The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-02-09
HEALTH.

HEALTH.
The Joint Committee on Health re
ported bills amounting to $50 10, which
were ordered paid. The committee alst
submitted some very valuable sugges
tons from the Health Officer, relating I,
the sanitary condition Of the city. Thu
consideration OF the resolutions carrying
out the suggestions Of the Health Office
was postponed TO future meeting. A
resolution ordering 5000 copies OF tn,
Health Officers report TO be printed il
pamphlet form, at cost not exceeding
$35, to be distributed among the citizens
was adopted.
The bill OF b. W. Peterson, City Sur
veyor, for services on Peninsular bridge
was referred to the Committee on PENN
sular Bridge.
An ordinance granting the Citizens
Street Railway company the right to ex
tend their track on and over i3d street
from Jacob to Water street, offered BY
Mr.. Wilkinson, was read three times ant
passed.
Several unimportant bills were reaC
and referred to appropriate committees
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Carnahan: Instructing the Stree
Commissioner to have the dirt accumulat
ed from tho construction OF sewers OF
Main and ODD streets removed as soon n
possible. Adopted.
A resolution from the First Branch, ir
relation TO the Street Commissioner do
ing no more work without orders from
Council, was nOn-concurred in. -@'
A resolution was received from The
First Branch appointing committee o.
six to report on the propriety Of prepar
ing u history OF the city for the past one
hundred years, as requested by the Cen
tennial Committee. The resolution wa
concurred in.
Mr.. Egerter: Granting petition o
Alfred Tappin and others for board wall
on High street, beginning at 18th street
Referred to Committee on Streets ant
Alleys.
Mr.. Hanson: Authorizing City ClerI
to advertise for Lids for the city scales il
the Fourth Ward and other wards which
expire in March. Adopted.
MIR. lIorkheimer: Providing that The
cleaning Of the streets and alleys OF thu
city shall hereafter be let by contract to
the lowest bidder. Rejected.
Mr.. Egerter: Instructing the Commit
tee on Ordinances to prepare an ordin
ance for the purpose Of defining the du-
ties OF contractors for cleaning the street,
and alleys OF the city. Rejected.
Mr.. Egerter: Instructing Committee
on.Streets and Alleys to at once advertise
for bids for the cleaning Of the street.
and alleys OF the city for the term OF one
year, commencing on the first day o
March, 1876, and ending on the 2Sth day
Of February, 1877, the bids to include thu
removal OF the garbage within the city
and the city is to be divided into distrscts
each district TO be let out to separate bid
ders, and no one person or persons to b.
awarded more than one district. Thu
city is to reserve the right to reject any
or all bids, the committee 10 report bid
to Council on or before Friday, Feb. IS,
Rejected.
4 large number Of petitions were real
and referred to appropriate committees
REPORT OF GAS TRUSTEES.
The trustees of the City Gas Work.
submitted an estimate Of the cost Of ex
tension Of street mains and erection O
gas holders for the supply Of gas to the
Seventh and Eighth Wards. They recon-
mended the carrying out Of the recon
mendations OF the Superintendent, as con
tanned in his report TO the trustees. Thu
following resolutions, submitted by the
Committee, were adopted:
That the gas trustees be authorized &c
contract for and lay gas mains to the
Eighth Ward.
That the trustees be authorized 10 con-
tract for and carry a gas main TO the Sew
enth Ward; also to purchase a suitable lot
and build holder thereon.
That the trustees have power TO make
all contracts necessary for the carrying
out Of said work.
That the trustees be authorized to con-
tract with the Belmont Bridge Co. for the
privilege Of carrying mains across the
bridge to the Island,
The resolutions were adopted, and the
report fled.
The First Branch having been notified