Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-09-25

civ Prison ................ 4zV II
Board Of Public Works.. APO 60
Total 90. e.. ...............Sb $1,000 IS
The bills from the Committee On
Cemeteries. $42311, more than ex-
hausted the funds Of that department,
and the bill of S156.50 for Tor work on
the Sixteenth street cemetery and
plumbing bill Of 5000 were paid out OF
the city contingent fund.
The report of the City Clerk showed
total balances of S156, 95L94 to the cred
il Of the several departments.
The recommendation Of the Commit
tee on Fire Department that 1000 feet
of hose be purchased, occasiOned some
remark. as ii should not have come be-
for Council. the Committee having
power 10 act. The resolution offered by
the Committee was approved, neyerthe-
less.
The Committee on Claims reported
it's recommendation that the claims of
VIM. Crogan. On Alley twenty, be set
led for $3.50 Messrs. Hamilton and
Thomas Britt asked Tor information,
and the latter intimaJeG that it was not
right. but that Mr.. Crogan merely
wanted to be helped out OF hole. The
matter was laid on the table.
The B. P. W and Committee on
Streets. Alleys and Grades made JOINT
reDort relative TO the method OF i'm
proving McCulloch street. The Work
has been done, and the matter was ap-
proved as q mere matter OF form.
The appointment of Orlando Krone
with as a guard at the City Prison, vice
William McCune. was offered.
The report Of the Special Committee
TO consider the petition OF the Natural
Gas Company of West Virginia, recon-
mending the rejection OF the peutlon'
was approved.
The Committee on Accounts reported
thai il had examined the statement OF
accounts. submitted by the Secretary
Of the Gas Board. and had found the
same 10 be correct. The committee had
made no detailed examination, owing
70 the appointment OF the special IN
vestigatiug committee. The report was
ordered filed.
Marcus. W. smith. heir to two lots in
the sixteenth street cemetery, submit
ted deeds to the lots and claimed either
the ground or compensation for them.
The communication was referred TO
Henry Fogsch offered So per year for
piece Of city ground at Chapline and
Twentieth streets. Ii went to Real
Estate
Mr.. Bender offered q resolution that
ali pipes in the basement OF the City
Hall be put in repair. Il went TO Real
Estate
4 Dz-ition was received from citizens
of the Eighth ward. praying Council 10
accent q pending proposition from Capt.
S,hOckev. TO donate a piece of ground
for q street. if the city would improve
il. Il was referred.
a petition from Nary Murphy. asking
for relief from certain practices OF The
Wood Bros. Planning Mill Company, was
referred.
The milk dealers prayed for the re-
turn of the license tax assessed against
them bv the last Council, the ordinance
lavving the tax having been decided
illegal by the Circuit Cour, on test
case. The money in question foots up
S346.25. The matter went 10 the Fin
arce Committee.
The Solicitor submitted a resolution
reciting the controversy between the
city and ". ]. Colts. trustee, over lot
No. @. i'm Bakers addition, used by the
CITY for the past twenty-five years as
street. and recommended the payment
of 5000 for the lot. the value fixed upon
by the arbitrator, and 5000 for a frac-
afa n
Alleys and Grades.
An ordinance amending the ten cent
levy appropriation ordinance, so as to
change some of the Seventh ward az
preparations. was read and passed The
amendment provides. among other
things for the matchmaking Of parts
of zane. Maryland. Indiana North
Huron. South Front. South Penn, Ohio
and Fink streets, in lieu of the small
amount of brick paving provided for
in the original measure. The steam
road roller Will be put 10 work over
there. and will have great deal 10 do.
Atg o'clock. on motion of Mr. Hamil-
zion. the all but forgotten building ordi-
nance was taken Up in the Second
Branch and read a first time The
reading occupied just one hour Further
consideration was postponed
All the business sent over to the
First Branch was concurred in.
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