The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-26
cHrsrER ENGINEERING COMPANY
OF P1rrSRURG ASKS PAYMENT
FOR WORK ALREADY
DONE.
Plans Arc In Hands OF CITY manager
But Have Not Yet Been Suoi'h'
ted To Council for Approval

cry council last night refused 20
crcdr payment OF bill 70 tne urn -
Y. Chester Engineers. OF PtttsourE'
Who are in charge Of the preliminary
work OF building the S2.O0N,pOO fi'teSa-
ton plant for Wheeling.
Members OF council stated they want
% 10 see the plans before ordering any
money be paid 10 the firm for SERVICES
The members Statcdt that II the plans
ers approved then they would ce Il"
objection to making the payment.
The Pittsburgh engineering arm W1S
given the contract by the city t"r taxing
;rysn,or:. making appraiSments on the
tvo private water companies. making
s,ecicications for the intake piers ann
al other necessary details Tor the pGi'"-
Ing OF the liberation plant. the com
ra,y vas TO receive one and one-haIt
ner cent OF the total expenditure "Ae"
MANS were submitted and approved anu
ore and one-halr per cent OF the 'o't'
amour. at the completion OF the WORK
The city recently received state
nent from the engineering firm 'oT
so4nno which IS one and one-haf per
cen, Of si.6O0.0OO which amount OF
mort. - 70 be started soon. plans tor
.,hrnittinr the 81 100000 worth OF work
are ready and in the hands or the c!'y
manager. ready TO be advertised Tor
BIDS from contracting firms 10 do TINS
mount OF work.
Must Be Contracted Tor
After reading the statement from 'ne
engineering firm with commuh'eH-
tIor from the city. manager that this
amount Is due the engineers Io"fc't
man otto Schenk asked II the payment
NJ This amount OF money should be de-
laved for fear the contractors bias
viii he TOO high for some work and the
work NOT contracted for. In this IN
stance Councilman SchenG contended'
the engineers OF Pittsburgh were not 20
he nail because the work was not &C
tualiv a.. atraCtcd for.
,'iiy Manager Dowler stated that the
ron,,lct made With the J. y. chester
r,,i,sers was that when the contracts
we're presented. read suomitted an" HP-
proved, the city was to pay one and one
baIf ,e- cert o. the contract price and
stated he believed the engineering firm
was untitled to this amount OF money
at this time.
Not Yet Co Council
Councilman &. Morgan NeStcr stated
that plans were drawings and as Tar as
Re knew they were not as yet approved
Il have NOT seen the plans or drawings
The manager says they are ar reau!
70 he advertised and are now In MS
~ourcil" stated Councilman NeStcr.
MAJOR Thomas +. Thorner stated he
believed the members OF the Pure
Water Advisory committee have been
ignored TO some extent in this matter
and that the members should be con-
sulted in this expenditure. Council
man Schcnk then moved that the draw
inSs be taken up at meeting oil
council and the members Of the adVi'
Aory committee and report be made
a. the next regular session OF council
10 he held next wednesday instead OF
Tuesday owing TO the primary election
I<ing held next Tuesday.
Authorize Advertising
4 resolution was then passed auth
orizing the city manager 10 advertise
FOR bids for installing intake pipes anS
other detailed work in connection VIII
the starting Of work on the liberation
plant Bids will be received up unu
noon on August II