Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-02-09


uniformed, as the effect ia 70 give them
conndencs and deter resistance to them
HoAe N the discharge of duty: auy officer
| proven guilty of drunkenness, bad couduct
or using unnecessary violence in perform.
auce of duty should De dismissed. or If %
| ch arged should be suspended until an in
| Testigsuon may be had, and the Council
| should confer these powers upon the Mayor,
There are many other points of arrange,
meut aud detail which It is not necessary
should notice here, and which will no
doubt suggest themselves to your commit
tees, when they examine the Police plans
Of the cities named shove. I respectfully
ask your speedy action upon this impor-
EanE subject.
The Charter, Sec. IS, gives to the Coun.
Gil the power to establish = City Prison.
II there can be = saving of money, aud
increased convenience procured by It's con-
5trucGour It will be our il uterest and duty
TO adopt the plan. have examined the
accounts of money paid the JaiIor Of Ohio
county for fees for the retention sud board
ing OF city prisoners for the last three years,
and 6ud Ehst tor the year 1862 they auouu-
ted. TO fourteen hundred sad i've and
47-lOO dollars; for 1893 20 twelve hundred
aud twenty four and Is 100 dollars, and
for 1864 to fourteen hundred sud twenty
i've sld so loo dollars, sn average of
fourteen hundred aud ffty-ona and
T5-l0o dollars per s1uUm. This sum
Is only what the city pays, and does
not include or show the amounts received
by the Jsilor for fees from persons
who, after being committed, are released
oy their payment of fae, costs and jail
fees. It is evident that there iz business
enough to maintain a city prison. But
ma Z ana ,sE-
lied in money from the operation of
other things connected with the prison
Under the present system, wheu one Is as
sessed with 6ue aud costs, for violation of
ordinances, and IS uasble to pay, he is
sentenced to labor without compensation
for giVeu time. The city there loses
the fac, pays the 4Ideruau's aud Ser
geanrs costs, sud the J8j!cr's fees aud
charge for boarding, during the time of
the prisoners sentence, sad receives in
return. II the weather is gUod, the value
or lis labor, for few hours eaca day, AZ
breaking stone or working On the street.
1 propose that suitable building be
erected upoa some parcel OF ground belong
ing to the city, or TO be acquired vita a
sufficient space, properly enclosed, within
which prisoners can work, shade roofs be-
ing built to protect them from rain, aud
that you amend the ordinances bearing
upon the subject Of "labGr without cou-I
peusation' so that au offender may be seq
fenced TO work out the payment of his 6ue,
and costs, aud oaording while at labor, by
oreakiOg stone, At q certain rate per perch,
discharge him a. soon as he has accom-
pllsHed L. LimesEoue would be hauled 10
the enclosure, and wheu broken, be used
upon the direction of the Street Coumis.
siousr.
The question Of creating a Recor+sr'J Court IN
stead or cae preseu seraoIa system OEAIferunani &c
gtces, worthy ys1E serious attention, and II the
caAo<e - 10 oe mad iano think IL should bel fE
must be proposed wisCOuE delay, aI, 70 do it. An
amendment 70 the charter necessary, and the
Legislature viii DrUb IbIy adjourn abc " The 81 ~
March next The plan proposed il to elect a Re-
cordarr or udge, tor more years, az may be
deemed oes5, anu 70 pay tE=i salary oy this you
ene0ur7 ynZ litigation for the SAKE OF making fees
The salary paid should De a Large one, 90 A. 20
secure for the ofice au Of rstclais ability. The
Lees IN All Guy cases. now allowed to Aldermen,
70 be paid toto the city treasury, and would pro Ia
oy more ttsn pay the Recorders salLry. one oi
our NE mbers OF the LeZisiasure, Mr.. Lamb has
gITsQ Eha subject aoa attention and can v-ry s1or
prepare bill establishing such ; Court, aud tef-
ming iss Poser1 and duties, Il Ehs C5URcil ahouId
The safety aud protecsiou Of the city against de-
ItrueElon % ire Il by 10 means certain As It
should De, oe ~ It ce made The pipes original
y lad N the streets are s1trelY TOO small 20 supply
freely the ordinary demand for water in many oirts
OF the city. The main supplies are "a follows: From
the reservoir down the line OF Market twelve
inch pipe, 70 Madison thence 20 Quincy ten tncn
pipe, ron which signE inch Act y six inch line
cross the stone bEiize into the 9TH and sixth var
frCn n S1rEh street II Ehe irst ward, and extending
Ehs wuOls length of Main street 20 near tue Bel.
mont mills IN the SIKH ward there Is only 4 four
inch pipe. Il IA veil known that whsn 4 are Is in
progress, Il II 8lcsE imp ssoe n nearly every part
Of the city 70 procure A sufficts1r .uppv OF water
for one Of cur hand F.re Engines. CiElzsus have
p=an talking An informed, Of Recommending the
purchase Of steam Frs Engine by the city | will
venture 70 say that there is not IRE . ~ il the
ctEy that VII supply OF them, throwing two
Streams o1ly. for more than one minute OuIy tn
laying down Of large pipe, say ;WeuEy- 5our inches
can remedy the tltcULsy, Aud Il should extend The
enElrs myth Of the -iEy. aware that the city
is too poor, I'd too uuCh IN debt undertake from
ordinary Resources 50 largs expenditure As Enis
YOU make, bIE il might be possible % secure the
money necessary oy a home loan oa long time from
Insurance companies and property h0lters
t9ete ars some ether matters 70 Waich viii
nrle1y AL de- The Wharf il in bad c3ndiEluu, aud
some repairs axe Absolutely e5sary.
4 digest drePrInE Of the city ordinances Is de-
sirahle- L Il Eea years since the present hook Ma
pub zheI, and tn re are uAuy 7alagls rr4i1a7.es
unknown 70 the officers and CT aus generally " hicn
have been passed 4GriHg GaAE period
Some U<ZesCrcCs have been made 70 cha zffzcs
that the c.EIzen5 old derive a berefE By chang
ing tue tim of holding markets from early rSrunz
oAtll Mo iay OF 1iEernco9- On the ground Lha5
FolLd prevent hCcAstsrs from having sue n entire
co-Erui Al th.y have, by encouraging tarrrerg
70 attend the msrksCa, A. they could come 70 the
esy IN the morning And EeEUE1 home II the ezenIu Z
tnus avoiding the expsus. ot nizhri, L0txinr f5r
Themselves aud aCAbifGg Tor their horses Ehich n
! der sn7 present plan thsy nave TO Incur
Great convenience would be Secured II the old CITY
Hal could De arranged and used for market purpoa-
IS, and The =sTaaue would be largely ,ucr.aset An
encouragement 4hoCld g-Tsa 20 Ens construction
OF street railway which would 0CIy De a great
pubic convenience, ouE would much enhance the
sA1Aoie rental VAus oI property IN Partz q
II view OF the necessity Of largely Increased
pe9dlture for poEcs t0rGs, wh=o AL classes taxed
80 heavily, no monies zhO De expended Tor other
purposes than those absolutely r=gliE repairs
coaCiGds, geoE.em=u, expre=aIRz I'll hePs that
our oGci A. i1tercoIrSe will pleasant, acts
SECURE the peace and quiet OF the city aud AdVA-ce
her prosperity J. sEzzSzz Mayer.
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