The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-04-28
CITY COUNCIL DEFERS ACTION
.,.,, ON INSPECTIONS Of PAVING
SnptioAs 70 Adopt and 70 faele zSso1n-
fao1s vero 10th Ovsrrulsd BY
votes OF Members
HrlaIA RAddsutS In vigorous ProsSsk
lRNt1SS 1aiStAH Of Streets CLAIMING
Yropsxty Damage WIN knsus

Tho controversy over paving to be
done in the city under the nl!iioh uoiIa'
bond issue of November 8. 1912; was re,
opened last night in council following
rsport from CITY Manager Charles y.
. Ephlin, asking that the city hire IN,
spectors for asphaltic work, Drick anu
cement. ,,,,,.,, q
letter from Ci;y Engineer Harry \;
Conrad, stating that he had stcCFeu
proposals from five firms VINO u9 III
specting at che plant The engineer
recommended TO the cry na mo anproTs
she proposals OF W. II. Flood. Chicago.
Ill. to inspect cement and aSp nS a.
a total cost to the city OF $-.oSe; an"
that of Trolling & Robertson, ken
mond. Va. to inspect orlSN a. 1"e
tory at q cost OF Sl.o'u:
Notion to Table
Accompanying Mr.. Ephlins commun-
ication to council was res ssSosu, rom,ract
{or the inspection work. Upon hearing
this resolution read by CITY CleTH
Homer c. Crago. Councilman Camden ,.
Bud fancy moved to 'taoIe the FsSo-
Councilman w. T. Otto took the moor
and stated that only in view Oh the ruiz
preventing debate on motions 10 tap,e
did he let the motion come 70 49,
without an expression OF his dlsiaNor.
Councilman fancy retorted by saylhs
for his motion to table that the me'. ,S
OF securing the proposals was MOI me me
customary way; re sta a,,1a , an,sr into
a request for proposals with any nrm'
His motion was seconded by Dr. L. .
Bippus. ,-.,, ,.o,s
ON the motion to table. with the result
that II was lost. Those voting aye Oh
mis- motion were Councilmen Blppus'
Kunz. fancy and Thoner. .,,..,
xy.haS Mnrgan %olte Otto and Thomp-
SON
Immediately after the result OF me
vote on the motion to tao,e % sSSn, the
sresoiution. When the question was OPP
ened to debate. City Manager HpniiinS
requested that he be permitted 10 tatA
upon the subject. he asked ,h HoG ntSer
gentlemen who did not favor the res,
oiution to permit Inspection .Suspectea
him Of classifying in the report 10 e0u"-
Councilman Tany retorted by saving
]. that he was not against any form OF
inspection that he regarded as proper,
but that he wished to see the pios
which were presented. he sta'eu LUZ :,
( Their that he did not believe the request
FOR proposals was in accord With the
city charter. He said: die
TT is not that I wish TO imply ais
erust or that wish to delay the WORK
but that do not 6e'ie Ser Idai he ehi ist by
anyone but council. Let us find OUT II
there have been five proposals presented
: and then advertise in the usual way.
- CITY Solicitor J. ]. p. O'Brien pointeu
,,,f that advertising for bids upon the
work would take at least Two Wees,
. after which council could not act upo.
the matter In line with this arsumehS
City Manager Charles .: Eph 1aitin SS tSs
inspection would mean that the work
could not be started until the lOth oi
May. - .,sa,,
Council was not. however. satisfied
with the letter Of Engineer Conrad since
IL contained but the lowest bid: Couh.
Gilman Nolte announced at this poini
that ~ the motion to adopt was deiealeu
!. he would be glad to offer a motion Ic
roll cali the vote resulted as follows on
the motion to adopt: Ayes. CoSnS,.
. men Morgan, Otto and Thompson; Noes
CouncifInen Bippus. Habig. kunz, Nolte
fancy and r rsSnei5ii Otto.
=, Councilman Hahig then offered mo
: 1fon to defer action until next Week
!, Sshlch was amended to include sucn new
Z xsSious Arms BY City Engineer Conrad
He pointed out that the opposition tc
the resolution was "hairsplitting: tha'
theH were taking UP good time ana oner,
ing an insult to the city manager asy anu ara
ton on the part of this council which
viii, delay the acceptance OF the bes,
.s proprosition offered to the engteer Is
/, ,sisp in the face Of the engineer and
(, Manager Ephlin. / cannot vote yes &c
!. any such motion. because 1t IS lnSui'
o'the city officers who have done all IN
their power to rush this work through.
Vote on the motion to defer action
was by reclamation, and the motion
cartise. ,o,,,u .o,+,,.
: Council also heard a second petition
from Albert z. Lasch. OF the lsiand
; protesting against raising the grade o,
;. Inland streets, This letter states tnal
= ~ will hold the city liable for damage
10 his property. NJ. ]. MeFadden also
~ opoke against raising the grade Tneii
remarks were referred to the committee
;. ~on- the subject.