Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-08-04
THE runsrsarsa CommIrrEr

Makes the First Move in the Matter Of
6ors eously ArrayiDg the City Hail
The joint Committee ofCouncil appoint ID
at q recent meeting to oversee the work Of
newly arranging, equipPing and furnishing
the new City Ball held q star. chamber ses-
sion at the City Building last evening.
There were present Ne sra. Peterson, Dob
bins, Stanley and G use, while Mayor
Grubb supervised matters or looked on, as
occasion required. Mr.. Peterson occupied
the chair, and that gentleman, with charac-
teristic modesty, declined to allow new
pspe reporters TO be present. The bidders
for supplying furniture, carpets, hnoleum,
ETC., were Messrs. +. g. Caldwell, Hsr-
bour & Dittmsn, G. Nendel Il Co, Frew
l. Bertschy and one other house whose
name we failed to obtain. These submitted
specimens of desks and chairs, carpets in
Brussels and ingram, and hnoleum. Three
STYLES of desks were on hand for the inspec-
ZION of the committee, two being maple or
some other light wood, and the third cherry.
The committee selected the cherry,
the first, for which they agree to pay about
$3.50 each. About fifty of these will be re-
ouired. In chairs there were four Style.
One was a tall-backed rattsn-seated chair
without spring or screw, plain but hand
some. This was incontinently set aside
Next came two specimens of maple chairs,
high rattan backs and low, broad rattan
seats, set on adjustable screw and springs.
These we're considered at some length, but
was finally forced to give place to q chair,
very similar in design and shape, but made
of cherry, and decidedly handsomer and
richer. The committee was undecided be.
tween this and a chair made by q Cinein-
matt house, not on exhibition, and the con.
tract was finally awarded to Mr.. Caldwell
for one of these two at about $3.50 each.
1t is presumed that about one hundred OF
them will be taken.
This brought the committee down to car
pets, and there they felt perfectly at home,
inasmuch as two Of the committeeman were
connoisseurs in that line. The committee
had requested bidders to bid on furnishing
one hundred yards, more or less" Of body
Brussels, and on this basis the bidders acted.
Mr.. Frew agreed tofurnish the carpet, made
and laid with paper under it, at 81 per yard,
but for the information of the members sent
along q bundle ofsamp,es ranging in grade
from good to the very best, to be examined.
The committee jumped to the conclusion
that these samples were Of the kind he IN
tended to furnish for 81, and selected one
piece of the finest Bigelow carpet as
the kind they would take,
leaving the other bidders out in the cold. This
carpet would retail at about one dollar and
a half per yard, laid and put down, and very
naturally Mr.. Frew objected. After consid.
cradle informal talk the committee agreed
to reassemble this afternoon at 2 o'clock at
the rooms of the Board Of Public Works,
and do the carpet act over again, on a basis
which would be fair and square all around.
At the same meeting Mr.. C. P. Hamilton
he architect, will be present with the plans
and specifications for the lookup and
changes in the building generally, and the
whole matter will be gone over.