The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-06-14
The CaldWelI,s Run Imbroglio.

The CaldWell's Run ImbrOgliO. |
The report Of the Committee on Streets
and Alleys to Council Tuesday night in
regard to the payment Of the bill incurred
for driving piles III CaldwelI's Run for
the protection Of that portion of Eof
street abutling on said Run ELECTED a
lengthy and Fomewhat acrimonious dis.
cussion on motion to reject the bill.
Much Of the debate was unusually per-
sonal and indicative Of bad temper. o..
tensibly, the objection to the payment OF
the bill was based on the fact that the
work was done without an order Of Coun.
Gil. This objection would be we'll taken
but for the fact, il we are correctly in.
formed, that large proportion Of the
work done in the month OF May was also
done without the order Of Council, and
will, in all probability, be paid witho ut
serious objection, il any at all. from those
who object to paying this particular bill.
Council has not been careful to check the
growth OF this and other loose habits
connected with the doing Of work for the
city, and II is in the nature of an ex post
facto law to commence n reform 30 aud.
denly and inconsistently. We are clad,
however, that there is a rising feeling in
favor of holding EVERYDAY the Street
Commissioner included. TO n stricter ac.
countability, and letting them understand
that general reform ia TO take place in
the matter Of the public expenditures.
While therefore we admit the sounduess
of the objection that has Leen raised
against the payment of this nile driving
bill. M A general princ;ple, vet there ara
several reasons whv /, i. vood for moth.
;,,; h;sn,-,;crIs- c,se E;r., h.c,u.s
o,hor h;,ls orar n the s,mo oh;ec,;ou
will he raid. SECOND. because doing
work in this manner has the sane.
tion Of precedent The work was
dane unaer the direction or bv tbe
nsrmiss;on of A Committee of CounciI
and according TO the opinion of the Solic.
i,oranv Executive officer bo, tbe ripbL
and II IA hi. i,utv to protec, the proper,v
interests Of the civ either with or win.
ont an order of Council In the indy.
men, Of the Committee on Street. Alleys
and Grades and also of the CITY Survey.
or and Street Commissioner the work
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