Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-05-11
A,,ocistion in relation to Island streets

lnhI StDuc CtOs>luBS VV P.nece vs."
repaired az follows: At Wood and
Seventeeth streets, Main and Eietentf
streets, South and Fourth, alley B ana
Eleventh, Market and Seventeenth,
Chaplihs and Eighteenth streets, alley
TWENTY four and Jacob street, Main and
First, Market and Eighth street, Me-
Colloch and Thirteenth.
There were a number OF other resolu-
tons relating to various small improve
ments, all OF which were adopted, the
Council by this time having become
almost listless, having been exhausted
BY about an hours chik music from
several, on the State Fair resolution
which was not adopted. The explain
ing OF positions, etc, etc. was tiresoune
in the extreme. Mr.. Kimberly at last
introduced a substitute ordering the
committee t. ascertain the cost OF open
ing street to the new grounds.
Surveyor Hoge gave the following as
his estimate for work necessary 10 De
done as shown by the recent Inspection
tour. 1t was referred TO the Finance
Committee.
First Ward.
Fifteen inch crock sewer on east side
of Main, between Third and Fourth
streets, about 500 feet, $500.
Curb on both sides OF Fourth street,
from Main 10 Coal street, about 2OO ieet,
500.
Box sewer on Alley 6, east OF Market
street, $50. =.
Rip,rapping Alley 2 from Market street
to the National Road, 43Sx2e feet, S24O:
Setting curb on corner of Fifth and
Market street, about 200 feet, 500.
Grading and macadamizing Market
street from Alley ? to Seventh street,
S640
Reset curb on Market in front Of Arm
strong's lumber yard and to Seventh
street, $500.
Total amount in the First ward,
81 $50.
Second Ward
Paving Alley Z, east Of Chapline, abont
26Ox20 feet, S575.
Cobble pavement on Alley &, from
Alley I to Eleventh street, about 3Soxl2
feet, $40.
Total in Second ward, sl,0l5.
Third Ward.
Brick sewer on Twelfth street, from
Chapline to the river, four feet IN the
clear; 9 inch walls, "a 800.
Grading and paving the Allev be-
tween Market and Chapline, and run
ming from Fourteenth to Fifteenth
street, 265xl2 feet, $3.50
Filling up and paving the gutter on
the Peninsula, east OF city bridge, $40.
Retaining wall on McColloch near
Fourteenth street, S0X44xl5 feet, 500.
Total in Third ward, s., 400.
Fourth Word
Sewer on Warren and Wetzel streets
from Reymann's brewery to creek, 35Ox
20 feet crock, $500.
Grading and macadamizing Seven.
teenth street from Wood to east end OF
the bridge, $3.50.
Total in Fourth ward, $3.50.
Filth Ward.
Macadamizing Twentieth street from
Main to Charline, about $40 1eet, $500.
Twenty-second street curb from Main
to Water street, south side, 260 feet,
$50.
Fifteen inch crock sewer in alley A,
from Twenty-first street to alley Is, 265
feet, $500.
Curb on Twentv-fourth street, north
side, from Main TO Water street, PCS
feet, 1880
Total in Fifth ward, $3.50.
Sidh Hard.
One hundred aud ten feet OF twenty
inch crock sewer on north side lrem
east side OF Chapline to Locust street,
Sl50.
Crossing at Chapline and Twenty
seventh streets, $50.
Gutter on east side OF Eotf street, from
Twenty-sixth to Twenty-eighth street,
$50 by 8 feet, $2i0.
Totalin Sixth ward, $3.50.
!STenth Hard
Five hundred and forty feet OF twenty
inch crock sewer from Penn to Zane
street, in alley between Virginia and
Zane streets, $50.
Box sewer 2 feet in clear on Carolina
street, from South Front to river, $50
feet, $50.
Ripraping the terminus OF Virginia
street on west river, $3.50.
Same for Delaware street, $40.
Same for Ohio street, $3.50.
Stone gutter two feet thick and six
feet wide from mouth OF sewer which
drains the old skating rink, Si5.
Total in Seventh ward, Sl,Sl5.
Eighth Ward.
Crossing at Thirty.seventh and Jacob
streets, so feet, 500 90
Hand paving Forty-first street from
Jacob to McColloch street, 2l0xl6 feet
and two strings OF limestone, S350.00.
Three strings of limestone on Jacob
street, from Forty-third to Forty-tifth
street, about 200 feet, $4,000.
Crossing at Forty-third street on Jacob
street, SO feet, $50 90.
Three strings of limestone on Forty
fifth street, from Jacob to Wetzel street,
about $40 feet, $4,000.
In addition to the estimates for the
Fourth ward, there are three strings OF
limestone on Warren street, about 200
feet, $4,000.
In all there is grand total OF Sl3,-
260 90.
The Committee on Fire Department
presented its report, with that OF the
Chief, embracing bills amounting to
S29S 81, payment OF which was ordered
as also various small improvements and
the purchase of a lot on the Island for a
hose house, at a cost Of $3.50
There were few other unimportant
actions had, yet it was after II o'clock
when court adjourned TO meet next
Friday evening, and make the railroad
problem the special subject OF discus
sion.
First Branch.
This Branch met promptly, with May
or Egerter in the chair, and Messrs. Bor.
ing, Butterfiell, Criswell, Fritz, Hal.
stead, Hull, Miller, Myles, Schultze,
Simpson, Wilson, Wolvington and Zoeck-
Ter present. The minutes OF the last
two meetings were read and approved.
The Branch was ready and willing TO