Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-09-29
MEETING.
The Council Committees on Finance d"
Capitol in Joint Session.. .

The Council Committees on flnance ""'
Capitol in Joint Session. ~.
The gentlemen comprising the Council
=, Committees on Finance spd Capitol held q
Joint session Of considerable importance III
the chamber of the Second Branch, last
evening. There were presen! OF the FL
nnpce Copnmittee Messrs. List, Wsterhouse'
Peterson, Hildreth, Caldwell and Holman
and Of the Capitol Committee MessrS, Dbl
bins, Myles, Stanley and McGregor. Arch
itect Hamilton and City Solicitor o keetie
we're also present.
The ohj@ct of the joint Ecssion was oge'
ar, idea OF about how much money TIE
Cau;tol Committee which he's charge OF the
repairs, alterations and furnishing wc1'd
need to carr out it, plans, and then to
make suitable provision Tor taking the sun
thus arrived at out Of the $1,000 apProPTs-
ated By the State for the repair OF ths
building u
When the committee had been chilled to
order Chairman Hi!dreth asked Chairman
Myles if be could form an idea of about
what proportion Of the $tGoOO ap-
nropriated BY the State would b .necded tor
the repairs and furnishing. Mr.. Myleo sad
he thought little would be left attt the oils
were ali paid. The committee had found q
number of things needing attention which
at first had not been thought ot-the turha-
ces and healirg apparatus and plumbing,
for instance. The new furniture, cleaning,
alterations, repairs, &c, would take about
Sc. OLO, the architect must be PAID, contn-
g~epcies provided for, &c.
Mr.. Hamilton being called upon for an
estimate, said the work, exclusive OF the
furniture, would take nearly $1,000, there
being included in this 500 for a new cir.
der under the floor OF the chamber OF the
Second Branch of Council. aud 1888 for in
cidentals and contingencies. MIR. Myles
said the furniture and carpets would cost
$500 more, making $1,000 in all.
After some discussion, the members came
to the conclusion that $1,000 had better be
added to this, making $500, and Mr..
Caldwell made q motion that the Committee
recommend TO Council the passage OF an
ordinance setting aside $500 for the gen
erhl purpose vi Iepalllhs ohN
the City Hall to be taken from the money
due from the State.
Another long discussion ensued, during
which Mr.. Myles called attention to the fact
that Sc, eco or 81, 900 had already been con-
traced for by his committee. He said
there was a disposition on the part OF the
Committee on Real Estate to advertise tor
proposals for painting the wood work and
otherwise touching up the exterior Of the
building, and he desired, asthis would prof
ably cost z 900 CT $4,000, that his commit
tee be provided ic first.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Caldwell
was finally so modified as to take in the
$3.50 remaining of the $4,000 appropria-
ed by the State, $500 having been already
.peut for repairs to the c!o.k) but after
more t3lk, the sum was again altered 10
$4,000 even, aud the City Clerk wal di-
rected to charge up the $3.50 already spent
10 the fund.
The Joint session vas then dissolved, and
the Capitol Com mittce withdrew to inspect
the soutb.end of the building, after which it
also adjourned.