The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-03-28
CITY COUNCIL.
Second Branch.

ASul nuuat1 EUIUCAJ 0lmpSOuI Sweeney.
In the absence oil President Logan, Mi.
Sweeney was called to the chair.
The special Committee upon Paving
the Streets submitted q lengthy report,
with the following resolutions:
ReSo!red, That the Committee on Street
Paving be authorized 10 advertise Tor two
weeks In the Register and INTRLLIGRNCRR
OF this city, In one paper In Cincinnati,
and In one in Pittsburgh, for proposals
Tor paving the streets named In this re.
port, according to the following specifca
tons, and report the bids 10 Council for
Ito acceptance:
FouHdatioH,-After the roadway has
been properly graded there 10 TO DO spread
layer Of broken stone eight (9) inches
deep, the stones to be 90 broken that no
stone will measure more than FIVE (6)
inches In any direction, nor less than an
average thickness Of two (2) inches. This
will be thoroughly rolled or rsmmed with
q road-rolling and ramming machine.
Upon this layer will then be spread a bed
Of pure gravel ten (10) inches In depth,
which will be thoroughly rolled and
rammed with tho road roller, and on this
two or three inches OF gravel with which
to pave.
BouLders-To be laid between the gut.
ter tagging, to be Of good shape, free from
all flaws or breaks, OF hard, imperishable
substance, no stone to measure less tnan
three (S or more than eight (9 inches In
longest diameter; the stones to be care
fully assorted and 80 placed that the
largest ones shall be next the gutter flag.
ging and gradually diminishing in size
10 the center, No stone when Set
In an upright position 10 show q
horizontal diameter Of less than two
~ or more than six 10y inches In any di.
rectiOn, and must b finely SSt upon N.s
foundation in Gpe1ectiy upright position
and as closely and e0npGeay together az il
is possible to set them; under no circum,
stances must any stone be laid upon It's
fiat side or heightened upon It's largest dI.
ameter. After the boulders have been
set for distance OF fifty 1907 feet, they
must DO lightly rammed, after which q
covering Of gravel, sufficient only to fiji
the interstices, will be spread over the
surface and thoroughly broomed In, after
which the whole will be thoroughly
rammed, when they will be again Gov
cred with gravel, broomed and rsmmed
as before; as soon as two sections Zoo
feet in length have been thus treated, the
whole will be again covered with gravel,
broomed and thoroughly rammed as be-
fore, or with q road rolIiag
and ramming machine, II required by the
Committee on Street Paving, and held
ready for inspection. As soon as the
same has been accepted and certificate
furnished, 3 final covering Of two (2)
inches OF gravel will be spread over the
entire surface. The top surface Of said
pavement to curve at the rate Of one.hali
inch 10 the foot.
ReS0!ued, That the Committee on Street
Paving be authorized to advertise for one
week in the daily papers Of this city Tor
proposals Tor breaking and spreading the
strings OF limestone on Jacob street, from
45th and Ash streets, and report bills to
Council; road bed to be graded, corded
rolled and rammed as described in the
first resolution, but without the ten-inch
bed Of gravel.
ReSol0ed, That the Committee on Street
Paving be authorized to advertise for one
week in the daily papers oil this city and
Ohio City, Bellaire and Moundsvile, l0r
furnishing the curbing which may be
needed on the above streets. The curb
ing 10 be OF the sizes prescribed in the
ordinance on streets and alleys, except
that the depth shall not be less than q
inches; and to be delivered on the severa
streets, prepared for setting, Us the con
t:acts tor paving and matchmaking shsl
require it. G. BAIRD, Chairman,
The resolutions were adopted.
The following report was submitted:
Your Finance Committee, 10 whom was
referred the following resolution:
ReSolued, That the Committee on FL
nance ascertain and report to Council on
what terms $500 900, or so much Thereof
as may be necessary for the above work,
can be obtained Tor the use Of this city.
Beg leave 10 report as follows:
First, That they think the money can
be nad on reasonable terms when needed
THE time given to the consideration oil
the resolution having been SO short, they
would not speak definitely
The difficulties arising from the consti
tutional provision prohibiting the city
from issuing greater amount Of bonds
than 8 per cent on tho assessed value oil
the real and personal property Of the city
according TO the assessment made by the
State for the purpose oil taxation, can be
avoided by the Act Of the Legislature
passed Dec, 2, 1878, Chap. OXLI, which
: reads as follows:
AN Act authorizing Municipal corpora
tons to issue bonds.
"But no city, town or village shall ever
impose or enact from the inhabitants
thereof, greater amount than the follow.
ing rates, TO wit:
"FTrSt. II 1t be in and for city con-
tanning population Of more than co..
900 inhabitants, the power of taxation
shall not exceed two per cent on the as.
sessed value Of property Tor State pur.
poses beyond q tax for railroad purposes
which may be exempted for that object,
not exceeding three per cent Of such
value"
The levey for 1873. was mills on the
dollar for city purposes, and this amount
has paid the current expenses Of the city.
The law as given above would enable
you to levy an additional tax, to the
amount Of II mills on the dollar, which
upon the assessed
Value Of the real and peronal pro.
peril OF the county,. ..,........ ST., 900, 900
Less amount OF property outside the
| clty ....,'.'''',..',.....,.. S,OOO, 600
Leaves taxable property; .......... sl9OOpOOO
Upon which taxation Rt . per cent
| would give. Recommendations. 5000
From which deduct. 5000
Which was the amount levied last
year e mills on SIS, OO0. 000) would
leave you. ..H..,.....".....,.. Sie5, 900
Applicable for the purpose stated.
The present debt Of the city lsas follows
per cent sinking Fund Bonds..... $4,000
Loan Of l67l ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 162,Gc0
Compromise Bonds, 9 per Ct. $4,000
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