The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-10-08
CITY COUNCIL.
Saturday Niaht's Observation-Disclosures
Transacted.
SECOND BRANC :

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Transacted.
SECOND BRANCH
Council met in special session Satur-
day night TO consider an ordinance III
relation to the depot of the r w. q -
RIB. Pr sent-Messrs. Adams, Campo i
Crowther, Goodfellow, horkhelme:,
Pollock, Reeves, Riddle, Simpson, Wait
Wsterhouse and Yabn.
On motion Mr.. Horkheimer WAS called
to the chair to officiate in place OF Mr..
Handlan, who was absent.
The minutes OF the last meeting were
read and approved.
The ordinance in relation to the +,
w. s. KY. K. r. depot, entitled IAN ordl-
nance to amend sections 2 and o! an
ordinance in relation to the F., w. q
XIV. r. r. Co., was taken up ana
adopted. The ordinance provides that
instead of fifty feet space between the b.
g. o. deIo. and the p, w. " Ky, depot
there shall be sixty feet space. ncd that
the company be al red TO erect trestel
work at the south eud of The whar., ten
feet above the southern roadway. Wlth
these exceptions the ordinance is the
same az the old one, already printed.
The ordinance in relation to signs was
received from the First branch and non
concurred in.
The ordinance in relation 10 sdvertis-
ing or bids for city printing was amended
so as to read the LIST day OF November as
the time for giving notice to receive bids,
instead of October LIST
The ordinance to prevent the erection
of wooden buildings IN the square
bounded BY Twenty-frst, Main, Twenty
second and Market streets, was passed.
The ordinance to regulate the speed OF
railroad trains on Twenty fourth, Eof,
and Thirty-ffth streets, and requiring
watchmen at crossings, was received from
the First branch and tabled.
The petition OF the Citizens Railway
Company to put down crossing near
their office at the Mcclure house, was
concurIed III as received from the First
branch.
The resolution from the First Branch
requiring the Street Commissioner to re-
port why he had not enforced the ordl-
nance requiring pavements to be laid on
Virginia and other streets, where curb
has been set, was concurred in.
The resolution allowing James Harris
to work out bis taxes on the streets and
alleys, as received from the First branch,
was concurred in.
A number of petitions were received
and referred to the proper committees.
The petition OF Bodley Brothers, to
erect scales IN front of their coal bank,
Eighth ward, was granted.
The following resolutions were read
and disposed of:
ReSoLued, That whenever the owners,
their agents or others, of property front.
ing on any uDpaved street or alley IN
any square of the city, desire 10 have the
street or alley paved with cobble
stone and file with the Mayor
an agreement to pay two-thlrds
of the expense of said paving,
the Mayor shall then have authority to
order the city contractors for curling to
reset the curbs on such street, so as to
conform to the new mode now estab.
lished for improving the streets AID
order the city contractors tor paving to
pave the Said street or alley mentioned in
the said agreement. Provided, the said
city contractors for paving will do the
work and wait one year from the COM
pletlon of the work for the one third part
to be paid by the city, with interest AT
the rate of SIX per cent. per annnm.
Referred to the Committee on Streets
and Alleys.
Resolved, That oil lamps be placed on
Wood street, in the vicinity OF the
bridges over Caldwel's run, and on the
corner of McColloch and Thirteenth
streets, and that gas lamps be placed on
McCol!och and Thirty-sixth streets and
Wetzel and Thirty sixth streets.
Referred to the Committee on Lights.
Resolved That the Committee on
Streets and Alleys examine the newly
paved cutters on Fourteenth street, at
the intersection of Eof, Is TO the grade
with the drain on Eot, and cause the
necessary change TO be made to drain
the water on the west side OF Eof street
a. the intersection of Fourteenth street.
Referred to the Committee on Streets
and Alleys.
Resolued, That the Street Commission.
er be and is hereby instructed to repair
the crossing at the intersection of Six
teenth and Eoft streets.
Adopted.
Resolped, That the Committee on City
Prison be authorized to employ one horse
and cart to haul stone broken by prison.
ers, and distribute the same on Zane
street, Seventh ward, so as to FIJI the holes
and inequalities in said street. Provided,
the w. & B. bridge company will give
free passage to and from the Island Tor
the purpose above named.
Adopted.
Adjourned to meet on Tuesday even
ing.
FIRST BRANCH.
This branch failed to get a quorum and
consequently adjourned without transact
ing any business, to meet tomorrow
evening.