The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-08-16

matter togoon without o stenoRrapher,foI
the very reason that things would come
out which were not correct, andthat there
would be o diversity Of opinion as to the
expressions used, and what I stated N
that article l still think that I was right,
But no st%enographer did come, for what
purpose ! do not know.
On Tuesday Major Wright, Mr.. Hall,
and shortly after them The chairman 81
the committee came 10 my store. Mr..
Wright read that report 70 me. stated !
would not sign that report; that It was
not correct; that It was not rs I had I'm.
derstood the testimony; that there was q
great deal In II that had been explained
BY Mr.. Browne, and yet had been left In
the report. / may have made use Of The
expression, 'There Is no use painting the
devil blacker than he L." However, !
said ! would not sign the report, and, q
l understood Mr.. Brown had resigned, |
said, "Let the dead past bury the dead
Dr.. Reeves-WhAt dead do you mean
Mt. Horkheimer-1 mean the dead In.
vestigating Committee. tLaughter.l There
were and are facts In that report which Mr.,
Browne properly explained, and they
should not have been embodied In that re,
port Another thing, the report was en-.
tlrely too strong. The testimony OF Mr.,
Browne and Mr.. Doerr, according TO my
hearing and as l understood IT, was per
yerted, and very in~geniously perverted.
That Is what I thought about Il, and there
fore l would not sign,it. I informed the
Chairman that | would sign 0 report 10 the
effect that the resignation OF Mr.. Browne
DO accepted, because, under the circum'
stances, he could not remain there any
longer as gentleman, and therefore I con.
sented to sign the report recommending
the acceptance OF his resignation, which
did.
Mr.. Reeves then proceeded to read the
report when he was interrupted by Mr.,
Kimberly, who suggested that the report
be sent to the Clerks desk.
Mi. Reeves said that his writing was
very peculiar, and that as he proceeded
he proposed TO illustrate by reference u
Brownies Service Book.
Messrs. Kimberly, Handlan and other
insisted upon the Clerks reading the re,
port, and Mr.. Reeves, advancing 10 the
desk, lurgit down and turning around In
front, said that he under protest gave Il
up, and called all 10 witness that truth
bad been stifed and many other expires.
sions Of anger.
This brought Mr.. Larkin to his feet ms.
tanter, who said that he had never In biz
Life seen such an exhibition OF enmiiy and
pindicaiMea."
Mr.. Handlan said that DR.. Reeves AFRO.
gated too much honestyto himselfby far
and said that he only wanted the usual
mode Of procedure followed.
Great confusion prevailed and the Clerk
finally read the report.
Mr.. Reeves then proposed 10 exhibit the
book from which the data had been OBJ.
tanned as q basis for their report.
Mr.. Wait moved It's reference TO the
Committee on Lights, together with the
book.
Mr.. Reeves protested against this, and
demanded the yeas and nays, which de.
mand was sustained.
Mr.. Simpson said that he would vote fol
the reference, on the ground that o man,
MIR. Browne, was on trial before this Coun.
ell, and deserved q fair hearing.
Mr.. Handlan followed in 4 similar
strain.
Mr.. Reeves interrupted him.
Mr.. Handlan said: II wish you would
sit down until ] get through, as l think
you hare had q very fair show tonight"
Mr.. Larkin said that It had been appar
emit all along to Council that DR.. Reeves
had been trying to criminate Browne
whose character was at stake, and now be
was In favor Of letting Browne have
hearing. Browne had stood irreproach'
able before this city for fifteen years, and
1t was not fair TO let 1t thus go.
Mr.. Kimberly also spoke to the SAINT
effect.
A vote was then taken as follows: Yeas
-Messrs. Goodfellow, Handlan, Hork.
heimsr, jefferson, Kimberly, Larkin,
Pollock, Reeves, Simpson, Vockler, Wait
Waterhouse-l2. Nays-Messrs, Ankle,
Caldwell (B. FL, Halter, Hamilton and
Meyers.
DR.. Reeves explained that he voted in
the affirmative for the purpose oil moving
q reconsideration.
Wequote from the report: I'm addition
to the citations from the book kept by
the superintendent, Arthur Browne, the
attention OF your committee was ATTRACTED
ny the entry OF Secretary John L. Max
well In his Register Of date February /,
1873, per meter and service charges to the
following named parties: John G. Smith
former President OF the Board Of Gas
Trustees, S. 90; John Smith, son OF John
9. Smith, 50 40; John L. Maxwell, s. 40
John Doerr, s.; A. King, 81 40, and sew.
eEal etAeTs who are NJ. eoaascted with
Examinations Of Brownies book show
these different services to have been rem.
dered at dates as follows: John Doerr and
J. L. Maxwell, April, 1876; Andrew King
and John Smith, in November, 1875. and
John G. Smith, In March, 1877.
THESE bills were withheld by Browne
from the dates above given until February
!, 1879, at which time investigation into
the affairs Of the city began"
a message was received from the First
Branch containing their action on the re.
port Of the Committee on Streets, Alleys
and Grades, making some changes, which
we're GoneNFred In by this RrSnah, with
one exception upon which a Committee OF
Conference was appointed. This commit.
tee was appointed, and after some time re.
ported that they were unable 10 agree; d
tired.
The ordinance In reference TO the re-.
spectlye duties Of the Superintendent OF
the Work House and the Oyerseer OF the
chatn;gang was read q second time and dis.
Gnssed at great length by Mesars. Handlan.
W9it, Reeves and others.
On motion It was reOommittod to the
Committee on Ordinances.
A report was read from the President Of
the Gas Trustees In regard to the resiRna.
ton Of Arthur Browne, Superintendent OF
the Gas Works, and the temporary seiec.
ton Of Nj. B. G: Jordan as superinten.
dent. This Is signed hy]ME. or. Brown
and Mr.. Rllingham, and was referred to
the Committee on Lights.
Resolution from the First Branch: That
the Street Commissioner be instructed to
notify theB & O. to plank their track rom
EoH "A Wood street, on Seventeenth
street. Concurred In.
A petition was read from the citizens Of
the Fourth Ward asking permission to
erect n R6k NJ Gna1na In fkaf Vel 49,