Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-10-15
CITY COUNCIL.
Regular Session Last Night.

the Chair.
DR.. Logan came in before roll-call and |
assumed the duties OF his Office.
The following members were present:
Arkle, Goodfellow, Halter, Hamilton,
jefferson, Kimberly, Larkin, Meyers,
McNash, Pollock, Simpson, Wait, Wa
terhouse and Logan-l4.
The minutes OF the last meeting were
read and signed.
The application OF VIM. Reineke, to
keep coffee house, with Henry Hanke
and Charles Horstmann as sureties,
was taken up, under suspension oil
the rules, and license granted.
The resolution of Mr.. Kimberly, In
relation to Sixteenth street, was first
taken up as unfinished business. The
resolution received a majority vote at
the last meeting, but requiring a two
thirds vote, laid over until this meeting.
The resolution was adopted by vote OF
10 10 5.
The Gas Trustees reported that they
had organized by electiug Dr. George
Baird chairman and had made the fol-
lowing appointments: James NJ. Dillon,
10 be Superintendent, Harry Caldwell,
t. be Secretary, and ). +. Faris, Col
lector. Mr.. Kimberly stated that the
Trustees were continually ignoring the
Committee on Lights and wanted the
report referred to it, and after approx
ing the appointments, the remainder OF
the report was 80 referred, without
reading.
The Street Commissioner reported
labor bills amounting 10 3, 1895. The
Committee on Streets, Alleys and
Grades reported an additional aggregate
of 81 ,Si4.63. Both were ordered paid.
The Committee then offered Il long list
Of resolutions, ordering various improve
ments, which were adopted.
The resolution 10 award tn Hamilton
Il McGranaghan the contract for the
Twelfth street sewer, was rejected.
The Committee on Water Works
made its monthly report and enclosed
that OF the superintendent. The bills
of the former were S23j.2i, and
the latter S72S.93. The committee
recommend the laying Of a finch
pipe on Thirteenth street, from
Mccullough to Baltimore, which
was adopted. Ii also reported an or
dinance fixing water rent for 1879 as
follows: For each inmate Of dwelling
80 cents and y per cent. OF rental value;
drug stores, per cent. Of rental value
Ordinaries, l. per cent. boarding houses
/ per cent. coffee houses 10 per cent;
private baths, each person - cents;
public bath, $40; fountains, $40; street
hose, 81 for first 20 feet and 10 cents for
each additional foot, and 81 for each
each additional attachment; grocery
hose, s. for first 20 feet and 10 cents Tor
each additional foot; water closets, $40,
| aud when running continually, $50;
horses, 81; carriage or sulky, 81; run
ming soda fountains, $40, dry, 81; stores
or offices, per cent. Of rental value.
! The ordinance was adopted,
The Committee on City Prison re-
ported bills amounting To S:}2l.9, which
were ordered paid.
The Committee on Accounts made its
usual report. Ii had examined the ac-
counts Of the Clerk and Receiver and
found them correct. The various bills
reported were ordered paid.
The Committee on Cemeteries report
Ell that it had met and examined the
sales Of various lots and recommended
they be- confirmed. A bill for painting
was ordered paid.
The City Sections report was received
! and filed.
An ordinance lcvying a. tax on real es-
tate and personal property and tithables
was read and adopted. The rate fixed is
| 80 cents on the 800 valuation Of real es-
tate, the same for personal property and
80 cents for each tithable.
The bill OF NJ. Edwards, sealcr of
weights and measures, was read and or
dered paid.
The ordinance giving the Central Tel
ephone Company right OF way through
the city was read. 1t appeared in full
in Yesterdays REGISTER.
Mr.. WatcrhOuSc offered the following
amendment: Provided the city have
the right 10 connect with and use the
wires free Of charge. The amendment
was adopted by vote OF TO j. The
| blank, iOr the height OF the wires above
! the ground, was filled with twenty feet.
The ordinance, rs amended, was adop-
tel.
The report Of the Committee on Mar
| kcts WAS read and adopted and the bills
enumerated amounting Ia S929.li were
ordered paid.
The resignation OF Chas. II. Dcters
was accepted. lac having removed from
the city.
Ed. Norton was granted the right to
keep billiard room.
License was granted to Edward Christ
| man aS duCiIuuccr.
\ petition OF the teamsters of the
| city for an increase OF wages was refer
red Ia the Committee on Streets, Alleys
and era ~.
NariuuS other petitions and resolu-
tons were read and appropriately re-
fcrrcd.
At 1913 this Branch adjourned.
FIRST BRANCH.
This branch came to ordcrat hali-past
eight o'clock.
The following members answered to
their names Mcssrs. Boring, Battlefield,
Canadian, Cowan, Criswcll, Hall,
Hughes, McAdams, Ricstcr, Schambrl,
Schultzr, Simpson, Stone, Wilson and
XOccklcr.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and signed.
4 message was received from the
Second Branch authorizing the laying OF
some old water pipe on the upper end Of
Market street.
A resolution adopted 10y the Second
Branch in reference To the ceiling oi the
Second ward market house was tabled
by this Branch
The petition OF W. Il. Simpson for
leave to tap the the EOlr street sewer at
Alley Il, and granted by the Second
Branch, was concurred in by this
Branch.
A resolution from the Second Branch,
authorizing the employment OF work
house prisoners in the grading of Alley
>. east of Market street, was CunCurred
in.
The bond OF William Reineke, rs
keeper OF coffee house in the Eighth
ward, with Henry Hanke and Charles
Hartman as Sureties, and approved by
the Second Branch, was received and
concurred in.
The resolution Of Mr.. Kimberly, OF
the Second Branch, and adopted by
that body, in regard to the Sixteenth
street improvements, was ruled ont of
ORDERLY the Mayor rs it did not have
the requisite numbcr of votes in that
Branch.
The report Of the Committee on
Streets, Alleys and Grades and its ac-
ton, with the exception Of the bills,
that Of Luke Fitton for sewer pipe and
the plats of the disputed ground occu-
pied bv the h. x o. H. r. Co. were ex-
cepted toand sharply criticised 10y Cap
tain Wilson and Mr. Hall.
The report OF the Gas Trustees con-
tanning the appointments of Harry
Caldwell, secretary, Samuel Faris, as
sistant secretary, and J. VI. Dillon,
superintendent OF the Gas Works, was
concurrcd in by the Branch.
The bond Of j. NJ. Dillon, Gas Super
intcndrnt, with George X. Wheat,
Lewis Hull and A. b. Caldwell as
surctics, was approved. Also, that of
Samuel FariS, with r. Falloure and
- i. d.