The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-06-18
The CaIdwell Run HusIncss.

EIltnIu LuteIHstucTs
! thank you for the insertion Of my
comment Of the 10th inst. upon your
article Of the 10Th, upon the "Caldwell's
Run ImbrOglio." In response 10 your
comments upon my remarks, | reiterate
that you have no official act OF the First
Branch OF Council upon which TO base u
reason for tho continued hostility Of the
branch to any inquiry as 10 the value or
otherwise Of the suggested Improvement.
cannot believe the hostility is based
simply on the lack Of funds TO execute it,
do believe that JOINT committee would
be able to prepare such an inexpensive
thorough aud satisfactory plan Tor the
consideration Of Council that means
would he found next year, il not earlier,
10 perfect the work. You ask II | will
advocate the putting Of n good wooden
bridge upon the piling lately done in
the Run at EOfl street? / answer
unhesitAtiugly, yes ! doing this shall
be doing something toward securing to
the city some little compensation for an
unauthorized and, in the judgment Of
some, n malicious and foolish expendi-
ture OF the city fund.-. You profess to
credit me with sincerity in my motion to
strike out the bill for pile driving. lam
SorTy You had tq couple it with comments
which imply yoIT belief that | was no,
sincere. In response to your queries
ibid he move 10 reject, or vote against
the payment Of other hills Of the Street
Commissioner Tor work done without an
order Of Council, Of which there ia said
to have been near SCOOP II he did, he
waS consistent with himself; il not, where
does he stand" In reply Isay thata long
heated, acrimonious debate had nearly
exhausted the patience Of the Council
my motion to strike out the bill of J. X
Miller, $3.50 %, for pile driving on .Eof
street, was a test question. The vote o.
10 TO 10 settled it. l asked for such
division. Of the question rs would enable
discriminating vote TO to taken upol
the various Classes OF bills, but thi
resolution had been so drawn that i
could not easily be done. l had to vot
i1r or against the whole amount; mucl
Of it was due for days labor. ! conl,
not bring myself ona Mcre pIOlillio 10 re
fuse payment OF those bills, the paymen
pi which was requisite TO enable a hun
bred or 80 Of poor men TO pay their rem
and other bills. In voting to pay thes
bills, was compelled to vote tOr bills no
authorized by Council. did 80, consis
Iently with my views Of my duty as
member Of Council-in opposition to IN
vlsws OF abstract right-doing, "a l hay
done on other occasions since have ha
the honor Of being member Of Council
lam perfectly willing 10 stand upon thi
position, ready to accept wisdom fror
any source, and to apply it in the variou
acts | may be called upon TO perform
Your suggestions in regard to the fruit {
the pile driving on Eoa' street are pert
nent, and have 10 doubt you will be SUI
prised to learn that am fully convince
that it is in the knowledge Of the men
bers Of the First Branch conspic
Gus in their opposition to an
enquiry in relation 10 the Run in
provement, that aScheme has been ms
sngel whereby the Run can DO straight
ened, two bridges on piles bpilt-all Ian
damages settled, and releases from an
and all damages occurring hereafter O
account Of the Run, can be effected for a
expenditure OF less than 100000, TIL
advocates OF the improvement have no d.
sire to force the city by cunningly,deyise,
tesoiutionsinto extrAvagantexpenditur
'0' Tho immediate personal benefit Of