The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-07-25
THE CITY'S LOSSES
Receive Attention mt the Hands of the City
| Council.


Council.
The great storm OF last Thursday night
having destroyed three of the citys
bridges crossing over Caldwell's run, in
the southern part OF the city, and caused
other damage that the city will be called
on to repair, it became necessary for
Council to take action last evening, Its
attention was formally directed to the
damage by the following communication
from the Board Of Public Works:
GENTLEMEN The storm of July 10,
1888, seriously damaged the city's roads
and bridges along Caldwell's run, en-
tirely washing away the bridges ut Chap
line and EoEstreets and one ut the lower
end OF John Wright's property. Some
thing should be done with these places
ut once, and We respectfully ask the
adoption OF the following:
ReSolrcd, That the Board OF Public
Works be and it is hereby authorized TO
solicit plans and specifications for
building three bridges over Caldwells
run, and also for Strengthening Caldwells
run.
This was adopted by both branches.
Solicitor Caldwell made few remarks,
addressing himself mainly to that por-
ton relative to the Strengthening OF the
very crooked stream.
With the stream cutting across Eoil
and Chapline streets as it does, it would
be almost an impossibility to erect
bridges that would not sooner or later be
washed out The question Of erecting
permanent structures is, however, out
OF the question so long US the heirs OF
the Caldwell estate hare in court their
proceedings against the city in the mat
ter OF this run, the effect OF which
proceedings is TO prevent the city from
making permanent Improvement till the
run is Strengthened.
The Board is expected to make n
speedy report, as the present condition
OF things is not only inconvenient, but
dangerous in more ways than one.
THE NATIONAL ROAD.
Mr.. Allison offered the following,
(which was adopted by both branches:
ResOlrcd, That the Congressional Rep
resentatives and Senators from West
Virginia be and they are hereby rcqucs.
ted to endeavor to secure the passage by
Congress ola bill appropriating 100000
for the purpose OF rebuilding the bridges
on the National road, in West Virginia,
that were destroyed by the flood OF July
10, 1855, and OF otherwise repairing said
road where damaged by said flood.
A communication was read in the
Second Branch from the Team Owners
Association, requesting Council to make
some provision for those living on Cald.
wells run who suffered by the food, and
stating that that Association had appro'
priated $50 to be expended for this pur.
pose by the proper officials when named
by Council. This was received and
filed. The work OF relief is to be LETT to
the County Commissioners.
MR.. CoopER's LOSSES.
A communication was received iron
John J. Cooper, well-knOwn citizen
who has been blind for several years
Cooper has the contract for the care and
Lighting OF the oil lamps in this city
He lived on Caldwcll's run, and his two
horses and wagon and several supplies
were all lost in the mad rush OF waters
He estimates his loss ut SilS So and il
his communication petitioncd Council
to assist him. The matter was referred
to the Gas Trustees with power to act
The Councilman are understood to fee
favombIy inclined towards this peti'
toner.
On motion OF Mr.. Cruise, the Water
Commissioners were instructed to repair
at once the water main that crosses the
Eor street bridge and which was de
stroyed by the flood.
A number of petitions from persons
whose property is damaged whenever
, there is big storm by reason OF made,
Uuate sewers, small sewer openings, bad
grading or other like causes, asking that
something be done for them, were read
and appropriately referred.
4 resolution offered by Mr.. Davis III
; the Second Branch, was adopted by both
branches. 1t authorizes Health Officer
Reed to contract with the Manufacturers
Gas Company for q twelve hours sup
ply of gas per day for use at the garbage
crematory in burning the large amount
OF refuse now being Carted to that place,
until such time as the Natural Gas Com
pany of West Virginia shall have its
mains repaired and again be furnishing
its own gus to consumers. The lowest
rate that could be obtained from the
Wheeling Company was 81 per day.