Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-02-09
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and universally desired reduction in the price of
/ Gas. 0nmotion of Mr.. Bingham, Mr.. John Ham
tilton was called to the chair. The Chairman
announced that hewould be compelled to call
upon some one who was more familiar with the
movement to explain the object of the meeting;
whereupon Mr.. Bingham arose and spoke at
| considerable length in explanation of the APP
parent confusion exhibited in the coming to-
gether and arrangement of the meeting. HO
stated, in substance, that the objectof the meet
ing was, as every one knew, to obtain a reduc.
ton in the enormous and exhorbitant charges
for gas, and that it needed now but an efficient
demonstration, lie thought, to secure that
most desired end. The meeting had been some-
what confused from the fact that the agreed
upon chairman had yet arrived, and some
considerable time and patience had been neccs-
sarily consumed. He then read the following
resolutions, witch he would submit for the ac-
ton of tho meeting:
ResOlCed, That the citizens of Wheeling, in
public meeting assembled, hereby approve the
movement lately inangurated by the gas con-
SumerS to obtain reduction in the price of gas,
and that such movement receives our cordial
cooperation and support.
ResoLsetl, That the Chairman appoint com.
mittee of five gas consumers to wait upon the
managers of the Gas Company, and furnish
them with certified copy of the pledge to de-
cline the further use of gas after the 2sth inst,
unless the price be reduced to 50 per Thousand
feet, and receive their answer, and report to an
adjourned meeting to be held on Saturday even
ing the Goth inst
The vote was taken on each resolution, and
each was carried with unanimous and enthu-
siastic affirmative. just ut that time DIR. LO-
gan arose upon one of the back seats, and stat
ed his deSiEeto say word explanatory of his
personal relation TO this meeting, also bearing
upon the general subject now under considera-
ton: he therefore moved reconsideration of
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was not present when the resolutions had been
passed. Mr. Bingham arose. and stated in re-
| ply to what DIR. Logan had Said-that he was
perfectly willing to hear DIR. Logan upon thisor
any other subject, but that he protested against
this Ito him) unaccountable move for an entire
Reconsideration of what they had just effected
in the passage of the resolutions. He was at a
loss to conceive what was the design lurking
underneath. If it was to Illustrate the whole
object of the meeting, he could understand it,
if not-and he hoped and thoughtnot-he could
not understand 1t. Let us not, said he, make
fools of ourselves by now taking back track.
DIR. Logan again arose and stated that so far
as he vas concerned, he sympathized with the
object of the meeting-went in for the proposed
lreduction-and as much lower even as they
could get it-but there was right and wrong
way to go about everything. He conceived that
the Gas Company, gentlemen who had been do
/ ing business in that capacity III our midst ior7
or 8 years, should be approached as gentlemen,
and not in the dictatorial spirit OF the pledge
which was in circulation The Gas Company
should first be petitioned, then dealt with i'll
another way when that other way was in order,
but not to go threatening at the outset. lie
would not have spoken, except that alluSon
| had been made to him ESQ he was told) as not
having been on hand according to agreement to
lpreside at this meeting. He would state that
| he had declined when spoken to during the day
Therefore, he could not be Saidto have shirked
i any duty. He had not signed the petition for
the reason before staLed, and therefore, could
not with any propriety be called upon to pre-
| side.
Mr.. Bingham again replied that in his judg
ment there was nothing uncourteous in the res
olutons; we were the peers of the members OF
the Gas Company-and, 'Gy George they were
not our masters-and it was perfectly becoming
| in us to approach them in the tone of these res
! olutions. The public had made the Gas Com
| pany and the public could blast them. pause
then hearty and emphatic checring)
/ The Chairman then appointed the following
gentlemen committee to confer with the Gas
Company, viz: Messrs. S. II. Greer, w l..
McAfee NJ. Reilly, w. NJ. Berryhill aud A. NJ.
| Adams.
Just as the meeting was adiourning the voice
of Morgan Gregg (of the late firm of Gregg &
i Co, notedin Domelys song of "Billy Barlow,
was heard-in answer to some vociferous de-
i Inands-when suddenly the move of ''ercunt
omncs" rolled back again to hear what Gregg
interested in their Gas business, but that he
was Interested in the SherittaltY-upon which
subject they should hear from him on or before
soon. The meeting then again turned door
wards, apparently harboring the idea that Gregg
Il had sold" them-somewhat.
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