
ordered to be spread on the minutes, to-.
wit: ."The undersigned members of the
Second branch of Council having voted
against an amendment TO the ordinance
adopted at the last meeting of Council,
entitled AN ordinance TO determine the
amount of money necessary TO meet the
expenses for the year commencing the
first day of June, 1871 &c, by which
amendment the appropriations for streets
and alleys were largely increased and
fixed at an amount which will cause the
entire appropriations made by such or.
dinance to exceed the estimated revenues
OF the city for the current year, and may
cause an Indebtedness on the part OF the
city exceeding the constitutional
limit; and desiring to free them
selves from any personal liability
for any damages which may occur from
such action on the part of Council, taken
without their consent, hereby avail them
selves of the privilege afforded them
under rule 20, to protest against the ac-
tion Of Council referred to in the adop-
ton OF said amendment and OF the ordi-
nance as amended, and respectfully ask
that this, their protest, be entered on the
minutes OF the Council"
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. AND RE.
FORM.
The following resolutions were offered
and disposed OF:
By Nr. Reeves:
WHEREAS, In the present Strengthened
condition of the finances of the city, all
needless expenditures of money should
be avoided; and
WHEREAS, The illuminated clock
known rs the "Cspitol clock" is more
ornamental than useful; and
WHEREAS, in the attempts to illumi.
nate its dials, covering u period from
January 10th to May 30th, or tor four
months and twenty days, nearly 100000
feet of gas has been consumed, ,o-wlt:
Twenty days In Jan uary ........... $1,000 feet