Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-12-17
CITY S0L0NS
IN SPECIAL SESSION LAST NIGHT,
ExOneratiOn Of Stone-The Pending Ordi-
nance-Three Hours Of Nothing in
the Second BranCh-General
Matters Of Interest.
SECOND BRANCH.

SECOND BRANCH.
Branch met about o'clock.
Present at roll-call, President Logan
in the chair, and Messrs. Arkle, Cald-
we'll. B. F., Ewing, Fisher, Handlan, Hal
Ter. Hamilton, Jefferson, Kimberly, Pol
lock. Reeves, Wait and Warehouse.
Minutes of last meeting read and APP
On motion, the Receiver was ordered
70 nav the 2. c. x st. J.. r. K. one hun
dred dollars to correct an error.
A communication from W. ID. Eng
ush, Assessor OF the First District, was
read as follows:
WHEELING, December lG.
TO HIS Honor, The Mayor, and Council ot
the City of Wheeling:
GENrLEMEN:-I most respectfully sub
nit these few lines for your consldera-
tion. as | think it the best way OF ex-
planning matters as matters now stand.
You are aware that the ordinance eX-
presslv says that it shall be the duty oil
the Assessors to enter or write
mn the Land Book III alphabetical
form. will here say that such work
has never been done by any OF the City
ASSESSORS. 1t is work of considerable
labor to compile it and did it. 1t took
me nearly six months TO complete 1t,
and | was given 10 understand that II l
failed to do so my books would not he
received, and, also, that If 1 did the
work the Council would remunerate me
for the labor. 49,.
Believing that you will act in this
matter as you think my services are en-
titled, ! remain
Very respectfully
w. ID. ENGLISH,
assessor First District.
Referred to the Committee on FL
nance.
helm asking a correction in her assess
ment was read. Referred to Board OF
Equalization. ~.
A motion to lay a crossing on Main
street, near JOnathan's Ravinc, was re-
ferred 10 the Committee on Streets and
Alleys.
ON motion the nomination of George
Detibaugh as Overseer OF tramps con-
fined at the wCrkhOuse was confirmed
ReSolred, That the City Sergeant be
authorized to notify all the elective oili-
GERS and officers appointed by this Coun
ell of all regular and special meetings OF
this body, and also OF the Committee
meetings representing their respective
parts OF the City Government.
Adopted.
Resotred. That the Committee on
Lights investigate an alleged crooked
ness" in the matter of lighting and ex-
tinguishing the street lamps.
Adopted.
A petitition from John Wust, asking
q reduction in his assessment, was read
and referred to the Board OF Equalization.
A petition from the Whitaker Iron
Company, asking a close scrutiny OF the
relative capacities and consumption OF
water compared with other mills in this
city. and for reduction from their pre-
sent assessment, was read and referred
10 the Committee on Water Works.
The Committee on Streets, Alleys and
Grades reported iavOrably on the bill
of James Monsey, amounting to Sill 81,
and it was ordered paid.
ReSOlred, That a gas post be placed at
the corner OF Water street and Alley L..
Referred to committee with power to
act.
Resolred. That a gas post be placed at
the corner Of Wood and Thirty-sccond
streets.
Referred to committee with power to
act.
Rssolred, That the Committee on
Lights have gas posts placed in regular
| order on Jacob and EOtt streets, be-
tween twenty-fourth and thirty-thlrd
streets.
Referred TO Committee on Lights.
Res0lred, That 500 copies OF the ordl-
nance recently passed 10y Council, regu-
lating and controlling the city scales and
the weighing Of hay, straw, coal, lime,
&c, be printed in handful form and
generally distributed.
Adopted.
Resoired, That the City Sergeant be
and he is hereby instructed To take i'm
mediate measures 10 enforce the pro-
visions of an ordinance TO regulate the
running of locomotives and railroad ears
across Twenty-fOurth, Eoh and Thirty
| fifth streets, in the city OF Wheeling,
and to require the placing OF watchmen
at said streets by the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company, passed Deem
! Der H. 1873.
Adopted.
A resolution from the First Branch,
regulating the lighting and cXtinguish-
ing OF the street lamps, was cOncurred
/ in.
The ordinance in relation to issuing
certificates to temporary wOrkmen was
returned from the First Branch with
the amendments. This Branch refused
TO concur, and Messrs. A. Caldwell,
| Ewing and Goodfellow were appointed
on behalf of this Branch on committee
of conference.
BY Larkin-
Rcsolred, That the Committee on Or
\ dinances be and is hereby instructed 10
draft an ordinance, or define such ordl-
/ nances, as are now in existence relative
to the discharge OF prisoners confined in
! the work house, and in whom the power
! is vested.
Adopted.
The Committee on Conference re-
turned and reported that the First
Branch had adjourned, and conse-
quently they had not met.
For the next hour Council was en-
gagged in discussing the pros and cons OF
the alleged abuse of the market priyi-
| leges.
MIR. Larkin introduced a lengthy pre-
amble and resolution, instructing the
! Committee on Ordinances to frame and
report an ordinance excluding the sale
of all articles save food and fuel, from
| the market houses.
Alter a lengthy discussion, the mat
ter was referred to the Committee on
| Markets for a report.
Adjourned at 1915.
FIRST BRANCH.
The First Branch of the City Council
met in its chamber at the City Building
last evening, with Mayor Sweeney in
the Chair, and the largest attendance at
any meeting for months.
Messrs. Butterfeld, Wilson, ZOeckler,
! Hughes, Cowan, Cracraft, Criswell,
Stone, McAdams, Simpson, Schambra,
Boring, Schultz, EOff and WOlyington
were present. The last two are the new
members elected at the last meeting in
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