Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1878-11-13
City COUNCIL.
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Regular Monthly Session Last
Night Election of Market
Master Postponed Until Next
Thursday Evening.

Thursday Evening.
FIRST BRANCH.
This branch was called to order by
Mr.. Simpson, instead oil President
Uandlan, who is confined TO his house
bv sickness, At roll-call the following
members answered to their names:
Messrs. Beltz Campbell, Crowther, Die
tiers, Fisher, Goodfellow, Hanes, Hork-
heimer, Myles, Pollock, Reeves, Simp-
son. Wait. Waterhouse and Yahn-l5.
The minutes OF the three previous
meetings were read and approved
CITY CLERK UPDEGEAFF's gEPoEr.
10 His Honor hH Mayor and Members Of
City Council: ..........-.......
GEyrlruEx y respectfully report to
your honorable body that during the
current fiscal year, commencing on the
first dav OF May, 1873, and up to the
FIRST day OF November, 1873, thceXpenSes
on account oil the different committees
have been as follows, viz: Streets, al
loys and grades, 81, 275.36; Fire Depart
ment, S4,344.99; water works, SILL
O5l .O3; lights, S7l3.o2, which amounts,
when compared respectfully with the
amounts as fixed by ordinance as
necessary to meet the expenses OF
the CITY on the said accounts during
the current fiscal year, shows
differences rs follow: Amount eXpcnd-
cd on account OF streets, alleys and
grades S2,7e464 less; amount expended
on account to Fire Department S3i+.''
in excess; amount expended on account
Of Water Works 81 ,057.03 in excess;
amount expended on account OF lights,
s., 2S6.7S less. Received and ordered
filed.
REPORT OF TIE COMMITTEE on hAEhE1S'
The Joint standing committee on mar
kets reported that they had met III the
CITY building and received the report oil
the clerk OF the Second ward market,
which is as follows: Received from
WAGON tax, S3OS. go; for Office rent, SS.33;
for stall rent, $500. Total S32l.9G. Re
port received.
COMMITTEE Oh STREETS. ALLEYS AND
..- o.. GRADES.
This Committee reported that they
had examined bills against the city aS-
gregating 81 5000, also the Street Com
missioner report amounting 10 sl'SJ''-
IS, and believingi to be correct recon-
mended payment OF the same to parties
named therein.
The Committee offered the following:
ResoIr,d That the bills enumerated III
the report amounting to Sl,35O.S3, ana
the bills mentioned in the Street Com
missioner's report amounting to ~ ,"39.-
IS be paid, also that the petitions OF
Mark Reisback, Peter FieS, WIN. Nc
Millcn and City cart drivers be granted.
That the Street Commissioner be in
structed to fill a certain washout on
alley ~, that the gutter on the
south side OF Eighteenth street between
Jacob street and alley r. be paved
The petition OF d. W. Gibson VIM.
Bird and others, calling attention to
the condition OF the upper end OF
Twelfth street, between Jacob and
High streets, and High street between
Twelfth and point opposite the end OF
Seventh street; also 10 number OF Sta
bles, coal sheds, and other small build
ings erected 80 aS to cncroach upon, or
take 10 from fifteen 20 twenty feet OF
High street.
The committee recommend for adOp-
ton the following:
Rtnlred, That the Street Commits,
sionrr remove all stables, coal sheds and
other distractions referred 10; that the
curb be reset on McCoiloCh street from
Thirtieth to Thirty-third street; that the
Street Commissioner he directed 10 re-
pair Market street, between Seventh
and Ninth; that the Committee on
Streets. Alleys and Grades be au-
tLorizcd TO advertise for bids Tor the
construction OF a bridge across Cald-
wells Run at McCOlloch street, ~ a cost
not TO exceed $500.
Adopted.
WATER WORKS.
The Committee on Water Works re-
ported that they had examined the re-
port OF the Superintendent Of Water
Works, and found bills therein aggrc-
eating SOIL ~; also. examined bills
against the city amounting To S363.5O,
for ditching and LAYING eighteen hun
dred feet oil piping in the Fourth and
Eighth wards. The Committee further
recommended the payment Of sundry
bills, aggregating S526.o6. Also, that the
petition OF Wilson i Dunlevy, asking
for a four inch pipe 70 be laid from
Main street, down Sixth to their place
of business.
Resolutions accompanied the said
bills, and for thc granting of said petition
which, on motion, were adopted.
FIRE.
This committee reported that
they had examined the Chiefs
report, and recommended payment
OF the bills there in named, amount
ing 10 Sl40.43. The committee offered
the following resolutions:
Resolryd. That the bills named in the
Chief Marshals report, aggregating
Sli0.43 he paid; also the bill OF b.
Walker Patterson for X, and the bill of
|. T. Carpenter for Sli be paid.
Adopted.
CITY PRISON.
This committee reported that they
had made an examination OF the report
Of the Superintendent Of the City
Prison and had found bills aggregating
Sl26 40 named therein, which were, on
motion, ordered paid.
PAXTON FOUNTAIN COMMITTEE.
The committee appointed by Council
TO convey TO Mr. J. w. Paxton the ac-
ton OF Council in relation to the foun-
tain presented to the city by him, re-
spectiully reported that the duty in
yoled upon the committee had been per-
formed. The committee also asked the
adoption of the following:
Rtsolred, That the Clerk OF the City
be authorized to draw orders i'll favor of
Hanes 4 Wilson, 81 60; Simpson Il
Hoge, : II; Henry Bone, St so; Joseph
Kramer, $50; Alex. Updegratf, 50; total,
$40 26.
Adopted.
LIGHTS.
The Committee on Lights reported as
correct bills amounting to Sl,630.45,
which were ordered paid.
The committee further recommended
that lamps be placed at different points
in the city, where most needed. ResO-
buttons 10 that effect were adopted.
ACCOUNTS.
Tn, T,u,nittnr on Accounts rppOrtpl