Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-03-13

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Department, SAB -, Police S9l %; Mar
kets, 80 50; City Prison, 1857 81.
The various Boards and Committees
which have prepared their annual esti-
mates OPP 20 date, as have been detailed Ia
/ The REGISTER from time TO time, submit
ted their figures. and the estimates were
referred to the Committee on Finance for
consideration and report
, Tn repOr, o. the COMMITTEES on Heslth
transmitted the fac; that the lowest bids 'or
the collection of garbage Ia the city dis
fricts were Firm district, 1898; second,
$685.; thild, 1893; fourth, Sei6; nth,
S495. The committee recommended
that these bids be accepted. Dir
Davidson msde vigorous pro
test sganst doing snyt.in ing eff the sort,
and members generally agreed with HIM,
ssnding the bids back until the new ordl-
Race dividing The city into eight districts
c,rld be completed and reported 20 Coun-
ell. Later Council formally ordered that
the division into eight districts be made
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
TIE Board Of Public Works reported
that City Engineer Hoge, under IFS in
I -fructious, had examined the temporary
Nam street bridge and had reported that
tae structure had been erected accord
inc 20 the plans aud eCihca-
/ tious furnished. The Beard recommended
that the bridge be accepted, and that
tho Bosrd bs authorized 20 draw orders on
the City Clerk for S496i 80, due the
smith Bridge Coopauy, Of Toledo, for tie
bridge: Sl91 due II. H. Kennedy Tor ser
vices as engineer ~ charge, ard H26 doe
Samuel NssbItt for ron bolts au0 work on
the bridge This provoked lively dis
cussior, during which the bridge was
| called some hard names and denounced as
an eye-sore Members seemed 20 think
the CITY lad 20. e very bad bargain Ia the
bridge. and the whole matter WIS sent
whirliag back 60 ths Board, TO he returned
/ with copy Of the contract WITH the build
ers OF he structure.
The Board also asked that the sum of
/ Sl63 "A be- appropriated Gu of tba 10 cent
/ levy fond 10 pay theilteres, on two orders
issued to George Lsmmous, for paving
done and the same was ordered PAID.
The Bos-d further reported thst 70 had
ordered that hereafter alI petitions for
new clr5iug must be accompanied by the
names Of the owners 90 the property IN
front OF which 10 is desired 20 nave curling
Set aud with written sgTeement that
each of these ownors will lay down pave
men!s Immediately after the curbing has
/ been set. before the Board would consent
/ 20 consider such petitions. Approved IN
Second Branch, but referred by the First
I TO the CITY Solicitor for an opinion.
The Board asked that an ordinance be
adopted giving the Board power to do all
/ repaving when permits srs granted to dig
I INFO paved streets or alleys under the SUI
peryision of the Superintendent OF Streets
] The expense Of the same TO be charged 10
and collected from the party obtaining the
/ permiis 10 dig
The suggestion struck Council iavorabiy,
and the ordinance VIII be duly reported.
ASKS FOB DAMAGES.
A communication was received iron
Frederick Herzer, by his attorney, j. b.
Sommerville. ia which be represents that
be has been "a citizen Tor number of years;
that in September, lSS~ he was employed
bv the city to assist in digging 3 trench for
the water main % Market street, and that
while he was 30 employed, and by reason
/ of the negligence ofthe agents OF the city,
he received au Injury which has caused
him g,eat suffering snd he's permanently
disabled him; that he is informed that the
CITY is responsible for inquiry thus done
/ him and asks that compensation be made
30 him.
This was referred 10 the Committee on
Claims.
CAUSE or POOR GAS.
A communication was received from the
/ Board Of Gas Trustees, in which they made
reply to a resolution passed by Council
about one month ago regarding the low
pressure and poor quality Of gas furnished
10 the citizens Of the Seventh ward. The
Board stated that the troubls was owing
70 condensation caused in the service pipes
bv frcst something over which the Trus-
/ ices have no control. In case the consum-
ers would provide themselves with larger
service pipes the cause of complaint would
. be overcome.
Received and filed.
A NEW SEWER FOR MARKET STREET.
The property owners end residents on
Market street, between Tenth and Twelfth
streets. represented that the sewerage
facilities on the cast side of Market street
+ are entirely inadequate .Or the drainage Of
+ the property abuttiDg on that side Of the
street as he sewer ia in the first place too
small. snd second. lays too n-ar the sur
face They ask that before any paving is
done on Market street new sewer be laid
down.
Referred to the Board q Public Works
LICENSES.
Licenses we've granted a. follows: T. f.
Porter. at 2l33 Main street; John Welty,
at lois Main street, and Thomas McGinty,
at No. q Thirty-third street
TWO IMPORTANT MATTERS.
Ire Committee on Accounts submitted
the following which was adopted:
"Res9lre9. That the Committee on Or
dinsnces and the City Solicitor be and are
hereby instructed TO examine sll The ordi-
names in relation toliceGses, and report to
Council an the chsugss thought TO be
necessary for their prompt collection, etc.
The following was also adopted
"Rt,0isd. That g committee OF three be
appointed to confer with the different
Boards. with s. view Of appointing an And
itor. 20 audit an accounts Of the Gas Board.
Water Bosri. Fire and Po.ics BoaTd, City
+ Clerk srd Receiver
The Committee on AccO1nts IS uuani'
nous in saying it is impossible for its mem
be-s to devote that time M goi1g over the
CITY books which sh,ir Importance war
rents. and say relief in tie msnuer sug-
Vested by ,hsm eluul5 Ike al1Tded.
PETITIONS.
A number of petitions forstreet improve
ments we're rsa5, srd were referred TO the
Board OF Public WORKS Notable among
/ Them was long petition from residents OF
+ Charles street. asking Tor the Improvement
Of that thoroughtare There was also a
netit;on from citzess OF the Seventh ward
( asking that North York street, nom zane
+ 70 New Jersey street, &c Stsc-d ana paved.
Mr.. Cspps offered 8 resolution looking
TO the paving ri the streets around the
S.c,nd ami Fifth ward Market Houses,
snd Dir. HspDy locking 10 The reuoyal Of
tla Sixteenth street cems-sry. Both were
reterI,~. ,o,xrr,,p1ArEp.
a CITY Coz a Nv hr, Had
TIE lcliowiog wss ofeIs,.
lch;
"Resolrsi, Tia, .hs City Clerk he and IS
hereby instructed 10 advertise for pTOpo-
ssls snd submit same to the Committee
ou Accounts ior the pup SO Of compiling
and printing the ordinances Of the city,
under the direction Of the City Solicitor.
The advertisement Is to contain the proviso