The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-02-12
CoUYCL PROCEEDINGS
Summary of business Transacted al the
Regular Monthly Meeting Last Night.


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Of business Transacted at the
Regular Monthly Meeting Last Night.
SECOND BRANCH. 9' ri
This Branch came to order lat $50 O'clock
with Mr. lIandlan in tue chair, the Pres
ideht being absent. The following ment-
bers answered to their names ut roll.call:
Arklc, Alfred Caldwell, D. +. Caldwell,
Dcites, Ewing, Fisher, Goodtellow, Hand.
Ian. Hamilton, Houston, lIotkheimer, JET.
ierson, kimberly, Larkin, Meyers, Me-
Nasli, Peters, Pollock, Reeves, Simpson,
Wait, Warehouse.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read, approved and signed.
The action OF the First Branch upon the
report OF the COMMITTEES on Salaries was
concurrcd In by this Branch. "-
DONDs APPROVED.
The following bonds were read and APP
prOvel Market Master Edwards, with
j. s. Rhodes and James I. Barnes as
surety, in the sum OF 81, 0OO; City Surveyor
Peterson, in the sum Of $500, with John X.
lSotstord us surety; Health officer Ed.
wards, in tho sum of $1,000, with Or.
HALEY Mccoy ~ suretyi Frederick
Meyer, Assistant Fire Marshal Of Second
District, In the sum OF $500, with Q.
Schnept aud John Pebler as surelies;
City Collector fancy, In the sum Of SSO,-
200, with Vim. Ellingham, ]. n. Vance,
Samuel I.aughlin, John ]. Jones and A.
W, Kelley assuretles.
John lSobrecht was granted license 10
keep an ordinary at the Central Hotel,
corner Water aud 14th. streets. Messrs.
Henry lIanke and R. Crawford were his
sureties.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
AccOunh.- This committee reported o bal
ance III tho hands OF the Receiver, otethe
lst day Of February, 1870, OF $lS,5s4 u.
Fines collected during the month OF jan
uary, $37 40; lookup fees, SIS 40; total,
s52 30. Bills aggrcgating $2U5 ~, submit.
ted by the committee, were recommended
to be paid. SOordered. 14l
Fire ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS the
payment OF bills enumerated In the report
Of the Chief Marshal, aggregating $72 s..
Also bill OF A. ]. Sweeney 4 Son, for work
done on steamer United No. |, Sl51,74. So
ordered. VII Sts ffSiB
Liquidation. Reported that ut the re-
quest Of citizens and Taxpayers they held
u meeting for tho purpose Of considering
the udvisability Of the passage Of House
Bill No. l07, commonly called the "Street
Paving BILL" The committee also report
ed that they had been informed by q
member OF tile House OF Delegates from
this county that when said bill comes up
on Its second reading, he will offer as q
substitute therefore bill Of which copy
WIS presented as u part OF tho report,
The committee being OF the opinion that
said House Bill No. l07 ought not to
pass, offered the following resolution:
ReSolred, That the Delegates and Senator
in the Legislature from this county are
requested to use every legitimate effort TO
secure tllp defeat Of House bill No. ll7,
known rs the Street Paving BILL -
And in order to obtain IN expression
from Council as to its desire in relation to
said substitute, the committee offered the
following resolution:
Resolved, That the Representatives in the
Legislature from this county are hereby
requested to secure tho passage OF said
Substitute, n Jff "a q ga
The substitute alluded to provides that
Council sllnll he authorized, in addition to
their present authority 10 levy taxes, to
assess, levy and collect an annual tax on
the personal property and real estate in
the city subject TO taxation, not to exceed
in any year ton cents on every 500 OF the
assessed valuation thereof the money 50 COL.
lected TO be used for the purpose Of paving
or matchmaking streets oralleys in the city
that have not been heretofore paved, such
money in no case TO be used to pay Tor re-
pairs 10 old paving or matchmaking, or
for anything except new paving or mac
amizing.
Tho resolutions submitted by the com.
mittee were adopted.
FnanCe.-ThisCommittee TO whom was
referred the question Of abolishing tho OF.
flee OF City Receiver, reported that they
found that the office was necessary 10 the
proper accommodation OF Tic various tax.
payers ofthe city, and OF great service in
keeping the finances Of the city in proper
condition. They therefore recommended
the adoption OF resolution declaring it in.
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GENET T,sa o,,,,,,;,.oo t,.,,,or
lno Golnm!ttee iuri ,n!t recommended
sne PAVING KY, o. CERTAIN 9r l?lht summing eo4'
IhiLlees o. tl'Is Souhc!l, y agooraanGe wltn
tesolu!Ion [eserseI ~ thein, WHEN Ixes
!he compensatory OF eaea tne'nner o. we
leys, and Grades, Lights and Water
Works, Of twenty-five cents per hour for
each nGal agEay spLpys;a ,py nun IN
"T ua ~ p1 s'1 S%C vIs ns
Inc o. nF"I t uN;oIi1 WIS Approved
me e, SECOND n releG IS,i: 49,. ,,,,.
og gort " ,ho SOt..ee sapmlt!ed
!lie report ot ane 9 IS% MY! Tor the
nsoatG ..S January ~ isS, WIN olils amount
ing tG,SsmA ~ !3reHtEent expenses Tor the
m4nt!l; ~; dRe ~ 9llls were orloreg pslq' also
hsl iG o. ot IT So'' lot ,owaer, S+si;
Uofr 1t q heP9r ls tlat tliey mad
eTa m. I've EepHtto!, ls'e saperlnte4apnt
Oh w ,s1A WORKS 1 s lor me month Of Janu;
ary, 1917, anu recommended payment Of