The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-12-22
THE CITY POWER HOUSE
Approaching Completion Tho
Contractors on the RACK.
TELEPHONE WIRES NO7.IN THE WAY


Light Commission aud Other Coun-
ell Committees Mcet..-Six New Clubs
for the Police.
The delays incident TO all city works,
and from which tho electric power
house now being built for the city has
suffered its share, are about over, if the
testimony OF the different contractors is
worth anything, Mr.. Brooks, OF the
Wheeling Mining and Manufacturing
company, Mr.. McClintock, OF the Oil
City boiler works, and Mr.. johnson, OF
the Vandorcn Structural Iron company,
all attended the meeting OF the electric
light commission last night. There was
an attempt made to ascertain whose
fault it was that the smoke connections
OF the boilerp rotruded seventeen inches
beyond the space allowed them by Ex-
pert John A. Secly. Mr.. Seely was not
present. Mr.. McClintock said it was
not his company's fault that the connec-
tons extended beyond the stack founda.
tons. and as it would be cheaper to
build the extra seventeen inches to the
foundations than to make the necessary
changes in the iron work, Mr.. Brooks
was instructed to 70 ahead and build
the addition to the foundations.
A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION.
The Vndorcn company was allowed
$1,000 for work done on tho roof, but
Mr.. Johnson, the company's represent
alive, was in q sweat before he sue.
cecded in answering all questions put
to him by members OF the commission.
Mr.. johnson had called Architect
Franzheim's attention to the fact that
the blueprint drawings, according to
which he had calculated the necessary
amount and requisite varieties OF struc-
tural iron, failed to provide for 'purlin"'
TO 60 on one side OF the roof. Mr..
Franzhcim showed that the spccifica-
tons made that provision, oven If the
drawings omitted it, and that as the
drawings and specifications were to DO
taken asa whole, where the omission OF
an item in one was neutraliZed bylits
insertion in another, therefore the Van
dorcn company was responsible for the
purlins and had to furnish them. Mr..
Johnson was not amenuble to the archi-
tect's logic, and the matter was finally
laid to rest blythe architect being in
structed to write to the Eandorcn COM
pany andto tell them TO send on the
purllns.
Mr. Blceo the representative OF the
Fort Wayne Electrical company, was
called on for q report, lie reported that
in general everything was lovely, but
that the telephone company was dis
posed to claim that his wires ought not
to be placed too close to theirs. Tho
commission was unable to'see that the
city was under any
OBLIGATIONS TO THE TELEPHONE COMPANY,
and Mr.. Bleuo was instructed to go
ahead with his wire stretching on tho
lines laid down by Mr., Seely.. It is not
supposed by tho commission that the
telephone wires will remain in close
proximity the city's arc wires after
the electric current has once been
turned on. 4
Mr.. B!eeo informed the commission
that the telegraph and telephone COM
panes had u lot OF dead wires and poles
in the city, which were only cucumber
ing space in the atmosphere. On mo-
tion of Mr.. Capps twas decided to ask
Council to order tho Board OF Public
Works
TO REMOVE ALL DEAD WIRES AND POLES
NOT IN USE.
The attention OF the commission was
called to the fact that Council had re-,
:errcd to it further action OH the at
tempt to ascertain what the 5incandcs-
cent lighting plant Of the Wheeling
Electrical company was worth. On,
motion OF Mr.. Dunlcvy subcommittee
was appointed to look into tho matter.
The subcommittee, comprising NIcssrs.
Dunlevy, Cappsand Pollock, is,author-
lzed to employ an expert, who is to
take an inventory and set prices on all
machinery and other material belong
ing to the company, which is used in
the manufacture, distribution. and con-
troll OF incandescent electric lighting.
The expert will report TO the sub-com-
mittee, the subcommittee will inform
the commission, the commission will
carry the nows to Council, and Council
will say what is further to be done. e.
Al electric lisht;plant these days
things arc being pushed with all posi-
Bile speed. The roof OF the main build,
ing, is rapidly taking shape, and the
grders Tor the floor are about half laid.
All the six big boilers are in theirplaces
on tho foundations, and the work on.
the line is in an. advanced stage. 1t is
surprising how many brick have been,
packed away in the basement OF tho
building, in the various foundations,
and they are not all done yet. The
placing OF the engines will be big piece
OF work, and those who watch tho pro-
gress OF the contract! find it hard to be.
lieve that the light will be shining BY
the first Of March. Ii, e, 4 4 5tl 3
Other City Committees. sS 4
Wilbur Jacobs little bill for extra
work done: on the Atlantic engine house