Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-06-17
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
The Business Transacted at Last Even-
ing's Committee Meetings.


The Council Committee on Scales met
last evening and took up, as the first bust
ness. the charge preferred against John
Fendt. weighman at the scales at Seventh
and Market streets, that he had been
weighing stone for the new reservoir at
rate lower than that fixed by ordinance.
Mr. Fendt was present, and admitted he
had weighed stone for five cents per
load. but in extenuation said hc
had been careful not 10 do so
before June lst. AS the welghman
are allowed by the city TO keep the entire
receipts Of the scales for the i've summer
months, he could see no imprOpriety in II,
as the city lost nothing IL was explained
10 him that the city ordinance covered the
entire year. and that for one weighman la
cut rates, would be to attract custom TO his
scales. 10 the loss Of other wcighmen
obeying the law Mr.. Fcndt promised he
would not offend again, and the committee
dropped the matter, with the warning that
second offensc would result in warrant
being sworn out Bills to the amount Of
S2SO.99 were recommended for payment.
The Committee on Real Estate met and
considered at considerable length the plans
and specifications submitted by the City
Engineer for the removal Of the Kennedy
house. at Twenty-ninth and Chaplinc
streets, from the south half 10 the north
half Of the lot purchased by the city for the
Strengthening Of Caldwell run. The new
channel Of the run is TO 20 directly beneath
the house, as at present built, and the City
Engineer, TO avoid tearing down the house,
at a total loss 10 the city Of g, $40 paid for
the property, proposed TO build stone
wall five feet thick at the base
and sixteen feet nine inches high
along the new north bank Of the
run. aud running from the west line
Of Chaplinc street TO the west line OF alley
{, and then move the house over 10 the
north side Of the river, with the south side
of the house resting on the wall, which
would form the north bank OF the run.
Two bids were submitted for doing the
work complete, one from T. j. Gilligan for
81. .5l5. and the other from j. J. Cavanaugh
for 81 .4SO. The Surveyor calculated that at
this expense the city would acquire "a
house and lot worth 5000, while the tear
ing down Of the house would be a total loss.
The Committee thought fav0rably Of the
matter. but agreed TO refer il to Council.
The Board Of Public Works met last
night. but transacted nothing outside Of
routine business.
There is a good deal Of anxiety on the
part of a large number OF citizens 10 learn
whether or not the Board Of Public Works
intends obeying the order OF Council 20 eX-
pend O,OOO from the Contingent Fund Of
the Board for paving McCulloch street.
The citizens on Bakers addition. on the
low grounds east Of the B. & o. railroad,
around the hill. met at McCormack's, on
Mccullough street, last evening, 10 the num-
Der Of forty or fifty, aud organized by
electing Mr. Mccormack chairman and
Geo. Wilhelm secretary. After thorough
discussion Of the practicability Of obtain
ing some Improvement for.the streets in the
addition named, il was agreed TO draw up
petition and place IL in the hands Of
Councilmen Emsheimer, O'Kane and Ro-
brecht. A committee, consisting Of Messrs.
Henry Hoey, Geo. Wilhelm, VIM. Strauss,
Ed. Waller. VIM. Mccormack and II. h.
Brooks was appointed TO meet the Board
Of Public Works for the purpose Of ascer-
tanning what could be done.