Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-05-22
BROWNE-GREAVES.
The Communication to Council
and Other Matters.

ana Otner mdtIcES'
Mr.. Arthur Browne, Superintendent
OF the gas works, sent the following
communication TO Council, which was
presented by and read at the request
OF Mr. Kimberly:
To the Honorable Council:
GENTLENEN-In reference to the state
ment contained in the report OF your
Honorable body made by Messrs. g. X.
Wheat and VIM. Ellingham, touching
the Reinstatement of VIM. \. Greaves,
THAT they have made careful inquiry as
TO the correctness of the charges -
against Greaves-"and are satisfied that
they cannot be sustained" desire re-
spectfully to say that the correctness OF
those charges are at any time to be July
established, and by practical proof, that
is by placing on the trays OF the purifier
lime insufiiciently saturated as Greayes
caused to be done last December con-
trary 10 my directions. -.
ii. would be only simple justice II
Messrs. Wheat and Ellingham would
state whether they received the lnior-
nation which led them 10 eXonerate
Greaves from competent authority. IL
is true that a member of your honorable
body stated that he knew, having stud
led the subject OF gas making, that
Greaves adopted the right method IN
the preparation of the lime. l should
not here notice this remark, but that
Greaves persists in his manipulation OF
the lime in defiance OF my order to the
contrary.
But a few days since | have seen in
the lime shed as much lime Stacked as
would suffice for not less than month.
| ordered Greaves to use the quantity he
had then Stacked before preparing more,
vet i'm direct disobedienCe OF my orders
he has Stacked all of the remaining
fresh lime in the shed-thus pursuing a
course of conduct calculated TO demon
alize the other employees at the works.
Lime, for gas publication, should not
be prepared until about the time 1t Is
required for use in the purifier, as 1t alb
serbs from the atmosphere one OF the
impurities, carbonic acid, for the re-
moval of which from the gas, lime is
used. It's purifying power is nullltied
in proportion to the extent OF such alb
sorption, and when properly prepared
and sufficiently saturated 1t will purify
double the quantity of gas that 1t Will
purify when used in the dryer state OF
the hydiate OF lime, and 1t will not
cause high pressure. 49,,
At this season Of the year but little
gas is made, and there is not work for
one man more than half time in the
purifying department. Greaves' pre-
decessor worked two days in the week
at other work when much larger guam
titv of gas was made, and now he could
perform the purifying work in about
two DAYS in each week. Greaves man
AGES to spend his time in unnecessary
handling of the lime and in idle gossip
among the other employees, evidently
he feels that higher authority secures
him in his position. l do not seek by
the foregoing statement to impair the
authority of the Trustees, | only desire
while am connected with the Wheel
ing Gas Works to see them managed
safely and economically, and | claim to
have so MANAGED them over twelve
years. Respecuuliy,
ARTHUR BROWNE,
p. S.-My action in removing Greayes
from the purifying department OF the
works was sustained by the then Trus-
tees-see their statement herein en-
closed. Il. Is.
The statement referred TO is as fol-
lows:
To Whom It May Concern:
We, the ex-Trustees Of the city's gas
works, sustained Mr.. BrOwnein his posi-
ton towards Mr. Greaves, for the reason
that we held Mr.. Browne responsible
for the successful running of the works,
believing it to be to the city's best in
terest to mold one man responsible. Had
we sustained Greaves and anything
happened to the works it would be diff
cult to fix the responsibility where it be-
longed. We are still of the opinion that
there should be responsible head to
the works, and that all the hands should
be compelled TO obey his orders or
leave.
NJ. POLLOCK,
JAMES maxwell,