Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-03-25
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
WORK PROGRESSING RAPIDLY UP AT The
PUMPING STATION.
Talk Of a New Market Houss-Anoiher Wafer
Beard Deal-oity ApprOpriadOns-A
Railway Recommended.

Hallock Bros, the sub-contractors
for the construction OF the masonry at
the new water works pumping station,
above the city, have been hustling
things lately.and now have the massive
masonry OF the well up level with the
top Of the ground, and but four corners
Of stone and the Gaping remains TO be
put on the walls. The job is an excel
lent one-like all the work done by the
Messrs. Hallock-and reflects credit on
all concerned. 1t is thought the foun-
dation for the building proper will be
commenced Monday or Tuesday Of the
coming week.
About twenty car loads Of thirtY-inch
pipe for the mains to the new reservoir
have arrived and been unloaded along
the line OF the railroad. The work OF
ditching will not be commenced for
about three weeks yet, when a large
force will be put TO work, and the JOB
rushed through with all the expedition
possible.
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Gil Committee on Markets, the matter
OF new market house in the Second
ward was discussed, coming up through
a narration Of the repairs needed. One
or two OF the members of the Commit
lee thought the city markets were be-
ing allowed to run down, and that an
extensive renovation Of the ancient
pile between Tenth and Eleventh
streets was one Of the things neces-
sary, along with a better super
vision OF the markets generally and
a more rigid enforcement of the law re-
lating to forestalling. This led up to
thh new building suggestion, and it
was stated that modern market build
ing, two or three stories in height, and
occupying half the space now taken up,
would be much better thing, and that
the remaining half OF the ground could
be sold for fully enough money to pay
for the building. The Committee will
inspect the market buildings at . o'clock
Tuesday afternoon. Bills amounting to
Sl450 were ordered paid. The petition
of persons renting stalls in the new por-
ton OF the Fifth Ward market, to be
allowed to pay this rent quarterly, the
same as renters in the old building, was
acted upon favorably. and an ordinance
will be reported to Council.
AS the next meeting of Council ap-
proacheS-and it will be held Tuesday
evening-rumors regarding new deals
for the Water Board are encountered.
The very latest report is TO the effect
that an erring Democrat has been so
worked upon by Republicans as to gain
his consent to vote for and elect Mr..
Eberling at the approaching joint ses-
sion, In return for which the Republi-
can members of the new Board are 10
allow all the present employees to stay
except the Secretary alone, who is to
walk the plank and to give place to
Republican. The story is quaint varia-
tion on the stories heretofore in circula-
ton.
The Council Committee on Railroads
met at the LaBelle mill yesterday after
noon, and after an examination of the
ground agreed TO report faNoring the
application of the mill Company for
right for coal tramway on alley q
and McCulloch street.
The members of the various COM
mittees are beginning to figure on their
annual appropriations, and a start will
be made in this matter within
week or ten days, as the members of
the Finance Committee have expressed
a desire to have an early meeting, and
flash the appropriations out little
earlier in the season than has been the
custom for two or three years past.
The Council Committee on Police
will meet Monday night, at which time
the matter Of the suspension Of Officer
Snider will likely be manfred into.