The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-03-27
THE WOODEN BRIDuE.

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dered paid.
THE WOODEN BRIDGE.
The Board reported further that the
contract price of the temporary Main
street bridge was $1,000, and that $3.50
was due II. r, Kennedy for services as
superintendent. These amounts were
ordered paid, and the bridge will proba'
bly, be thrown open to travel to-day.
Mr., Dawson offered q resolution pro-
hibiting the street car company IRON
laying rails across the temporary bridge,
which was rejected.
The Committee on Claims reported
the results Of its Investigations as to
who was entitled to the reward Of 81 1000
offered by the city for the apprehension
and conviction Of Policeman Joe Glenn,s
murderers, as follows; That j.. w.
Keller & Co., the Newark pawn.brokers,
and Moore, the jailer at Newark, are not
entitled to any OF the money that the
reward should be apportiOned US fol.
lows; ]. f. Meredith, the Newark pc.
liceman, $500; George W. Mcfarland
and Eli Davis, both OF Newark, $500
each; ex.Sheritf Handlan and ex'Chief
OF Police Smith, 500 each; Il. ]. Rick
enDuugny Sniel VI ioIICe VI NeW"IAi
500. Clerk Thoner was ordered to see
thatthese amounts were paid.
THE NATURAL GAS SUITS.
The following Communication was re-
ceived from Solicitor White:
To he Council Cttbe CITY Of WhoIHO:
80
At the last meeting O. Council thGTS vas re-
HeSrne and George il, Caldwell, counsel for the
Natural Gas Company OF West Virginia, IN re-
lAtiOn TO tho litigation now pending IN tho Cir
cult Court Of the. United States ir tue Dhltlo!t
Of West Virginia between Haid gus COMPANY 9nd
the city, Since the last meeting 81 Council !
went 10 Pittsburgh, and spent two iill day., at
tho taking Of tho dispositions Of witnesses on be-
hall Of the gas company.
The witnesses testified substantially: First,
that Ia their opinion, unless new gas supplies
were found, It would DO impossible TO furnish
gas hut u few years longer.
Second, that the plalltln, the company, had
expended more than q million dollars ~ inc %,
Enlistment and completion Of lB plant ana
that the stockholders had not realized, w. Y tle
present year, VI l u understand them, u dividend
upon their investments.
Third, that under the present contract system
OF furnishing gas TO the citizens Of NheeIlng, thc
persons supplied do not pay more thlu between
eight aud nine cents per thousand cubic feet for
their gas.
Fourth, that not one person who was supplied
by the company with gaS under tho contract
system first adopted by the company, has failed
Ia renew his contract under the present system
Of charges.
Filth, that u metre system Of supply would
p pNaS,a advantageous 10 0osn anu ~
Sixth, that there was not m! MI difference GnS
Pi,y,sburSb and AlIeSHeny, and tlosse IN now
charged BY the plainIIF company to consumer
In wheeling. ,,,o..,. ,,,,,,o, IN ,NO on,rtor
,b wn rsnnc III hsd I'M poWer 10 pasS t6e otdI.
nance commonly known as 1.-THE ASize
9Tdinanee' ana am inF S6, strongly SE t ~ GPi
s shnIg 4 SI Without IlFisdIctIoS 50 far as shown by
the Bill Of complaint, to grant an Injunction 70.
Minimizing the enforcement o. that oTG 1n1 ne
t NV II, i91aE IL Il sI carried To- On " must lac a long u
time and Al eolsldGrs6le cost TO Ihe city, esES:
G VA y, Y !, Sa ,GI 70 ,D SaS I Sghte mus, IG M, n ~ orS 5SS
for a SatisiSetory disposition oi the legal ques.
lions Involved.
Under these ei y ,hn ,iSSS SIpsSiAiy S %Geh Lae
cd. Council must determine whether the nsces.
SlFy means for such lltlgatlon should DO Sxpend.
cd p / or lo whether y w prGposfLI COrr @S SSd III t az SStIi
shouid be accepted.
.lshould have added that tho witnesses for the
p dG 2 ,tI %ho o0 tSS;tlSS SPGn 19S sSSleG III 'S sIty
with ' About slS.060 worth Of gas per year. II wSs
suggested whether, 4 the court sio9ld decide
s s.H,;, tpS SS Utq hn iIuSGa ~ ~ qT nSy pSr VIZ ~ N9 az t Tig
cd Il. :.
MIR. IARRELL's ORDINANCE.
In connection with this, the ordinance
introduced by Mr.. Harrell at the last
meeting, annulling and a~bolishing the
"Assize" ordinance as soon as the gas
company shall have withdrawn It's suit
in the u. s. Circuit Court and paid the
costs, md also paid the costs In q case
instjtrIaj Lv III" citv o1ninst tLe gos
company in tho Circuit Court OF this
county, TO enforce the provisions OF the
Is.j,s nsdinnnna nrd wLirh ILo C;t,, h
aSoIHy vLu!n"leei ~ ~ muIUn ~ Nv! y
70 withdraw, was called up. Mr.. Brand
e., tLnt nrasant nag ratos
eueVt WaI PEeppHV eRS IHtes
should not be raised. " was
stated the ComDaDV would accent moth.
Inn n that bind and n wnS withdrawn
and the ordinance pissed by this
Branch
Two ordinances were presented pro.
vidinV for the abolition Of n iuii. maid
clerk for The Police and Fire Board.
his duties TO be reformed Ia part by the
assistant city clerk at an extra compensa.
ton Of 500 per Snnum, and the others
Wy 'ho Su1el0 AVIUo "n" n'e uoP"Ies'
TO ABOLISH THE BOARD.
- ,n-tU-
Mr' Seeley olefed the following feSos
luton, which was adopted after several
nronniitiona niTareI IN, M EIiinrhom
PIyPVuttI0"y NnSISu Ntt'
ana othefSt looking 10 o continuance oil
the Board In q somewhat modified form,
had been rejected;
R1eltd, That a special committee Of aye DO
ScphhSIdSted, 30 rSiSrtS Nv ana Who llS'V arc I SSrcG Sy' n.
SiIastSd WIFI ths clIy solicitor. % prepare AZ
eSfGyIGp lASt ~ i GoIRERELtSG gp PGlITS lGRS
C0sas iltISO' ID FitS nSSSSt,aSSt tSES CfSrsS Of
NE bullnVIi 0t tho File pCpaftmGni Tho ord:
fifS' Department 10 To- prepare rules aud fS'f fSga aIS
s sSG n, iSr th !.I EGv q I5Snt q d aid Departments
"'a p,V'Sn' .a"'V 'ouuV''l approval