The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-09-11
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To he HOn0Fdbe Mayor ana COUNCIL y w
City Of IEhriiRg:
GESTLINES-I wish to present the cit!
with fountain, and pray the permission
OF your honorable body to locate the salnt
Mt the west front of the Capitol building
This spacc heretofore had been granted
for the Soldiers Monument, hut being the
most. II not only, appropriate place fort
fountain, the Commissioners have kindly
consented to relinQuish It, l am informed
and will. locate their monument at one
Of the other fronts. The monument u al
ready ordered, and its construction Is pro
crossing, and ii is important that work up
on the basin should begin at once in order
that the entire structure may be complete
and in place this Fall. Praying your fa'
vorahle and prompt action, am with
great respect, JAMES w. PAXTON.
Accompanying Mr.. Paxton's letter was
the following Communication from His
Honor the Mayor:
as WHEELING, Sept 10, 1878.
To he Council Of he City Of Whtsiing:
GESrLRAES-I have the pleasure here
with TO hand you communication from
James W. Paxton, Esq, our esteemed
fellow citizen, which conveys to the city
OF Wheeling the gift OF public fountain,
large in sine and beautiful in design.
No doubt il will be the pleasure OF the
Council to accept, on behalf OF the city,
this splendid donation, and US the work i
now being executed, and cOntractedsto he
completed, as / am informed, BY October
10th next, and the contractor will be in
the city tomorrow to commence his
foundations, and rs the trustees OF the
Soldiers Monument have agreed. to me to
concede the west front of the Capitol space
TO the fountain and place the monument
on another part Of the square, ] respect
fully offer the following resolution for
your action:
Resolrd, That the Council of the city OF
Wheeling docs hereby accept the donation
of public fountain made by James w.
Paxton, Esq, and in the name OF the
citizens return to him thanks for his
splendid gift. y sst
Rtsnlnoi, That the permission heretofore
given, April 8; ISIS, TO the Trustees OF the
Soldiers Sanitary Fair Fund, to occupy
the open space in front OF the Capitol
building, on Chaplihe street, is hereby
amended to allow their proposed Soldiers
Monument TO be erected on such other
part Of the space around the Capitol build
Ing as they may select, and tie space IN
tront OF said binding on Chapline street is
hereby appropriated to be occupied blythe
proposed fountain.
RaOlRd, That the Superintendent Of
the Water Works he hereby authorized to
provide and lay the water-pipes necessary
10 supply the fountain from the centre of
Chapline street TO the fountain jet pipes.
Very respectfully,
A. ]. SWEENEY, Muyr.
The resolutionssubmi,ted by the Mayor
in his communication were adopted, to-
gcther with the following, offered by DR..
Reeves:
RtAotrod, That joint special committee
be appointed to communicate to Mr.. J. w.
Paxton the action OF Council in relation to
the fountain which he proposes to erect
on Capitol Square. ~,
MeSsrs. Reeves, Logan and Warehouse
were appointed on the Committee nom
this Branch, and, on motion, of DR.. Logan,
the NIayor, and President OF the Second
Branch were added 10 the Committee.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Wrie. superintendent bills for
August, $3.50 50; bills contracted by COM
mittee, SS4 IL. Ordered paid.
Htuhk-Tliis committed reported that in
view otthe alarming prevalence of yellow
fever in the South and OF the danger oil its
extension to more northern localities, by
means Of steamboats, and railroads carry
ing infected persons and baesage; the
in consultation with the Mayor
and Health Officer, felt it to
be their. duty to adopt vigorous
measures iOF the improvement OF the san
itary condition OF the city, and for the
thorough distinction and cleansing OF
localities which might afford lodging
place for infections or contagious diseases.
In the discharge Of their duties the com
mittee incurred some extraordinary ex-
penses, o portion OF which were Included
in the report. The committee recon-
mended the payment Of number Of these
bills, which was SO orIlerdei.
Ciiy PrSon- Reported Superintendent
bills for the month Of August, amounting
to sis 6S; also monthly bills contacted
by committee, aggrgating Sl59 10. The
bills were ordered paid.
Fire DspGfMelt = Recommended pay
ment Of hills submitted by the Chief Mar
shall, amounting TO 50 s., which was so
ordered.
lowing Recommendations. That the petit
lions Of Mrs. F. Archibald, Philip Bach
man, John Stump and Robert Cow
m be granted; that the peti-
ton Of Lawrence Clarke and John
Nlanion be rejected; that bills emu
in the report, amounting to-
Sl42 IS, be paid; that the sum OF So SSbel
raid to parties named in Street Commits
sioner's report; that the Committee be
to purchase 80 perch cobble
stones; that the culvert Ut the west end Of
18th street bridge be completei; that three
strings brOken stone be placed on Baker
street, from McColloch street to the Gem
etery gate that the application OF James
T. Cowan b. granted: that q 9lineh crock
sewer be laid on Jacob street, from north
west cnrner lBth TO southeast corner 10Th
street. Bills amounting 10 $40 Sc, not en-
bodied in the report, were also submitted
The various recommendations otthe Com
mittee were adopted, with the exception
nfthat relating to thepetition Of lawrence
Clark and John Alanion, which was ne
ierrCd to the Committee on Streets, Alleys
and Grades. h
.Ioaaa.s-Balancc in hands OF Receiver
On the LIST OF September, S,94 81. Fines
collected DUNG the month 81 August,
SSSS Us; -leckdp Ices IS sol total amount
collected, $50 s.. Bills reported by Com
nlittee, S3ss6 10. Report adopted and bills
ordered raid Q lsg s4h q --NA4
NanhtS-This Committee submitted the
report 81 the Clerk Of the Second Ward
Market, showing his collections tor the
month 81 Augusta beSSli So They also
that the City Serepant be
instructed to eniorce the ordinance in re-
alton to markets ut the Fifth Ward Mar
set House. Adopted.