The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-25
NO TINE LOST IN PAYING ENcI.
NEERs FOR THEIR SERVICES.
Number Of Claims Heard and Acted
Upon. and Other Routine Mat.
tiers Disposed OF.

When the pure water report as
! made up BY the consulting engineers
VAS laid before the city council last
night. that body lost no time IN r.
ferrtns AZ 10 Tire committee on light
and water for their approval or re-
lection They also voted to pay the
engineers the sum OF money for their
services. which amounted TO 81 O5O
leariny balance o. the original ap-
preparation of $3.50. 10 was stated
/ mat With the drilling Of the test wells
and o'fer work there was still over
80 leit TO iay for printing the re-
The report from the board OF con.
troll asked that the council authorize
the printing OF loco copies of the re-
port for distribution among IN. peo-
pie OF the city. Councilman Sands
made = motion that the report be
printed IN the lntelligencer and Regis
Yer. once, In preference to the pam
phlet report He stated that he be
heNed more people would be able TO
read the report By this riethod than
any other. Seabright then made an
smendment that the report be printed
ana o.,Oo copies made. but as there
seemed TO be n difference of opinion.
tne Seabfight amendment was lost
councilman fancy then made an
amendment that the board Of control
Ce allowed TO use It's discretion IN the
matter as 10 Row the report should
Dc gotten before the people and to
oIcer ~ printed nj the lowest figure
possible. IN which ever way they
thought best Mr. Tsney's amend.
nnent carried. 10 q 6. CoppinRer hay-
ing left the room. The motion was
ihen put as AMENDED ard cn-ried by
- 20 j. Coppinger still being absent.
Inc question of drilling wells and
ire selecting of a contractor was tax
IN up and passed by the vote of %
70 j. = I. Riggs. OF Moundsyille. be-
InS ne lucky man several of the
nlSmo'rs OF council were of the
opinion that the Moundsville man
should not be hireC as he was higher
N ms bid than the others. CITY Fu-i-
hecr Cooke was called into confer.
ence and said that tle board OF con.
troll considered the matter carefully
ana decided that as Riggs was the
nearest man to the CITY who had mia
on the work OF drilling the ward wells
ana mat he was fairly well acauaint.
81 with local conditions. which was
considered an item IN the employ.
nent OF well driller .ir Sands made
LOREN 10 refer the matter back to
Souacil but after the city engineer
nee spoken concerning the matter. he
' 't' utew fis first motion and supple
menied II by asking hat the man be
Ilfrd at his figure OF ST 20 per foot
councilman Seaeright attacked the in
which were rs rigidly defended by the
city engineer.
Claims Heard.
~ message from the board OF con.
Irol asking that strip OF land i'm
Soutn Nhcelng be purchased by the
city from r. =. Wheat TO satisfy a
Clalm AGAINST the ciSy by that gentle
on claims. A message from the hoard
OF control asking that 500 for the
ponce department and $3.50 for
weights and scales be transferred
rom the contingent appropriation.
was referred to the ordinance com.
mittee upon Butts motion The re-
port OF the auditors office for youch-
ers paid was accepted.
communication was read from J.
;. Darst concerning the incorporation
taN IN the city. II showed that the
.otal amount due the city is s1S13g14
Ihere was a question raised some
lime ago concerning the amount due
lhe CITY from this source The re-
port was received and filed
\ cemetery transfer was granted
Brubach.
A resolution by Councilman Drake.
asking that all bills be- approved bv
council before they were paid. was
lost. II appearing that the city would
lose cash discount monthly that
Lha' AsAi bNfA hildubN any wrong DlllS.
The report OF the police committee
was presented to council and was re-
ccived and filed.
Chew started TO roast the grand
Jury, and then he and Butts mixed
councilman Chew stated that there
were IS houses OF prostitution in the
city. and that no owners could be
found for them.
Councilman Butts accused him of
leaving town the day the matter came
before the grand jury. and a word
battle followed.
Routine Business.
y communication was read from the
lazel-Atlas Glass Company concerning
the leasing Of some property near their
building. This was referred to the com
mtttee on real estate The distributing
ordinance. relating 70 the peddiing OF
hteratur" Of offensive nature such a.
clatrNoyants. without due payment wa
passed. An amendment was added that
allowed the distributing Of hand bills
etc. for charity or bcncvolence free
message from the first branch askinE
Tor an explanation Into the $500 over
draft IN tn police department was non
Concurrcd In by the second. Councilman
THOMPSON presented q resolution that
the city nay the funeral expense Of
captain Ferguson as "A last tribute TO
him. This was passed by the vote OF
20 TO ]. Councilman Sands voted for the
motion cftcr he explained his reason az