Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-05-14
OUR CITY S0L0NS
IN REGULAR SESSION LAST NIGHT.
Who Shall Clean the Streets 2-The Same
Old Question in Both Branches-The
Usual Reports The First
Branch Idle, the Sec
Ond Busy.
SECOND RRAScn-REGuLAR SESSION.

President Logan in the chair and the
following members present: Arkle,
Caldwell, A., Fisher, GOOdiellow, Hand
Ian, Hamilton, Horkheimer, Houston,
Jefferson, Kimberly, Meyers, Pollock,
Wait and Logan.
Committee reports were taken up and
acted upon in the following order:
on sTEETs. ALLEYS AND GRADES.
The committee made the following
recommendations; The payment of bills
aggregating SSSS.37; also, amounts OF
81 go IS in Street Commissioners re
port; that the contract for curbing and
crossings be awarded to Geo. Ankle at
20cents tor new curb, 81 centsfOr cross
ings, q cents for resetting, p cents for
stone for Street Commissioner, the con-
tract to be drawn by the City Surveyor;
that stone from Fourteenth street cut
be placed on Seventeenth street, be-
tween Eof and Wood that resolution
to pave alley 10 and improve Thirteenth
street be rejected; the Surveyor furnish
the grades of certain streets in Cald-
wells addition, which the Riverside
mills proposes to fill with refuse from
the mill. Other recommendations were
offered, which were OF minor import
anCe.
The committee recommended that the
cleaning of the streets be awarded to the
Street Commissioner. This stirred ups
great discussion. The Recommendation
was adopted; then the action was recon-
sderrd. Dr. Reeves then offered a
substitute providing that the city be
divided for STRENGTHENING purposes into
five districts, the same as Tor garbage
collection, for the purpose OF letting out
the same to persons contracting 10 clean
the streets, alleys and crossings. And
that the City Clerk he authorized TO adj
vcrtise tor proposals to do the work, no
one bidder to get more than one dis
trict, the contracts 10 continue for one
wear from June |, 1879.
DIR. Reeves advocated his proposition
| bv referring to the manner in which
| former Commissioners had conducted
| their work. He gave several ludicrOus
/ illustrations of the way carts had been
| loaded and stones hauled. Under his
plan the different ward people could
| watch their own interests and see that
/ they did not suffer.
Mr.. Wait then offered an amendment
| Committing the cleaning to the Street
| Commissioner, that is, that he clean all
/ the macadamiZed streets twice year, IN
/ the springand in the fall, and open up
/ all cutters on ali streets and alleys twice
| year and the paved streets to be
| cleaned rs has been done by the con-
| tractors and the crossings the same
Mr.. Wait and Mr.. IIanlan advocated
| the commissioner plan, showing It's ben
| eiitS and ridiculing the other. Both
| sides grew rather warm and alternately
| riliculed thcother. Various dark hints
were thrown out about committee rings
| and contracts 10 he let. which all enjoyed
| though few seemed to understand. y
\ great amount OF talk entirely irrelevant
/ to the question was INDUCED IN, and
/ some warm language was used, the
| members in the meantime, laughing
| heartily. Several points of order were
made, but each member would have his
/ say.
The matter was finally settled by re-
| fcrring the entire thing to the Commit
/ tee on Ordinance. \ resolution from
| the First Branch OF the same tenor was
| referred to the same committee.
WATER WORKS.
The Superintendent OF Water Works
/ submitted a report for work done, bills
aggrrgatlng Sj9TS7.
The committee had examined the re-
| port OF the superintendent, found 1t
| correct and recommended payment of
bills. 1t also reported work amounting
to S379.32.
They also offered the following:
To grant the petitions for reduction
/ i'm water rents of Z. d. Carroll, William
/ Ramp. Henry S,vrriug, :. VI. Howard,
| Ell. Coen, Old Fellows Hall Associa-
| ton, William IL. Martin, j. \. Lancas-
ter. To reject the following: {. Sickle,
William 4. Waugh, Thomas q. More
head and Cornelius Morgan.
The committee further recommended.
To lay finch pipe on Sixth street
from Main street to Alley b, and up
Alley b to connect with pipe on Fifth
street.
That the committee be directed to
purchase three G-inch plugs and four +
inch plugs
That - per square be levied against
T. Mahoncy for using water Tor sprink-
Ter.
The report was adopted without
comment up to the last reso-
luton in regard to Mahony's
sprinkler. Mr.. Goodicllow moved to
make the levy 81 per square IN place
of -. Mr.. Kimberly opposed this, as
it would do away with number OF
hoses along the streets, which would
bring i'm revenue much larger than
the amount received from MahOny at -
per square. Several other members
enlarged upon the benefits derived
from the Sprinklcrs. Mr.. Caldwell
Fifth ward was one of the most earnest
supporters. He thought it a public
benefit and knew that on Main street
in the Third ward, business would have
been greatly injured by the dust. Doors
and windows must have been kept
closed as the dust was binding Various
arguments were used and the amend
ment adopted almost unanimously.
CITY PRISON.
This committee reported bills aggre-
eating Sl7S34 and offered resolution
paving Fred lIOsericld So for services
rendered during April. The report en-
closed that OF the Superintendent. The
Street Commissioner had hauled 324
loads of broken stone from the quarry.
The report enclosed that OF the Superin-
tendent stating the prisoners uuder his
care. The report was adopted. A COM
munication from the Superintendent
was referred to the Committee on Pc
lice.
The City Sexton reported twelve in
termentS, aggregating 5000, which had
been turned over TO the Receiver. Also
fifteen pauper interments amounting 10
$3.50. which had also been turner over.
on ACCOUNTS
The committee had examined the
drafts and orders prpSpDtr1 by the Clerk