Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-12-22

or OOunch laSJ evening getting Things
I'm readiness for to-night's meeting OF
Council, and a very large amount OF
important business was transacted.
The details appear below:
The Electric Light Commission.
The Electric Light Commission met
with the architect, Solicitor Riley, and
the various contractors, and put in TWO
hours and a half of solid WORK in get
ting the buildings and general outfit ex-
pedited.
An important feature Of the meeting
was the appearance oi Mr.. Thomas
Hanna, of the Fulton Paper Manufac-
turing Company, of Hanna Il Clemens.
He stated that his firm desired TO buy
from eight 10 ten arc lights from the
eity. Just as soon as the city was In a
position 10 sell the same 20 private con-
sdmerS, and asked that his application
be filed. This action was taken. Mr..
Hanna also stated that the people OF
Fulton were very DESTROYS OF getting
electric lights, and would probably take
fifteen or more, when the city could fur
niSh them. Gentlemen living out along
the pike have also stated that they
would subscribe to q purse TO pay for
the placing of 1000 C. p. lamps out as
far rs EdgingtOn'S Lane.
Intimately connected with this subject
was the action taken looking TO the pro-
posed purchase Of the incandeScent
plant Of the Wheeling Electrical Com
Uany. After the action OF Council a.
ready taken had been read and dis
cuSSed, q Subcommittee was appointed
consisting If Messrs. Dunlevy, CappS
and Pollock, TO view the Company s
plant, and make an inventory OF the
same and fix prices, the subcommittee
being empowered 10 employ experts in
reaching a conclusion.
Another important matter brought
up by Superintendent Bieoo, Of the Fort
Wayne Company was the trouble he
was having Ia Stringing his wires,
through coming into more or less close
contact with the telephone wires. He
reported that he had seen Mr.. Wolff, OF
the Telephone COMPANY, at the request
of Mr.. r., who had called attention 20
the proximity OF the light wires
10 the telephone wires on Main
street. As there were about $50 wires
belonging to the Telephone Company al
that point, which 10 was practically im-
possible 10 remove or change, Mr.. B!eO0
stated that he mad changed the light
wire, at the cost of his own Company,
in order to remove Mr.. Wolf from any
trouble at that point. There was au-
other point where trouble was probable,
and that was 40 the corner Of Chaplue
aud Sixteenth streets, where the plans
for the light wires carried them almost
among the telephone wires. lie said n
the city crossed the street 20 the north
side 10 would cost his Company some
more money, but that IL Mr.. Wolf
would take down sixteen 'dead" wires
of the poles at that point and tranSpOSe
his olive, wires to the tops of the poles,
there would be no trouble. The Com
mission ordered Mr.. BleOO 70 go ahead
as the plans required him to do,
and passed resolution asking Council
% order the Board OF Public Works 70
forthwith remove from the streets OF
the city all lines OF dead" poles and
all dead" wire, whether belonging TO
the Telephone Company, the Pos al
Company, the Western Union Company,
or the Wheeling Electrical Company.
10 was stated in this connection that
there were considerable stretches Of
pole line not used by any one, aud that
there were great many dead wires
scattered all over the city.
Mr. John IL. Rosenberg, the con-
tractor for the cep-SJOneS for the shaft
ing at the power house, was ordered
paid 500 on account, and the Van Dorm
Iron Company, contractors for the roofs,
was ordered paid ~, 200 on account.
Mr. M'ClintOck, representing the OIL
City Boiler Company, reported all his
stuff ON the ground, and that the bat
terry Of boilers were in place ready for
the brickmaSOUS. In this connection
the foundation for the 9O-fOOt smoke
stake was ordered changed slightly.
Mr.. kueveS, the SUb-COntraCtOr for
the gOor, stated that he was putting in
timber. IL was ordered that the floor
proper be not placed on the jOiStS until
the roof was on the house. Mr.. Bayha,
the sub-cOntractOr for the corrugated
iron roof, said he could get the roof on
in ten days after the truSSeS were ready,
and Mr.. Johnson, who is putting up
the truSSes, said eight days more would
do him. Ii was found that the lower
line OF purlineS had not been furnished
for the power house roof, and the archi-
tect was instructed to get them, some
how, 40 once. Mr.. Brooks, the general
contractor for the house, and who is do
ing the brick work, said that portion OF
the work would be finished this week.