The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-09-15

for suitable halls for the Legislature,
which meets in this city in November
next. Also that Council grant the privil-
ege OF holding the Senate meetings in
the Second Branch chamber ii required,
THE WORK HOUSE COMMITTEE WANT To 10
VISITING.
A report was received from the joint
committee on Work House recommend
ing the propriety Of appointing a com.
mittee from the committee, consisting Of
three members, to visit and view one or
more neighbOring work houses, to get an
insight as to the best mode OF procedure,
Us TO structure, laws, rules and regula'
tons. The report was recOmmitted.
Mr.. George q. Black, City Collector
appeared and took the oath Of office.
The sum OF $500 was ordered TO be
paid to Lawrence Clark in part payment
for removing garbage.
The Board OF Control OF the Fire De,
partment reported the appointment OF
John Finnegan as an extra man in hook
and ladder company No. /, and the pro
motion Of Patrick Shaunnessy as janitor
in the place OF James elites, discharged
The report was referred TO the commit
tee on Fire Department.
Adjourned to meet on Friday night.
| FIRST BRANCH.
On motion OF Mr.. Wallace Mr., Blair
took the chair. Mr.. Blair then read from
the rules, that it was made the duty oil
the presiding officer to take the chair al
the hour appointed for the meeting Of the
Branch, and ordered the calling OF the
roll. NIessrs. Blair, Cowen, Egerter and
Wallace answered. 1t being found that
no quorum was present the Deputy Sar'
geant was ordered to bring in the absent
members, which order having been com.
piled with the roll was again called, and
Messrs. Baird, Blair, Bulterield, Cowen
Dunning, Egerter. Ulrich and Wallace
answered and quorum was found to be
present. His Honor the Mayor appeared
and took the chair,
The minutes Of the lust meeting were
read and there being no objections were
signed by the Mayor and Clerk.
The Mayor announced the business in
order TO be the consideration OF the cases
Of Messrs. COwen and Dunning for ab.
senteeism.
Mr., Cowen stated that he had no one to
take care Of his store and did not want to
close 1t.
MIR. Egorter moved that Mr.. Cowcu be
excused
Mr.. Blair objected on the ground that
business was not an excuse within the
meaning Of the ordinance, and demanded
the ayes and hayes, The vote resulted in
9ayes and 2 hayes, and Mr.. Cowen was
excused,
Mr.. Dunning was excused on account
Of pickness in his family.
The report OF the Committee on Water
Works was read, recommending the pay
ment Of the Superintendents bills,
amounting to 1881 10 and monthly bills
amounting to 81, 250 "a, and the action Of
the Second Branch in ordering the pay.
ment thereof was cOnCurred 10.
The recommendation Of the committee
to pay McAllister $500 for supposed dam
uges from the water basin was considered,
Mr.. Cummins, the Superintendent Of the
Water Works, was called and stated that
he did not believe the water CAMERON the
basin; thought 1t worth while to examine
the nature Of the ground both above and
below the Water Works. Mr.. Blair
moved to refer the matter to the Board OF
Claims toexamine and report. Mr.. Wal
lace objected to q compromise on the
ground that the parties may bring suit
The city may, upon such grounds, COM
promise every pretended claim that may
he brought against II In order to avoid
expense. He was in favor Of fighting II
ont. The discussion was also participated
in by MessrS. Egerter, Stone, Hall and
Wilson, the result showing that 1t was
more than doubtful whether the water
complained Of came from the basin. The
motion Of Mr.. Blair was carried.
The report Of George q. Black, City
Collector Of Water Rents, was read, and
the action Of tho Second Branch in &C.
cepting the same and ordering II spread
upon the minutes was concurred in.'
The report Of the Committee on Fire
Department for the month Of August was
read, and the action Of the Second Branch
in approving the report was concnrred
in.
ThereporL Of the Committee on Streets
and Alleys was read, and upon the first,
second and fifth resolutions the action Of
the Second Branch. was concurred in.
The third resolution, in regard 10 the
award OF contracts for building two
stone arch bridges on EOT and Chapline
streets ut Doth street, was laid aside for
the consideration OF the report Of the
special committee Of the First Branch on
the strengthening Of Caldwcll's Run.
The fourth resolution, in relation to
building the sewer on the east side OF
Main street from 9th TO 9Th, the work 10
be Superintended by the City Surveyor,
was amended so as to make John W.
Boring superintendent OF the work, after
which the action Of the Second Branch
was cOncurred in.
The special committee Of the First
Branch reported that II was inexpedient
for the city to undertake the straighten-
ing Of Caldwell's run, the project lnvoly-
ing too large an expenditure Of money.
The third resolution, In reference to the
bridges on Eof and Chapline streets and
ON 10Th street, was taken up, and Mr..
Stone moved 10 strike out goth street and
make the location Of the bridges to be on
EoT and Chapline streets at the points
where said run now crosses those streets,
and the amendment was agreed to.
The bids having been reported to Coun-
Gil by the committee without recon-
incubation, the action Of the Second
Branch In awarding one bridge 10 Cor
don, Geaty 4 Co, and one to Adolph Yoke
was discussed, and it appearing that Cor.
don, Geary & Co., were the lowest bid
dets for both bridges, the action Of the
Second Branch In awarding the bridge on
Chapline street to AdOlph Yoke, was non.
Cuncurfed in and on motion Of Mr.. Dun.
ning,th contract for building both bridges
was awarded to Gordon, Geary 4 Co.,
said work to be done by the lat Of Decem.
Der, and the amendment was agreed to,
after which the resolution was passed.
The report Of the Committee on Ac.
counts wns read and the approval Of the
Second Branch was concufred In.
On the report Of the Committee on
Lights, a long discussion on the extension
Of gas mains to the eth and 9Th Ward
ensued on an amendment by which the
Committee on Lights, after notifying the
Gas Trustees, may employ sufficient
force to assist in laying the extension to