Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-01-14

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recommended the following: That the
Committee on Real Estate in conjunction
with the members of the Legislature from
Ohio county be requested to use their best
efforts to obtain from the, State an appro-
pria,ion sufficient to put the Capitol build
ing in good, thorough and complete repair.
They also recommend the payment OF bills
Aggregating s., which was adopted as read.
Accounts-The committee report having
examined the books of the city clerk and
recorder tor the. three months ending De-
cember 81 1884, and found the same to
balance
The books showed the following balances:
10 cent levy fund, to balance October
81, 84052; November $8.O63.23; December
$8l9.l6.\
General Fund-To balance, October,
1922 Al; NeyembeE, 1851 Il; December,
So, 999 10.
Contingent FSnd-By balance, October,
S24 CT; November, $2,246 %; to balance,
December, 1872 68.N
The report of the City Sergeant showed
the fines and costs collected during the
quarter amounted to $M6l 10.
Your committee in this, its last report,
desires TO extend its thanks to the City
Clerk and Receiver for the uniform courte-
sizes during the past two yeats, and compli-
ment them for the neat and excellent con-
dition of the books Of their respective offices.
In the examination of the City Clerks
statement your committee is pleased to find
and report that notwithstanding the large
expenditures and substantial Improvements
made within the past year, the actual in
crease of the citys indebtedness only
amounts TO 81 1872 o., net reduction for
the two years past of $4,000, and recon-
mend that the annual statement OF the City
Clerk be published in the REGISTER, lntelli-
gencer, yolksblatt and News Letter. The
report was adopted as read.
Board of Public Works: A commnuni-
cation from this body asking for an appro-
p-iatjon to pay the following amounts: r
il. Gore, for Irbng, crossings, &c."....si,4 2Iso
u. Gore for grading on Sixteenth street.. Sl 20
VIM. of, crossings and eurbng Pa 20
sg9a8 80
In explanation of the Gore bill, it mates
that the greater portion Of it is due for
paving after Gas trustees had laid l6 inch
main. Adopted.
Also another communication was read
from the same body asking the appropria-
ton, out of the 10 cent levy fund, be made
for the following bills, which amount was
ordered paid
West Virginia Brick Co.. paving block..-.sl, ?S2 81
D. Gore, paving and grading. 263 go
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License: Michael hearne was granted
license to keep a coffee house at 1881 Mar
ket street, with Solomon Kraus and 7. 81.
Hanke ss security.
p. Kochert, q coffee house at 6l5 Main
street, with Peter Welty and Chas. Schmidt
as security.
Messrs JOS Weiner and George F. Bolts
securities on f. Warmers coffee house, who
keeps at No. 100 Eighteenth stresi, re-
uuested Council to snnull that gentlemsn's
license and relieve them from said bond. on
the grounds that Mr.. Warner is of unsound
mind. Council granted the request and
annulled the license.
GOOD MOVE. +
The Nsylor Mining and Manufacturing
Company. corporation formed under the
laws OF the State of West Virginia, having
its principal Office and placeof business in
the city Of Wheeling, petitioned Council TO
allow them the privilege of laying pipes
through and under The streets and alleys Of
this city for the purpose of supplying gas to
the manufacturers and others for fuel. This
company SHOWS that it owns a strong flow
ing gas,1ell at Wellsburg and if the privilege
islgfanted will pipe it to this city.
The petition was referred to the Commit
tee on Ordinances with instructions to iraft
an ordinance in conformity with the Peti-
ton.
THE R0NcIIsD.
The Special Committee on Legislation
reports an ordinance or act entitled, "A
bill to provide against the mourning Of in
debtedness by the city Of Wheeling other
wise than with the consent Of the voters.
This document is very lengthy one, and
shows that great care was used in its con-
struction. 1t binds the members of Coun-
ell Just as tightly as any officer of the city.
During the reading Of it Mr.. Hildreth
offered the following amendment, which was
adopted: The City Council may at any
time after the passage Of this act, place