The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-10-13
TARRED BRICK USED
In tho Walls of tho Atlantic Engine
House-A Dandy Job of Work.
THE CHIEF RECOMMENDS REFORM
In the City Lookup Dcpartmcnt-.TlIc
Police Pny for Their Own bouquets.
Tho Committees on City Prison and
Scales Pass Bills and so Forth.

AT last nights meeting Of the Council
committee on fire department, Chief
Healcy stated that in some instances
the now work on tho Atlantic engine
house had not been done satisfactorily
by the contractor, Wilbur Jacobs; that
tho contractor had used u lot OF old tar
covered brick In tho walls and that the
tar was oozing out between tho joints.
Ono or two members OF the committee
s%ubstantiatcd the chiefs statement.
Architect Carl Hamilton, who was pres.
ent, recommended that 500 be paid to
Mr.. jacobs on account OF tho work, he
having already received $3.50. The COM
mitlec refused to grant the money until
q subcommittee, composed OF Messrs.
Happy, Bailey, 1Iorstman ind Chief
Healey, had examined the work and
pronounced it to have been done nc
cording to the plans and specifications.
The committee was notified that there
were about eight inches of water in the
cellar Of tho Vigilant engine house.
Chief I1ealy announced that he had Sc
cured n siphon temporarily. The COM
mittcc considered tho question of tho
drainage OF the cellar. 1t was estimated
that n sewer 300 feet long would cost
from $500 to $500, according to size OF
pipe, and the committee decided to
nwaita report on tho efficacy OF the
slphon system now III operation ut the
Vigilant house.
Bills aggregatlng s496 % were mp
proved, and, rs tho committees funds
are running very low, a motion was
made limiting expenditures that can BIO
made without permission OF the COM
mittco to what is absolutely necessary.
On motion Of Mr.. Walther, tho chief
was authorized to procure new tires for
the hind wheels of tho Niagara engine.
The old ones are loose.
Phillip Eckhardt was granted 500
on account for excavation done on the
Vigilant engine house site, and Wilson
4 Chapman. having done work OH tho
engine house amounting to $3.50,
were granted seventy-five per cent of
the amount, being s ,l58 %.
Thepolice committee passed the month
ly bills, referred a bill for repairs to the
lookup keepers room to the committee
on real estate, and refused to pay bills
Of $40 Tor bouquets carried by the 20.
lice on Labor and Emancipation days.
The committee thought tho members OF
the force looked pretty enough in the
regulation uniform, and that any extras,
used to improve their appearance,
should be paid for out of their own
pockets.
A resolution was presented by Chief
Delbrugge, asking that the lookup
keepers be placed under the orders Of
the city sergeant, that no strangers
should be allowed to talk to prisoners
in the lookup, and that no one should
be allowed to give the prisoners intoxi-
eating liquors. 1t vas stated to tho
committee that Il reform was necessary
in the lookup keepers department, and
that the practices indicatedi in the chiefs
resolution were prevalent. The COM
mittec decided to refer the matter to
the city solicitor, US it was not certain
that it was not beyond the power of the
committee to dictate to tho lookup
keeper their duties.
On Tuesday, October 20, the commit
tee will meet again, and will endeavor
to formulate a set OF rules and regula-
tons for the maintenance Of discipline
in the police department. At present
there are practically no rules. and the
chief and the committee intend going
hand in hand towards building up in
Wheeling the finest police force in the
country.
The committee on scales approved
bills a%ggregating sl3S u, and the COM
mittee on city prison passed routine
bills amounting to Sl25 81.