The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-21

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! Wilson, Hastings and Laughlip.
| The minutes of the last meeting were
rerd and approved.
The petition of Jacob Schlemmer for
license to keep coffee house was con-
Cured in.
The report of the Superintendent and
Committee on Water Works for the
month of January, with the resolutions
for the payment Of monthly bills, as re-
ceived from the SecoUu Branch wa
read and eoncurred in.
The report of the Superintendent and
| COMMITTEES on City Prison, rs received
, from the Second Branch was read and
concurred in.
The report of the regular Committee
on Salaries OF City Officers, vas read
aud after slight edoit to reduce .he
Wharf Masters commissions from 70 t.
! ii per cent, the old rate for collecting
wharfage, WAS concurred 10.
The report OF the Committee on Ac
counts, as received from the Second
Branch, WAS read, and that part OF the
report which referred to he ices OF th'
City Clerk, (they being considered very
lsrge), occasioned quite little breeze o
surprise. The question was rs ked II
bill could not be passed by the LegIsla
ture that would diminish that offlcer''
charges against the city.
DR.. Baird said 1t wasn't d-n bit o.
use to 60 before that body with com
plant. He further said: II have oil
10 my pocket which has been before th'
/ Legislature for the purpose of overcom
ing the very trouble under considera
ton. But what did the City
Clerk dot He engaged couple
OF little stump tailed lawyers to put thell
wits TO work, and the result was that {
clause was injected into the belly o! tht
bill 10 have the reduction 20 into effec
after June, 1879. The Doctor said
further that the city will have to grin
and bear it. Some other pungent re
marks were made, when the report wa
concurred in without any alteration.
The report of the special committee ii
relation to awarding Mrs. Stout dam
ages for injury to her house, as received
from the Second Branch elected quite o
talk and expression of opinion. The
first resolution OF the report was finally
amended so us to. have it reported back T.
the committee 10 ascertain what is the
actual claim of Mrs Stout, and to ascer
tain from the City Solicitor what the
city's liabilities are IN the premises. The
third resolution TO have the committee
discharged, WAS laid on the table. The
fourth resolution, referring it TO the Com
mittee on Grades, was non-cunCurred in
Mr.. Stone presented q report from the
Committee on Finance. The report wa:
used, and the following resolution therein
submitted was adopted:
Resotred. That whenever there are
not funds In the city treasury to pay the
orders on the same, the Receiver be in.
structed to endorse on all orders present.
I'd rs follows: Presented for payment,
! liking the date of the same over his sig
nature, and that he keep record vi the
sane, and the date of his endorsement in
| n separate book from his cash transac-
lions, and that all such orders or certif-
Gates Of il debtedne5s shall bear interest
ut the rate of 6 per cent uutll paid.
Pending the consideration of the said
resolution information WAS received That
the Second Branch had adjourned. The
resolution has not, therefore, been con-
CURED in by that body.
A communication from His Honor
The Mayor, which had been re-
ceived from the Second branch WAS
read This paper stated that Messrs
George Walters, lumber moasurer, and
Alex. Wallace, keeper OF this lookup,
mad taken the proper oath Of office
before the Mayor within ten days from
the time of their election The action
of the Second branch in ordering The
communication TO be spread upon the
minutes was concurred IN.
The petition of Austin McGrAii, re
ceived from the Second branch, was read.
The petition stated that tho grazing OF
Wctzel street in the Eighth ward had
endangered the foundation OF the
petitioners house ard asked that the
grading be completed +; once IN front OF
his house in order that the petition
or might be able to build a
suitable wall to protect it. The action
OF the Second Branch referring to tn"
Committee on Streets and Alleys, with
power TO act, WAS amended So rs 10 pro.
vide that the reference should merely be
for a report--that is, without the power
u act.
A resolution from the Second Branch
ordering the Street Commissioner to re-.
pair the bouldcred portion of the whs-i
was COZ CURED in.
A resolution ordering the City Clerk
TO advertise for bids for castings for the
water works for the ensuing year WAS also
concurred in.
A petition from F. &. Was, asking
permission to remove his cotiee house
business from its present location to No.
l226 Market street. WAS read. Pending
consideration OF the motion to concur in
the action of the Second Branch in
granting the petition. 1t was ordered to
lie upon the tabls until proper bond
for the new location is approved By
Council
The report of the COMMITTEES on
Health WAS read and the action OF the
oeConu DEhHCu III o'ueIilS She payment
of several small bills mentioned in the
report was concurrcd in.
A petition of Henry Stsmm asking
that a new curb be set in front OF his
property on Water street was read, and
the action of the Second Branch in refer
ring the petition to the Committee on
Streets and Alleys with power to act was
concurred in.
On motion of Mr.. Moorhesd, at 10
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