The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-09-12
Just TWO SITES.
East End Hose House WIN be
Located ON one Of two Lots.
MEETING OF FIRE COMMITTEE
Held Last Night at which the Matter
was Discussed ut Considerable
Length-The E1iey ana SFcGannoi
Lots arc the Sites Favored, and one
Of the two win be Chosen by the
Purchasing Committee.

At a meeting Of the council commit
tee on Gre department held last evening
at the city building, the matter of n
site for the proposed East End hose
house was discussed at some length.
The selection narrowed down to two
sites, the w d. Exley lot on Mccolloch
near the Elm Grove power house, and
the John McGannon lot on the same
street, Just beyond Twelfth. The pur-
chasing committee win close at once
for one of the two sites.
The meeting was presided over by
Chairman Baird. and councilmen Mey-
er, Beckett, Fox, Healy, Bachman and
eartley were the other members pres
ent. together with Fire Chief Cline and
City Engineer A. L. White.
After bills to the amount Of 1853 %.
had been audited and recommended to
council for payment. the committee
took up the application voiced by Mr.
Bachman on behalf OF the Hook & Lad
der company for painting and papering
and a hot water boiler. The committee
ordered the improvements to be made
under the direction Of Chief Cline.
Mr.. Meyer moved that the CHIEF pur-
chase wire to wire the several engine
and hose houses preparatory to the
use Of electric lighting instead OF gas,
the light to be furnished by the Con-
sumers' Electrical company. There
was a short discussion and It was sald
the company had originally agreed 70
furnish both light and wiring MT
Meyer then amended his motion to the
offect TINT the chief be instructed to
see the company and ask the officials 70
bear the expense of wiring the build
Ings.
Day committees wanted the fire de-
partment to participate in their coming
parade. A strong objection to allowing
the department. to take part in any pa
rades developed, and on motion OF Mr..
Bachma1 II was decided that the de-
partment will in the future take part in
NJ. Fox suggested that third
horse be purchased for the Hook &
Ladder company, but It was pointed out
that there is no room in the house for
another horse. EX-Chief Healy said
new hook and. ladder equipment VIII
have to be mad soon. WIN u llIe III VIC
top stories of the Grand Central hotel,
Exchange bank, Hicks & Hoge or Pea
body buildings the present equipment
would be Inadequate.
A site for the proposed East End hose
house on McColloch street was discuss
ed. Mr.. Beckett said John MeGannon
would sell his property on McColloch
street, between Twelfth and Thirteenth
streets, at the rate Of $40 a front foot,
100 feet deep; or he would sell thirty
feet, sixty feet deep, for $500, and
give a ten foot private alley at the side.
Mr.. Meyer suggested a site on or
nearer the Peninsula, which could be
secured at much more moderate cost.
other members OF the committee. how
ever. believed the East End apparatus
should be centrally located at some
poInt on McColloch street. The lot
owned by w. H. Exley, on Mccolloch,
near the Wheeling & Elm Grove power
house, was suggested as a good site,
and Il was said It could be bought for
about 500. Some Of the members OF
the committee believed this site was
too Tar out. Finally, the matter was
placed in the hands OF the purchasing
committee, which will select site.