The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-04-10
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COMMITTEE ON WATER WORKS.

ALEX. UFDEGKAFF,
city CLERK,
Received and ordered filed.
COMMITTEE ON WATER WORKS.
This committee reported tina! they had
examined the report OF the Superin-
tcndent Of Water Works, and found bills
aggregsting S5S925; also recommend
the payment OF $40, expense Of laying
water pipe on Fourteenth and ChspLlne
streets; also regular monthly bills
amounting to $63,92; also that the petl'
ton of +. j Stone, John FOeckler and
Lewis Deckert be rejected; also that
Mrs. A. j. Lsgarde, Philip Medert, Ed.
Reid, James Hamilton, ThOs. j. West
Elizabeth Jackson, Z. j. Blair, +. Lo-
benstlen, A. j. LYDIA, +. Booking, K,
B. Woods be allowed a reduction IN their
water taxes for 1871. The committee
also recommend the adoption OF the fol.
lowing resolution;
ReSoLUsd, That the Collector had nc
authority to make an extra assessment
against Smith Il Co.
The several resolutions of the commit
tee were adopted.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
The Committee on Fire Department
reported that they had examined tho re.
port OF the Chief Marshal for March, as
well as the voucher accompanying
amounting IN the aggregate to SlOi25
and fad them correct.
F.r' L. pr4ff mn a4 lN n
the report of the Chief Marshal for the
month of March, 1878, amounting tc
SlO423, be paid.
Adopted.
COMMITTEE ON ACCOUNTS.
The standing Committee on Accounts
reported that they had examined the nc
counts of the City Clerk and Receiver
for the month of March, 1873, cancelled
the drafts and orders AS provided by or
dinance, and find balance in the hands
of the Receiver on April l, 1878, OF
$644.06; also examined the reports of the
Clerk OF the Municipal Court and the
CITY Sergeant, which show the total
amount collected TO be 1852 O5; also eI
amined number of bills against the city
amounting to S9O8.4l, and the same cor,
rect.
The following resolution was offered.
ResolUed, That the city clerk issue an
order on the City Receiver for $5O3.l9 to
close the Fourth of July celebration OF
1875. JOHN NOCKLER,
Chairman.
Adopted
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE on HEALTH
This committee reported that the fol-
lowing bids were made for removal OF
garbage for the year commencing April
l, 1878, Louis CAIRO! for removing gar
bage from the Fifth, Sixth and Eighth
wards 5000 Michael Clark Tor removing
garbage from the Fifth, Sixth and Eighth
wards $3.50 John Msnion for removing
garbage from the Fifth, Sixth and Eighth
wards $648 August Karl for removing
garbage from the Sixth and Eighth
wards S47j. Lawrence Clark for remov-
ing garbage from the First, Second,
Third, Fourth and Seventh wards 81, l56
Robert d. Cline bid 81, 800 on remoy-
ing garbage from sll the wards.
The bid OF Mr. Cline, Is the lowest of
those made. 1t is not made in
accordance with the ordinance
however, and is for the entire city As he
explains it. The ordinance forbids that
any one shall have q contract for more
than one district. The Committee rec
ommerd the adoption Of the following
resolutions:
Resolved, That the contract for remov-
ing garbage from the district north OF the
creek, including the First, Second, Third,
Fourth and Seventh wards, be awarded
TO Lawrence Clarke on the terms Of his
bid, ne giving bond as required by ordi-
nance.
Rejected.
Rssolued, That the contract for remov-
ing garbage from the dis riot south OF the
creek be awarded 10 Michael Clark on
the terms Of his bid, he giving bond as
required by ordinance.
Adopted.
The above repor: was adopted as
amended.
The same committee reported 50 or
dinsnce relative to privy vaults within
the city, which was adopted.
The petition Of Frederick Grimm, ask
ing the privilege Of erecting 8 slaughter
house on Twentieth street, east Of Eof
street, was rejected.
The Petition of W. Phillips and others,
for the granting of privileges to Isasc
Smith for removing nigh! soil IN 8 tight
cart, wss rejected.
COMMITTEE or CITY PRISONS.
This committee reported that they had
examined the SuperIn!endents report,
and found bills sggregsting $3.50 81 cor
rect; also other bills amounting to S68.2j,
all of which the committee recommended
paid. The following resolutions were
submitted:
Re.olued, That the bills enumerated in
the report of the Superintendent OF the
city prison, amounting TO S25OS2, be
paid to the various parties named IN said
report. ~
That the bills of S. j. Ellifritz for
slS.25; Stephen Mccullough, 81 So 2.
Meborv al and VIM Rsmp 81 9 so be