The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-08-04
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Council Proceedings-Railroad Notes
p~eniIentIAry statistics.

Council Pr0ceedings-lRilroad Notes
P~eniientiary statistics.
The "fonnelly House" is resplendentin 1
new coat OF paint.
L. B. Purjy, ESQ is giving his brick dwell
Ing house, d complete o~verhaulinR, which
whan completed will give an entirely differ
ent appearance 10 the building.
Owners OF vineyards complain that thu
cool damp nights prevailing for some tim,
past are causing the grapes 10 mould, anG
that great damage has already resulted to thu
crop.
VIM. Neil, ESQ, of the First ward, who I.
quit advanced In age, and has been very ir
firm, both In mind aud body, for aeysra
years past, Is now entirely helpless, the eifecI
Of a para ytic stroke.
The sale Of stock in the Free Oil we'll By
MesSrs. Weaver and HUMPHREYS to Louis
Eisenbice, mentioned in this correspondence
some ZINE ago, was not cOnsummatsd, The
company refusing to consent to the transfer
Ex-Mayor Purdy has sold tho surface soi
which overlieS his sand bank, near the B. so
raiIroat depot, to the depth OF 12 or Il feet
to the Ohio River railroad, to be usedi III max
Ing the necessary fill for their road btt
through town.
Mr.. Higgs, contractor for Mrs. Linkletter',
and Netfs brick business house, has com
menceN ~excavAtiug for the foundation. Tht
blildinR will be two stories high, constructed
In the most substantial manner, and IL
modern style. =
The piece OF ground 30 feet square, &C
joining the KlOman mill property, aud front
ing on thu river, will be sold az trustees sal,
to-day. 1t is more than probable that tn,
property will bs purchased for the o. r
Railroad to be used as a depot, and mschinI
and repairs shop grounds, as IL 10 all togethec
likely that the %conpany's shops viii
be located at this point, and this piece OIL
ground Is the most available for the purpos,
Of any In the vicinity.
Messrs. Weaver & Bardell will probabl,
abandon their outside whip shops, wher,
free labor exclusively is employed. Til,
cause which leads to this step Is not known
but 1t isprobably oSing TO the large inoreas,
In the number of conyicts employed by th,
firm since their new contract went into Ell
feet and dullness In the market whiCl
prevails Just at this time. The closing o
the shops will throw quite u number OF pc:
sons, both male and female, out of employ
meut.
From Superintendent West 1t Is learne,
that the l95 couviCts now under contrac
earned during the month of July So, 553 Il
This Ii a favorable showing, cOusideEpg tina
the male population OF the institute for tn
month only averaged $50 prisoners. Tn
large per cent Of the inmates who are dis
qualified by reason Of mental and physica
lncapacity Tor performing the labor must b
taken into consider aiion. OF this class O
persons 1t s but Just to the institution /,
state thSt their ailments extend back to
period prior to their reception here, The dali,
dietary per caplta cost has been twelve cont
per day for the same period. This g~ratifyin,
exhibit Is only attained by buying in larR,
quantities and at the lowest cash prices, and
tue exercise OF tue closest economy in every
detail Of preparing tae food
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
The "city dads'' met In regular session
Wednesday evening and transacted a consid
cradle amount OF routine and miscellaneoul
business. A new swinging lamp suspended
over the table in the osater OF the chamber
Is 3 great Improvement, On motion o
Mr.. WeidebusUh the Secretary was In
Structsd to purchase 200 feet o.
second grade u inch oswsr. pipe. Mr.,
KoontE demonstrated about the amount O
brush, and other rubbish that 10 thrown or
the stieels, in the seco d and Third wards
His Honor stated that the Sergeant would b,
instructed to attend to the matter. DR.
Bruce, st 'eet Commissioner for the SeconC
ward, explained the condition OF D street
where there e some very heavy grading
to be done. It was suggested that negotia,
tions wore pending with the o, K, Railroad
contractors for the removal Of the dirt to h
used In Oils on their road, but no one al,
peared to be informed as to the probable result
aud the street commissioners we're Instruct
ed TO ascertain at once whether or not such
IN arrangement could be made with the rail.
road authorities, Then followed a General
discussion 80 to whether q street should be
graded down the full width, or the bank
on the South aida eft standing
Mr.. KOontz took the posision that II fhe
grade extended the full length OF the stree
II would endangetthe buildings on the south
side, aud insis I'd that before tho gradlnr
was done the property holders sign al agree.
ment taking the corporation 6iameleSs In
ass damage resulted 10 any OF the building
located on tue south side OF the street. MI,
Walton favored making the grade the full
width OF the street. ln the matter OF The
grade snd pavement at the east end OF the
MclRdden lots, II was ordered that Mr.,
McFaddOn 10 notified TO extend the iii Wesi
to the line OF his lots, 20 as to give width fol
a ten foot pavement within ten days from
notice.
Acton upon the ordinance submitted at
the last meeting, defining the duties OF Inc
Sergeant and prohibiting that officer o. his
assiitInts from freQueDting saloons or dri1k.
ing while on duty was deferred until the next
meeting.
TINS Committee on Finance reported the
expenditures for tho curtentyearaI $4,770.OI,
S and rec pSa from SnS, l &c g 81 cSSP 81 Q lag,
$S1o,5l7 valuation OF ieIi and peTsonal
property at FIVE mills, SI,S52. Total, S4T70 !.
o.. The levy was then made at fifty cents
on the 500 valuation.