The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-06-22

FRIDAY EVENING, June q.
sreoNp BRANCH.

ia SECOND BRANCH.
The Second Branch met in special
session. G11 .5".
Present-Messrs. Altmyer, Baird
Clator, Caldwell, 0. J. Crawford, Kan
mer, List, Logan, Lancaster, Steger, J.
g. Smith, Porter Smith, Salisbury,
Sheppard Weisgarber and President
Forbes.
The reading Of the minutes OF the
last meeting was dispensed with.
Mr.. Baird stated that the meeting
was called at the request Of the Special
Committee on Gas Works, who had ad-
vertised for proposals. for gas holders
and exhausters. They reported the
following bids received:
For Gas HoHer-Geo. Stacy & Co.,
Cincinnati, $l3,09l.l0; Deily & Fowler,
Philadelphia, $l3,50O; R. t. Coverdale,
Cincinnati, $13,650; Keystone Iron
Works, Philadelphia, $4,000; Smith
& Sayre, New York, $l6, 1000.
For Erhauster-R. T. Coverdale,
Cincinnati, $2760; Smith & Sayre, New
York, 1856.
The committee received two bids for
the tank, but there was 90 great differ
ence between them that the committee
would ask Tor further time to report on
them. 49,.
The bids for the gas holder we're in
accordance with the printed speci6ca-
tons furnished by the committee but
Mr.. Coverdale offers to furnish in ad-
dition to the work required in the speci-
fication two drip boxes, two shoe elbows,
two tees, two plugs, and "a feet Of ten
inch pipe for connections, &C., making
his bid the lowest.
The following resolutions were
offered:
Resolued, That the Committee on
Contracts and the Special Committee
on Gas be authorized to contract with
R. T. Coverdale, of Cincinnati, Ohio,
for the building Of gas holder and an
exhauster on the ground of the Gas
Company in this city. Adopted.
Resolved, That the Special Committee
on Gas be granted further time to report
on the reports on the bids Tor the tank,
with the understanding that no more
bids are to be received than the two
now in the hands Of the committee until
the said two bids are disposed Of.
Mr. Caldwell offered the following as
q substitute for the last resolution:
Resolved, That the Committee on
Gas be authorized to contract with the
lowest bidder for building the tank as
per plans and specifications Lost.
Alter about an hours debate, in which
all the members spoke three or four
times, the second resolution was adopted
as it came from the committee.
Mr.. Porter Smith offered the follow
ing, which was adopted:
Resot,ed, That the lookup and police
court room be whitewashed.
The following was adopted
RESOLVED, That the building being
erected by Mrs. E. Beck, on Oak alley
is a nuisance, and that the Street Com
missioner be ordered to remove the
same.
Petition OF St. James Hotel Com
pany for license to keep four billiard
tables, was granted.
Petition of the nail feeders to sell
beer at their picnic, on the Island, to.
day, was granted.
The following was adopted:
RssoIved, That the Committee on
Ordinances be instructed to report an
ordinance fixing rate per diem for
license Tor persons wishing to sell beer
and wine at picnics, fairs, &c, held on
Wheeling Island, and report the same
to the Council at the next meeting.
A resolution authorizing a curbstone
to be set in front of Mr.. Wetlv's new
building, was referred to the Committee
on Streets and Alleys.
A resolution authorizing the Street
Commissioners TO place stop cocks in
all the mills using water from the City
Water Works was referred to the Com
mittee on Water Works.
A resolution authorizing reletting
of the coal scales was referred to the
Committee on Ordinances.
The bill Of Frank Ritter of IS. IS was
referred to the Committee on Real Es-
tate.
Petition OF Reed, Kraft & Co. and
others to have a brick sewer built from
Biddle to Second street was referred to
Committee on Streets and Alleys.
Petition Of Lewis Cross and others to
have curbstone on corner of First and
Market streets reset, was granted.
A resolution authorizing the Com
mittee on Grades and the City Surveyor
to have the grade on Gum, Vine and
Cedar alleys fixed was adopted.
An ordinance to fix the grade of
Centre street, east Of Seventh, was
adopted.
On motion, the Second Branch adj
journed.
FIRST BRANCH.
The Mayor being absent, Mr.. Hand
Ian was called to the chair.
Present-Allison, Blair, Boring, Bro.
die, Butterfeld, Ewing, Handlsn, Har-
rison, Kelly, Reister, Scbanbra and
Wilson.
The minutes Of the previous meeting
were read and signed.
Mr.. Blair stated this meeting was
called at the instance of the special
Committee on Gas Works.
The report Of the Committee on
Grades was received from Second
Branch and on motion recommitted TO
the committee for report. g
A resolution from the Second Branch
ordering the Street Commission to gil
certain alleys was concurred 10.
The resolution from the Second
Branch To furnish the Gas Works with
q horse was concurred in.