The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-03-16
CITY COUNCIL
In Special Session for the Purpose Of
Considering the License Question,
and the wharfage Ordinance, the
Latter Being Reduced About 33 I-3
Per Cent-George q. Blaek's Com.
InuuicatIOn.

Latter Being Reduced About 33 1-3
Per Cent-George @. Blaek's Com.
municatIOn.
SECOND BRANCH.
This branch was called 10 order by
James L. Reeves in the chair. At roll
call the following gentlemen answered to
their names: Messrs. Adams, Bown,
Campbell, Cowden, Goodfellow, Myles,
Reeves, Simpson, Stoker, Voeckler,
Wait, Waterhouse and Yahn 10.
The President explained that the
Council had been called for the purpose
of fixing the license for the ensuing year.
The ordinance was read and voted on
by sections.
A motion was made and seconded to
require 5000 license per annum on ordi.
naries.
Ayes-Myles, Reeves, Stoker, Voeck-
Ter, Wait, Yahn-6.
Nay; Adams, Bown, Campbell,
Cowden, Goodtellow, Simpson, Water
house,.
1t was then moved and seconded
that licenses be fixed at $500.
ayes audHs, Do"u, So"uCH, oOOu-
fellow, Warehouses;.
Noes-Csmpbell, Myles, Reeves, SimP-
son, Stoker, Voeckler, Wait, Yahn-6.
The next motion was to place the an
nual taxes on ordinsries at $3.50. Car
ried.
Ayes-Myles, Reeves, Stoker, Voeckler,
Wait, Yahn-6.
Noes-Adsms, Bown, Campbell, Cow
den, Goodfellow, Simpson, Waterhouse
g
The next motion was to put the coffee
house licenses at $500.
Ayes-Adsms, Bown, Cowden, Water
house,.
Noes-Beltz, Campbell, Goodlellow,
NJ yles, Reeves, Simpson, Stoker, oeckier,
Wait, Yshn--l0.
Then followed u motion to fix annual
taxes on coffee houses at 500. Carried.
By Beltz et ais.
RESOLVED, That the chairman OF the
Committee on Streets and Alleys and
Grades be authorized to advertise for
proposals for the grading and bou!ding
of Chapline street between Twentieth
and Thirty-third streets. The contractor
to furnish all the material Tor the same
except curbing; also to take up and relay
all the stree. crossings between said
points.
Two petitions from Edmund Booking,
sgent, were referred respectively to the
Committees on Equalization and Appeals
aud Water Works.
Tie following communication, relative
to Smith u Co., was taken up and read
MARCH Is, 1873.
To the Hon Mayor and Council:
GENT honorable body
having granted reduction in the water
| rent assessed against Smith Il Co., brew
ers, based upon an er parte statement
made mot by Smith & Co J, bat by an at
torney interested in the collection OF
rent due his client by said Smith " Co.,
| beg leave to state the grounds upon
which the assessment OF Smith u Co. was
fixed. 1t is the duty of the Committee
on Water Works TO make annually an as
sessment Of Water rent upon all special
consumers of water, under which cate
gory was included, for the year 1877,
the firm of Smith il Co. 1t has also
been the custom of the Committee on
Water Works TO ask information from
the Superintendent on Water Works,
and from the City Collector, as to the
probable consumption of water by the
various subjects OF taxation. When, IN
fixing the ordinance for annual special
water assessments, the firm Of Smith j.
Co., was reached, the City Collector
having reason to believe that said Smlt
& Co, were solvent, and that they would
shortly discontinue business, suggested
to the Committee that q nominal sum
on 1879 be made their water assessment,
the City Collector to ASCERTAIN by personal
investigation whether or not any addI-
tional assessment should be made. This
instruction the minutes of the Committee
on Water Works will show, and In pur.
suance of said instruction the collector
made several visits to the premises OF said
Smith & Co, and being satisfied that the
consumption OF water by said Smith x
Co. would exceed the value of the nomi-
nal assessment made, levied an additional
or supplementary water rent OF $500,
The same instructions were given the
collector in regard to the water
assessment for the year 1876
no sum at all being fixed
by the Committee on Water
Works, more water having been used by
said Smith ~ Co, during the year 1876
than was used during the year 1877
The collector fixed the rate at $3.50, and
so reported it in his annual settlement
with Council for that year. The assess.
ment of Smith ~ Co., was S475 in the
year 1874, ard the collector claims that
The supplementary assessment imposed
BY him lie no more than the premises
warrant, and would therefore beg
your honorable body to recon,
slider your action requiring the
water rent of said Smith & Co. The
collector further believes that the
petition made your honorable body was
not presented at the instance of Smith "
Co., but by An attorney in the interest Of
the creditors of Smith X Co., TO whose
benefit the reduction granted by your
honorable body would accrue.
Very respectfully,
GEORGE Q. BLACK,
City Collector.
The above com munication was re-
ferred to the Committee on Water
Works with power to act.
By Adams:
Resolved, That the Chairman OF the
Committee on Streets, Alleys and Grades
be directed to advertise for bids for sutti-
cient amount of hard, blue lime stone to
mscsdamize Eof street between Sixteenth
street and next alley North OF the said
street, the same being needed so as n OF
10 detsin the Atlantic engine in it du-
ties; adopted.
By Warehouse:
Resolred, That the Mayor be empow-
cred to appoint secret police, when in
his judgment he decims it necessary.
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