Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-11-10
CITY COUNCIL.
a Regular Monthly Meet.n. al d
Nothing but Regular Work.
Second Branch.

/ NOtUluS nut NSSui"h WIS"
Second Branch.
| After waiting long time ior quo
rum. enough mem ers dropped in, AMI
the regular Council started by Mr.. +.
l.. Kimberly nominating Mr.. Robert
Simpson for President, in the absence oil
DIR. Logan. Mr.. Simpson took the chair
and the roll was called. Messrs. Acker,
Arkle. Goodfellow, Handlan, Hamilton,
Kimberly, I.arkin, Naylor, Peters, Pol.
lock. Simpson, Vockler, Wait and
Waterhouse answered 10 their names.
The minutes OF the last meeting were
read. approved and signed, and the fol-
lowing
COMMITTEE REPORTS
were read:
The Gas Trustees reported that they
had purchased forty lamp.posts, ior
which they hal paid S294 40 to X: ID,
Wood & Co, OF Philadelphia. They
further repor.,d in relation 10. tie eX.
tension of gas mains from Eoff street, I
Twenty.sixth, to G. ii. Kings residenc :.
They recommended that an e1tensi IN
be made from Eoff to Jacob, on
Twenty-sixth street, AMI on Jac 10
north to Twenty.sixth street. The en-
tire report was referel to the Commit
tee on Lights. -,
The Committee on Streets, Alleys
and Grades reported bills amounting 10
SlsSl. SO for the month OF October,
whi IN we're ordered paid. There ac-
companied this report the report OF the
Street Commissioner, enclosing blils
amounting to S3,25l. These were also
ordered paid. The chairman OF. the
committee, Mr.. Wait, offered reso'u-
ton authorizing the paving OF Thirty
sixth street, iron McColloch 10 Wetze!,
with hard packed limestone, rolled and
then Macadamized, and that a curb he
set ON the north and south sides OF re
street at an estimated cost OF sl,?oO
For wonder the Thirty-six street i'm
proyement did not provoke discussion,
and the entire report was adopted.
The chairman of the Committee on
Water Works reported bills amounting
TO 81 ,O95 66. This includes the water
superintendent's report and bo:h were
ordered paid.
Mr. Handlan's, chairman o. the Com
mittee on Fire Department, report
with the Chiefs report, were read, re-
porting bills for the past month amount
ing to SS7 81, which were ordered paid
the bill of the C.. ID. d p. Telegraph Co
was also reported, amounting to SlOl.3)
for services rendered during the month
of August. This was ordered paid.
A special report also accompanied
this report in regard to the purchase o.
lot of ground in the Seventh ward toi
the purpose OF erecting an engine house
Two lots were offered, one by Char,e'
Lukens, situated on the corner OF Zane
and York streets, and one by w. Ill
Halter, situated on Zane, east OF Huron
= reefs. The former lot at Il, 800 ant
the latter at SITS. The committee fur
tier recommended the purchase CT th'
first named lot for obvious reasons.
A second special report was aso sub
mitted from this committee, recommend
ing the purchase OF two young vel!
matched horses for the use OF the Fir'
Department at the Atlantic englG,
house. The reason OF this was that The
death OF the best horse in the depart
meLt. John." at the above name
house had caused vacancy, and the re
manning horse, "Prince," being almos
too old for use, having been IN the ser
vice for many years. The COMMITTED
was authorized to purchase the horses
but the resolution in relation TO the lo
was, after discussion of some length
between Mcssrs. Pollock, Handlan and
Kimberly, On motion OF Mr.. llorkhelm
er, referred To the committee Tor iulthel
consideration.
The report OF the Committee on Fl
nance reported the borrowing OF 5000
from the Exchange Bank for months a
the rate OF 6 per cent. per annum. IL
further reported that the orders now
he'd on the city by this bank aggregated
SiS:17 81.
This report was also adopted.
The Committee On Lights recon-
mende the payment Of tn bill OF tn
Mt. Vernon Lantern Company, amount
ing to Sl36 80, be pail. Adopted.
The city Gas Commissioners present
ed their report for the months of Sep
TENDER and October, which is as fol
lows:
To amount Of cash in hand during the
months of september and October. I,3rI
| 10 amount OF CASH received ltOIl lTuS'
tees during the months Oi scptcm- - -
Der and lunl' "
SlS.l3a L
CT.
! By amount paid during the months Ot
oriers si6,G0i
by amount placed In the exchange
Bank 10 pay interest aud redeem .
bonds l,OsO
nv balance ca,h on hand ................... 6lj d
slS,l39 9
On motion this report was received
and filed.
The Committees on Cemeteries, Ac
counts, Health, City Prison and Othe
minor committees, made their usual re
potts, embracing small bills. The re
ports were all adopted.
The report of the Board OF Equaiza
ton and Appeals was received from Sec
rotary Schulize. together with resolu
ton ordering so to be paid to Schultz
and the books ordered turned over t,
the Collector.
The supplementary water assessment
in the shape OF an ordinance, was then
taken up, read item by item, and the or
dinance adopted. This list is a yer,
lorg one and has been heretofore spoker
oil.
Louis Schwalb, with his sureiits, ap
peared and received new license for {
coffee house. The reason for this wa'
the removal OF his saloon I" another To-
cation.
The supplementary wal ordinance
WAS returned from the First Branch
with the amendment that IL
the first sec,iol the wore
assessor" be substituted :ol
commissioners" Adopted.
Various resolutions were disposed oil
by adopting some and referring others
u committees. The resolutions were
mainly in relation to streets, lights and
paving.
A resolution was offered by Mr.. Ham
ilton and adopted by Council, author
ling the borrowing OF = 900 TO pay the
expenses OF the months OF September
and October.
The Street Commits; was or
dered to make several Improvements.
There being nothing further on the
table except the old loan ordinance a:
received with its amendments from the
First Branch, this Branch at 1918 p. NJ
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