The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-08-11
COUNCIL WILL
INSPECT PAVING
MO CONTRACT WILL BE ACCEPTED
UNTIL PASSED UPON BY ALL
MEMBERS OF COUNCIL
City Manager Charles o. EphHr saves
City Total OF $4,000 by Looking
After It's Interests

city Manager Charles O. E9tHa last
night asked counc: - consider -" a.
po.n;men, OF 4 committee - look ".e-
an cry paving co2c72rts Numerically
after Their CoT2.eC"a aHi FsI'F, a.
condition 90 he WocH 90 ~ a.,
motion Tuc ~ loU" ma" AMBROSE =,
AthlE, rouaC:. decided - At uPo& a..
contracts as a SCIlG.:tteA .; -" wAc."
immediately a::er 80 >H:"I.s;.o" % -
THn agr5."sa:en; @: tie cca,r'.;'",. -
the ourE-owt. Y ~ trouble w. 80
{. &. Kimberly company Ger - NN'..2i
pla .Dts !Coal residents g.: '.'' "".S"9"T-
hood COu3r'. We've. 80 Stree; ana
found TIA; ( ~ "1t go" HI l, Sec.
HEat.oas The roN:U't;S" - - prevent
the Recurrence q Surh octa Ions.
Tho Kimberly matter 4, !av from 80,
tlei ye;. Manager E1".:2 AS; n.&",
presented TWO letters - 'ounc.. copies
Of which Rad SNe" sen: = 7. B. h.n''
barry and 20 tie Maryland Casualty
company. who ho.tS '.e Kimberly bond
10. faithful. performance d; t.e NORA,
by "CU0,.. STE 90 g." 10y W. va
hold ;aH B. II * the = 4. h."S":'@
COnp1rE - O." :.' g.. No"N :N"' -
South EoS street untA the base &c made
10 comply w.tG ~" y:S.Es S.. -. ...' Il
lions and u"t.. ~.. o;ie: Gs.'''S A'e
City Manager Epa!,n stated cl>ac hs
had received ts.e?hoH" cal ;!2'n w.
and tha; upon be!1s asked - discuss
the matter over tGe pAore. refused Mr.
Eimoer.y then ASKED 20 Be sven near
ing on ;Ae question. NJ. Eph.'1 az
committee 70 discuss the TaviaS VITA
Mr.. Kimberly AMI h.mse.! Count!.nan
Nolte. fancy and Q;;o We're a7po;nte6
and Will meet VITA the manager and me
a afternoon.
Manager Makes Money
City Manager Ephi:a also reported %
council taat by an investigation OF the
amount % water consumed by seTeTa
large firms. lie found that i"ey were
NOT paying the c.ty nearly enough
money The Pe,onle:er company wGo
recently canvassed the amount OF water
used III the city points OUT taat a. OF
these water users were paying 4 ia,
In order 10 have them pay. the sly
fair price sog rs product. NJ. E2hln
changed the rates Tor number OF Ioci
rs"enue troa, TIE water department he
states. VIII be abou; $4,000 per year.
and may 80 higher than TIA -. $'.'i
increase - already assured. and t"eTe
or the managers ,.st. This latter sum
was included n The c!ty's revenue Ter
Co0nct, last night also. considered
M.lier O: 4lIE ard +llS MoCouoch
street protesting aga!7s; ;&e ro"s:rWc-
ton OF d spur from tie Eatt:To-" 4
Ohio Railroad me to =" !. "; RS;,!
company warehouse : h~!aE CONSTRUCT
ed. The petitioners Stata that the !.ns
Will da%ISs tee" PROPERTY. Ccu2''.'
man l. T. No.tc. chairman Q; the org
inal committee on granting tha switch.
states tha: me I"e 3 not heinz "a?
as desired b. council. Tho original
committee was asked - ,onk !n.o n"
matter further. AID :: possible nav" the
For;.ach from To-ty-G-s; street. should
the chang" ~: Be made :. : "ke.y t&a'
the permission % construct ne spur
Will DC withdrawn.
Council Routine
A communication from the Chamber
Of Commerce asking for an approprts.
ton :or Fairgrounds and the removal
Of the bricks between =" d-ivewars
along ire c:'E waterfront - be replaced
Following n" reading Q: a co:nmuni-
cation from tho Wheeling Autom0SIlH
CHI5 n regard 70 the paving between
tSe street car !a&S oF tho car compan-
les ARRANGEMENTS were made for meet
ing cs council q discuss tre work A.
this !rcet:HE. the automobile cub VIII
be represented as We, a. the traffic
comm!tcee Of the Chamber OF Commerce
the heads o; the Wheeling Traction
company. the Wheeling Pubic Service
commission. and CoUEc!. !; - stated
thar the paving drre BY 'NA car COM
pany o. NorrE Ea-on street Vas too
weak 10 Stand ~ under the strain OF
trsCt!".
The COMMITTEES from council asked 20
tnYeSt:ga;" and report OF he feasibility
OF paving Elizabeth street, was DIS
charged at tho request O: Chairman
Chester c.. Thompson. No arra TCcrl"Hts
were made 20 take care Of -" street
IN the budget
Psrn.SS,oa was granted - : Elmer
FreeSa 20 build balcony ard bay
window On ne second floo- ot his home
a. - Fifteenth streets.