The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-03-17

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A TRICKY CouNolAAE.-Shav:"g
Cty Warrants and Getting them Cdshed
6v Misrspresentahon.-Day before yes
tsrdey. several men entered the city
clerks Office for the purpose OF drawing
the money due them for work done on
the streets and alleys, and being poor
men and working for small remunsrs.
ton, they. Of course. were not IN the oes'
of spirits when they were paid IL cry
warrants drawing 9 par cent INTEREST
having immediate use for the money;
One Of them remarking that he would
like to have the money Cor the warrant
he had received (about $24), member
of Council, who is noted for his sancti'
monious appearance and pious actions IN
the church, and whose head is covered
with silyery grey, jumped to bis feet IN.
stantly, and with that quick, nervous
wsy for which he ID noted, when wanting
ing to transact business IN hurry, re-
marked, "I-I-Pll cash the warrants at
discount of five per cent" Of course
there was no other alternative for the
Door men whom this Shylock had In bis
bower than to accept the discount on the
warrants, their families probably being
in great need of the money, and 30 the
warrants were turned over to this
God like and charitable man for ninety.
1--WE cents on the dollar. Receiving the
money for their warrants, the men de-
parted from the place, one OF them minus
81 40, or 5 per cent discount on $24.C 20,
more money than he would receive tor
days work, to wend their way home.
ward and turn what little funds they had
in their possession over TO their wives, to
provide fuel, provisions and clothing fol-
their families. But the work of this good
Samaritan-this angel, we might say, IN
disguise-who had thus disconnected
hin self financially that the poor might
not suffer, no sooner saw their forms dis;
appear through the doorway OF the CITY
clerks Office, than he hastily ascended 70
the second story of the city building in
quest of the city collector. To this gen
tleman he represented that he was short
of change, and desiring to purchase LOT
in the city cemetery, requested him to
cash the $A 90 order at Its face, which
not FIVE minutes previous he had pur.
chased from poor devil at per cen,
discount. The collector, knowing nothing
of the TRANSACTION, and being of an oblig'
ing nature, readily consented to cash the
warrant, believing that q greater portion
of the money would be turned over i'm
media,ely to the city receiver, in pay
ment for the lot. But imagine his sur
prise later in the day, when he was In
formed that in payment for the lot pur.
chased, the model Councilman did moi
psy cash, but turned in to the city re-
ceiver instead, the remainder of the war
rants he had discounted for the poor mer
who could not afford to hold them for g
day In this manner did q member o.
Councils prominent member of thu
Finance Committee of that body-snd
man worth, perhaps, 100000, take from
the mouths of the wives and children o.
Door men the bresd and butter they
could Ill afford to lose, and prove hit
friendship iOr the laboring classes, BY
whose vote he now sits in Council and
devises ways and means whereby the
poor may be made poorer and the rich b.
made richer. Verify, this is stealing the
livery of heaven to serve the devil in
and the voters of this city, If they be
men, should remember the pen picture
of the man we have given, and see that
he be not reelected to Council at future
| election.