The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-11-11
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er be instructed to place a new stone
crossing across Wood street, on the north
side of 10th street. Referred to the COM
mittee on Streets and Alleys.
Resolved, That the Street Commits
sioner take immediate steps to protect
the mouth of the sewer leading from
York street to the west river, rs the same
was uever finished, and the iron grating
has been stolen or carried away, and the
sewer is in danger Of being filled up by
dirt. sticks and debris and ruined. Re-
ferred to the committee on. Streets and
Alleys.
Rcsolred, That the money paid by Mrs.
G.. Wilson and others for water pipe on
North Front street, be refunded them.
Referred to the committee on Streets and
Alleys.
Rcsolrcd, That lamp posts be erected
in the following places On the corner
of North Huron and Indiana streets;
North Huron and Kentucky; and
North Huron and New Jersey streets.
Referred to the committee on Lights.
Rcsulred, That the Street commission
er be instructed to make gutter on st.
Charles street, so that the water will run
west to Union street, and that he be in
structed to do tho work without delay.
Adopted.
Rcsotred, That IL gas post be placed ut
| the corner of 2lst street and alley Is,
Fifth ward Referred to the committee
ON Lights.
On motion this Branch adjourned.
FIRST BRANCH.
At the regular monthly meeting of
this Branch last night, the following
gentlemen were present, the Mayor oc-
,cupying the chair: Boring, Butterfcld,
Wilson, Schambra, ShallcrosS, Todd
Wallace, Roberts, Stone, Blair, Hall and
| Cowan.
The minutes were read and approved.
The report of the Finance committee,
with the resolutions TO pay the monthly
! bills for Octobca, amounting to S533.22,
was read and concurrcd in.
The report of the Superintendent Of,
and committee on Water Works, with
the resolutions annexed, were read and
concurrcd in.
The report of the Committee on Real
Estate, In relation to the improvement
and repairing Of the City Building, and
moved that it be referred back to the
committee to afcertain the cost OF i'm
pcoving the whole building.
The resolution ordering the fire plug
ITO be removed from its present location,
at the corner of Alley b and oath street,
to the opposite corner, was cOncurred in.
The report and resolutions of the Com
! mittcc on Lights were read and concurred
n.
Thcrcports of the committee on Streets
and Alleys, and the Street Commission
or, for the month of October, with the re-
solutions and recommendations attached,
were read and the action of the Second
Branch concurred in.
The report of the committee on Streets
and Alleys, in reference to the sewer ut
the head of st. Charles street, was read
and referred back to the committee for
report.
On motion the resolution to run
gutter from st. Charles street west to
Union street, was also referred TO the
mittcc on Streets and Alleys for report.
The report Of the committee on Fire
Department and Chief Fire Marshal's
report, with the resolutions annexed, were
! read and COncurrcd in.
The report of the Board of Control of
Fire Department, was concurred in.
The report of the joint committee in
relation to increasing the salary of the
Chief Fire Marshal and fixing his duties,
was read and the second resolution
amended so us to strike out the words
"on ordinances and substitute fire
department..
The report and resolution Of the joint
special committee on grading and inn
proving Main street between 10th and
| 18th. were read and the action of the
Second Branch concurred in.
The resolution for the payment Of the
| bill of Lawrence Clark for $4,000 less
! 20 per cent was concurred in.
On motion the First Branch adjourned.
The PENlSuLA BRIDGE QUESTIoN.-
The following papers in relation to the
Peninsula bridge. were read before the
| Council lust night:
/ To tie M0uor ami Co,0tcH:
Your special committee has instructed
me to present, for your consideration,
plans and estimates for the proposed
! bridge to the Peninsula. Also propo-
stion signed by j. K. McCortncy and
George II. Parks in behalf of the Wheel
ing and Elm Grove Railway, all of
which is most respectfully submitted.
JOHN II. HALL
Chairman Special Committee.
WHEELING, November :, 1874
To JoLn H. HaU, Esq, Chairman Of The
!SVsciak Cohtnijtfcs:
DEAR SIR present herewith a
plan and profile for the construction of
| bridge with it, approaches, across Wheel
ing creek, near what is known as the
Mound, and nearly opposite to the
northern extremity Of the Peninsula
Cemetery.
The new road or street, which il is pro-
posed to make twenty feet wide on the
| top, will extend from McColloch street
tothe bridge, distance OF 400 feet, and
! from the bridge to the cemetery grounds,
a furthc distance of $50 feet, making the
total length of the approaches to the
bridge $50 feet.
The superstructure Of the bridge will
be all iron, with the exception Of "a wood
en- floor, and will b. for single track,
/ IA feet wide in the clear and 200 feet
/ long. divided into two spands OF 100 feet
/ each and resting on two abutments and
a pier, the masonry to be solid and Of the
/ first class.
ESTIMATE.
( so perches bridge masonry at SIS 1890
/ 10 p-rches rip-rap at g.. .."... bOyO
20 iineal feet OF superstructurc al
! Foundation for pier estimated at. 10000
/ Total cost OF bridge. ....- SIS, 506.OD
/ gi59 cubic yards OF earth in APP
prOachrS at .5s'....... ...............s -,'ib.'V
] Total cost Of bridges and ap-
prOaChcS Io'-f'''"
; No allowance is made above for the
/ cost of right If way.