The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-07-08

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Tuesday morning Msssrs, P, B, Dob
bins, 7, Q, Motfat, H, B, MCGregor, A, 0,
Harrell and Henry Wsisgerber, the
special Joint Council committee appointed
to examine into the manner Of laying
natural gas pipes, means Of connecting
them, the measure of pressure allowed,
the provisions for replacing the streets in
good condition and such other data az
they could gather from Pittsburgh and
other cities that have had experience In
the use Of the strange fuel, with
a view to applying the good things
that were found out In this city,
whose streets have been considerably torn
up by the two companies that are enter
ing the city, started out on q tour oil in
vestlgation. Ex.MRyor A, j, Sweeney
president Of the Second Branch, accom-,
panied the party, Mr., W, +. Peterson.
the chairman OF the committee, haVing
decided toscCompany the Columbus Board
OF Trade OH us excursion trip 10 Mime
apoliE, did not Join the investigators, The
six gentlemen left on an early train ovel
the Hempield branch Of the Baltimore 4
Ohio and spent nearly all OF Tuesday n
the Washington county gas and oil fields
from which territory the gas that Is t
supply this city Is to come, That evening
they went on TO Pittsburgh and stopped II
style at the Hotel Anderson,
Last evenings Pittsburgh Chronicle
Telegraph tells OF their doings yesterday al
follows:
SIX pillars Of the Wheeling Councils
who had been selected by their Council
manic brethren to hustle around aud See
how natural gas was making the world &C
round, were visible at the Mayors office
this morning, The six had met there fol
q conference with the Mayor and Will
City Engineer Bigelow, There were somt
things the Wheeling City Fathers wanted
to know about natural gas before thell
city was torn up by rival companies, and
they concluded to start out o COMMITTEES
and investigate. The gentlemen composing
the committee are all prominent citizens
Of Wheeling, and have that well.fed, com
Portable appearance suggestive OF a com
petence OF this worlds goods. Heading
the delegation was exc Mayor A., Sweeney,
whose appearance was such as would give
him free passage over a bridge where
they didn't charge ministers OF the gospel
toll. The ex.Mayor is President OF the
Second Branch Of the Wheeling Councils,
The Others OF the party we're Messrs. P.
3, Dobbins, Henry WeiSgerber, A. Q,
Harrell, II. p, McGregor aud I. O. Moi
fatt. The committee Is composed OF three
members from each Of the branches oil
Council, and are instructed to 70 where
they please, stay away as long as they
please and get all the information about
natural gas that they can. They left
Wheeling yesterday morning and spent
the day in the Washington gas field inter
viewing gsssers.
The six arc all big men physically and
City Engineer Bigelow was somewhat as.
tonished at the sight Of the Wheeling
Brobdingnags, but II did not prevent him
from pouring forth a full volume Of in
formation, to which the Wheellngltes
gave their undivided attention.
The Committee more particularly want.
ed to know the legislation which this city
had governing the use Of the gas. The
Councils Of their city have already passed
ordinances allowing the gas companies to
come In, but they have made no restriC.
tons nor have they formulated any meas
ures whereby accidents could be pre-
vented. This being the case, the City
Engineer told them all about the regula-
lions the city had ad pied. After an
hour with the Mayor and City Engineer,
ak %Corpulent Councilmen Of the city Of
Wheeling solemnly marched out into the
arms OF Captain q. w. Bachelor, OF the
Wheeling Gas Company, who had arrang.
ed to take them over the city OF a visit to
the mills and other places where natural
gas is used. The representatives Of the
Manufacturers Gas Company took them
In this afternoon. A dinner was provided
the committee by the Wheeling Company
TO day at the Hotel Duquesne.
Mr.. MCGregor in an interview in the
same paper said among other things, at
1t quite likely that we will adopt the same
regulations that govern the laying Of pipes
and the supplying Of gas in this CITY,"