The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-08-02

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Accompanying the above was the
following report:
| To tie Mayor and City Council:
The Railroad Committee, which was
instructed to ascertain and report as to
where the responsibility for the damage
to Jefferson street rightly belonged aud
what party is responsible for the repair
of said street, would report that from
all the evidence which could be OBJ
tanned there is no doubt OF the Pitts
burgh, Wheeling and Kentucky Rail-
road Company having been the cause
of the damage to the street, and also
that the company is responsible for the
repairs; but in consideration OF their
willingness to make the damage good
a. far as the committee think the COM
pany able to do, the committee would
recommend Council to accept the &C
comparing offer of the railroad COM
pany. The committee offered the fol-
lowing:
Resolced, That the Committee on
Streets and Alleys advertise tor propos-
ais for the five foot nine inch sewer
under the Pittsburgh, Wheeling and
Kentucky railroad, and the stone facade
at the west end OF the sewer, and the
paved water-table to the river, and con
tract for the same with the lowest and
best bidder.
The report and letter were laid on
the table.
The Committee on Contracts, to whom
was referred the bids for sewer and fill
ing on Jefferson street, reported the
following:
RsSolved, That the contract for a four
foot sewer upon Jefferson street be
awarded to w. c. Hamilton and VIM.
Armstrong at their bid OF So per lineal
foot, and the Mayor is authorized and
directed to have the contract executed
as recommended by the Committee on
Contracts.
Referred to the Committee on Streets
and Alleys with power to advertise for
proposals for wooden sewer four feet
square. 49,.
RESOLVED, That the contract for filling
the excavation on Jefferson street with
material to be taken from Washington
street and it's extension east Of Market
street be awarded to -, az the low.
est and best bidder, at his bid Of %
cents per cubic yard, and the Mayor is
authorized and directed to have the
contract executed as recommended by
the Committee on Contracts.
The bids Of George Ankle and Mr..
McIlroy being equal, the name Of the
latter was Withdrawn and the blank in
the resolution was filled with the name
OF George Ankle, and the resolution
adopted.
Mr.. OBrien offered the following:
RESOLVED, That the City Attorney is
hereby instructed, as soon as the repairs
to Jefferson street are completed, to
proceed legally to collect from the
Pittsburgh, Wheeling and Kentucky
Railroad Company the full amount Of
the cost Of said repairs. Adopted.
The Committee Of Con 'erences report
in favor OF employing John Cator as
superintendent OF the building Of the
new gas tank. at 81 per day, was re-
ceiyed from the First Branch aud con-
CURED in.
The following was adopted;
Resolved, That permission be and is
hereby granted to the Wheeling Iron
and Nail Company to move the upper
end OF Main street where it passes in
front of the frame row north OF the
mill, to the outside oil the Pittsburgh,
Wheeling and Kentucky track, pro-
vided the said nail company make the
new street equal to the present one in
all espects.
The claim Of Jacob Watson for 1925
for damage done by the caving in Of q
sewer on Fifth street, was referred to
the Board Of Claims for settlement.
On motion, the Second Branch ad-
journed.
FIRST BRANCH.
A special meeting OF this Branch was
held last night, Mayor jeffers In the
chair.
Present-Blair. Booth, Boring, Bro
die, Butterfeld, Ewing, Psnnell, Refs
ter, Schambra and Wilson.
The reading Of the minutes was dis
peused with
The Committee of Conference appoint.
ed at the last meeting of Council in re-
gard to the appointment of supern-
tendent for the building OF the new
tank at the Gas Works, made the fol-
lowing report:
To The Mayor and Council:
GKyrLKMKy:-The Committee Of Con-
ference appointed at the last meeting
| OF Council in relation to the appoint
ment OF q superintendent to oversee the
erection OF the tank at the Gas Works
would report that, after consultation
in relation to the matter in dispute be-
tween the two Branches OF Council, the
committee would recommend to the
First Branch that it recede from its
| action in appointing Mr. Brown to SUI
perintend the above work in place OF
Mr.. John Clator. The following reso-
luton is offered to the First Branch for
their consideration:
Resolved, That the First Branch re-
eede from their action in appointing
| Mr.. BsoWn, in place Of John Clator, to
supesintend the building Of the new
talks the Gas Works.
On motion, the report and resolution