The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-03-26

menta OF Gas Trustees COnarmed- Or.
dInAnee Reducing the Price OF Gas
Passed by the Second nraneh Other
Interesting Rasiness.
second nraneh.
Council met In special session last night.
Present Of roll call In this Branch: MeSsrs.
Arkle, Caldwell D. F., Goodiellow, Hons.
ton, Handlan, Hofkheimer, Kimberly,
Larkin, Meyers, McNash, Peters, Pollock,
vockler, Waterhouse, Wait, Mr.. Presi.
dent.
The minutes Of the previous meeting
were read, approved and signed.
REPoRT oE THE Gas TRUSTEES.
The following report was received from
the Gas Trustees:
10 he Honorable Mayor aud Council Of M
City Of lThoeling:
The Trustees Of the Gas Works respect.
fully report that they have organized by
the election OF O. =. Brown as presilento OF
their body. Not being prepared with the
system Of rules and regulations referred to
In Sec. 8 OF the Ordinance In relation to
the Gus Works, tho Trustees ask further
time to arrange the same. and recommend
for the present that the customs which
have been followed In the laying OF ser.
vice.pipe, the supply aud adjustment OF
metres, and In supplying gas be continued
In force until otherwise ordered by Coun.
Gil.
The Trustees announce the following
appointments and ask that tho same be
confirmed: Arthur Brown to DO Superin.
tendent OF the Gas Works, with the duty
OF experimenting said works and such
other duties as may properly attach TO his
Office, his compensation 10 DO 500 per
month with the privilege Of occupying
the dwelling at the works free Of rent and
using coal purchased for aud gas from
said works without charge.
Harry Caldwell to be Secretary OF the
Gas Works, with tho following duties; to
keep the accounts OF the Gas Office, to
make and receive collections for gas and
keep accounts collections and discounts
and perform such other clerical duties as
may properly attach 10 his office, his com.
pensation to be at the rate Of 500 per
month.
Samuel +. Faristo be Assistant Secretary
and Collector OF the Gas Works, with the
following duties; TO take and report &c.
counts Of gas consumed, to assist IN the
collection Of bills, and to perform such
other duties as may properly attach to his
Office, his compensation to be ut the rate
Of SB5 per month.
The Trustees ask the adoption OF the
following resolutions:
RsSolTd, That tho Trustees Of the Gas
Works DO allowed further time to arrlngo
their rulesand regulations, and that until
further ordered by Council the customs
which have icon followed in the laying OF
service pipe and supply and adjustment
OF metres, and generally In relation to sup.
plying consumers with gas, be continued
in force.
RaOIrcd, That the appointment Of Ar.
thur Brown TO be Superintendent OF the
Gas Worts OF the City OF Wheeling, with
the duties and compensation mentioned
in the Trustees report, be confirmed.
RSOlrod, That the appointment Of Harry
Caldwell to be Secretary oil the Gas Works
Of the city Of Wheeling, with the duties
and compensation mentioned in the Trlls.
tees report, be confirmed.
RtSolrai, That the appointment OF
Samuel F. Faris to be Assistant Secretary
and Collector OF the Gas Works Of the city
OF Wheeling, with the duties and eompen.
sstion mentioned in the Trustees report,
be ronhrms1.
All Of which is respectfully submitted,
@, P. Brown, PntSidegf,
WV. RLLISGIFAg,
GEORGE X. WHEAT,
Trlpsecs Of he City Gas Works Of The City Of
lIHnIng.
Accompanying the report was a com.
nuniCation from the Mayor, stating that
he had called special meeting Of Council
for the purpose OF considering and acting
upon the Gas Trustees report.
The resolutions reported by the Commit
tee were adopted.
The bond Of the Gas Trustees, Messrs.
Ellingham, Brown and Wheat, in the
penal sum Of $4,000, was approved by
Council.
The bond Of Arthur brown, Superin.
lenlent OF the Gas Works, In the penal
SUN Of Sl,l0l, With Michael Reilly and
John Reid as sureties, was approved; also
bond Of Harry Caldwell, Secretary Of Gas
Works, in $1,000, with Geo. H. Caldwell
and Beverly N. Eof as sureties; also bond
of F, Faris, Assistant Secretary, in s, 500,
with Charles Nichols and Frank Falloure
as sureties.
The annual ordinance assessing tax on
licenses for the year beginning the first
Monday OF May, 1872, was referred to the
Committee on Ordinances.
The ordinance is the same as last year,
with few unimportant exceptions. Il was
readthrce times and passed.
Edward 7. Merton asgranted a license
TO keep coffee house at No. 1909 Market
street. Mr. Nortop's bond, with TLoss. II.
Norton and Bernard llorkheimer as sure.
ties, was approved,
CHEAPER GAS.
The Committee on Lights reported that
they had no information to enable them
TO act upon the resolution to reduce the
pr;ee Of gas, and asked that the Superin-
tendent DO required 10 report for use OF
the Committee and COUNCIL tl,a post per
1000 feet Of manufactured gas Tie net
profit OF the city on 1000 feet, the amount
manufactured in the last year, the amount
collected by the city therefor, the amount
used by the city not paid for In the same
period, and the net profit derived by the
city for years product Of gas.
In this connection DR.. Logan addressed
Council Of length in favor OF cheaper gas.
Tie following was offered as ~ auSnl-
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