Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-03-02

The $4,000 damage suit Of Col. C. s s.
Reron AGAINST the 6. & p. Railroad Com
pany. was begun at ST. clairsyile, yester-
day. -,
foundry buildings is arriving.
Councilmen regard the electric light
project with much favor. !,
The G. A. r. Post will give a supper and
festival Friday and Saturday nights IN the
City Hall.
More than half of the stock OF Bellaire IN
the electric light has been taken.
In Bridgeport Yesterday the entire So,VyO
of stock in the electric light was taken in
three-auarters OF an hour.
Diphtheria seems 10 have stronghold on
the children of this city. Better drainage
is what is needed.
Manager McClain, of the street car line,
must be an independent sort OF a man. lie
revoked all passes over his road Just on the
/ eve of a convention before which he Is q
candidate for mayor.
The Mite Society of the Second Presby-
terrain Church will meet at Mrs. Niehol-
sons this evening.
Detective Andy Roeder; OF the Il. 90.
railroad, received 4 description yesterday
OF a man named Sam Knox, who was want
ed at Salesyille for breaking into the b. q
O. depot on Monday night and stealing
some tickets. Roeder kept 4 lookout n
late in the evening arrested Knox at the
depot and locked MIN up. Last night MIR.
J. B. CARRIER. agent at Salesyille, arrived
here and identified Knox as the man want
ID. The stolen tickets were found on his
person. Knox says a fellow from Martin
Ferry named Herrell was with him at the
time OF the theft. Knox will be taken to
SaleSville to-day. His father lives AT MAN.
nington, w. Va.
Maggie Brandt was held in $50 bail by
the Mayor Yesterday 10 answer a charge OF
stealing 4 dolman preferred by Emma Hill.
Council met in special session last night
Chairman Bippus in the chair. All the
members were present except Mes:rs'
Beatty and Lockwood. Mr.. c. c. Curtiss,
of Cleveland. was introduced by Mr.. Reed
and spoke at some length in explanation OF
the principles and uses of the Brush cleo
trio light. One OF their lights, he said,
was equal to that Of $50 gas jets,
or of 1000 candles. His plan, he
said, was TO run a wire from
Wheeling TO q point opposite Bellaire,
cross the river, pole the city, and have the
lights placed at such places as the Council
might indicate, and return the wire to the
Wheeling power house. The wire would
furnish 10000 candle power. For in
stance" he said, "A mast erected in the
public square would radiate light sufficient
to illuminate the city for half a mile in
each direction" In regard TO the matter OF
| cost, Mr.. Curtiss said that it would probably
cost slightly more to use the electric light
than it would to use gas or oil, but the adj
yantages arising from the use of the electric
would more than compensate for the ad.
ditional cost. In regard to the altitude OF
masts or towers for distributing the light,
MIR. Curtiss said that he favored the
high mastS. He thought that perhaps
three towers or masts would be sufficient
for lighting Bellaire.
Numerous questions were asked by mem
bers of Council concerning the power,
SteadincSs of flame, ~CheapneSs and other
points, and all were answered by the
speaker.
Mr.. Reed, member OF Council from the
Fifth ward, was dissatisfied with the pres
ent system OF lightning the city, and was
in favor OF the electric light if it could be
procured ut a rate that would justify the
city in making the expenditure.
A committee from each ward, consisting
of Lockwood, First ward, Gallagher Second
ward. Eberle, Third ward, Shuttlesworth,
Fourth ward, and Reed OF the Fifth ward,
was appointed to investigate the matter
and report. Mr.. CurtiSs said that while
the concern would have its works at
Wheeling, it would be controlled by the
Directors, and a representative OF Bellaire
might, in all probability, be chosen from
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