The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-03-13
YHE MAYORS MESSAGE
And Other Interesting Matters in
Council Last Night.
THE MAIN STREET BRIDGE
Again acknowledgement ResoIu'
tions and Petitions Disposed Of
A New Office Contemplated,
COdllying Laws, etc,

The regular meeting OF Council last
evening was attended by all the mem
oers but two, Mr., Gavin, Of the Fist
Branch, and Mr., Craig, Of the Second
The rules were suspended, and I. F,
Porter had his license to keep u saloon
At No. 9lS5 annulled and was granted
one to keep at No. 1888 Main street,
S, O, BurdatIs and Charles
Schmidt,
John Welty was granted license to
keep at No. 1915 Main streets suretles,
q, W, and Samuel Welty,
Thomas McGinty was granted license
to keep at No, n Thirty.third street;
H, Q, Caldwell aud Charles
Hortsman. Charles Becker, who has
kept q saloon there, had his license an
nulled, The First ConCurred,
The Board OF Police and Fire Commits
siouers presented bills on account OF the
Fire Department aggregating SLAB SO on
account OF the Police Department sol o.,
Of which $50 was for Chief Delbrugge for
summoning Council and committees and
Sl4 to the same official for killing dogs.
The Committee on Markets presented
bills amounting to 50 55, Health, $35 %
and that on City Prison, sl57 81. All OF
these amounts were ordered paid by
both branches. A bill OF Z. Booking for
drugs furnished at the City Prison was
returned By the Health Committee and
referred to the City Prison Committee
THE MAIN STREET BRIDGE.
The Board of:Public Works reported
that City Engineer Hoge, under itsin'
structions, had examined the temporary
Main street bridge and reported that the
structure had been erected according 70
the plans and specifications furnished.
The Board recommended that the bridge
be accepted and that the Board be au'
thorized TO draw orders on the City
Clerk for s., O04 80, due the Smith Bridge
Company, OF Toledo, for the bridge; 500
due r. Il, Kennedy for services as en-:
gineer in charge, and $2G due Samuel
Nesbltt for iron bolts and work on the
bridge.
This matter was referred back to the
Board by the Second Branch 70 be re-
ported again, accompanied by the con-
tract for The bridge, which, In the opin'
ion OF some Of the members, provides
for the erection Of the bridge complete
for 5000. F.,
Tie Board OF Public Works also asked
that $lO3 A be appropriated out Of the
lOcent levy fund to pay the Interest on
two orders issued to George v. Lem
mons, and the same was ordered.
This Board reported further that 1t
had ordered that hereafter oil petitions
for new Curbing must DO accompanied
by the names OF the owners OF the pro-
perry in front OF which 1t Is desired To
have curbing set, and with a written
agreement that each OF these owners
will lay paVemeIts Immediately after
the Curbing has been set, before the
Board would consent TO consider such
petitions. This matter was referred by
the First to the City Solicitor for an
The Board asked that ap ORDINANCE DO
adopted giving the Board power 10 do
all repaving when permits are granted
to dig into paved streets or alleys, un-
der tho supervision Of the Superinten'
dent OF Streets, the expense OF the same
TO DO charged and collected from the
party obtaining the permits. This was
referred,
THE CITY 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 TO the citizens OF the Seventh
ward. The Board stated that the trouble
was owing to condensation forming in
the service pipes on account OF frost,
something over which the Trustees have
no control. II the consumers would
provide themselves with larger service
pines, the cause OF complaint would be
overcome,
A communication was received from
Frederick Herzer by his attorney, ]. i.
Sommerville, representing that In Sep.
TENDER, 1888, he was employed by the
city to assist In digging a trench for the
water main on Market street, and while
so employed by reason OF the negligence
OF the agents d the city, he received an
injury, which has caused him great sui.
ierin1 and has permanently disabled
him; that liz Is informed that tho city Is
responsible for the injury done him,
and he asks compensation. This was
referred to the Committee on Claims.
The estimates OF the money necessary
TO run their departments for this year
were received from the Committees on
Real Estate, Fire Department, Police
Departtpent, Lights aud Markets, aud
referred to the Committee on Finance.
The Committee on Health, In addition
TO presenting bills, recommended that
tle contracts for removing garbage be
awarded as follows: First district, John
McGinty, $685. SECOND, Henry Blocker,
1905, Third, John Bake, $500; Fourth,
Lewis Booker, $685. Filth, Dennis
Mullarky, S4O5.
The matter Of contracts was referred
back to the committee. The idea Of sew.
eral Of the CounCilmen Is that there
should DO a collector for each ward.
A NEW OFFICER.
The Committee on Accounts recon.
mended that the Committee on 0rdl.
nances and the City Solicitor DO inltrpGt.
cd To examine all ordinances Id relation
To licenses and report all changes neceB.
snry for prompt collection; also that a
committee Of three 10 appointed to con.
fer with tho different Boards with a view
TO appointing an auditor to audit all the
accounts OF the City's boards and officers,
Both OF these recommendations were
adopted. In the First there was Consid'
cradle opposition to this evident inten.
ton to create a now office. Tho reason
iorit Is that the Committee on Accounts
has undertaken 10 do 80 much work that
II finds itself In a hole and wants some
one employed 10 do the work for II. Mr.,
fAl. lgis.A as.I AaRaRa IfIltNas