The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-07-28
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The recommendation Of the Pure
Water Commission as to the adoption
OF mechanical filtration system fof
Wheeling was accepted by city council
not until after vigorous protests were
made by Councilman Ambrose haoN
/ and L. F. Nolte. A resolution intro
duced by Councilman c. G. Thompson
, was carried, instructins the city man.
ager to secure estimates from reliable
| firms Of engineers as to plans and spec
| ifications and to report back 70 COUNCIL
his findings.
Residents on the east side Of Eoff
street between Thirty.third and Thirty
ninth street. in a petition to council
stated that they would refuse to pay
their share Of the money for THIS paw.
Ing unless the city compels contractors
to do the work to perfection. These
residents claim that tho paving Is very
poor, the curbipg poor. In fact the en-.
! tire job Is very poor, the petition StAtes.
Through motion introduced BY Coun.
council along with the city manager,
city engineer, and city solicitor were
named to investigate this petition.
City Solicitor J. J. P! OBrien was In
structed to withdraw the protest made
last week by council as to the Increase
In street car fare OF the wheeling TEac.
ton Co.. City Railway Co.. and West
Virginia Traction C Electric Co., now
up before the Public Service Commits
soin at Charleston. and convey to the
commission councils confidence In their
Mechanical Filtration.
| Tho recommendation made . by the
Pure Water Commission was adopted
! by vote Of to 2, Councdlmerf> Am
brose Hab!g and L. F. Solte oposin1r
Both made a vigorous protest against
the adoption.
| tnl thok Hr-nQ
his views that council would not be able
to pass a bond issue at this time. due
to the many difficulties that the citi-
zens Of Wheeling have had to race re-
! Gently. He proposed that the matter be
| laid over for time. or until the citi-
zens were able to get back on their feet.
| Councilman Nolte. in explaining his
! vote, stated that he did so because ne
was Of the opinion that the well system
was not given a fair test, and that he
was not convinced that II was not the
system for Wheeling. He further stated
] that II was not his intentions to vote
on something that would increase the
tax levy of citizens at this time, ana
, that It would be useless to spend money
Captain W. T. Otto took exception to
| articles appearing in local papers that
he would fight the adoption Of the me-
! chanical system. and asked that this
I be corrected. He stated that no was
! for a pure water system. and whatever
competent engineers recommended. he
believed should DO satisfactory.
The Pure Water Commission was dis.
charged with thanks by council
Routine Bustnsss
An ordinance permitting Elizabeth
HUFF to build porch In front Of her ree-
idence in Alley B. was read by title
and carried over until next week.
resolution was passed authorizing
, the city manager to enter into contract
with the Board Of County Commission
eRs as to the sewerage OF the National
| Road. AS q result Of conference last
| week the county Is to pay two-dfths OF
the cost Of sewerage and the city the
other thrce-fifths.
AS a result Of the recommendation Of
! the committee Of Mozart Hill, tho city
manager was directed to cause neces-
sary repairs to be made to tho Mozart
! Road by building two dams from old
brick in the ravine along the road 1t
| this point.
! f. S. Bippus, the Wheeling Traction Co.,
was requested to use the north side OF
Sixteenth street to load their express
| cars and the West Virginia Traction
Co.. the east side Of Eon between FIJI
teenth and Sixteenth streets In The
future.
A petition was read from the La Belle
Iron works asking exclusive use OF
Thirty-first street between Alley 9 ana
Thompson and fancy were appointed to
Investigate the petition and report back
TO council
City Solicitor J. J. p. o'Brien was In
structed 10 look into the petition from
residents of Park View as to light and
sewerage in that section. These resi-
dents claim that they arc paying for
the use of light and sewers. and believe
that they should be eliminated from
this. now that they are part Of Wheel
ing.
Residents Of Avenue B.. EdEdals. Pc
t'tioncd council TO look into the bad
condition Of the street. as they claim
II is In very bad condition. The matter
WAS referred to the city manager.