The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-06-26
CITY COUNCIL.
In Extra Session Last Sigot.
SECOND BRANCH.


This branch wss called to order by the
! President, and st roll call the following
members answered to their names ::
Messrs. Adams, Ccwdep, Crowther,
! Fisher. Goodfellow, Hanson, Hork-
heimer, MYles, Reeves, Riddle, Stoker,
| Vockler, Wait, Z4hn and Mr.. President
is.
The reading Of the minutes of the pre-
vious meeting WAS dispensed with, and
! the President stated that CouLcil had
been called ut the request Of Mr.. My!es,
! chairman of the Committee on Streets,
Alleys and Grades as Council had not
! taken any definite stand on tie estimates
/ Tor this department.
The following report Of the Committee
on Streets, Alleys and Grades was made:
REPORT OF COMMITTEE.
| The Chairman Of the Committee on
| Streets, Alleys and Grades reported that
| IN view of the urgent need Of repairs to
the streets and alleys Of the city, and In
order 10 secure prompt action, the com
mittee have convened for the purpose OF
presenting to CouncI! g nun Der OF Items
! in the different wards OF the city which
| demand immediate action. In doing so
| the committee called the attention OF
Council to the fact that not one fourth OF
| the items in the first estimate OF the COM
mittee were presented in this report.
! Each memb Der of the committee cut from
the tented report such matters as could
| be postponed. The committee cld not,
in this report, return anything In the
| Seventh ward, on account Of the absence
| of the member from that ward. They
! admit, however, the necessity OF re-
| porting many things for that
ward, bu. as the Improvements
in that ward, as per estimate, amount TO
| -, 500 80, they desired the presence OF
the member before reporting anything.
| The committee recommended the follow
ing expenditures; For crossings, 81 ,OO97 10;
new curbing, with PItmsn gutter,
S2,576S2; reset curb, $2,036 81; sewer
age, 81 $500; grading, 500; Macada.
MIXING, sl.iSl; placing one hundred
piles on Water street, between Thirty
seventh and Thirty-eighth streets, $500 /;
| remodeilng Jacob street, from Thirty
third to FOrty-tbird street, and Thirty
third, from Chapline to Jacob street,
81 ,536; repairing wharf at the foot OF
! Thirty-sixLh street, $2l6; tagging set
and roadway repaired at Market alley,
! between Market and Main streets, SlCO'
! The committee also recommended for
adoption the portion Of the Street Com
missioner's report, referred to them at Il
| previous meeting, which contains the
! following recommendations That gull
! ly on Eighteenth street be repaired With
box sewer; crock sewer across Fourteenth
street, from the north side to sewer
/ lately put down. to continue the sewer ut
! MCColloCh street, across railroad, and
continue cuvert to completion
on Seventeenth street, near the bridge;
! directing the city solicitor TO drat! Ill or
| dinsnCe making 1t the duty Of the Street
| Commissioner 10 pave and repair streets
at the expense Of plumbers where the
same has been dug into tor the purpose
Of laying gas or water pipes; directing
the city solicitor TO proceed at once
against the La Belle Company for their
refusal to comply with the ordinance
! granting them the right of way over the
streets on which their tram way lies au-
thoriziDs the committee TO advertise for
! limestone for the maCadamizlng OF such
! streets rs Council may order, and award
contract to the lowest and best bidder;
| authorizing the committee TO advertise
! Tor cobb!estoDe or boudors for the paw
ing and repairing Of such streets AS
council msy direct.
The several recommendations OF the
committee were adopted, except that d.
recting the city solicitor to proceed
against the La Belle Company, which
! wss recommitted for consideration.
The following supplementary report
| from the committee was offered by Mr.
! Cowdeu Of the Seventh ward; that i'm
provement8 be made in the Seventh
ward, enumerated in the report amount
ing to $3.50.
Adopted.
RESOLUTIONS.
By Myles--
RcsolUea, That pile bridge be placed
on CaldweIrs ruO, q: McColloch street,
At cost not to exceed $3.50.
by Beltz--
Rssolusd, That large box sewer be
! layed on Tweuty-E!th street. north side,
sc-oss jacob street. Referred.
| By u~ason-
RssolDsd That L. q. Smith be paid the
sum of 1890 for services rs assessor OF
First district
T1o bill q the Esglo OIorles5 Com
paav IS received from the First Branch
wHs concurred IN.
The condition Ct the lookup was re-
fcrrcd to the Committee on Police.
Adjourned until Friday night.
FIRST BRANCH. .-.
THIS Branch met in special session.
On motion OF Mr. BAR, Mr.. Hall was
called to the chair.
Present ut roll cell, Mossrs. Hall, vii
son, McAdams, Schambra, Brice, Hon-
man, Blair, Rester, Egerter, Carnshau,
Cowan, Boring and Stone.
Minutes OF last meeting read and
adopted, and signed by the chairman and
| clerk.
The Chair stated the unfinished bust
| ness to be the concurrence in a resolution
heretofore passed by the Second Branch,
| TO pay the Eagle Odorless Excsvatlng
Company $6725 for cleaning a vault be-
longing to james Townsend, and to in
struct the City Sergeant to collect the
same.
\ long debate ensued Finally, on
/ motion Of Mr.. Blair, the whole subject
was referred to the Committee on Health
/ for examination and report, and the
Committee was empowered to send for
persons and papers. Several members
inquired II any expense would attend the
sending for persons and papers, and Mr..
Blair assured the Branch there would not.
The Chair laid before the Branch the
reply o. the City Solicitor, asking mis-
/ opinion whether the city had 3 right 70
borrow money except by a vote of the
people. The City Solicitor decided mega
/ lively.
On motion of Mr.. Stone the report OF
| the Finance Committee made at the
previous meeting of Council, and al &C.
comPsnyiug papers, were recommltted to
tbs committee tor further report.
Adjourned.