Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-08-10
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rss ,ssruisr semi.Monthis Meeting Reie
ar the City Building Last Night.
Last nights meeting Of Council was q
very sensible one, there being compare.
lively none oil that senseiess rantlpg
that nas on several occasional occasions
distinguished Council meetings. At,
tsntion was given entirely to work, and
il was put through in a hurry, and the
work was all good work. .....-...
Second Branch.
This BODY met at z 40, with the fol+ow-
inc members present: Messrs. Baker,
Clark, Commerford, Davis, Dunning,
Eschstruch, Haberield, Halter, Hill
dreth, Hoffman, Kimberly, MeGraRa.
han. Schockey, Walter, Wingerter and
Mr.. President Scott. The minutes OF
the previous meeting were read and
adopted and the committee reports taken
mn. after the rules had been suspended
and bill ordered paid.
The report OF the Committee on Water
Work, asked for the payment OF bills
amounting 70 6. 3l.l3, and recommend
ed reductions upon water rents amount,
ing to SlSS 10. all OF which the Council
concurred in.
The report of the committee on Al.
leys. Streets and Grades recommended
the paymeut OF bills amounting to $l3,:
$50 81. The report was long one and
recommended that the Street Commits
sioner be instructed to do several things,
such as paving cutters, etc. that the gas
main he laid on south Front street 10
the fair grounds; that Twentieth street
he Macadamized from Main to Chapline
street; that the "Grape Sugar Company
be authorized to put down switch from
the B. & o. road down Fortieth street 70
Water street. All was adopted excePiI
the resolution authorizing the railroad
sy Itch, which was on motion referred 10
a special committee consisting oil three
from each Branch 10 investigate; Messrs'
Baker, Dunning, and Hoffman were
named as representatives OF TINS btahGn'
The Committee on Accounts asked til ne
payment of bills, amounting 10 1881 6o
which was ordered by the branch.
The Committee on Fire Department
reported and asked the payment OF Dliis
amounting TO 1879 81, which was grant
ed. ,oa.h,,
The committee also recommended that
the contracts for building the seventh
ward hose house be awarded and appor
toned to the persohs hereinafter named
at their several bids, as follows:
Rrick work. Hamilton 4 McGranahan 81 40
-, ,,,rr lvurk = d. McFsdden. ..,.... = :" "
Painting and gl6 Zing, Jan e McA dams 80, y,
p'mIsi,'Igana "a, nTting. lake Fitton... ~ 81
II ne work, B. F. aldwelL............'''''' l'oVN
Stoi i VIZ =, ' : 5r;aS ,.,, ...... lt9 II
Total.............'..'"' $500 '''.','
The WAS the occasion OF considerable
talk, as was also recommendation OF
the committee to purchase the property
next the Hope hose house. The latter
matter was disposed OF, after snort aho
concise remarks from Messrs. walters
and Dunning, a vote was had and the
recommendation adopted by vote oil
to 5. The Island matter was alter
long discussion referred back 10 the
committee to secure lower bids, II Deine
the general opinion that s. 900 for such
a building was altogether too much
The Council authorized the erection Of
of the building, the same not to cost les.
than "a, 800, which included both grounC
and architect.
The Loan Ordinance was then taken
up, an account OF which is found else
where. =.
At ll:l5 the Branch adjourned unit
next Friday evening.
First Branch.
Repeated efforts were made to procure
quorum in this Branch, but they al
failed, and no meeting was had.