The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-09-19
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BELLAIRE.
u. 4 D. Excursion TIeEOiS-ThC GINS Con
trOYerSy = Cutting Down the 'POlit'


u. 4 D. Excursion TIeKGiS-ThC GINS Con.
trOYerSy = Cutting Down the Police
Force.
Mr.. Gov, Of the Leader Dem expects
the party to DO badly left in tho Senatorial
district.
The latest trouble in the Democratic
party nj Bel.Aire, was ms to which tavern
Ewing aud Rice should stop At when they
were there tho other day,
The iOlIowingitemsaro FROM Yesterdays
Independent:
The buckeye Lantern Company receiv.
I'd Al order Tuesday for fifteen hundred
dozen Of their large size lanterns. This is
only one Of the many orders received
daily.
Work is booming at Armstrong &
Smiths planning mill. The employees are
busy as bees, 80 are the proprielOrs.
Gen. Ewing, IN his speech here, refer.
red to the Marietta rolling mill rs one OF
the industrial concerns that had been
obliged to suspend mderSherman's con.
traction policy, and had not, ms yet, lesum'
cd work. The fact is, the Marietta rolling
mill suspended in 1872, long before lbr
panic, Just in the llushesL Of tho flush
times. The General ought to study the
causes that led TO the suspension Of that
mill at that time. There Is matter for 70,
Election in that direction.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com,
pany will sell round trip tickets to ChicA,
70 every Tuesday and Wednesday be.
tween September 3 and October IS, one
fare for the round trip. Tickets good
leaving Chicago up to train No. the Sat
urday following, during the Exposition.
The same road will sell round trip tick,
cts to Cincinnati September llth, 18th and
25th and October I'd and OH. Return tick,
els good days from date, for 81 10.
A proposition fromthe City Gas Company
TO furnish gas to the city aud private con.
sumcra nj the following rates was read:
City purposes, maximum price - % per
thousand feet; minimum, 81 10. Private
consumption 81 %, with a reduCtiOnoi 81
cents for prompt payment. The company
agrees to make all necessary extensions al
expense OF city. A resolution was read
making proposition 10 the Gus Company
as follows: The quality Of the gas shall
be 16.Candle power; price to private con
sumers 81 90 per 1000 feet; public con.
sumptionS9 90 per 1000 feet. The penalty
for ovGrCharging shall be not less than five
nor more than fifty dollars. This rGsolu
ton was referred to the Committee on Gas
who are to confer with the Gas Company
This contract to date for one year.
Police Committee informed Council that
large reduction would have to be made
in the expenses Of the police force on ae
count Of Il deficiency Of funds appropriate
cd for that purpose. The reduction pro
posed was 50 00 instead of $50 90 salary
per month; or reduction Of the force t
three men. The latter suggestion was ap
proved by Council. Dir. MCGowau ;nov
cd that tho reduction OF the farce be refer
red TO the Mayor. Mr.. Gallagher object
ed. Mr.. RoedGr could see no other wa,
but 10 discharge them, unless FinanceCOm
mittec could suggest an alternative. Mr.
Eberle agreed viii! Mr.. Roeder. Mr.
bippus, Us Il member Of Finance Commit
tee said that Council must, in some way
reduce the expenses Of the police force
also III street lamps and fire department
MIR. Reed can not understand why dc
tlCiencies sprNng up all at one time. Want
the matter investigated. 1t being agree,
10 cut down the force, the city was divil
ed into the following districts: lst-al
city limits south OF 3lst street; 9d-a
lying between 3lst and 35th streets, 3D.
all north Of 3jth street.