The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-06-28

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Of 23d and Jacob streets, corner 24th and
Jacob streets, corner 18th and Jacob
streets, corner 2ith and Wood streets,
corner 25th and MCCulloch streets, cor
ner Jacob street and alley A. Referred
to Committee on Water Works with
power to act,
Instructing Street Commissioner to
spread either ashes, cinders or gravel on
the limestone now spread on MCColloch
street, from 18th street 10 bridge. Laid
on table.
Instructing the Street Commissioner to
clean the mud out Of The cutters on Main
street, First Ward. Adopted.
lnstructing the Superintendent Of the
city prison TO employ his force in filling
up the old 9th street sewer. Adopted.
Appropriating So for the purpose oil
patching the roof CT the city building
Adopted.
That there be new curb set and gut.
ter paved on the east side Of Main street
from Jonathan's Ravine to list street
Referred to Committee on Streets, Alleys
and Grades.
Adjourned.
FIRST BRANCH-ExTRA SESSION.
His Honor, the Mayor, presided. Pres.
ent at roll call: Messrs. Baird, Blair, Dor.
ing, Egerter, Hall. Hastings, Hoffman
McAdams and Reister.
The minutes Of the two last meetings
were read, and, being approved, were
signed by the Mayor and Clerk.
A message from the Second Branch an
nounced that said Branch conquered in the
action OF the First Branch ordering the
Street Commissioner 10 limit his expen.
ditures 10 $500 per month, including the
month Of June. Also instructing
the City Sergeant TO enforce the dog law
Also fixing the grade Of Virginia street
Island.
/ There was also received communica,
ton from the Second Branch announcing
that Messrs. W. II. Woodward, Crawford
H. Booth and j. J. Jones had accepted
their appointment as commissioners Of
the public loan, and their security had
been approved, which action was concur.
red in by the First Branch.
A resolution from the Second Branch
announced that the Street Commissioner
was instructed to clean the mud piles of
Main, at the intersection OF Second and
Third streets, which action was concur
red in.
Mr.. Hall suggested that the gravel
washed from the hill be placed in the
low places in certain other streets ada
cent to the location Of these accumula'
lions OF sand and gravel, and it was
agreed that the gravel should be 80 dis
posed Of.
A communication was received from
the Street Railway Company in relation
to the removal OF an office near their
stables on Zane street, Island, and the
action OF the Second Branch in granting
them six months to remove the building
was conCurred in.
Petition OF Alex. Laughlin, TO be al
lowed to resign his seat in the First
Branch, was, on motion, laid on the table
The report Of the Committee or
Streets, Alleys and Grades, in re-
lation 10 taking up portion
Of Market street TO the width Of six feel
on the, west side Of same for the pur'
pose Of forming deeper gutter, and in
relation to the laying Oipavements where
curbing has been set and repairing the
streets in the neighborhood ofthe city
scales, was read.
Mr.. Hall suggested that the work pro
posed would make an abrupt descent very
deliterious to travel on the street. For
information a proposition from Gil
lespy & Slater 10 grade and repaye
Market street between 18th and 18th
streets for ak hundred dollars, was read
Mr.. Egerler offered an amendment that
the proposition ,of MessrS. Gtllespy 4
Slater be accepted, provided the property
owners on said street subscribe Eve hun
bred dollars towards defraying the cost
Of same, the crown Of the street to be
lowered in the same manner rs Main
street, between llth and 18th streets
The amendment was adopted.
A resolution OF the Second Branch in
relation to purchase Of FIRE plugs was
concurred in.
On motion the Branch adjourned.