Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-11-25
THE VISITING COUNCILMEN.
The PhiladeIphians Escorted About the
City and Entertained at Dinner.

The Philadelphia COuncilmen, whose
presence in the city was noted i'll yester-
days REGISTER, left for home at o'clock
last evening, very much pleased with
what they had seen of our city and people.
Late Tuesday night, after the wishes of the
Philadelphians had been learned, pro-
gramme of entertainment was mapped out,
and Yesterday morning at 81 o'clock num-
of carriages were procured, and His Honor
Mayor j. w. Grubb, President A. J.
Sweeney, of the Second Branch OfCOuncil,
Messrs. A. c. Egcrter, j. II. Hobbs and
Joseph Bell, OF the Board of Public Works,
Clerk of the Board Il. A. Galligan, Dr.
L. H. Logan, President of the Chamber of
Commerce, DIR. George Baird, Hon. c. w.
Seabright, and Mr.. John Porter, of New
Cumberland, were driven to the ''Pewiky"
depot, where the visitors emba rked, there
being twenty-three i'll the party, all told.
The visitors were first driven to North
Main street, where the new pavement
was inspected thoroughly. The island,
Sixteenth street and the South Side
streets were then visited in turn, the
Eastern gentlemen being astOnished and
delighted with the payements. On Chap
line street, south OF Sixteenth, where Con-
tractor Campbell is now at work, the COM
mittee saw the actual operation of paving,
and gained an intelligent insight into the
methods used. While on the South Side
visit was paid TO Hobbs, BrOckunier q
Co. $ glass house, where some time was
spent in watching operations, and then the
Schmulbach Brewery WAS inspected. Driv-
ing back up town the party next stopped
at the Belmont Nail Works, where Man
ager Reister took charge of them and show
ed them over the works. Some time was
spent in examining the gas furnaces with
view to learning their capacity to destroy
night soil and garbage, the furnace being
carefully explained and the experiments
made by Health Officer Garrison and DIR.
Baird recOunted. The gentlemen were
much interested in all they saw and great
ly desired to visit one Of the steel plants,
bnt time would not permit. Coming on
up town, halt was made ut Reymann's
brewery, and then the gentlemen were
driven to the Stamm House, where they
we're entertained at dinner they not leay-
ing the hotel until quarter to four clock.
They repaired directly to the sleeper in
which the party made the trip,
where refreshments i'll the form of
champagne was served. During the stay
in the car Mr.. Seabright delivered neat
and witty address, i'll which he alluded to
the fact that our people were taken by
surprise and had no time to prepare a fit
ting reception. To this Mr.. John l..
Grimm replied, i'll the course OF his re-
marks returning heartfelt thanks To the
officials of the city and citizens for the
handsome manner i'll which they had been
entertained He said there was no doubt
but that the Philadelphia Council would
put down the brick pavement in some of
the outlying wards, and extend 1t rs OPP
pOrtunity offered. The pavement seemed
TO be all that had been claimed for it, aud
the committee was unanimous in APPROX
ing it. Continuing Mr.. Grimm said lie
had been in Wheeling twenty years ago,
and noted with satisfaction that great pro-
gress had been made since that time; he
hoped our prosperity would continue and
increase.
Mr.. Joseph Mcdonald, Chief Commits
missioner of Highways repeated these SEN
tments to . REGISTER reporter at the
close ofMr. Grimm'S address. lie said
he would frankly confess that the
Committee had COME to this city strongly
preudiccd against the pavement. The
fire brick made in THE East were soft and
easily crumbled, and when DR.. Paxton
had narrated the results of his eXamina-
ton in Steubenville the members of the
Council, knowing of 10 fire brick save
their own soft ones, were inclined to
doubt the utility of the material. Still,
they had such confidence in DR.. Paxton as
to send out the Committee, and his claims
had been more than realized. The pave
meHt was a success beyond o doubt.
The special car of the Committee was
attached to the north bound train at Ais,
and the party began their homeward
journey, going straight through TO Phila-
delphia.