The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-09-27
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
MONDAY EVENING, Sept. 26.
SECOND BRANCH.

BE- MONDAY EVENING, Sept. 26.
SECOND BRANCH.
The Second Branch met in special
session, ...
Present-Messrs Boring, Caldwell
Connolly, Hook, Laughlin, McAdams,
Pollock, Salisbury, ], G. Smith, SheP-
pard, Sweeney, Scott, Tingle, and
Weitzel. 30
The President being absent, Mr..
Tingle was elected President pro TEN.
The reading of the minutes Of tn e
last meeting was dispensed with.
The committee on Water Works re
ported that the water pipes now being
submerged in the river by Sweeneys &
Co., are full Of water, showing some
imperfection at the joints, to what ex-
tent the committee is not prepared to
say. The committee not wishing to
take any undue responsibility, refer the
whole matter to Council.
Mr.. Cummins, Superintendent OF
Water Works, being called for, stated
that he was well satisfied that there
was not water enough leaking into the
pipes to do the least harm. and that
what did get in entered at the joint
while being lowered to the bottom Of
the trench, and while the pipe was on g
strain. Messrs. Sweeneys d Co. are do
ing their work according to the contract
in every particular. They are using
the Core joint. which, he is satisfied, ia
the best for submerged pipes, and he is
satisfied with the work.
Mr.. Sweeney explained that there
was no responsibility on the committee
at all. The Council had ordered the
contract to be made with Messrs.
Sweeneys & Co., and had directed the
use of the Core patent for the joints
II the work was not done according tc
the contract the Council had its RENE
DIV. Mr.. Sweeney was satisfied tina
the work was being well done, anc
rather intimated that the committee
had gone off, like an old musket, "balf
cooked
The report Of the committee was lait
on the table
The committee on Appeals reported
the following in regard to taxing thu
bonds held by certain corporations:
ResolUed, That we adhere to ou
opinion reported to Council May 18th
1870, and that the petitions referred t.
the committee be rejected. Adopted.
An amendment to the resolution au
thorizing a contract to be made will
the Norway Iron Manufacturing Com
pany for a bridge over Wheeling creel
at the foot of Market street, was re
ceived from the First Branch and con
CURED in.
On motion the Second Branch ad
journed.
FIRST BRANCH.
A special meeting of this Branch o
Council was called for last night, at TIT
instance Of the Water Works commit
tee, His Honor Mayor Mcclellan in TIT
chair.
Present-Messrs. Blair, Culbertson
Hall, Harrison, Simpson, Schambra
Shallcross, Sweeney, Stone and Wilson
The following report from the chair
man of the Water Works committe
was read:
To the Mayor and Council Of The city o
| WhceiinQ:
The committee beg leave to repor
that the submerged portion of the waite
pipe now being laid by Messrs. Sweeney
j. Co., is full of water, showing, in tn
opinion of the committee, imperfectiol
in the joints of said water pipe, TO wha
extent your committee is not prepare
to say. The committee not wishing t
take any undue responsibility, refer tn
whole matter to Council.
rSigned] JOHN Fl. HALL,
Chairman Water Works Com.
On Motion OF Mr.. Stone, the Super
intendent of the Water Works wa
called to give his opinion in regard t
the water pipe now being laid in tn
river.
The Superintendent stated that i
was impossible to lay a pipe wlthou
some leakage upon first laying it; ant
further in his opinion there was no oc
easion for alarm, and he did not think
it would prove failure.
As this was the object OF the meet
ing, and everything seeming to be salts
factory, on motion Of Mr.. Hall, thi
Branch adjourned.