Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-09-10

pOrtance.
The Committee an Real Estate met, and
opened the bids for the repair Of the cell
ings and walls Of the Police Court and eel
rooms, at the City Hall The contract val
awarded to T. w. StOetzsr, at his bid o
SIS. There we're five bids in all, two be
ing as nigh as Sl5.
Bills 10 the amount Of S22 % were or.
deFed paid, and resolution was adopted
recommending that HebTank Bros. be
awarded the contract fot oveihauling the
City Hall clock, at cost OF $25.
The Committee on Police audited bills
amounting to S2S, aud authorized Chief
DslbTuage to contract for the erection Of
the police telephone box at the west end
OF the suspension bridge.
adopted a re.Olulion ordering carpet iOl
the Vieilant engine house, at a cost not TO
exceed Sl25, Messrs. Harrell ana Robrecht
bsipg named as a subcommittee 70 make
the purchsse.
The Committee on Markets audited bills,
AID awarded the contract for Tepanting
the Centre market 10 j. A. Hall for $50,
he agieeing 10 guarantee the job for three
years.
The Committee on Petitions and Re
mOnstrances referred the petition Of oiii-
zsus OF the Seventh ward, askirg to be
relieved from the payment OF toll, to the
Special Committee ca New Bridge, for con-
sideration
A psti;ion was reed from the lower end
OF the Elgth ward, relative to the grade Of
south Jacob street, and the following reso-
luton, offered by Mr. Rawliug, was
adopted:
WHEREAS IL appears from representa-
tions made TO this committee that the
grade of Jacob street from Forty-iith to
Forty eighth street, as recently establish
81, will iDjure large portion OF the prop
crty within the stated limits; therefore,
be il,
Resolred. That the Council be requested
to ask of the Board o. Public Works imme
diate attention to this matter, to the end
that the mis- axe be corrected or the c6uses
OF the complaints Of the citiz,ns Of the To-
calIty be remedied.
The Committee on Streets, Alleys and
Grades had bsicre it, as leading subject
for discussion the matter OF ihe grade Of
South Jacob street, referred TO in the fore
going resolution. II is the idea OF the
| Board o. Pubic Works 10 drain the street
north and south from FoIty-seyeuth street
After a good deal of discussion, ald an ex-
preston Of views from citizens OF the
lower end Of the city. il wsg agreed to
recommend a mobilization of the proposed
grade SO es to meet the interests Of the
property owners
Another very important matter brought
/ forward was The necessity for some proper
means Of preserving the ordinances ostab-
fishing the grades Of The various streets.
/ II iss Well-known fact that about one-third
of the previously established ,r0des have
been lost or mislaid, and many important
documents of this natare are missing. The
grades were all established by taking az 8
basis log water msTk in the river; and ~
this mark il to be re established and new
htN u IldlhH NltliiNuf ~ was AN'iANN
fitting time TO re-suryey the leading streets,
and establish permanent grades. City
Surveyor Hcge Submitted a scheme Of new
surveys So follow. Main street, from First
to Tenth, Tenth from Main TO Market,
Market from Tenth TO Twenty-iourth,
Twenty-fourtb, Market 10 Chapline, Chap
line, Twenty-fourth to Twenty-seventh,
Twenty.sev,nth, Chapline TO El6, Eoii,
Twenty.ssvfnth TO Thirly-third, Thirty
third, Eotf to Jacob Jacob, Thirty-tbird to
Forty-eighth; S Sixteenth, Main to McCul-
locb; Twenty Chapline to McCul-
loch; Fink, river 10 Soutn Penn; South
Penn, Fair grounds TO Virginia YirginiD,
Front to Wabash; Huron, Virginia to New
jersey; Front, Virginia to the Schmublch
property. This embraces ninety-three
fquares, and il was the idea Of the SuT-
yeyoT that after the grades had been set,
thae permanent marks bs placed on the
most prominent building along the route,
showing ust What the grade was. The
committee approved the plan a9 something
very desirable, and recommended its adop-
ton TO Council, including in their recon-
mendatiOn the keeping OF a regular and
permanent grade book.