The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-03-16
CITY,
Coifee House Licenses Fixed the
same MS Last Year.
BEcoYD BRANoH.

announced to be the confederation OIL ne
ordinance assessing 4 tax upon coffee
houses and ordinafies,
The ordinance WA read by the Clerk as
passed last year.
A motion to reduce the tar on ordina-
ries from $3.50 to $500 was lost by the
following vote:
AYssMyles, Reeves, stOker, vOckler,
Wait, Yahn-6.
NoEs-Adams, Bown, Campbell, Cow.
den, Goodtellow, Simpson, W%atsrhouse
a motion to increase from $3.50 to
$500 was lost by a vote Of s 10 9, as FOL
Iowa:
AYEs-Adams, Bown, Cowden, Good
fellow, Waterhouse-5.
Nois-Campbell, Myles, Reeves, Simp.
son, Sloker, yoekler, Wait, Yahn-S.
The figures were then fixed Us before
tS25O) by 4 ripu poee vote.
A motion to fix the license Of coffee
houses at $3.50 was lost by the following
vote:
Wait, Yahn-6.
Nons-Adams, Bown, Campbell, Cow.
den, Simpson, oodtellow, Waterhouse-7.
Mr.. Bown moved to fix the tax at $500,
which motion was lost by 4 vote OF 10
to a. :,
fgures-$300.
An ordinance in relation to the rates
Of wharfage in the city, received from
the First Branch, was read three times
and passed.
A Communication was received from
the Collector OF Water Rents in relation
TO the waller rent assessed against Smith
& Co, brewers, which was referred to the
Committee on Water Works.
George Wickham was granted an auc.
t%foneer's license.
The following resolution, offered by
Mr.. Egerter, was adopted.
Resolved, That the sum Of $40 be paid
TO VIM. Ramp, day guard at the City
Prison, for 2S days service at 81 so per
day during the month OF February, 1878.
The petition Of John vockler, for are.
duction in his water rent, was referred to
the Committee on Water Works.
A resolution was received from the
First Branch directing the Committee on
Real Estate to make u statement in detail
at tbs next regular meeting Of Council OF
all the real estate and other property be.
longing to the city which has been leased
to parties, etc. The resolution was con-
CURED 10.
A resolution authorizing the Commit
tee on Streets, Alleys and Grades to adj
yertise for proposals for the grading and
bordering Of Chapline street, between
20th and 31st streets, was passed by a
msiority vote and laid over until the next
meeting.
A petition from Edmund Booking, ask.
ing a reduction Of assessment on personal
property contained in his drug store,
corner 18th and Chapline streets, was re.
ferred to the Board Of Equalization and
Appeals.
Petition Of Edmund Booking, for re-
duction Of water rent, was referred 10 the
Committee on Water Works.
The following resolution, offered by
Nj. Adams, was adopted:
Reotred, Thatthe Chairman Of the Com
mittee on Streets, Alleys and Grades be
directed to advertise for bids for . sufi-
cient amount OF hard blue Limestone to
macadamize Eoff street, between 10th
street and next alley south OF the said
street, the same being needed so as not to
detain the Atlantic Engine in its duties.
Mr.. Waterhouse offered the following
resolution, which was adopted:
Resoieed, That the Mayor be empower
ed 10 appoint secret police when in his
Judgment he deems il necessary.
A license to keep an ordinary at the
Central Hotel was granted John Ro-
brecht.
Pm.
FIRST naANcn-spEcIAI SESSION.
His Honor, the Mayor, presided. On
calling the roll Messrs. Blair, Boring,
Brice, Cowan, Egerler, Hall, Hastings,
Hoge, McAdams, MOorehead, Schambra
aud Wilson answered. The minutes Of
the last meeting we're read and there be-
ing no objection the minutes were signed
by the Mayor and Clerk.
Nj. Egerter offered a resolution re-
questing the Committee on Real Estate
to report an account OF all real estate
owned by the city, how much Of same is
leased and to whom, and to provide a
plan for the better collection OF all rent.
ais due the city. Adopted.
The Mayor announced the special
order to be the ordinance assessing . tax
on licenses TO keep coffee houses and
~ordinaries for the year commencing on
the frst Monday Of May, 1873. The or
dinance was read. It differs from that
OF last year In providing that the eight
per cent on rental value shall extend
only TO one thousand dollars, and all rem
tai values above that sum shall pay an
additional two per cent. The action oil
the Second Branch 10 adopting the ordi.
nance was c%oncurred In.
Action Of Second Branch in ordering
payment Of wages to Il. Ramp for Ger.
vices as day guard at the city prison was
%concurred In.
A communication from Geo.Q Black,
In relation to the petition Of Smith & Co,
was read, and the action Of the Second
Branch referring 1t to the Committee on
Water Works with power to act.
After reconsidering the former action
OF the Branch in concurring with the
Second Branch in lie action on the petit.
ton Of Smith & Co, said action was
amended by referring 70 the Committee
on Water Works for investigation and
report.
referring certain matters TO the Board OF
Equalization and Appeals was %coneurEed
Application Of George A. wickham for
license as an au~ctioneer, granted by the
Second Branch, was concutred in.
Application Of John Robrecht 10 keep
an ordinary at the corner Of 14th and
Water streets, granted by the Second
Branch, was %ooncurred In.
Adjourned.
A SOCIAL GArHER1Sd.-A bounteous
banquet was spread before q number OF