The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-03-28
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
MARCH 27tb. 1874.
SECOND BRANCH.

This Branch met last night pursuant
to adjournment. The President being
| absent Mr.. Sweeney was called to the
chair. ...
Present--Altmeyer, Armbricht, Baird,
] Carpenter. Crawford. Darrah, Forbes,
Hszlett, Hobbs. Hlldreth, Horkhimer,
Hoffman, Knapp, Moffatt, Pollock,
Simpson, Sweeney, Warren.
The minutes OF the last meeting were
read and signed.
DR.. Baird, chairman of the Special
Committee on Street Paving, made 8
lengthy report on the subject, and the
following resolutions were adopted:
RESOLVED. That the committee on
Street Paving be authorized to adver ID.
tise for two weeks in the REGISTER and
Int.lhgencsr of this city, one daily paper
in Cincinnati and in one in Pittsburgh,
for proposals for paving the streets
named in thia report according to the
following s., i. .icatione, and report the
bids to Council Tor its acceptance.
FOUNDATION.
After the rounding has been proper.
" graded there is to be spread on q
LAYER of broken stone 8 inches deep
the stones 10 be 80 broken that no stone
will measure more than 3 inches in any
direction, nor less than an average
thickness OF two inches. This will be
thoroughly rolled or rounded with a
road rolling or trammiug machine.
Upon this layer will then be spread q
bed of pure gravel 10 inches in depth,
which will be thoroughly rolled and
rounded with the road roller
aud on this two or three inches
OF gravel with which 10 pave.
BoULDEEs
to be laid between the gutter; tagging
to be OF good shape, free from all flaws
or brakes; OF hard, imperishable cub
stance, no stone to measure less than
| three inches, or more than eight inches
in longest diameter; the stones to be
carefully assorted and so placed that
the largest ones shall be next the gut
ter tagging, and gradually diminished
in size to the centre. No stone TO be
set in an upright position to show q
horizontal diameter OF less than two
inches or more than six inches, in any
direction, and must be firmly set on
the foundation in perfectly upright
position, and as closely and compactIy
together as it is possible to set them
under no circumstances must any stone
be laid upon it's fiat side or lengthwise
upon it's longest diameter. Alter the
boulders have been set Tor distance OF
so feet they must be lightly rammed, af-
ter which covering OF gravel sufficient
only to fill the interstic!es will Ge spread
over the surface and thoroughly broom
ed in, after which the whole will be
again covered with gravel and broomed
and rammed as before. AS soon as two
sections 600 feet in lengthy have been
thus treated, the whole will be again
covered with gravel, broomed and
thoroughly rammed as before or with
rolling and ramming machine, il re"
! ouired BY the committee on Street Paw
ing, and held ready for inspection. AS
soon as the came has been accomplish
ed aud certificate furnished, final
covering will be spread over the entire
surface
The top surface OF ssid pavement to
curve at the rate OF one-half inch TO the
loot.
Resoleed, That the Committee on
Street paving be authorized to adver-
tise for one week in the daily papers OF
this city Tor proposals for breaking and
spreading three strings OF limestone on
Jacob street, from 45th to 4Sth streets
and report the bids to the Council.
Road bed to be graded corded, rolled
and rammed as described in the first res
olution but without the ten inch bed o.
gravel.
Resolved That the Street Paving
com mittee he authorized to advertise
for one week in the daily papers OF this
city, Ohio City, Be!lsire and Mounds
vile, for furnishing the curling, which
may be he needed on the above streets
The curbing TO be Of the szss prescrb
ed in the ordinance on Streets and Al.
leys, except that the depth shall not be
less than 90 inches as the contractors
for paving and macsdamizing shall
require.
RsSolvtd. That the special committee
on Street Paving is hereby ordered not
to advertise for any paving or curbing
until the Finance committee report
come suitable plan for paying for the
same, and the same has been adopted
Nr. Hildreth, chairman oil the Com
mittee on Finance, offered the follwing,
which alter some discussion, was re-
ferred back to the committee for fur
ther report, at meeting to be held
next Friday night:
Hon. City Council:
GENrs-Your Finance Committee, to
whom was referred the following reso-
luton:
"Resolred, That the Committee on Fl
nance ASCERTAIN and report to Council
on what terms 5000 600, or 60 much
thereof as may be necessary for the use
Of the city" beg leave TO report as tol-
lows:
First, That they think the money
can be had on reasonable terms, when
needed. (The time given to the con-
sderation OF the resolution having been
60 short that they would not speak def
nitely.)
The levy for 1873 WAS three mills on
the dollar for city purposes, and this
amount has paid the current expenses
OF the city The law IS given below
would enable you TO levy an additional
tax to the amount OF seventeen mills on
the dollar, which, upon the assessed
value of the real and personal properly
OF the county would amount TO sl5,eO,oOO