The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-04-25
1877

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CRY CouHcnr-sEcoSp BRANcH.-
Council met last night in special session.
Present at roll.call in Second Branch {;
Adams, Bown, Beltz, Campbell, Crowther,
Fisher, Goodiellow, Hanson, Horkheim-
er, Logan, Myles, Pollock, Riddle, Reeves,
Ritter, stoker, Vockler, Wait, Yahn, Mr..
President.
The ordinance in relation to tue duties
OF the Committees on Streets and Alleys,
Water Works and Lights, was received
from the First Branch, and the action Of
that Branch in passing the same was con.
CURED in.
LIQUOR LICENSES.
The ordinance assessing a tax on coffee
houses and ordinaries was taken up.
Mr.. Pollock made motion that this
Branch recede from its action, and con.
cur in the action Of the First Branch in
fixing the licenses the same as last year.
The motion TO recede was discussed by
Messrs. Pollock and Goodtellow in the
affirmative, and Messrs. Horkheimer and
Reeves in the negative.
The ayes and noes were called on the
motion, with the following result:
AYEs-Adams, Bown, Campbell, Fish.
er, Goodfellow, Hanson, Logan and Pol.
lock-.
Nor-Belts, Crowther. Ho1kheiuer,
Myles, Reeves, Riddle, Ritter, Stoker,
Vockler, Wait, Yahn and Mr.. President
-l3.
So the motion to reCede was lost.
The amendments OF the First Branch
to the resolutions submitted by the Com
mittee on Streets and Alleys were non.
conCurred in, and committee OF confer.
cnce asked for. Messrs. Myles, Belt2 and
Adams were appointed 10 represent the
Second Branch.
AFTER THE DRUGGISTS.
The ordinance assessing tax on IL
censes for the year commencing May lst
was received from the First Branch, and
concurred in, with the following amend.
ments. The license Of the Hamilton
Opera House, which was last year S75,
was reduced 10 $50; the following was ad.
ded to the section fixing the license Of
wholesale liquor dealers "Upon Ii.
cense to every druggist who sells spirit.
uous liquors at wholesale otherwise than
for medicinal or mechanical purposes,
$500; upon license to every druggist
who sells spiritnous liquors at retail, not
to be drank at the place where sold, 9th.
erwise than for medicinal and mechani.
cal purposes, 500.
The Committee on City Prison recon.
mended that they be authorized to EN-.
ploy sufficient number Of horses and
carts to do the necessary hauling at the
Peninsula Cemetery while the prisoners
are employed at said work under the
direction Of the Superintendent Of the
City Prison. The resolution was laid on
the table.
RESOLUTIONS.
Authorizing the Committee on Streets
and Alleys to have the curbstone on
Main street between 9th and 10th set out
three feet toward the center OF the street
from its present location so as TO cores,
pond with the line Of curb between 10Th
and 18th streets. Reierredto Committee
on Streets and Alleys.
Instructing the Street Commissioner to
set curbing on the west side Of McCol.
loeb street, between 18th and ! lth streets,
Referred to Committee on Streets and
Alleys.
Instructing the Street Commissioner to
complete the Improvement now com.
menCed on Chapline street, from l4th to
10th streets, and 10Th street from Eoff TO
Chapline, and lay gutter on 10Th street
from Eof street to Chapline street.
Adopted.
Authorizing the Committee OH Finance
to prepare and publish statement show.
ing the exact and full Indebtedness Of the
city, at the time the late loan was issued
by order Of Council, and TO publish at
the same time any statements in regard
to the subject of the said loans which
they may deem necessary or proper in
order to place it properly before the PEG.
pie. Adopted.
That the sewer on the south side OF 23d
street, between Main and Market, be re.
paired. Referred TO Committee on Streets
and Alleys.
Appropriating the sum Of $50 to Mrs.
Stout, for the purpose OF making repairs
to plastering, roof and stairways OF the
building on 18th street, lately repaired
by Council, on account Of damages sus-
tanned by excavation for Capitol build.
ing. Adopted.
A number OF unimportant petitions
were read and referred.
The petition Of Island citizens, asking
that the Ohio river be declared Il legal
fence, and that cows be not permitted to
run at large on the Island, was referred
to the Committee on Ordinances for re.
port.
THE LICENSE QUESTION AGAIN.
Mr.. Goodiellow, in order to bring the
license question again before Council,
moved that committee Of conference on
the subject be asked for. The motion
was discussed at length and finally adopt.
ed. Messrs. Horkheimer, Wait and
Adams were appointed from this Branch.
The conference committee retired, and
after an absence Of about an hour report.
ed that they were unable TO agree.
The following resolution was offered
by DR.. Reeves;
ReSolred, That the Committee on the
Capitol Building be requested to make
detailed exhibit TO Council, at as early
date as possible, of the expenditures
authorized by them in erecting the State
House. Adopted.
A resolution by Mr.. Beltz, that Market
street, between 2ith and 2Gth, be boul.
dered, was referred 10 the Committee on
Streets and Alleys.
MR. FORBES SUCCESSOR.
John Waterhouse and Gregory Warner
were nominated to Gil the vacancy in the
Second Branch, occasioned by the death
Of George Forbes, member from the
Sixth Ward.
Messrs. Adams, Down, Campbell,
Goodfellow, Myles, Pollock Reeves, Rid.
die, Ritter, Wait and Handlan voted for
Mr.. Warehouse, and Messrs. Beltz,
Fisher, Hanson, Horkheimer, stoker,
Vockler and Yahn for Warner. Mr..
Waterhouse was declared elected.
= The Second Branch, at a quarter Of 12
O'Clock, adjourned,
FIRST BRANCH-EXTRA SESSION.
His Honor Mayor Sweeney presided.
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