Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-07-21
Of OHIO
RAPID TRANSIT CO.
WAS CONSIDERED AT A LIVELY
MEETING OF THE MARTINS
FERRY COUNCIL.
IT WAS srUBBoRNLY FOUGHT
And Final Action Was Not Taken.
VIII BE Considered mt the Next
Meeting of Council-ROutine and
General Business Transacted mt
the Meeting.

Council met last evening in regular
session with President Metzgar in the
chair, and the following members pres
ent: Downey, Chopper, Heinrich, Dob
bins, Selby, Heslop, Woods, Cecil and
Robbins, with City Solicitor Cooke and
City Engineer A. Lash and Street Com
missioner Miskell present. The min
utes were read and approved.
Street Commissioner Miskell stated
that the Aetna-Standard had been
dumping their offal from the mine on
the road leading to Crawford's Heights
in Standard addition, and that the road
at present was almost impossible. Mr..
Robbins moved that the Aetna-Stand-
ard be ordered to move away the
dump and open UP the road. Carried.
Mr.. Miskell stated that Mr.. Kirker,
of the Wheeling Traction Company.
stated that he would not raise the curb
on South Fourth street, the cause Of
the trouble being the change of the
grade of the track. The matter was
moved by Mr. Cecil to be left to the
street commissioner. Engineer Lash
also reported on the trouble. Mr.. Cecil
withdraw his motion, and Mr.. Robbins
moved that the engineer survey the
bLTtel W TIC VI ehS
grade on this street, II there was any.
Mr.. Dobbins moved that the clerk
ask for bids for repair scales in the
Fifth ward. There was considerable
discussion on this subject and the
motion was later carried by vote or
to 2.
Mr.. Heslop stated that Mr.. McDer-
mott was Directing to the wagons cross
ing SO near his property at the corner
of Second and Washington streets. The
matter was left to the engineer to make
a profile OF the street and report at the
next meeting of Council.
All the bills except one were ordered
paid.
Bids for the brick for paving West
Hanover street were read. as follows:
Mack Brick Company, regular brick Gle,
wire cut brick 64c per square yard,
Suburban Brick Company, wire cut
brick sic per square yard. A motion
was made by Mr.. Robbins to adopt the
Mack block; lost to 3. Mr.. Selby
moyed that the Suburban Brick Com
panys bid be accepted. Carried.
The contract for eXcavating, paving
and laying the brick on West Hanover
street was awarded to H. r. Day, who
was $1SS below the next lowest bid
der.
Mr. Heslop moved that Mr. Day be
bound to complete the work in a GER
tain time. No action taken.
Bids for arching and building culvert
on Fifth and Seventh streets were
awarded to John Benin.
Bayless Bros. had the only bid for
the tin roof on the Fifth ward hose
house, at 1928 per square yard. Ac-
copied.
The bid of John Balm for repairing
the Walnut street culyert was accepted.
The city clerk was ordered to notify
Mr.. e. X. Hoge to place fountain at
the South school building, and reported
that Mr.. Hoge refused to do so. Mr..
Downey moved that the fountain be re-
placed at its former site on the south
east corner of Fourth and Hanover
streets, and that the clerk ask for bids
for placing same. Motion carried.
An ordinance was read authorizing a
pavement on Washington street from
Adams to Aetna streets, and on Han
over street, from Fifth to Tenth, Madi-
son street to Indiana. and Washington
street from Catawba to Euclid avenue
and that all streets be paved on both
sides. The ordinance was passed
The ordinance to allow the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company to lay new
switch to the American Tin Plate Com
pany plant failed to pass to it's third
reading.
An ordinance for fining intoxicants
not more than s25 nor less that 81, was
read, and it was moved by Mr.. Dow
ney that the rules be suspended and the
measure advanced to it's final passage.
Motion last.
The ordinance for the city to issue
bonds for the improvement of the cleo
trio light plant was read. They asked
for $4,000. motion that the rules be
suspended and the ordinance advanced
to its final passage was lost. A mo-
ton to pass same to its second reading
was carried.
An ordinance providing for working