The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-02-13

string of broken lime stone placed
on said street, also on the
South side of SAID street be finished
with broken stone to Alley 9, a
distance of about thirty feet. Referred to
the Committee on Streets, Alleys and
Grades
By Mayor Sweeney:
Resolved, That the Clerk be and is
hereby authorized to draw an order on
the Receiver for S503.19 on account of
balance TO close the Fourth OF July cele-
bration of 1876. Referred 10 Committee
on Accounts.
James l.. Apologize submitted a pa
per TO this branch OF the Council in
which he brought eleven articles of i'm
parchment against Captain Steve Rip.
lev, Chief of Police. The charges were
read by the Clerk, and are substantially
as follows:
He is charged with drunkenness, with
dis orderly conduct, with making illegal
arrests, and with neglecting his official
duties.
Mr.. Hanson made molten TO have it
laid on the table A vote WAS taken,
which resulted as follows:
AYEs-Adams, Bown, Campbell, Cow
den, Crowther, Goodfellow, Homes, Han
SOD, Logan, Pollock, Riddle, Water
house and Yahn -l3.
NoEs-Myles, Reeves, Simpson, Sto.
ker, Wait and MIR. President-6.
There being no further business the
Council adjourned.
FIRST BRANCH.
The First Branch met with his Honor
Mayor Sweeney in the chair.
Mr.. ID. e.. Schambrs, member from the
Second ward IN place OF Mr.. A. Lough-
lin resigned, appeared and took the oath
OF office.
The following members were present:
Messrs. Egerter, Brice, Hall, Conahan,
Hastings, Boring, Stone, Hoffman, Refs.
ter, Blair and Schambra.
After the reading of the minutes,
Mr.. Reister moved TO take up the
report of the Committee on Real
estate so far as it concerned lease to
James Fleming. The action OF the
Second branch was concurred in.
Two applications for Licenses, one from
August Rolf and the other from Edward
Oshe. The action OF the Second branch
was concurred in, in both cases.
A resolution was introduced by Mr..
Egerter to prevent steamboats, from
blowing their whistles while lying at the
wharf.
Mr.. Blair thought this could not be
enforced.
Mr.. Boring moved TO refer it to the
Committee on Whsris.
Mr.. Egerter in support of his resolu-
ton said that this practice was dan
gerous and annoying one.
Messsrs Hall and Blair stated that
such an ordinance had been passed
number of years ego, but which could
not be found.
Mr.. Blair said that many or
dinances which had been passed
had not been recorded, and thought such
laxity wss reprehensible.
The motion was passed.
Mr.. Boring presented resolution re-
quirlng the Elm Grove railroad to fill
their tracks between Sixteenth and Fit
teenth streets.
Mr.. Hall offered petition of G. T.
Brues, asking that reduction of $43.39
be made in his taxes.
Mr.. Hall moved to refer the matter to
the Committee on Petitions and Griey-
snces, and it was agreed to.
Mr.. Hall nominated VIM. b. Hoge to
fill the vacancy in this branch in the
Third ward. He was elected TO ell the
tnr,, 6 n Raid
MIR. Brice nominated Mr.. Robert
Cowen to fill the vacancy from the
Eighth ward.
A petition nominating Leander Mix
for the same office, signed by some citi-
zens of the Eighth ward, was then read.
Mr.. Mix received four votes and MIR.
Cowen seven. Mr.. Egerter moved that
the new members be placed on the ccm.
mttees, OF which the gentlemen whose
place they take, were members. II was
agreed to.
AS the law requires that members OF
Council shall take the oath of office
within twenty days after the election
and being twenty-eight days since Mr..
Schambrs was elected, he was reelected
to satisfy all legal questions.
A report OF the Committee on Streets
and Alleys was then received from the
Second Branch. The first part regard
ing numerous bills was concurred in.
Bills Tor putting ashes on the street by
the Commissioner amounting to $344.
Agreed to.
Mr.. Hastings offered an amendment to
the third article OF the report the follow
ing THAT the Street Commissioner be
instructed TO pay two dollars per day for
horses aud carts with men, herceforth
and that ten hours be considered a day"
Carried.
The report of the Committee on Lights
was agreed TO.
The report Of the Committee on Wster
Works was agreed to.
The report of the COMMITTEE on Real
Estate was concurred in.
The report of the Committee on Fire
Department was concurred IN.
The report of the Committee on City
Prison was agreed TO.
The report of the Committee on Scales
was agreed to.
The report of the Committee on Gem
etries was agreed to.
The report of the Committee on Mar
ket aouses was recommitted TO the COM
mlttee.
The report of the Committee on Ac-
counts was concurred in.
Report of City Clerk agreed to.
Report of Committee on Ordinances
concurred in.
Resolution from First Branch on
wages for horses and carts agreed TO.
In regard - license for Washington
Hall, action of Second Branch was con-
Cured il.
Bill of A. w. PAUL was agreed to.
First Branch then adjourned.
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