The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-12-14
CITY COUNCIL.


President Baird. ll iE.
The roll being called, the following
members answered: MessEs. Allison
Boring, Connolly, Hook, Hammer, Laugh
lin, Maxwell, McAdams, Pollock, Sails.
bnry, Smith, P. Smith, J. G. Sheppard,
Sweeney, Scott, Tingle, Tolivar, and
Weitzell.
The minutes Of the last meeting were
read, approved, and signed.
" aUl REPORTS.
The Committee on Streets and Alleys
submitted the following: ReSOlDed, That
the Street Commissioner be directed 10
extend the paving Of Chestnut Alley from
the present terminus ofthe sewer draining
Washington street. westward to the
bridge crossing Of Fl. w. Phillips, 1t be.
ing about 10 feet. Adopted.
The report Of the Committee on Ac.
counts was read. Bills amounting to
$495.03 were presented, and their pay.
ment recommended. The Committee re-
turned the bill ($20O) Of G. w. LETTERS,
City Solicitor, for the action Of Council.
RThc resolution recommending the pay
ment OF the bills above mentioned was
adopted; and an item OF $3.50 in the
bill OF Mr. LETTERS was referred to Com.
mittee on Fire Department.
Thereport OF the Street Commissioner,
detailing his operations during the past
month, was read. Bills amounting to
$929.10, for labor, ETC., were presented,
and an appropriation to pay them asked.
The Commissioner calls the attention Of
Council to the dangerous and dilapidated
condition Of the foot.bridge across the
creek from the foot Of Sixth street to
Crescent Mills, and suggests that it re-
ceive attention at once. Received, filed,
and appropriation made. That portion Of
the report in relation TO the fOot-bridge
was referred to the Committee on Streets
and Alleys for report.
Report Of the Committee on Fire De-
partment was read. The Committee state
that they had called out the Fire Depart
ment oIthe city on the 18th ult., and thor.
oughly inspected all the apparatus and
found it in good condition. They had al.
so tested the new hose and found that it
stood the necessary pressure.
The Committee asked an appropriation
to pay bills amounting to $2S9.3S.
Adopted.
The Chief Marshal Of the Fire Depart.
ment submitted his monthly report. He
states that the current expenditures Of the
Department since the present system was
adopted, have been $4JS7S.07, as follows:
Salaries Of officers and men $2,0l7.67,
feed $12j.59; harness and repairing same
$4,000; medicine, &c, 5000; repairs of
horses and apparatus $74G.70; tools and
miscellaneous articles, $l39 81; black
smithing, &c, $ll9 09 Extraordinary
expenses as follows: horses, $51jj; un-
forms, $267 90; hose carriage, $3.50; al.
tering hose carriages, 800 80; leather
hose, 81 1903 Is; new engine house, $500;
rent, $500; expenditures by Board Of
Control, $135 20; total, 81, 98l 17--less re-
ceipts for rent, sale Of hose, &c, $202.
The expenditures OH account OF the
several companies have been us follows {;
United, No. l, $6l2 45; Atlantic, No. 2,
$5O5 81; Vigilant, No. 8, 1856 43; Hook
and Ladder, No. /, $40 40; Hose Co. No.
/, $50 IS.
The report OF Committee on Lights on
the petition for lamp post at the southeast
corner Of Market street and Alley D, was
read. The committee reported favorably
on the petition and also in favor Of paying
bill of VIM. Hare, for gas burners. Re
port adopted.
The Treasurer submitted his report for
the past month. Amount in Treasury at
date Of last report, $3,443 SO, received
1854 060, total, $1,000 49, Discussed for
water works bills, 81 COS 80; seven bonds
and interest redeemed, $7,1SS OF. To.
tai disbursements, $e,1O4 49, Balance in
Treasury LIST Of December, s., 709 81: Re-
ceived and filed. g.
The Wharfmastcr's report Cor the month
Of November was read and filed. There
were four hundred and tOrty-two dollars
collected for wharfages during the month,
and the same had been deposited to the
credit Of the proper fund.
The joint special committee appointed
on behalf the City Council and the Board
Of Supervisors Of Ohio county TO ex-
anime and report upon the condition Of a
bridge over a ravine at the line dividing
the city Of Wheeling from the county Of
Ohio, submitted the result Of their exami.
nation in the form Of q lengthy report.
The committee state that the former
bridge was carried away by the flood Of
May %, 1869, and that subsequently q
few citizens replaced it with temporary
structure. This is now in a dangerous
condition, and the committee recommend
the adoption Of the following resolution ::
ReSolUed, That the Street Commissioner Of
the city Of Wheeling he directed TO make
such repairs TO the bridge across tue "a.
vine atthe eastern end OF Fulton street, at
the town Of Fulton in said county, as the
joint committee may suggest; and also to
remove slip Of ground near tho said
bridge on Fulton street, at an expense not
to exceed fifty doLars-the city and coun.
ty each to bear one-halt Of the cost.
Adopted.
The Committee on Water Works re.
ported bills amounting TO $149612 and
recommended their payment.
The Committee also recommended the
payment of the biIkof Iessrs. Sweeney s.
Co., amounting TO $l0S9.47 for the cxten.
sion Of water.pipe ION the Island. They
state that the amount expended in put.
ting down tho water pipe from Main
street to the corner Of Zane and Virginia
streets on the Island has been $9l41,
and they recommend that q branch
pipe be laid from the terminus Of
the present 10.inch pipe up Virginia
street 10 Broadway, up Broadway 10
Zane, down Zane to The place.ot beginning
"a distance Of 1850 feet, and +inch
pipe on Pennsylvania street, between Vir-
GINA and Zane-a distance Of about $50
feet, the cost OF the whole not to exceed
$500; and that tho Committee solicit
bids Tor furnishing said pipe, and award
the contract to the lowest bidder
The appropriation asked for was made,
and the recommendation Of the Commit
tee in reference to the further extension
Of the water pipe was adopted.
-f PETITIONS.