Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-03-15
EXPERT SEELEY
SENDS ON TIE FIRST NSTALLMENT OF ELEC-
TRIO DATA.
Meeting Of the Commissioners Last Nigh'-Wa'el
Works Probabilities Activity Along the
Creek-A Peep at the
Future.

Works Probabilities Along VIC
Oreek-A Peep at the
Future.
Yesterday morning a letter was received
at the City Hall from Electrical Expert
John A. Seeley, transmitting as form OF
contract between the city and the cleo
trical con struction company or companies
receiving the award for building the pro-
posed street lighting plant, and also his
specifications and estimates of quantities
for the construction of the pole line neces-
sary to supply the lamps. The Electric
Light Commission was at once summoned,
and the body assembled last evening and
heard the specifications and estimates OF
quantities for the line read Mr.. Z. A.
Robinson acted as Secretary, and the form
of contract was gone over carefully, sec
ton by section, and considered ana amend
ed until il was deemed 10 be IN
proper shape TO thoroughly protect
me interests of the city. The pole
line estimate was also considered, and the
entire matter before the Commission
thoroughly discussed. The expert mas dl-
vided the entire plant into four parts, upon
which separate bids can be asked, and also
bids for the whole, thus affording the city
an opportunity of placing part OF the
plant with one construction company ana
part with another or of giving the whole
thing TO one bidder as may be most ad-
vantageous The construction OF the pole
line is one part, the engines another, the
electrical machinery another, and che
boilers another. The only estimate OF
quantities received, as stated above, IS
for the pole-line and as regards this
the material, quality. etc, is set forth with
great minuteueSS and detail The prlncl-
pal items are sixty miles OF pole line, 80
miles of No. Is B. " :. wire, 2,4OO poles,
:. 400 cross arms, 100 arms for lamps, and
braces. pins, and all the small matters nee
essary for erecting the line in proper shape.
After going over the matter so far sub
mitted last evening, the Commission con-
cluded that the work was being done in
most satisfactory manner The form OF
agreement and conditions Of contract were
especially satisfactory, every contingency
seeming to be abundantly provided for.
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The plans for the plant have not yet
been received from Expert Seeley, but
are certainly expected by Wednesday,
when the Commission will be again
called together TO consider the dOcu-
menls IL has been pointed out that
the map of the city taken 10 New York
by Mr.. Seeley, from which he made
his tracings and upon which his estimate
of pole line is based, was made fifteen
or sixteen years ago and does not now
correctly show the streets and alleys, par
ticularly on the Island, where new streets
have been opened through the Zane orchard
south of Ohio street, through the base ball
park, in the orchard along Back river, in
The old Fair Grounds, and on the upper
end of the Island. These streets are not
laid down on the map, and some additions
will probably have 10 be made 10 the estl-
mate for wire as well as TO the number Of
lamps, if they are located by the expert,
and they probably will be-
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Some interest has been shown at the
CITY Hall in telegram from Crawfords
willie. Ind, which sets forth very inter
esting situation in that town. The Council
ordered the erection of a street lighting
plant, but when the city officials attempted
I 10 carry out the orders, they were met by
an Injunction, sued out by Eastern parties
owning majority of the stock in the local
electric light company, which set up the
claim that their business would be serious
/ lv interfered with II the city undertook TO
/ II ght the streets in the manner proposed.
This brought q member of the Council TO
his feet and he has made public demand
that the injunction be at once withdrawn,
and threatens, if the demand is not com
piled with 10 make public statement re-
gardng an offer OF one thousand dollars
/ rendered him TO oppose the public lighting
measure in Councils The situation at
Charlottesville IS interesting.
It looks as if there would be no further
/ serious effort made to locate the new water
works pumping machinery at point north
of the city The late Dr. George Baird
was the only member Of the Water Board
who seriously entertained she idea, and
even he was not convinced in the face Of
the analysis of water lately made, that the
vast expenditure necessary TO such change
of location would bring adequate results
in the way of purer water The way things
are drifting at present il looks as if the
new machinery talked of would be erected
in u building at the foot of Eighth street,
and either an iutercepting sewer built from
Jonathan'S run down, or 3Olnch supply
pipe run up the river 10 some point near
the Union Railroad bridge. OF the pres
ent pumps, it is probable one can be re-
tanned to pump water in the new reservoir,
/ in case of emergency, and the others sold
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Ii will not be long now until the valley ef
/ the creek, from the b. * O. depot to the
bend At Coal run, will present a scene of
most unusual activity, and several hundred
men will find employment along this pOr-
ton of the stream until the advent of cold
weather next fall. As soon as the present
furry of cold weather is over the B. * o.
will resume active operations at their i'm
/ prOvements at the depot and on their
new bridge over the creek, Paige, Carey X
Co. will get to work on the stone bridge
/ the city will start the contractor at the re
| tanning wall at the north end Of the Market
street bridge, and the Bridge and Terminal
/ Company people will make things lively
/ from the line of Market street east as far
as Wood street, for a good part of this dis
/ lance working on both sides of the stream.
/ Several hundred thousand dollars in hard
/ cash will be put into works of public i'm
provement along the creek during the COM
| ing season, and the whole section will be
transformed in another year.
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1T will only be question of very
/ few years, said progressive citizen yes
| terday, when the people of Wheeling will
be forced 10 take steps TO remove the
/ Peninsula cemetery from its present situa-
| ton That il was a mistake TO ever locate
a cemetery there, every one conversant
with the local situation must admit at a
glance Let il be removed, the ground
graded of very little, one or two new
/ bridges erected, and Wheeling people
would soon cover il with handsome resi-
dences. and the city could cross the creek
/ to the east, absorb Fulton. take in the bot