The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-05-05
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This branch was called to order by Mr.
Arkle. who nominated Mr.. Goodiellow for
chairman.
The following members answered to
their names: Messrs. Arkle, Caldwell B.
F., Fisher, Goodfellow, Handlan, Hallerr
Horkheimer, Kimberly, Larkin, Pollock,
Wait and McNash.
Tho minutes Of the last meeting were
read and signed.
O. Heddrick was granted q license 70
keep an ordinary In the Filth ward, with
Peter Welty and +. A. Delbrugge as
securities.
A petition numerously signed from tax
payers OF the First ward asking that
sewer be laid on Main street at Third,
The granting OF this petition wrs urged as
sanitary measure, but on motion 1t was
referred TO the Committee on Streets,
Alleys and Grades.
The Street Commissioner was ordered TO
enforce section OF the ordinance in re:
gard to Streets, Alleys and Grades, and
the City Clerk was ordered TO have the
same published.
The CIerlS was ordered to pay all freight
bills for the Waterworks and otherwise.
A petition from citizens OF the Fifth
ward, asking that the sewer running IN
Alley B TO Twenty.third street be opened,
was properly referred.
Several petitions in relation to water
privileges and gas posts were properly re-
ierred.
A petition asking that part OF Market
alley be rooted, was referred to the Com
mlttee on Markets.
A resolution by Mr.. Wait ordering
lamps on Thirty.seyenth and Wetzel and
Thirty.seyenth and McColloch streets, was
carried in both branches.
The square OF Macadam paving, between
Jacob aud Wood streets, was ordered to be
put down and rolled, under the direction
II the Street Commissioner.
Twenty-Five dollars were appropriated
10 render the barren spot in front OF the
City Building "a bower OF beauty"
The Superintendent Of the City Prison
was ordered to work the prisoners in gra.
ding Fourteenth street, east OF Jacob, the
work to be- done by direction OF the Street
Commissioner.
A fire plug was ordered to be placed at
the intersection Of Thirty.sixth and Wet
eel streets.
The hose in the different engine and
hose houses was ordered to be submitted
10 q test of l25 pounds to the inch, and the
lire department ordered TO purchase q
hose tester for that purpose.
The City Clerk was authorized to pur-
chase forth coming City Directory for
| Tho Tsn ~ aaCh angina hnnaA
The attention Of the City Sergeant was
called TO the enforcement Of the ordinance
| in regard to the assembling Of crowds on
street corners and the use OF protane
language by such crowds.
Some other resolutions and petitions
were on motion laid over until the next
meeting, and at $3.50 this branch adjourn
ed.
First Branch.
This Branch was called to order at $50
r. NJ, the following gentlemen being pres:
ept: Mayor Sweeney in the chair, and
Messrs. Boring, Cowan, Criswell, Eof,
Halstead, simson, Wilson, Wolyipgton
and Zoeckler.
On motion, the minutes OF the last meet
ing were dispensed with.
The Mayor explained that this meeting
had been called to dispose OF several ap.
plications for licences that had been laid
over from the last meeting and also TO act
on the report Of the Sweeney investigating
committee, and IN this connection read the
report OF the committee.
Mr.. Criswell delivered himself oil some
very pertinent remarks on the report Of
the committee and asserted that its treat.
ment at the hands Of Oouncilmen had
been rather shabby.
Mayor Sweeney said the action Of the
Second Branch had precluded the posi-
bility OF action on the part Of this Branch
in the matter.
Messrs. Halsted, Wilson and Others
talked on the matter and the second
third and fourth resolutions were disposed
OF after the manner OF the Second Branch
The First Branch concRrred with the
Second in granting license TO Chris,
Heddrick to keep coffee house.
On motion the petition OF VIM. Harten-
stein was taken up, and the action OF the
Second Branch in granting license to
keep a coffee house was concurred in.
The petition OF number Of citizens Of
the Second ware, asking for lamp post at
the northeast corner " hAlu Auu NluLu
streets, was received from tho Second
Branch and referred to the Committee en-
Lights.
a resolution offered In the Second
Branch, instructing the Street Commits.
sioner to entore an ordinance in relation
to the streets, alleys and grades, was re-
ceiyed, and action Of the Second Branch
concurred in.
A resolution offered In the Second
Branch, instructing the City Clerk to pay
freight bills, was received from that body
and their action concurred in.
A resolution was offered by Mr.. wolv.
ington asking the City Sergeant to direct
his attention to the habitual crowd OF
loaiers that congregate or. our street cor
ners and use prOiane language. The Ser
geant was also requested to enforce the
0rdidance.
A resolution came up from the Second
Branch appropriatiug SIS for the improve
ment OF the patches Of ground in front Of
the City Building,
Adjourned.