The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-04-11

Cry Second Braneh.-This
branch of Council met last night in reg
ular session. =,
Present essrs. Adams, Campbell,
Crowther, Deiters, Fisher, Goodisiow'
Horkheimer, Logan, Pollock, hiools'
Stoker, Vockler, Wait and Yshn-lA:
In the absence of the President Mr..
Horkheimer was called to the chair.
The minutes of the last meeting we're
read, and there being no objection,
signed.
MIR. Hsndlan, the chairman. here ap-
peared and took his seat.
REPORTS.
The JOINT Committee on Markets re-
ported IN favor of, first, sPpropristlng
$500 for repair of the market houses
second, that the Clerk OF the markets be
instructed to report monthly to Council
the report of his receipts from all sources;
third, that the clerk OF the markets be In.
structed to report to Council monthly ali
persons in arrears for rents; fourth, that
the salary of the said clerk be restored
to its original amount, and fifth, that the
committee be empowered to purchase q
cancelling punch for the use OF SAID
clerk. The report WAS adopted, with the
exception of that portion increasing the
salary of the clerk.
The Committee on Lights reported in
favor of the payment OF bills amounting
to Sl,954.36; in favor of granting the Pc
tltion OF the Labelle iron works to use
| gas from the city main; in favor OF erect.
ing three lamp posts on the National
road, north OF Seventh street, and other
MINOR improvements. Report adopted.
The Committee on Accounts reported
that they had examined the accounts be.
tween the City Clerk and City Receiver
Tor the month OF March, 1877; cancelled
drafts aud orders as provided for BY Or
dinance, and found balance due the
City Receiver on the first OF April OF
S43O29. The reports of the Municipal
Clerk and City Sergeant were also e1-
smined, and the total amount OF lines
and lookup fees collected amounted to
$453.SO and recommended the payment
OF bills against the city amounting to
| $l,035.63. Report adopted.
The Committee on Streets and Alleys
reported in favor ofthe payment of bills
amounting 10 $1,2l3.4l, and IN favor OF
the following improvements: That the
curb on South Huron street, between
Zane and Virginia streets, Island, be set
to grade, and the curb on Wood street,
between Fifteenth and alley IL, and on
Market street, between alley ~ and
Twenty-thrd street, be reset; that
broken stone be put on Six
teenth street from Eot to
McColloch, and on McColloch to
Twelfth street; that the committee be
authorized to advertise for pro-
posals to build q stone arch bridge on
Ca dwePs Run, 20 feet span, and full
width of street, the said bridge to be
built at Twenty-ninth and Chspline
streets. if parties benefited thereby pay
the expenses of changing the run from
its present bed to Twenty-ninth street,
otherwise to build the bridge on the site
OF the old bridge; that the committee be
authorized to advertise for bids for
scraping the macadamized streets once
MONTH and that the Street Commits
sioner employ suitable person to over
haul the iron bridges over Wheeling
creek, il necessary. Report adopted with
the exception of that portion referring to
the CaldwelPs run bridge.
The Committee on Fire Department
reported in favor of the payment of the