The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-03-07
A NEW CITY BUILDING
Secured and New Water works Wanted,
The NsWS Of Bridgeport,


The resolution passed at the meeting
Of Council on Tuesday evening were Of
the most interesting nature, and the re-
suit will in all probability Danish the
Egyptian water works and plant in It's
stead a more modern modeo Of water sup.
ply, and will also give Bridgeport a city
hall with a safe, comfortable and con-
venient jail on one floor, official apart
ments on another and q hall on another,
There Wasa committee appointed con-
sisting Of three citizens, ], 0, Dent, w,
S, Fisher and R. 7, Howell, and three
Councllmen, N, Kuhn, O. F, Handle and
W. Koehnlein, to interview the Martins
Ferry authorities on the matter OF OBJ
tanning q water supply from that town,
The Woodcock building, which was
bought by the town about one year ago,
will be remodeled and another story
built on It and fitted up in modern style
for public purposes. The contract for
this work was given to James Clark on
o bid OF 81, 720. The contract for three
new prison cells was given to Lane Bros,
on bid OF S64S, This town is sadly in
need OF a more modern means OF obtain
ing water than the present way, To
stranger, the sight OF the old fashioned
barrel SET on wheels and dragged from
house 10 house by lop cared, lazy army
mule, would not suggest q superabund'
anCe OF energy or even ordinary business
qualities on the part OF the town, but
would rather incline him 10 believe he
had struck q baCkwoods settlement,
where the beat Of modern civilization
had never caused q waVer In Its time
worn pulse, bridgeport Is far enough
behind the average town OF It's size, and
as 1t now stands the inducements 1t
throws out to newcomers areindeed few.
In view OF the spring election OF town
officers It might BIO well to gently remind
the community that they are living in
an age OF progress and Improvement,
and that the expenditure OF few thou.
sand dollars in improving the town will
bring better rewards than can be attained
by going on rs she has been doing, The
men appointed to look into the water
question are men OF excellent business
tact, and 1t Is earnestly hoped that they
will hit on some arrangement whereby
Bridgeport can have q supply OF good,
clean water brought to the doors In q
more modern way,
A. L. Walling has returned from an
eastern trip,
One plain drunk was run in by Officer
KellOr yesterday.
Mrs, ], L. Truemau Is undergoing q
severe attack Of sickness.
William Gamble, Of Uhrichsville,
spent yesterday with Bridgeport friends.
DR.. Sanders, OF Wellsyille, was in town
yesterday looking after @. 4 r. interests.
George Hathaway has resigned his
position as bookkeeper for Koehnlein
Brothers.
W. F. Handle, Of Elyria, was in town
yesterday in the interest OF the Cleve-
land, Lorain & Wheeling,
A party Of patent medicine sellers are
holding forth In Heinlein Hall. They
give good concert before proceeding
with the medicine business,
James Mcdonald was in town yester-
day bidding his friends goodbye. jim
Is going to Denver, COL, 70 accept a sit
uation on the A., T. & S. F. railway,
The Cleveland, Lorain & Wheeling
ditched the engine that pulls the St.
Clairsville accommodation about three
miles north Of here Monday night. It
left the track on curve and turned
partly over on one side, but was stopped
before much damage had been done.