The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-09-11


Adjourned.
FIIsSr BRAScH-REGULAR Session.
His Honor the Mayor presided. On
calling the roll there were present McSsrs.
Blair, Boring, Brice, Carnahan, Cowen,
Hastings, Hall, Hoge, McAdams, Reistcr
and Schambra.
The minutes Of the special session were
read, and there being no objections the
record was approved and signed by the
Mayor and Clerk.
The pending business before the Branch
from the last regular session being the re-
port OF the Board OF Equalization, it was
taken up, and paper from Attorney Gen
cral Whit9tO Daniel Schambra, Esq, upon
the subject OF taxation, was read: The mo
ton being to concur in the action OF the
Second Branch upon the report OF the
Board OF Equalization, it WINS laid aside on
the announcement that the Second Branch
was ready to go into an election for City
Sergeant, and the First Branch adjourned
TO the Chamber of said Branch.
The First Branch having returned to its
chamber the business pending at the time
OF retiring was resumed, and after discus
sion the action OF the Second Branch in
adopting the report OF the committee
raising the taxes on certain parties en-
braced in the LIST resolution, was non.con-
CURED in. The second resolution, amend
cd as except 10 Cohn, Sampliner & Co., was
then concurred in. The balance OF the re-
port and the action OF the Second Branch
thereon was amended by inserting the
words ''as ORIGINALLY reported" Upon
this there arose a discussion as to the tax
ability OF the city bonds, for schoOlpur-
poses, said bonds having been stricken off
the assessment the School Board is de-
prived OF taxes arising from their non ap-
pearance on the list Of assessment.
Finally the action OF the Second
Branch WAS further amended by in
serting the words except as TO the city
bonds" after which the report OF the com.
mittee and action of the Second Branch
was agreed to.
The report OF the Superintendent and
Committee on Water Works, including a
communication from James W. Paxton,
proposing to donate to the city fountain
to be placedon the west front OF the CAPT.
tai building, was read and the action OF
said Branch in approving the report ofthe
committee and making suitable acknowl.
edgment to Mr.. Paxton for his splendid
gift in accepting the same, was concurred
in. --...s
The action OF the Mayor in appointing
special police to serve until the new Ser
geant is properly indicted into office was
concnrred in. gi
Tho petition OF Mrs. Annie Ernest, to
keep saloon on Market street, near the
Council Chamber, granted by the Second
Branch under the suspension of the rule,
was ,non-coneurred in and the petition re-
quircd TO lie over for one week.
Reports OF the Committee on Fire De-
partment, Committee on Streets, Alleys
and Grades, Committee on Accounts,
Committee on Market and Clerk OF the
Market, Committee on City Prison and
Superintendent, Commute on Health,
Committee and Sexton OF City Cemetery,
for the month OF August, were received
from the Second Branch and the action OF
said Branch in approving the reports,
with the exception OF several resolutions
in the report OF the Committee on Streets,
Alleys and Grades, was concurred in.
4 resolution by Mr.. Hall, asking the
City Solicitors opinion rs to the duty OF
the City Assessors to list all property not
exempted by statute, was adopted.
Report OF the Committee on Finance,
received from the Second Branch, together
with the action OF said Branch approving
the same, was amended by inserting in
section LIST - cents instead of 50 cents.
The same motion was made In relation 10
section ., and the ordinance was then
adopted. The ordinance levying a special
railroad tax was rejected.
The ordinance assessing water tax for
the year 1878 was read, and the action OF
the Second Braneh in adopting said ordi-
nance was amended by striking out so
cents and q per cent on rental values and
inserting 10 and 3, after which the ordi-
nance was adopted.
AteSolution asking the City Solicitor to
frame an ordinance forbiding the collector
OF water rents to make assessments and
providing for a special assessor was
adopted. i
The bill OF George Wincher, for loss Of
to Sis, ordered paid by the
Second Branch, was concurred in.
The petition of the German Fire In
surance Company, in relation to license
for Opera House, was received from the |
Second Branch and was cOncurred in.
The resolution requiring the B. 20.
to keep a watchman At certain
points designated was received from the
Second Branch, and the action Of said
Branch was coneured In.
Sundry other unimportant resolutions
were received from the Second Branch and
lcted upon.
Adjourned.