The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-05-13
Council Rnninesa.

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Council was ol more 'han ordinary m
teres1, ami entitled 10 a IulIer report 'hah
the late hour ol adjournment permitted
we ieel lhSllhe'' therefore, III glNlhg
some lnrlher attention 10 'he D"S'neS
that came before The meeLlng' lne hrS1
important matter was Inc report 'hat
came from the committee oIrStFeeIs and
Alleys, oFdeElns o general survey mt'he
city win ylewii prac'IcaDIe' oI ADOPT.
ing regular, -tlnllOrm aPl Ple'hye
system ol sewerage IhIS reIore We con-
-lder step In the right direction II Is
notorious that considering tue natural
lacIIIIIeS ol wheeling lor drainage we
have nevertheless one oI 'ne pooreS1
%'Iem' oi any CITY Sol our H~ ~ 'he
@onn'ry' H. indeed anything 'h"' We nave
IL worthy to he spoken ol "S aSy"'em OF
drainage IL me result "' our h"'n'c'p"' !'''Vp,
legislation III the way OF drains ana
sewers could Oe expose" aooVe HFou""
Tor lew hours, lhere wol'n W " S''en'
wonder at the careIeSsheSS, IN MOI S'"piu'
n.y. that ha' characterized Tue aeNe'oP'
nem oi whaE passes amons US "S
general system oi sewerage " IS sun,
''eht !" say Oh ms suolee' '"a' eoo"
S'wer0ge has become a mater ol htceS'
'''y' and the Ilty Co'ncini lhereiofe .it uoeS
WeII' even NJ ms 'A'e uay, ~ ""oP.
measures LOOKING 10 q" oNeF""1'i"s ="
tue system WIN We" :" "'"'" "'''''
meeting lhe PUBIC ""n"' e1'r &. f..
TILE FEN'NsUN" '""p' V
Inc opening UP o' " proper "'s'""y
out OIL tne east emu OF 'ne c''y' us '"r NJ
least aS Tie Cemetery nus LOT !e"Fs o''"'
lle" more or less OF 'he "''e.''on VI No""
rI. Almost every year ."e h""or"n'e
Nody nave had cas-. !" In',F ,ee'" '"e
charge otbroEen laith toward 'no'e VINO
nave deposited their deaa IN Tue wy
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cemetery on the understanding Una. "n
easy access to the grounds would INC inr'
ni4hcd by the Council. Those especially
concerned In such n highway nave cer-
Iainly manifested n conlmendablc degree
Of patience under all the circumstances
1t il notorious Ihnt the existing access Ms, is
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both Inconvenient and dangerous why
should not the understanding raised
years ago be carried oht2 In every as
pcct of the case the interests Of the city
need an outlet to The National road At
Steenrods by the Cemetery route what
is now demanded as lar "S the Cemetery
is concerned is either Il good permanent
highway by the old route, or else q bridge
across tile creek at the north end oil We
Peninsula.
Under the late instructions ol the Colih-i
ril the City Surveyor has made survey
and estimate Tor putting the Cemetery
road In thorough repair, Ehlch means F"
road Of easy grade, and one that shall be
safe and comfortable Tor travel at all sea'
sons ot The year iFhe est'm"'es''"r suen
an Improvement approximate 81 'he = sum OF
ten thousand dollars. ihVSe VINO VINO, ssSery
ed in Council that the road coo'bpe pu'
III thorough repair tor one Or TWO tnou'
sand dollars did not appear 20 goou "u'
vantage In the debate on the snUlee', es'
pecially when they charged that tue eSIi'
maIe had been exaggerated LOT The Pnf,
pose Of killing of The repair project aud
bringing the Influence Of conticlI to bear
in favor Of the proposed bridge. The
charge against tie surveyor was 10 say the
lc,sl rro,iiod H. ;NoSruch A Conncii
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ha'' Instructed MN 70 estimate Iof " mor'