The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-06-06
TILE NEW NATURAL Gas COMPANY
Granted the Right of Way by Council,
Other business.

streets, alleys and public grounds OF
Wheeling for conducting natural gas to
be used for heatingpurposes. The ordi-
nance was passed by both branches. As
presented to Council it was almost an
exact copy ofthe ordinance giving to the
Manufacturer (Wheeling) Company
the privileges it enjoys. 1t was amend
ed in two or three particulars, but not
in a manner Objectionable to the COM
pany.
There was an unusually large turn out
OF members and the lobby was filed
with prominent citizens OF a class that
are seldom seen in the Council chamber.
All the members OF the First Branch
put in an appearance ut one time or an
other during the evening, and the only
abSentees from the Second were Messrs.
Bremen, Caldwell and Marsh.
Among those in the lobby were no.
ticed the following: John b. Culbert-
son, Col. Thomas 0'Brien, j. X. Nc
Cortney, Frank j. Hearne, Capt. Chas.
]. Rawling, Major Ran StalnaGer, John
NJ. Sweeney, W. ii. Hearne, j. D. Du
Bots, d. Il. Brooks, b. +. Caldwell, G.
W. Franzheim, W. A. Isett, j. w. Pax
ton, II. NJ. Russell, John G. Hoffman,,
IT., Thomas Reilly, George Wise, Geo.
X. Wheat, Clark Hanes, Capt. w. IL.
Irwin, Philip Henry Moore, S. II. Ross,
John Brown, p. NJ. Rhodes, George q.
Hannah, John II. Hall, A. D. Seamon,
DR.. G. Baird, ]. NJ. Ewing, n. Z. Whit.
aker Jacob Grub and others.
This large turnout of both Councilmen
and citizens was a forcible demonstra-
ton OF the interest that has been
aroused over the gas question, since the
advance in rates made by the Natural
Gas Company OF West Virginia.
The Second Branch was called to order
about s o'clock and the minutes OF the
last meeting read. The call for the
special meeting was read and ordered
filed. The chair then laid before the
branch the ordinance, which was read
three timesAnd passed with the amend-
ments as noted below.
The first section provides that the new
company has the privilege to lay pipes
10 conduct natural gas "i0r heating pun
poses to the several manufactures Oper-
ated by such persons, firms and corpora
tons engaged and to be engaged in man
uiacturing in the city of Wheeling, rs
may desire the Citizens Gas Company
to furnish them with gas; but no right
is hereby granted to transport natural
gas for sale to others than such persons,
firms and corporations, orothcrwise than
for the use and consumption OF such
persons, firms and corporations in their
business ut their respective manufac-
tories"
Mr.. Harrell offered the following
as one Of the conditions OF the grant by
the city to the company:
SIN case ofthe failure Of the company
now furnishing gas to the buildings and
water works Of the city through bursted
pipes, failure OF supply at the wells or
any other cause, the said Citizens COM
pany shall furnish gas to the said build
ing and water works free until such
time as the Natural Gas Company OF
West Virginia Is again able to supply its
customers"
This provoked n general discussion
that lasted for nearly one hour. The
amendment was finally voted down by
a vote OF II to 10.
Mr.. Jones offered as an amendment,
as condition OF the grant, that the COM
pany by its acceptance OF the ordinance
agree to give employment to Wheeling
labOring men, SO far as possible, in the
construction its line. This was adopted.
Mr.. Young created some surprise by
offering the following us an amendment:
'"By the acceptance OF this ordinance
the Citizens Gas Company agree that
they and their successors or leSsees shall
not charge a greater price for gas than is
charged for the same service by COM
petitors or other gus companies within a
radius OF 100 miles from the CITY,"
1t was only necessary, in order to kill
this proposal promptly, for the friends Of
the ordinance to call attention to the
fact that Pittsburgh was much nearer
the gas fields than Wheeling, and that
Washington county was showing signs
OF becoming n manufacturing centre,
and that the adoption OF the amend
ment would practically end the exist
ence OF the new company.
The following offered by Mr.. Cruise
was adopted: The streets when broken
by said company shall be repaired by
the Board OF Public Works at the ex-
pense Of the company.
This was in lieu OF the following,
which was stricken out OF the ordinance:
III the company fails to make such re-
pairs, the said Board may make the
same at the company's expense"
In the First Branch Mr.. Delbrugge
offered an amendment which the body
refused to adopt, providing that the
company in laying its mains shall not
tear up any street now paved with brick
unless it be to cross the same.
Mr.. Delblugge offered another amend
ment which the Branch adopted, to the
effect that the new company, as one OF
the conditions OF the grant, agrees TO
furnish any building OF the city's not
now supplied with gas, or which may be
built in the future, with gas free OF cost.
The Second conCurred in this amend
ment, and the ordinance was adopted,
The resolution providing for the pay.
LlSHt W NIl'J a. EiIlb Vi VJuu tut Ill5
picture, "Thc Seige of Fort Henry"
was again taken up and at last adopted
by SECOND majority vote. This timeit
was IL to s. At one time it was nearly
downed again by motion to refer it to
the Committee on Real Estate, Mr..
Kraft having asserted that that commit
tee had never considered the matter nor
authorized the original report to Coun-
Gil. In the First Branch the resolution
went through by n vote OF 10 to 8, and
Mr.. Faris can now get his money.
Bills aggregating Sl06 50 presented by
the Committee on City Prison were or
dered paid.
Mr.. Maxwel's resolution providing
that the Committee on Ordinances and
the City Solicitor, at 4 cost not to exceed
$1,000, have complied and reprinted the
ordinances Of the city, was taken up for
the purpose of having another majority
vote, in order that it beproperiy adopted.
Mr.. Allison offered the following as
REALIZED Thot tho Committoo nm Ordi.