The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-05-28
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also recommended that the Board Of Public
Works be instructed 10 open up the foot Of
Alley No. l, in McLure's addition, The
Recommendations were adopted.
. The Committee on .Cemetries presented
bills to the amount ol SsSS SO, which wers
ordered paid, and the committee, was au.
thorized to- repair. the fence around the
Fifth ward cemetery. There vas received ior
interments during Dsnber 1885,, sci: Jan.
nary 1884, $50 So; February, $24 50; March,
S37; paupers SIS. .",a::,- S3ssSi, +ls'',S.'
THE SEVENTEENTH STREET CLAIM.
The Committee on Claims recommended
that the Clerk be instructed to draw an
order upon the Receiver for the sum Of
S2,051 % and interest thereon from NAV 13
1885,; payable to the order Of D. Lamb, at:
torney for Ellen Forsythe, to satisfy: "a de.
cree Of the Circuit Court OF this county.
rendered against the city in the case OF
Ellen Forsythe and others against the city
in chancery, for the use and occupancy Of
lots 4 aud 8 south Of Fishers foundry, and
in addition TO such sum the coste, amount.
ing to $l66 25.. The report was adopted,
thus providing for the opening of Seven.
teenth street. Solicitor Erskine's bill OF
$40 services in opening Twenty.iourth
street WAS ordered paid. =
The quarterly reports of the Board OF
Public Works and City Water Board,
showing expenditures, ETC., were read and
filed. These reports had been on the table
ior several weeks awaiting chance to be
brought forward. A synopsis Of both were
published in this paper.
THE OPEN AIR CONCERTS.
On motion Of Mr.. echultzs the vote by
which Mr.. Peterson's open air summer
concert scheme was killed at the last meet
ing was reconsidered, and the recommend.
atoms Of the committee adopted by vote
Of II to H. Messrs. Jepson, Kinney, G, o.
Smith and Wingerter voted no. ,
A number Of bills, petitions and reso-
lutions were read and referred to the
proper committees. Among them were the
followieg.: A.. ]. Sweeney & Son want
permission to construct switch from their
South Side works down Twenty.seyenth
street to the B. Il ,O.'s main track, subject
to the same restrictions that we're placed
on the Sugar Refinery Company when it
laid its switch, II. r., !
!. Councilmen Commerford and Porter
Smith presented papers asking for sewers
in the Sixth ward. Mr.. iCommerford also
wanted provision made for erecting signs
all over the city TO designate the streets
and alleys as 30 many were swept away
by the flood that it was difficult for stran-
| gers in the city 10 ascertain on what street
they Here.i j. w. Grubb had in bill of
$50 Tor attending to the Capitol clock.
Councilman Stanley, Rosenberg and Viii.
kinson presented resolutions providing for
street lights. MIR. Healy one to repair a
portion Of the cornice on the State House
that is in, a very bad condition. Mr.,
Gleason one to fill up certain : lots in the
Eighth ward. -. > s., &, ~ \,
A resolution offered by Mr.. Healy au.
thorizing the Chief to purchase ice for the
men in the engine houses during the sum.
mer months was adopted, R%s.R, %
Mr.. Peterson offered a resolution pro.
vidipg for the cleaning, plasteripg and
general repairing Of the Second Branch
chamber at q cost not to exceed $50. It
was adopted. The place is sadly in need
OF repair. Il!
Mr.. Boring offered resoluting providing
for an awning in front Of the City Building.
1t was fought over for long time and
finally referred to the Committee on Gene.
teries on motion Of Dr.. Wingerser. There
was considerable fun created over this, n
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The First Branch was called to order at
7:SO o'clock with all;the members present
except Mr.. List. Mayor Miller was preg-
ent and presided. The minutes were read
and adopted, and an ordinance amendiBg
the ordinance in relation to auctioueers
was taken up and after being read once
was referred to tho Committee on Ordi.
nances. The purpose OF the ordinance was
to restrict the selling Of race pools as we'll as
wares and all merchandise to licensed
auctioneers. The reason for reference was
the fact that the, ordinance had never been
before the committee. lt. !Sl5i g e:
Mr.. Wilson called up the subject Of paw.
ing North Main street, from the soulh side
of Ninth street to Jonathan's rayine Mr.,
Hsll said he realizsd that there was need
OF Improvement on this street and on all
the streets Of tho city, but he wss opposed
to- expanding such a large sum on one
street as would be necessary to pave Main
street from Ninth to the ravine. He ia.
vored paving from Ninth to Fifth, provided
that the citizens living along the line OF
the proposed improvement: would raise a
sum to help pay for the work, as the citi.
zers along Chapline and Sixteenth streets
had done. Z Mr.. Myles delved into the
financial situation, and, while wanting i'm.
provemente, questioned whether 1t would
be wise TO do work that it might be ascer.
tanned could not lawfully be done. Mr..
Caldwell and Mr.. Boring mad spirited
talk over the iimatter. The matter was
fuaily disposed OF by voting to pave from
Ninth to Fourth street. MI. Miller voted
no, a.g}59 Il "a ~ w. iii z = (, 6