The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-07-14
REAL ESTATE TT
COUNCIL REFERS REcoMnENoA
TON OF BOARD TO FINANCE
COMMITTEE
Contract for Paving Ger Stree, Award
ed-city Solicitor Requests
New Ordnance.

The city council In session last night
was not called upon 10 act on the ap-
pointment OF an engineer At the water
works as Was expected. Superintend-
ent Scroggins. who WAS present at the
meeting. did not present a name for ap-
pointment. saying after the session
that no selection had been made. The
session was rather routine. and lasted
less than an hour. The light and water
committee made its report. which was
received and fled.
message nom the board OF con
troll. asked that council appropriate
the sum OF $500 to be used TO drill a
test well at the site proposed for the
we'll system OF filtration. The light
and water committee had asked the
board TO solicit council TO expend this
sum. II being prompted by the request
or the pure water commissioners. Engi-
neers c. Il. Cooke and c. c. Smith.
City Engineer Cooke was at the meet
ing last night and explained that 20
report intelligently on the filtration
question. a well should be drilled 70
determine the quality OF the water AZ
the relative depths. The request OF
the board was referred to the finance
committee to get into the regular ap.
preparation.
Paving Contracts Awarded.
A message from the Board OF Con.
troll regarding the letting OF the con
tract for brick for the Eor street paw.
ing was read. This message recon.
mended the awarding OF the contract
TO the Mack Manufacturing company,
and the Globe Brick company. one
half TO each firm. Council approved
the recommendation.
However in the same message. the
board recommended that Clifford and
Shannafeldt OF Martins Ferry, be al.
lowed the contract for hauling. laying
and filling at their bids OF $40, l6
cents and IS cents, respectively
Council would not agree. and awarded
the contract to Coss and Myers. local
contractors, at their bid of 81 so for
hauling. 16 cents for filing and 10
cents for laying. In the first branch a
little excitement was started when
Councilman Greene refused 10 vote on
the proposition. He at first refused "a
vote either way. Chairman Otto in
formed the member that he must vote
one way or another. unless excused by
the other members. He then voted
NO." the final vote standing for
concurrence with the second branch
and three against The motion "a
award to Coss and Myers passed the
second branch unanimously.
Mr.. j. +. Morgan asked that he be
allowed to improve stalls/ No. IS and
90 at the Fifth Ward Market house.
This request was referred to the
Markets and Wharves committee.
After "Cure-alIs."
City Solicitor Brennan submitted
communication to council asking
that the ordinance committee take up
the ordinance OF the Quarter Savings
Bank, which allows that bank 10
erect a marquise at Sixteenth and
Markets streets. This communication
was referred to the ordinance com
mittee.
| In this same communication he
asked that the ordinance committed
amend the distributing ordinance. tc
make the passing OF obscene litera
ture in advertisements for medicines
sworn to cure all "abominable dis
eases" an offense. This also was re
ferred to the ordinance committee.