The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-08-07

sTRERr CLEANTNG.-We have been ask
ed several times by parties 10 whom the
new system Of street cleaning Is an enig.
ma to'explain the "hold.back" clause, and
as Il has never been printed we give
the clause substantially this morning,
without comment, as 1t Is sufficiently
explicit Of itself. The ordinance creating
the system now In operation has been
already published:
This agreement, made thls-day Of
-between-party ofthe first part,
and The City Of Wheeling, q municipal
corporation, party Of the second part, VT
naSah, thatthe said party Of the first part,
in consideration Of the payments herein.
after agreed to be made to-by the said
party Of the second part, hereby promise
aid agree that he will clean all the paved
streets and alleys in the-DistriCt oil
said city, as described in the ordi.
nance thereof entitled IAN Ordinance In
relation TO contracts for cleaningthe streets,
alleys and crossings Of the city OF Wheel.
ing,M by sweepingand sCraping the same,
and by removing thereirom al the mud,
dirt and dust thereon twice u month
during the months of May, June, July,
August, September and October in the
year 49,, and once q month during the
months OF November and December, 49,,
and January, February, March and April
in the year 49,. Also that - will once
in The fall Of the year 49,, and once in
the spring OF the year 49,, clean all the
Macadamized streets and alleys In said
district by scraping the mud and dust
from the same, and also that oncetn the
said fall and once In said spring, - will
open up and clean out all the cutters on
all the streets and alleys In said district,
whether paved, MaCadamiZed or other.
wise; said work, which Is 10 be done in
the fall and spring, to be done and
performed within such periods as may be
prescribed by the orders OF the City Coun.
ell, or II the Council shall not give any
orders upon the subject, to be done at
such times within said seasons when the
ground is not ~frozen) as said party Of the
ifrst part may select. Said party Of the
first part also agree that - will clean
all the crossings on all the streets and al.
leys in said district once in every week
during the year ending on the first day oil
May in the year -. The said party
OF the first part also agree that - will
not permit any mud, dirt or dust 10 remain
on any street or alley in said district after
the same shall have been sCraped or swept
into plies, but will forthwith haul away and
dump the same at such point or points
within -- district as the Street Com,
m~iSsioners may from time to time direct,
The next clause provides that the city
shall reserve twenty per cent Of the
amount Of the monthly payments. The
amount so reserved shall be retained by
the city until the completion Of the time
for which the contract was made, unless
on account Of something unforeseen in the
way OF unusual labor on the part OF the
contractor, when Council shalt authorize
the payment Of all or a part OF the fund SC
reserved.
The next clause provides that the Coun.
Gil may rescind the contract in case Of the
failure OF the contractor to fulfill his con-
tract in any month, the Council to be the
judge OF said failure.
The next clause provides for payment
for the services OF said contractors and the
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