The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-03-15

CRY COUNCIL. SECOND BRANCH. =
The regular monthly meeting Of the City
Council was held last night. Present at
rolI.call: Beltz, Hoge; Handlah, He'll,
Horkheimer, Kingdom, Long, Leasure,
Myles, McGaw, Pollock, Pryor, Reitz,
Garden, Vogler, Werner, WaterhouSe,
Wilkinson.
In the absence Of the President, Mr..
Pollock was called to the chair.
WATER WORKS.
The Committee on Water Works re-
ported Superintendent bills aggregat-
Ing S662 SO, and monthly bills amounting
TO 500 %. Bills ordered paid. The COM
mittee also made the following recon-
mendations, which were adopted: that
Walter Marshall be awarded the con-
tract for furnishing the water works, city
building, city prison and lookup with coal
for one year from the LIST OF April next,
at G cents per bushel; that the contract for
furnishing the water works with castings
for one year, commencing on the LIST Of
April next, be awarded to A. ]. Sweeney
& Son ut 9 49.1OO cents per pound; that
A. J. Sweeney & Co. be paid $500 on their
contract for new shaft and gearing for the
water works.
EXTENSION OF GAS MAINS.
The Committee on Lights recommend.
cd several changes in the streets in which
the gas mains are TO be laid when ex.
tended to the Seventh and Eighth Wards,
and also change in the manner Of cross.
ing the river to the Seventh Ward. The
committee were Of the opinion that the
river route would be the speediest one Of
supplying the Seventh Ward with gas, "a
the main can be laid across the river in
half the time tank and holder can be
built. Believing that the loan to pay tot
the extensions can be had at a less rate
Of interest than y per cent, the amount
fixed by ordinance, the committee sug'
gested that the ordinance be amended SO
as to make the interest 10 be paid on the
bonds 7 per cent. Bills aggregating
1858 90 were reported by the committee
and ordered paid. Resolutions were sub
mitted by the committee as follows:
Authorizing the Gas Trustees to. ad
vertise for, contract for and lay gas MAIN
to the Eighth Ward, in accordance with
the recommendation Of A. Brown, Super
intcndent.
Authorizing the Gas Trustees to selecI
and purchase a lot in the Eighth ward
on which to erect u gas hodler.
Authorizing the Gas Trustees to adver'
,ise for, contract for and lay gas mains
10 the Seventh ward, as recommended
by A. Brown, Superintendent, provided
that Z: J. Stone, Esq, will grant the
right OF way across his property from
the bank OF the river 10 South Front
street, in the Seventh ward.
That it is not expedient to purchase q
lot and build holder in the Seventh
ward.
Authorizing the Gas Trustees to make
all contracts necessary for the carrying
out Of the above work, and directing
them to report all contracts made by
them to Council for approval.
Directing the City Clerk to advertise
for bids for furnishing lamps for the use
Of The city for the ensuing year, and fol
bids for thirty gas posts, the lamps aud
posts TO he OF pattern and weight fur
nished by A. Brown, Superintendent.
That gas posts be placed on the north
west corner OF Market and 22d streets
and on the corner OF Main street and
Alley l; and oil lamps and posts BIZ
placed on the northeast corner OF SStl
and Woods streets, on the corner Of Alley
C and 10th street, and on the corner o.
Alley C and Alley G.
The resolutions above mentioned were
adopted.
President Logan appeared and took hil
seat
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
The Committee on Fire Department re-
ported the following bills, which were
ordered paid:
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