The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-07-24
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
SECOND BRANCH.

i prasant-Messrs. Horkhcimer, Hoge,
Hail Hanson, Kingdom, Long, Leasure,
Myles, McGaw, Pollock, kitz' 9yisls'
Travis, vogler, wilkinson, warner
HardlaD.
The minutes OF the last meeting were
read and approved.
THE CAPITOL COMMITTEE.
The President stated that this meeting
Of Council was called at the request OF
the committee on Capitol, and read the
following report from the committee
To the Mayor and Council:
The committee on Capitol would report
that in their opinion, the chan'r.
from stock brick to pressed 5ricL.., fte
brick tor the fronts of the
building, and fire brick for
merchantsble brick would add materially
10 the strength and beauty of the build
ing, and as the change can be made for
less than two thousand dollars, your con.
sent TO do SO is respectfully requested.
1t is also recommended 10 face the
piasters with terra Gotta blocks.
The bill OF ], S, Fairfax for prelimi-
nary drawings, plans, specifications and
detail drawings, amounting to SS,45O, as
agreed between him and your committee
is herewith presented with a recommen-
dation to pay $500 on account, reserve
ing balance to pay for plans tat may
probably have TO be made.
The committee have agreed TO employ
him as Superintendent of the building
in the erection for the sum of s. 900, said
sum to cover all charges for Superinten-
dance and servire during the erectIsn of
the building.
The following resolutions are offered
for your consideration:
ReSolred, That the committee on Capt.
tol be authorized to make u special con-
tract with A. II. Sheppard for white sand
pressed fire brick for the three fronts OF
the remainder of the building, and for
Terra Gotta blocks for the corners, pro-
vidcd the cost does not exceed $500
Reso,red That an order for -, 800 be
drawn on the city Receiver, in favor of
J. 5. Fairfax, ON account OF the bill tor ser
vices in preparing plans, specifications,
&c, for Public Building.
Resolved, That tho action Of the COM
mittee on Capitol, in contracting with }.
5. Fairfax, to superintend the Bubble
Building during its erection, for the sum
Of 81 1000 be approved, and that the city
| Solicitor prepare contract To he signed
by J. 5. Fairfax and the Mayor, and pre-
scented to Council. G. BAIRD,
Chairman.
On the motion to adopt the first resolu-
tion, in relation to press brick Tor the
Capitol building, the ayes and nays were
called for and the resolution was adopted
by the following vote:
Ayes-Horkheimer, Hoge, Hanson,
Long, McGaw, Pollock, Hcitz, Warner,
and President-9.
Nays-Heil, Kingdom, Myles, Sylvis,
Travis, Nogler Leasure and llandlan
| 5
To the second resolution the following
amcdment was passed: "And that the
sum of $647 of the $500 due
Mr. Fairfax be returned and paid to the
chairman of the committee on Capitol in
satisfaction of an assignment referred to
in the accompanying communication from
the Mayor Of the city
The report and resolutions were then
adopted.
The bond of Thomas Stanley for coffee
house LICENSE was read and approved.
PETITIONS,
The petition of NJ w Amick, A.
Wilson and others, for improvement of
sewers, was referred to the committee on
Streets and Alleys.
The petition Of John Vogler. Parker
Bros. and others for a new sewer, was
referred t. the committee on Streets and
Alleys.
The petition of H. c. Ulrich and others
for the opening of Jacob street between
32d ana SD streets, was referred to the
committee on Streets and Alleys.
The petition of Walter Marshal was
referred to the committee on Streets and
Alleys with power to act.
The petition of Tnomas A. Pile, asking
the privilege of using his stall in the Sec
ond ward market house on other than
market hours, was referred to the com
mittee ON Markets with power to act.
CALDwELLS RUN BRIDGE.
b. W. Peterson, City Surveyor, made
the following report and estimate of
bridge over Caldwell, run, on Chapline
street:
TO tie Mayor and city ConmcH:-In
pursuance ofyour orders of the 10th inst,
/ herewith submit plan and estimate
for stone arched bridge over the pro-
posed Strengthened course of Caldwell'S
run. at the intersection of 18th and Chap.
line streets.
In the absence of any instructions on
the subject, l have made the roadway of
the bridge conform to the width of the
street yx: Fifty feet wide in the clear
In order to allow ample waterway be-
low, and give a sufficient covering to
the arch above the grade, Chapline street
will have To be raised about two feet
at the centre of the bridge. This increas-
ed highth can be gained by beginning at
points scvcntv.iive feet up and down the
street at the present grade, and running
to the grade in the centre of the bridge.
This change will not cause any material
impairment to traffic, or injury to the
property on the street along the changed
grade. This will not, however, provide
room for the water pipe, which will have
Ia be taken under the run.
The work can bc built in sections so
rs not to entirely interrupt travel during
the time of its construction.
The cost of said bridge, of first class
masonry, would be about as follows.
60 perchcs of rock range work at
- i'-p I"
~. prrcheS OF hammer dressed
stone for sides, at 81 O0............."... Glj -
- pcrcheS of ril rap, hand packed,
at j." w
SO cubic yards OF excavation, at
nc wv "
Total 80
Respectfully submitted,
h. ". PETERSON.
The following resolutions i'll reference
to the above were adopted:
Rcsoircd, That the plan herewith pre-
sentcd j., the City Surveyor, of the pro-