The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-05-26

CRY CouNcrL--SeeOnd Buaeks-A
special meeting Of the City Council was
held last night. Present In the Second
Branchatroll call Adams, Bown, Camp
bell, Crowther, Goodiellow, HRnes, Hork-
heimer, Logan, Myles, Pollock, Ritter,
Stoker, VockleF, Wait, Waterh0use,
Yahn, Mr.. President.
An ordinance In relation 10 the cree.
ton Of awnings on Market and Main
streets was received from the First
Branch and concurred In.
The returns Of the election for q MI.
nicipal Judge were read by the Clerk, and
Judge Cranmer declared duly elected.
Judge CranmOr was accordingly sworn
by the President.
STREETS, ALLEYS AND GRADES.
The Committee on Streets, Alleys and
Grades made the following recommends
lions: That MeSrs. White and Collins
be awarded the contract for taking up,
cleaning and relaying the lS.inch crock
sewer, 10 the Seventh Ward, In the alley
north Of Virginia street, between South
York street and the Back River, for the
sum OF $7i; that the contract lor cleaning
dirt from the iron and woodwork and
painting the bridges Mt Market, 18th and
Baker streets be awarded 10 L. W. Pratt
for S407; that Michael ShaughneSsy be
awarded the contract for paving such
streets, alleys, or parts thereof as may
he ordered by Council, during the year
ending April 30, 1873, at the rate Of s!
cents per square yard; that a l2.inch
crock sewer be laid in Alley +, from Al.
ley Is to ODD street; that the gutter on the
north side Of 22d street, from Alley L 10
EofT street, be paved; that box sewer be
placed on Eof street, to carry the water
from a spring in front OF the Seminary
gate north 10 the quarry on the creek
bank; that the curb in front OF DR.. Bates
building, on 18th street, be reset; that the
dirt in front Of Austin McGraiPs proper.
ty, on Wetzel street, be removed;
that Hamilton and McGranahan
be paid $3.50 in full Of any and all claims
against the city, on account Of sewer on
3Oth street, and that August Helmbricht
be paid $50 95 Tor work done by order Of
G. Leonhart, the ex.Street Commissioner;
that the curb in front Of the Custom
House be set out three feet; that the pc.
tition Il +. Larkin and others be rejected.
The several recommendations were
adopted, with the exception OF the last,
which was reCommiLted with instructions
TO report in favor Of granting the pc.
titiOn 10 far rs practicable.
The following resolution was offered
by Mr.. Horkheimer:
Resolrsd, That the Street Commissioner
is herewith instructed 10 continue the
widening Of the pavement on Market
street between 18th and 1lth streets.
The resolution was referred 10 the
Committee on Streets and Alleys for re.
port.
The rules were suspended and
coffee house licenses granted TO Moran &
Ernst and Joachim Beuter.
NO GERMANS NEED APPLY.
The following petition was read and
referred 10 the Committe on Streets and
Alleys:
WHEELING, May %, 1877.
ToMe Honorable Mayor aud City Council
Of Wheeling:
GENTLEMEN-The undersigned, your
petitioner, respectfully represents to you
that he is poor man; that he is able.
bodied, willing and anxious to work, and
that, being unable to obtain sufficient
employment otherwise owing to the dull.
ness OF the times, he has applied 10 the
Street Commissioner for an opportunity
TO labor for the city, desiring at least
enough work to do to pay his taxes with,
but without success. He further rep.
resents 10 your honorable body that
he is German, and that he considers il
to be apparent that the Street Commits.
sioner has almost entirely neglected and
excluded the Germans in his distribution
OF the city's patronage to laboring men.
This he believes to be a plain injustice,
as no class Of our citizens are more order.
ly, law abiding and peaceable than the
Germans, who uniformly pay their taxes
without murmuring or evasion and, when
necessary, always rally to the defence Of
this, our common country, with a heart.
felt zeal, devotion and bravery that ia un.
surpassed in others.
In view Of the foregoing premises lie
earnestly prays your honorable bodies
that you direct the Street Commissioner
to give him an opportunity TO work for
the city. Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
PETER MAuR.
Several other petitions OF no particu.
lar interest we're read and referred to
appropriate committees.
FINANCE.
The report Of the Finance Committee,
recommending appropriations for certain
committees 10 meet expenses for the en-.
suing year, was taken from the table, and
discussed at some length. The appropri.
atoms, as recommended by the commit.
lee, are as follows:
Committee on 81, 800
q Water HOrks...... .............., 1880
Fire DCpTtment................. 1900
e Streets and AllCys............... 1922
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On motion of Mr.. Goodfellow, the ap.