The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-10

read, and there being no objection were
signed.
On motion, the rules were suspended,
and license granted to james Schlemmer
to keep coffee house on Twelfth street.
Notice was gwen the Second Branch
| tina, the First Branch adhered TO Its
former action regarding the matter OF
fixing fhe salary of the clerk OF the First
Branch, and non. concurred in the action
OF the Second Branch. a Committee OF
Conference was asked for, and Messrs.
Forbes, Wait and Bown were appointed
as such committee.
A number of petitions were read re-
lating to various matters, and referred to
| the proper committees for report.
The petition of w. z. Wallace, asking
that he be granted a license as auctioneer
was granted.
The Committee on Conference report
! ed that they had been unable to agree as
10 the salary of the clerk OF the First
Branch, and was discharged.
The following resolutions were submit
ted and disposed of.
Resolved, That special committee be
appointed, to be called the Committee on
Scales, they having the same duties to
perform and have the same power as
like committee appointed by the last
| Council.
Adopted.
Resolued, That every resolution and
proposition submitted to Council for Its
action shall be signed with the name OF
the member presenting the same.
Adopted.
Resolved, That the Street Commissioners
is here with instructed to advertise for
proposals to have twenty-inch crock
sewer laid, commencing at the east cor
ner of Eleventh and Chapllne street,
down Chspliue to Twelfth, and connect
ing with the sewer on Market street, at
a cost not exceeding $500.
Referred to the Committee on Streets
and Alleys.
Resolved, That the Committee on Or
dinances be instructed to inquire into
the expediency ofrevislng and republish-
ing the ordinances of the city and report
to Council.
Adopted.
Council then went into joint session
for the purpose Of electing officers
For Curator OF Second Ward Market,
John II. Downs, Nj. McKnsbp, Peter Ii.
French, Michael Edwards, Jacob Bentz,
Henry B. Meyer T. j. Crow Their, Robert
T. Ford, VIM. Hegner and Robert Bond
were nominated.
FIRST ballot-Edwards, IL; Bentz, IA
Meyers, 4; Crowther, 4; Ford, 3; Bond,
|. Necessary to choice, 20.
Second ballot-Edwards, II; Bentz, n
Bentz having received majority of the
votes cast, was declared elected.
For City Collector, Philo Kimberly,
Geo. Q. Black, j. w. Hunter and j. Ii
Smith were nominated.
First baIlot-kimberly, 3; Black, %;
Hunter, I; Smith, |. Mr.. Black was de-
cisred elected.
For Measurer of lumber and wood, }
]. Cavsnaugh, Geo. Walters, james
Wheeler and Joseph Salisbury.
First bsllot-Walte 25; Salisbury
8; Wheeler, 5; Mr.. Walters was declared
elected.
Mr.. Blair moved that the election of
an ovcrseer Of the chain gang be post
Poheu, WHICH lno'ion was '"''''u "
vote oil 81 10 , u 9
Inc healtn olncer,D 1ePsoh' ~ o.
Harvey and L. y. ho"ards were hohi-
mated.
Dr I,anson wss declared elected
e, p NJ;
FOR heepeI VI npcSup, D1.ua'u Ing
GINS ALEXANDER SiiaGe, H. w.! ~
James rIem.ng aud heNfs H0Nn'a'
"o ~: n' p'I,N. u; .. w..0oo o..
rIss nni u y, a ~
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ai'aee was ue'i1e u ot II
For Ol'Y 1o, VIC U W S Semais, u
roasuson "" w. ~
'o I'm. I'll. ror 90. Eo-o.o, 4.
rLss oa'o'M Al SIS 90 ISL =,
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elected ss m &c., Dill 1.:
Tor wy oeAtoIi na..p uo,'''' anu
ihos' neuino"u "o'' "o'A''i"''u'
First ballot-Hciser 70; Redmond II.
Mr.. Heiser was declared elected.
For City Surveyor b. w. Peterson,
and Walter Z. Smith were nominated.
First bsllot-Peterson 20; Smith Is,
Mr.. Peterson was declared elected.
For City Weigher, james NJ. Buiger.
aud Q. ID. Wait we're nominated.
First ballot-Bulger II; Wait 70. Mr..
| Wait was declared elected.
For City Receiver, Joseph Toliver.
Joshua Lukens, l., u. Thomas, +. Day,
and + j. Stone were nominated.
First osII"t-IoIiyer' .; Lukens; d
Ihoma, l; Day, Zoi olohe, l. MT. DAY
was declared elected.
The election OF officers having been
completed, the First branch retired to its
| chamber.
Mr.. Philip Helser, the newly elected
City Sexton, appeared and took the oath
OF office.
On motion, new committee on con-