The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-06-26
CITY COUNCIL.
Proceedings of Last Nights spe.
ciaI session.


Council met last night 10 special ses
sion. In this Branch the following mem
bers answered TO their names at roll-call;
Adams, Beltz, CoWden, CroWther, Fisher
GoodielloW, Hanson, Horkheimer, NJ les
Reeves, Riddle, Sioker, Vockler, Wait
WaterhouIe, YAhn, Mr.. President.
The reading Of the minutes OF the pre-
yious meeting were dispensed with.
President HAndlan stated that Council
had been called together at the request
Of the Chairman Of the Committee on
Streets, Alleys and Grades, for the pur.
pose OF taking some definite action on the
estimates OF the necessary expenditures
in this department for the ensuing year.
STREETS, ALLEYS AND GRADES.
The Chairman Of the Committee on
Streets, Alleys and Grades reported that
in view OF the pressing need Of repairs TO
the streets and alleys Of the city, and in or
der 10 secure prompt action, the commit
Tee had conyeLed for the purpose Of pre-
sen.ing 10 Council = number OF items in
the different wards Of the city, which de-
mand immediate attention. In doing so the
Chairman called the attention OF Council
10 the fact that not one.f fourth Of the items
in the first estimate OF the committee
we're presented in this report. Each
member Of the committee cut from the
itemiIed report such matters as could be
postponed. The committee did not in
this report return anything in the Seventh
Ward, on account OF the absence OF the
member from that Ward. They admitted,
however, the necessity Of reporting many
things for that Ward; but as the improve
mems In that Ward as per estimate
amount to $500 so, they desired the
presence Of the member before reporting
anything. The committee recommended
the following expenditures For cross
ings, 81 600 20; new eurbing, with Peter
son gutter, S2,576 81; reset curb, S.
0S6 90; sewerage, s4,652 80; grading,
$500; macadamizing, 81, lsl; placing 100
piles on Water, between S7th and SSth
streets, $500; remodeling jacob street
from 33i TO 43d street, and 33d from
Chapline street TO jacob. 81 SIS; repair
Jog wharf At the foot Of Seth street, S2l6i
tagging set and roadway repaired at Mar.
ket Alley, between Market and Main,
500.
The committee also recommended for
adoption the portion Of the Street Com
missioner's report referred TO them at q
previous meeting, which contains the fol-
lowing recommendations that gully on
18th street be repaired with box sewer
crock sewer across l4th street from north
side 10 sewer lately laid down, TO con
tiuue &c wer at McColloch across railroad
and continue culvert to completion on
Eth street, near bridge; directing City
Solicitor to draft an ordinance making II
the daty Of the Street Commissioner 10
pave and repair streets, at the expense
Of plumbers, iIwhere the same has
been dug into for the purpose OF laying
gas or water pipes; directing the City
Solicitor to proceed at once against the
La Belle Company for their refusal to
comply with the ordinance granting them
the right.of way over the streets on which
their tram railway lays; authorizingithe
committee to advertise for limestone Tor
the mAcadamiIing oil such streets As
Council may order, and award the con-
tract 10 the lowest and best bidder; au-
thorilipg the committee to advertise for
cobblestone or boulders for the paving
and repairing Of such streets as Council
may direct.
The various Recommendations OF the
committee were adopted, with the eIcep.
ton Of that directing the City Solicitor
10 proceed against the La Belle Company,
which was recommitted.
Mr.. Cowden submitted supplements.
~ report from the committee, recon-
mendins that the sum OF $3.50 be ex.
pended 10 Improvements in the Seventh
Ward, enumerated in the report The
Recommendation Tas adopted.