The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-06-22

Baird, Clator, Caldwell, Crawford, o. j.,
Hammer, List, Logan, Lancaster, Nc.
Adams, Salisbury, Smith, ]. g., Smith,
p, steger, Shepherd and WeiSgerber.
The reading Of the minutes Of the last
meeting was dispensed with.
DR.. Baird stated the object Of the meet.
ing TO be to open the bids for building gas
holder and exhauSter, whereupon he read
the following report:
10 the Mayor and Council:
The Special Committee on Gas submit
for your consideration the following pro.
posals Tor gas holder and exhauster, viz:
ron Gas HoLDER.
Geo. Stacey D %, Cincinnati. 5000. $1,000 10
Dolly d Fowler, Philadelphia. ,.,,,,,,, 1850 90
r. II. CoveFdAle, Cincinnati ....,., 1860 90
Keystone Iron Work.. Philadelphia. 20. 1900 90
Smith q sayre, New York, $3.50 10
ron ExHAusTER.
R. T. Coyerdale, Cincinnati. .......... .S9,76O 90
Smith q Sayre, New York. .........,..S ,e65 90
The committee received two bids for
the tank, but there was so great o differ
ence between them that the committee
would ask for further time to report on
them.
The bids for the gas holder were made
In accordance with the printed specifca.
tons furnished by the committee, but Mr..
Coverdale offers TO furnish in addition TO
the work required In the specifications, 2
drip boxes, 2 shoe elbows, Q tees, 9 plues,
and "a feet Of 10 inch pipe for connections,
and will make joints for drip box covers,
in this way making his bid by far the
lowest.
The Neutrality-suspicious. are offered for
your consideration
4 RSOlued, That the Committee On Con.
tracts and the Special Committee on Gas
be authorized TO contract with r. T. Gov.
erdale, Of Cincinnati, Ohio, for the build
ing Of gas holder and an exhauster on
the ground OF the Gas Company in this
city.
RoFped, That the Special Committee
Gas be granted further time to report
on the bids for the tank, with the
understanding that no more bids are
received than the two now in the hands OF
the committee until the said two bids are
disposed Of. ~
The first resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Caldwell offered the following as q
substitute for the second resolution Re
so!ued, That the Committee on Gas be
ordered to contract with the lowest bid
der to construct the tank as per plans
and specifications furnished by the Com
mittee. Voted down.
The second resolution was adopted.
A resolution authorizing the Committee
on Police to have the lookup whitewaS6ed
was adopted.
Tkepetition Of Reilly, Barnes s. Hobbs
for license to keep four billiard tables al
the st. James Hotel was read and
granted. ...
The petition OF John House, VIM. Dix.
on, Thos. McKeran, McShane Lee and
Andrew Wees, Committee of nail
feeders picnic, for permission to sell beer
tomorrow atthe Fair Grounds, was read
and granted.
The following was offered: Resolued,
That the Committee on Ordinances be in.
structed to report an ordinance fixing q
rate per diem for license for persons
wishing to sell beer, ale and wine at pic.
MICS, fairs. &C., held on Wheeling Island,
and report the same to Council at its
next meeting. Adopted. =
A resolution to place ]. II. Brodie on
all the Committees OF which the late ex-
Gov. Stanton was q member, was received
from the First Branch and concurred in,
The petitions of sundry citizens to have
curbtng reset from southeast corner of
First and Market streets 1873 feet east to
the alley and south 200. ieet to Marshall
street, was read and granted. 4
The petition Of sundry Citizens to have
sewer put in from Biddle to Second street
was read and referred.
An ordinance to establish the, grade oil
Centre street, east of Seventh, was read
and adopted.
The following was offered: ReSoIred
That the Street Commissioner be and he
Is hereby ordered to have the curb stone
reset to the proper grade infront OF Mr..
Welty's new brick dwelling on the corner
lot Main and Washington streets in the Isl
Ward Of the city. Referred.
Bill of Frank Ritter rs 65); also, Of
Armstrong, Coen s. Co., $50 64) were
presented, and referred to Committee on
IEehl GSLAt6s .s =
/ The following was offered:
RIs0lUed, That the city scales in the
several wards be re.let to the lowest re-
sponsible bidder for the term OF one year
from the LIST day of June, 1872, and the
Committee on Streets and Alleys be in
structed TO advertise for bids and report
the silme 10 the Council for acceptance or
rejection. Coal and other articles deliv-
cred to the city for city purposes to be
weighed free OF charge. Referred to
Committee on Ordinances. --
Petition of j. W. Boring to have the
grade Of Vine, Gum and Cedar alleys
established, was read and Referred TO
Committee on Grades and City Surveyor.
The following was offered:
ReS0lUed, Thai the Superintendent OF
Water Works be directed to have stop
cocks placed on all bosh supply pipes in
the different mills. Referred 70 the Com.
mittee on Water Works. -
A resolutionswas adopted ordering the
Street Commissionerto remove that Dor
tion Of the wall Of Mrs. Beck's new
building on the corner of Market street
and Oak alley, which encroaches on said
alley. ,r- =
Adjourned.
First Branch.
In the absence of the Mayor, Mr.. Hand
Ian was called to the chair. Present at
roll.call-Messrs. Allison, Boring, Blair.
Butterfeld, Harrison, Handlan, Kelly,
Ewing, Brodie, Schambra and Wilson.
Mr. Blair said the meeting. was called
OF the instance Of the special committee
on gas, who had a report to present in
regard to the = Contemplated imnrove.
ments. 1t was desirable to have the RI.
port acted on as soon as possible no that
the contemplated work might 20 forward.
An ordinance from the Second Branch
to change the grade on certain streets