Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-05-03
CONTRACTS AWARDED
BY the Bridgeport Council. for Street Inn.
provements, Last Night.

ptosements, LAST Night.
The 'city dads" Of Bridgeport met
last night TO award contracts for street
paving and eurbing. They awarded
two contracts, one of which was very
unsatisfactory TO a good many tax
payers, and the result is that they will
hold meeting of their own in the city
hall Thursday evening TO express their
views on the matter and take such ac-
ton as they may deem necessary 10
have things changed. The probable
tiles are that if they are unable TO do
anything by protestation they will 60
little farther and thus the street
paving may come to an end, for
while. at least.
The Cleveland and Pittsburg CON-
pany secured the contract for putting
in the piling along the east side of the
expensive article they purchased
through the Koehnlein property known
as the Lincoln avenue extension.
Then came the awarding of the con-
tract for the stone. Davis & Archer
were the successful parties. They
agreed TO furnish Berea stone for
total of $3.50. The difference be-
tween this bid and the one the tax
payers think should have been accept
ed, was something like $4,000. Before
the motion was finally passed there
was large flow of oratory in the way
of opinions, recommendations, ETC.. on
the matter The members seemed 10
know what they were doing and the
motion went through, w. II. Riley
being the only member who voted
against it.
Then came the awarding of the con-
tract for furnishing the brick No final
action was taken in the matter Some
thought the contract should go to the
Harris Brick Co., OF GAINESVILLE, and
the Others that the New Cumberland
firm should have it. although the bid
of the Harris company was the cheap
er. The claim was made that New
Cumberland brick was the best. The
civil engineers who have charge of the
work said they would make a test OF
the brick for $25, and hand In their
report at the meeting to be held Sat
urday evening.
1t was then decided that a commit
tee of three should be appointed TO
visit the cities of Columbus, GAINESVILLE
and Wheeling to see how the brick
withstood the wear. Some objection
WdS lHdue TO tnlSs MT. blnSle wanting
to know who was going to furnish the
money for the trip. Some one In the
council chamber replied, Take tho
money you saved on the stone" OBJ
jections We're of no avail The vote
stood to 8, and Mayor Neininger cast
the deciding vote in favor of the send
ing the committee, and then appointed
Wilson, Riley and Heller.
What the people were anxious to
know last evening was why they had
to pay extra money for having the
brick tested, and why they had not
been tested before now, and why this
committee need to make this trip at
the expense of the town to see how the
various makes of brick wear when they
are going to have them tested.
The bids. of the two brick firms
mentioned above. also the bids Of the
parties for furnishing the stone, are
not given because the man who does
the role Of clerk for the council was so
busy talking matters over with various
parties and attending to his duties
after the meeting adjourned. that he
asked the reporter to wait on him. in
such an officious and pompous manner,
the newspaper man was afraid to ap-
proach him again for fear OF being
locked up for disturbing him.