The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-03-13
cry COUNCIL.
Second Branch.

A regular monthly meeting Of the City
Council was held last evening. In the
Second Branch, President Forbes occu.
pied the chair. Present-Messrs. Altmyer,
Baird, Clator, Crawford o. j., Crawford
L., Howell, Lancaster, Logan, List, Nc.
Adams, Phillips, Sheppard, Smith j, G.,
Smith p, steger, Viewig, WSterhouSe
and Weisgerber.
The minutes Of the last meeting were
read and approved.
REPORTS.
|, Report ofthe Trustees Of the Gas Works
Tor the months Of November, December
and January was read. The salary OF the
Secretary has been fixed at 81 200 per
year from March 1st. Amount received
from all sources, $32,Ol3 10. Balance on
hand February /, $1599l 45. Referred
10 the Committee on Lights for Gxamina-
ton and report.
The Committee on Lights recommended
that tho. report Of tho Gas Commissioners
referred 10 them, DO received and filed
also, for placing bulletin board on gas
post at north east corner Of Market and
Monroe streets, provided travel DO NOT
interlered with; also, that the committee
he authorized TO receive proposals for
lighting tho public lamps In the 7lh and
Sth wards, the contract 10 be awarded to
the lowest AMI best bidder, subject to the
approval Of Council.
The report OF the Superintendent Of the
Water Works was read and placed on file.
The Committee on Water Works re-
ported in favor Of paying bills for labor,
&C., 5000 93; also, bills for materials, &c,
1888 GO; allowing the following reduc.
tons Of water rent: A. ]. LYDIA $14 90,
Henry Was $50 90, N Little g. Co. $50,
A. w. Campbell 50 81, Fidel Mayer
$27 so, David Abel 80 90; adversely on
the petitions Of j. B. Haberfeld, Frank
Sinister, Carl Gauding, Eliza Duffy, Julius
Lohse and Joseph Grimes. Adopted.
Report Of the Gas Commissioners Of re.
ceipts and disbursements from January
list to February 20, was received. Amount
on hand January 1, $2,6S7 o.; receipts
during January and February, $l4,3s1 20;
total, $170lS 90. Disbursements-Paid
orders Of trustees, $G,4l3 40; reserved 10
pay July interest and retire bonds, &, 500;
total disbursements, $l1,9l3 40; balance
on hand, $5,105 Sc. Referred to the Com.
mittee on Lights for examination and re.
port. nas.t,
Receivers report for the month OF Feb.
ruary was read. Balance in Treasury
February 1st, $4,6O7 co., receipts during
the month, Sal 40; total; $lG,7S5 10.
Discussed, s., $50 o.; balance in the Treas
ury March LIST, 81, lG4 l2. Referred to
the Committee on Accounts for eXamina.
ton and report.
City Sections report for the month Of
February was read and ordered TO be filed.
The Committee on Cemeteries reported
the sale Of certain lots and asked that tho
sales be confirmed. Received from First
Branch and cOncurred in. -....
The Committee on Streets and Alleys
reported in favor OF paying bill Of A. ].
Long, $12G 81; Schuehle & Lulz, $2O1 SO;
VIC. Smith, IS 90; instructing the Street
Commissioner to reset the curb on west
side Of Market, from South end OF wing
wall Of Market street bridge TO Webster
street.
The committee also reported that they
had received several proposals for grading
Clay street, from Seventh TO Eighth, as
follows: James Haley, 35 cents per cubic
yard; James Smith & Co., 23i cents; Geo
Crumbacker, 90 cents; J. l.. Martin s. Co.
Is cents, and James Bodley, 10 cents Mr.
Bodley being the lowest bidder, the com.
mittee had awarded the contract to him
and asked that the award be confirmed.
The Committee on the Fire Department
reported in favor Of the payment OF bills
amounting to $115 OF; also allowing the
trustees Of Atlantic Library TO place their
library in the hall Of the Atlantic engine
house, with the consent Of the Board Of
Control; also, that the Chief Marshal Of
the Fire Department be appointed and
directed TO act as Fire Warden for the
city, and to receive two dollars per day
when actually employed.
Recommendation Of Committee adopt
ed, except the last, which was referred tC
the Committee on Ordinances.
The Committee on Gas extension sub
mitted the report OF Z. T. ClOverdale
making estimate OF cost of proposed ex
tension OF mains and enlargement OF ga:
works, and also the following resol1
tion
ReSOlged, That the Finance COMMITTEES
is hereby ordered TO ascertain and report
to Council at an early day, il 1000, OF
so much thereof as may be necessary Il
make the proposed additions to the gas
works and street mains, can be obtained
and the terms on which it may be obtain.
ed. Adopted. ,'
The following is Mr.. Cloverdale's re.
port:
CINCINNATI, O., Feb. 90, 1879.
Mr.. George Baird, Chairman Committee Oil
Gas, dc, Wheeling, ". Va:
DEAR SIR: In accordance with your
request and instruction, l have visited
Wheeling and examined tho works
with the view Of aScertaining what i'm.
provements are necessary in order to fur.
nish the city and private consumers with
IN abundant supply Of gas Of the highest
Illuminating power and Tree from impuri,
ties; also TO furnish you with an approx.
mate estimate OF the cost OF such
improvements. In accordance Herewith
have the honor to submit to you the
following report and estimate:
Ret0r H0ue-I find the apparatus for
generating gas, although not in good
order, most TOO valuable to be abandoned
at present, for by adding twomore bench.
es of Tetorts, and renewing nd resettlng
such as are worn out, you would then
have generating capacity sufficiently
large to supply gas during the next twelve
months.
Purifying House.-The purifying ca.
pacity is too small, and cannot be worked
with economy either in lime or labor, OF
in manufacturing gas of the highest illu.
minating power, except at an increased
cost; however, with close attention and
careful management they might answer
for, say twelve months longer. Iiwotild,
| hOWaVar recommend that Won AZ onoa