The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-10-27

the contract with Lawrence Clark as
garbage collector, except as prescribed by
ordinance.
ReSOlred, That the petition Of Henry
Tape be rejected.
The resolutions were adopted
TELEGRAPHIc.
Upon the petition Of D. II. Bates, Gen.
eral Supt. Of the Atlantic Div. Of the A.
4 +. Telegraph:Company, the following
resolution was adopted
Re5olrtd, That permission be given to
the Atlantic 4 Pacific Telegraph Com.
pany to erect n line Of poles along 18th
street to Market, up Market to l9th, and
down Market to 2lst to the b. 4 o. Rail.
road track on the river front, provided
the poles to be erected shall be as neat as
those erected by the Western Union Com
pany, and placed as directed by the Com
mittee on Streets and Alleys.
The usual number OF petitions were
read and referred to appropriate COM
mittees.
The ordinance assessing licenses for the
year commencing May |, 1875, was amend.
ed by making the Opera House license Of
James Hamilton SIS per year.
The report Of the Committee on Water
Works in relation to laying water pipe
on MCCOllOCh street, rs amended'by the
First Branch, was non.ConcuFred in.
ELECTION or woRRHousE suPERISTEND.
EET.
The First Branch was notified that the
Second Branch was ready to go into the
election Of n Superintendent Of Work.
house, wherenpon the two branches met
together in the lower chamber, with
Mayor Sweeney in the chair.
b. L. Brockett and Caleb Sylvia were
placed in nomination.
A ballot resulted Sylvis, 10; BrOckett,
10. Mr.. Sylvis was thereupOn declared
elected Superintendent Of the temporary
Workhouse.
The First Branch returned to its
chamber.
The sum Of $1,000 was allowed W.
Rumble for work done on Main street
sewer.
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Leisure: That the Committee on
Lights he instructed to have n lamp.post
placed on the northeast corner Of Wood
street and Alley 80. Adopted.
Mr.. Long: That the chairman Of the
Committee on Streets and Alleys be in.
structed to advertise for Il sandstone
road bed for McCollOCll street, the said
bed to be % feet wide and from 8 to l2
inches in depth, the stone 10 be placed
on their broadcast foundation, contract to
be awarded to the lowest bidder. Re-
ferred to Committee on Streets and Al.
leys.
Mr.. Sylvis rendered his resignation AZ
member OF the Committee on WOrkhOuse,
which was accepted and Mr.. Kingdom
placed on the committee in his stead.
LONDON COMPRESSED PAvEMEETs.
The petition Of residents on 18th street
to have laid down on 18th street the I'M
proved macadam roadway, which was re.
jected at former meeting, was again
taken up, and after some discussion was
granted.
The following resolution bearing upon
the subject, offered by Mr.. Hanson. was
adopted
Resoircd, That u previous order Of
Council providing for the construction Of
Il cObblestone pavement on 18th street be
rescinded, and that the Committee on
Streets and Alleys be instructed to
contract with the London Compress.
ed Pavement Company for the con.
struction Of their pavement on
said street, upon the following
conditions: that they shall construct
the same at cost not exceeding 81 % per
square yard, and for excavation ut cost
not exceeding q cents per cubic yard,
and shall give satisfactory bond that the
pavement shall he as durable and "a sat
isfactOry in all respects ns represented,
and that said contract shall include all
the conditions and obligations prohered
In the verbal statement made by the
agent Of the company in regard 10 the
construction Of said road, including guar.
antys and terms Of payment.
An ordinance in relation to the street
railway extension in South Wheeling
was received from the First Branch and
passed. Adjourned.
FIItsr BRANCH.
Present: Ills Honor, the Mayor, and
MessrS. Baird, Blair, Butterfieid, Cowan,
Egerler, Hoffman, Wallace
and Schambra.
Minutes Of the last meeting were read
and approved.
The report Of the Committee on Water
Works was continued.
The First Branch nonconcurred in the
action Of the Second Branch in ordering
the lowering Of The four.inch water pipes
on MCCOllOck street and recommended
the laying down Of six.inCh water pipe.
In the matter Of the petition Of p. 4.
Hinn and others for reduction Of water
rent, the action Of the Second lIrancl, in
granting II was cOnCurred In.
The pfOfIer Of the Belmont Mill Com.
pany to pay Sl25 for the time that they
have used the city water and at the rate
Of $40 per day for such time ns they may
hereafter use II, was discussed al consid.
eruble length. Mr.. Blair moved that the
proposition he referred back to the com.
mittee for an annual assessment upon the
company in such a sum az they may
deem just The First Branch concurrei
with the Second Branch in fixing
The water assessment on the Crescent
Mill at 800, and granting the petition Of
Smith Mcdonald Tor a reduction Of 800 on
his water rent. The resolution Of the
Second Branch recommending that no
water pipe I've laid on Wctzel street, Mr..
COwen moved to amend by striking out
The word not, and the motion was dis.
russed by several members. II was or-
posed.on the ground that would require
fifteen hundred feet Of pipe to be laid TO
accommodate some four or five families.
Mr.. Stone objected only on account oithc
low condition OF the city finances. Mr..
Blair thinks that the members Of Conn.
II have no business to consider the con.
iition Of the treasury, their business Is to |
pend the money; II Is the business Of the
Finance Committee to furnish The money. |
Mr.. Wallace said that IL il A question Of |
nance, and II is the business Of The mem. |
,ers Of Council to consider whether thew
rave the means 10 carry mi the rocot,. |