The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-08-29
THE BRIDGE And Things
Necessitated by the Recent
Floods Considered
BY THE CITY COUNCILMEN
At the Regular Session last Evening,
A Loan Proposed for Various Pur-
poses-Tho CLERKS Financial
Report-An Election.

RepOrt-An Election.
The regular semi.monthly meeting OF
Council last night was well attended by
members Of both branches. 1t was one
OF the most interesting sessions held for
some time past, being made SO by the
several important questions resulting
from the recent floods that were brought
forward for consideration. In tue First
Branch, in the absence of Mayor Sea-
bright, Mr.. Dobbins presided. The alb
sentees were Messrs. Haller, Handlan,
McGregor and schrebe. In the Second
Branch the absentees were Messrs. Cald-
well, Kraft, Miller and Pracht.
The Second Branch was called to order
by President Gilleland at $ o'clock. The
minutes Of the previous meetings were
read and approved. The rules were stis'
pended and saloon licences granted tc
NJ. Reilly and j. II. Hobbs, proprieton
OF the Hotel Windsor, with Col. Thomas
O'Brien and G. 2. Brown rs suEeies, and
to II. G. Michael ut No. 2l64 Main street
with Frederick Weddel and David kull
| jr., as sureties.
THE EVER PRESENT MULDooS SALOON
MATTER.
Another attempt was made to grant {
license to the Muldoon place on INT
South Side. Mr.. Harrell, who made the
motion, said that the Muldoon boyit
had cleared out and that the "Old lady,
who had no other way OF makinga liv
ing, had promised to run the place prop
erly. The vote was Is to s against the
matter being taken up.
THE CLERKS FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
Clerk Bowers regular semi-monthly
report was presented, Out OF total Of
$3S3, 5lG So appropriated to the several
departments, sS23S, O39 " has been ex'
pended since January !, leaving u bal
ance Of $i45,iT6 81, divided as follows;
Board OF Public Works, l0c levy fund,
900 81; same, contingent fund,
$3.50 90; saIne, special contingent fund,
s., l65 %; same, appropriation fund
81 ,S77 l6; Fire Department, SS,O22 4Oi
Health Department, S3,llS IS; Markets,
81, 745 Of; Police Department, $l2,54l 49,
City Prison, 81 $3.50 IL; Scales and Weigh.
ing, $3.50 70; Real Estate, $67s 20; Gem
eteries, S402 IS; Salaries, s., 54S 40; Con
tingencies, $i,50i rs; Compromise Loan,
$500; Loan of 1877, $3.50; Loan OF 1881,
S7,OO2 so; City Water Board, Sl6,7l2 49,
City Gas Works, S37 ,0lS 90.
Clerk Bowers reported further that
City Collector Brice has paid over tC
Receiver Dunaway So, 1851 on account
OF the soc levy and SIS, 1929 on account
of the l0-cent levy fund up TO August
90. Both reports were ordered filed.
The Committee on Health presented
bills aggregating $3.50; markets, $50
cemeteries, $40. These amounts were
ordered paid.
Tho Water Board called attention Il
the fact that in the sweeping away o
the old stone bridge the water supply o
the South Side had been destroyed by
the breaking OF the mains, all Of which
were contained in the destroyed bridge
Authority was asked to construct ar
Independent truss bridge across the
creek Mt Market street to carry the 20
inch main, and thereby furnish a per
manent water supply to the South Side
This authority was granted.
Acting Mayor Gilleland reported thu
, appointment OF special police at the
time Of the last flood and asked for SiS
which was appropriated from the con
tingent fund, to pay for this service.
THE MAIN STREET BRIDGE.
Tho following was received from the
Board OF Public Works:
In obedience to resolution of your
honorable body, we have corresponded
with several bridge firms, asking an esti
mate of the probable cost of n wrought
iron bridge to replace the old stone
bridge. The dimensions given were
span 17O feet; roadway 20 feet; side
walks on each side, each Z feet; capacity
100 pounds to the square foot, with fac
tor OF safety OF ..
We have received replies from three
firms, who estimate the cost at from
SD, 900 to $4,000 for the superstructure
We are unable to ascertain tho Condi
ton OF the foundation OF the old abut
ments until the water in the creek gets
lower.
Mr.. Hoge, City Engineer, estimates
the cost Of the abutments at $4,000 tC
So, 900, making the bridge complete cost
about SIS, 900 or $4,000"
THE PLANS PROPOSED.
In connection with this the following
resolution left in this Branch by Mr.
Dobbins, OF the First, was presented:
Resoircd, That the Committee on Ordi
nances be and they are hereby directed
to report an ordinance ut the next regu
lar meeting OF Council, appropriatint
s., for the purpose of constructing /
bridge over Wheeling creek on Main
lstreet, to be paid out OF the revenues o
1889. The Board OF Public Works il
hereby authorized to obtain plans anC
specifications, and estimate the cost o
the proposed bridge.
Mr.. Cruise offered the following as {
substitute for this resolution:
ResOlued, That the Committee on Fl
nance be instructed to prepare an ordi
nance to be submitted to the voters O
the city OF Wheeling, which will em
power Council to make per cen
loan OF S225, 900, to be used as follows
First, OF rebuilding bridge on Mali
street, where the stoue bridge was de
stroyed. Second, to straighten Cald
wells run. Third, tQIperfect and syste
Matte the sewerage system OF the city
Fourth, the balance to be used for new
paving on the streets and alleys IL
Council may direct.
This started wordy discussion. Mr.
Garvin was opposed to considering til,
Caldwell run matter in connection witt
the proposed bridge. To straighter
CaIdwells run was likely to cause trouble
and delay with Droperty holders Mr.