The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-04-25
ond branch in regard to licsnses was non.

ond branch in regard to licenses was nom
concurred in.
jected.
Estate, asking the payment OF Sl2.s6,
was adopted.
The report OF the City Prison Com
mittee, sent up from the Second branch.
was concurred In.
The report of the Committee on Lights
ssklng for the payment Of s., ss4 20 for
lights and fixtures was agreed 70 BY this
branch.
The contract with Cunningham for
lighting city oil lamps, was annullsd and
placed 10 the hands Of the city lamp
lighters.
MIR. Rusler offered Q resolution COM
pelling all parties handling night
soil, dead animals and other
filth, TO dump the same into
the river below Benson's Ferry. TWAS
amended to read: "Persons handling
night soil, dead animals or other filth be
compelled to dump the same in the river
below the mouth of Caldwell Run" The
resolution was referred 10 the Committee
on Ordinances. Lost.
A motion was made and sustained
to refer it to the Health Committee.
The resolution IN its original state
was moved to be referred to the Com
mittee on Health, but failed to pass to
the committee until it had undergone an
amendment.
The additional clause to the ordin ance
assessing q tax on licenses, from the Sec
ond branch, in regard to the licenses OF
druggists selling spirituous liquors was
laid on the table.
A resolution from the Second branch
authorizing the Street Commissioner to
proceed with certain street improve
ments was concurred In.
The bills of Lsntry and Ellifritz were
allowed.
The Finance Committee was ordered
to report the condition o. the city imam
ces.
Mr.. Egerter then asked that two
classes of licenses be granted Lost
by vote of 9 to4.
Mr.. G. h. Csrnahan then offered tie
following resolution:
Resoluso, That the City Sergeant be
instructed to use due diligence in having
the ordinance in relation to throwing
offensive matter into the river within the
city limits rigidly enforced.
Passed.
A resolution from the Second branch.
allowing Mrs. Stout $25, was rejected:
Resolutions to pay sundry small bills
were concurred in.
A petition from +. w. Plummer,
praying q reduction OF water tax. was
referred to Committee on Water Works
Mr.. Z ser.er offered resolution to the
effect that the Committee on Ordinances
be and are hereby instructed to report
An ordinance refusing to grant ordinary
and coffee house licenses Tor 1877.
The Chair refused to entertain the
resolution, from which an appeal was
made, but the chair was sustained.
A motion was made to take from the
table resolution to act on the license
ordinance 10 relation to druggists, and
refer the same to the Ordinance Commit
tee, to report at the next meeting OIL
Coul Gil. Carried.
A message iron the Second branch
asking new conference committee on
the license question was granted. Messrs
Stone, Lsughln and Hoffman were ap'
pointed such committee.
A recess was then taken until the com
mttee should report.
On reassemb bling Mr.. Egerter asked
that the Committee on Ordinances be and
are hereby instructed to report an ordi'
nance making two classes of licenses FOL
ordinaries and coffee houses. Rejected
The conference committee while OIL
Gag reed to disagree" in regard to fixing
licenses tor coffee houses, ETC.. and 80 the
n after is still undecided.
| Adjourned.