The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-06-13

report DO paid. The several recommen.
dAtions Of the committee were adopted.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Committee on Fire Department report.
ed bills Of Chief Marshal as follows:
Steamer United No l................ 81
Atlantic No. 2..."-.....,................. 0!
NiIilant No. J..."".....".,"....,.., 10 "a
lOlal''''"''.' ]!
The bills were ordered paid.
The following resolutions were re.
ported by the committee: That the bill
Of Isaac Carpenter, for services as Fire
Warden, amounting to 81, be paid; that
the Superintendent Of the Water Works
be instructed TO place fire plug at or
near the corner Of 18th and MCCulloch
streets, and also one at the corner Of Mar.
ket street and Alley l2. The resolutions
were adopted.
The report OF the Committee on Mar.
kets, in relation to the rent Of offices in
the Second Ward Market House, was
adopted.
The claim Of Mrs. McLain for sl6l, for
damages done to her property near the
Capitol, was allowed.
CITY PRISON.
Superintendent report for month OF
May: Prisoners received 81, discharged
"a, escaped 6; time worked by prisoners,
APO days, Us follows: City cemetery llj
days, Capitol building 10 days, city build.
ing 80 days, for Street Commissioner II
days, at city prison 2j2 days; total 400
days. During the month the Street Com.
missioner has hauled away l26 cart loads
Of broken limestone and 100 loads Of sand
rock. Current expenses for the month
$l92 G2; average cost per day for each in.
mate 90 cents. The report was filed.
The Superintendent OF Water Works
reported bills for the month OF May ag.
greGating S622 %; bills for extra labor,
So 50. Bills reported by committee,
$50 95. The bills were ordered paid.
The Committee on Finance recommend.
ed that J. J. Jones and Crawford IL.
Booth be appointed Commissioners Of
the Capitol loan, vice N. l.. OFT and ]. n,
Vance, resigned, and W. II. Woodward,
vice A. J. Pannell, deceased. The Mayor
was authorized to accep! the bonds Of the
new Commissioners.
Over an hour was consumed in gen,
eral discussion OF the report OF the Com.
mittee on Streets and Alleys, and finally
this Branch adjourned.
FntsT BRANCH.
His Honor Mayor Sweeney presided
Present-Mcssrs. Baird, Blair, Boring,
Carnahan, Egerter, Hoffman, McAdams,
Moorehcad, Reisler.
Minutes read and approved.
Mr.. Reistcr moved that the Caldwell
Improvement be taken up. On call OF
the ayes and nays the motion was lost by
the following vote.
AYEs-Blair, Brice, Carnahan, HoG:
man, Reistcr-5.
NoEs-Daird, Boring, Egcrter Hastings,
McAdams, Moorehead, Woodward.
A message from the Second Branch an.
nOunced that they had passed a resolution
in relation to the punishment Of certain
officers.
Mr.. Egerter offered n resolution that
Committee on Streets, Alleys and Grades
report their opinion, supported by that Of
the City Solicitor, as to the right Of the
city TO compel the B. & OR. Il. to fill out
their track on 18th street and at the
crossings over their track with plank to
level with the rail, said report 10 be
made to Council at its next meeting.
Report OF the Committee on Beal Estate
was received from the Second Branch,
and the action OF the Second Branch 10
rejecting the bills Of Messrs. r, W. PAUL
& Co., Mendel, Booth 4 Co., and C. H.
Berry, and granting Mrs. Fader the right
to occupy piece OF ground on the bank
Of the creek, at the head OF Chapline
street, were Concurredin.
The report Of the Committee on Ac.
counts was received from tho Second
Branch, and some discussion arose on the
fees Of the Clerk in certain liquor cases
tried on the frat Monday OF May.
MIR. Egerter asserted that the fees Of
the Clerk cost the city more for the month
Of May than the keeping Of the prisoners
in the city prison for the same month.
The action OF the Second Branch in
approving the bills and report Of the
committee was concurred in.
Report OF the Committee on Fire De.
partment was received from the Second
Branch and the action OF said Branch in
approving the report and ordering pay.
ment OF bills was concurred in.
Mr.. Woodward offered resolution that
the Street Commissioner DO ordered to no.
tiiy all property owners TO put down
pavemenS wherever the curbs have been
set, in accordance with the ordinance in
relation thereto. Discussion developed
the TACT that the Commissioner had al.
ready been ordered to do this very thing
months ago. Mr.. White gave AZ
an excuse for not enforcing the
ordinance that at the time the or
der Of Council was passed there were
bnt few brick 10 be had suitable for pay.
ing purposes and the cost greatly in.
creased. Mr.. Woodward insisted that
the time was come 10 enforce the ordi.
nance. The street Commissioner had no.
titled the small property holders in his
ward to Put down their pavements and
they had done SO, but large property hold.
ers, men who were able TO pay for brick,
were not either notified or compelled TO
put down their pavement.
Mr.. Blair believed that there was force
in the remarks Of Mr.. Woodward, and he
was in favor Of The proposition to again
instruct the Commissioner 10 notify par
ties TO lay the pGvements, and II he did
not obey the order OF Council that no
(Blair) wonld favor OF The preierriDg OF
charges against him and impeaching him;
he had been willing TO do the same thing
in reference to the former Commissioner,
and he believed that it ought to be done.
The resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Egerter offered resolution that
the Committee on Ordinances DO fequir.
ed 10 frame nm ordinance lorbidding the
keeping Of dogs.
Mr.. Blair moved that II be referred to
tho Committee on City Prison.
After further discussion a motion was
made to lay the resolution on the table,
aud on an aye aud nays vote The motion
prevailed.
The report Of the Committee on Mar.