The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-02-26


TITS Fin. ALARM TEtRaBAPH.-A meet.
ing Of the insurance men Of the DIV was
held o. the Second Branch Council cham.
per last evening, 70 consider what course 10
take 70 retain the American District Fire
Alarm Telegraph In the city. There were
present q the meeting Messrs. ]. D. All.
derson, VIM. F. Peterson, F, Reister. d,
Il. Collier, ]: W. PAUL, O. A. Schaeler and
y. N: Doddrldge, representing both home
and foreign insurance companies; Mayor
Sweeney, supt. John Morgan, Fire Mar.
shal Eccles and one or two spectators,
Mayor Sweeney explained to the gentle.
men present thathe had called them To-
Rether to lay before them certain facts In
relation 10 the American District Fire
Alarm, and the imminent danger OF hRy.
Ing the system removed from the city.
The contract with the American District
Company, he continued will expire on
the 2sth inst, DR.. David, the Supefinteni.
ent Of the Company, had called bis atten.
tion 70 this fact, and further notified him
that the telegraph would be removed un.
less at least 500 per month revenue was
guaranteed for the ensuing year. That Is,
he asked that twenty-five subscribers be
secured, at the rate Of 81 per month each,
Dr. David represented that the COMPANY
had 30 far lost money by introducing the
system here. Heretofore they have re.
eeived only = per month each from some
twenty-five subscribers, and 500 per an.
mum from the home insurance companies.
making their total receipts something IKE
$500 per annum-less than the actual cost,
The company has sixteen miles OF wire
and about twenty.nine boxes Ia this CITY,
which cost them In the way OF ROYALTIES
and current expenses nearly $1,000 per
year,
The Mayor said that he had given the
matter some attention, and felt very sure
the requisite number Of subscribers at the
price demanded could not be secured, as
some who had been paying the old price
mad decided upon abandoning II, He
was also confident that the full amount Of
the sum necessary to keep the system In
operation here would not he assumed by
Council, but he thought probable that II
the insurance men would raise saw 800
per annum he might prevail upon the City
Council to appropriate the other 500 re.
Quired.
The matter was fully discussed BY the
gentlemen, oil ofwhom expressed them.
selves as well pleased with the working OF
the system during the past year, and
anxious that It should be continued In
operation. The importance OF prompt &C.
ton was recognized, and each gentleman
promised to do his utmost to raise the
amount required. As the home com.
panies are already paying a bonus Of $40
per year each: II was thought no
more than right that the foreign
companies also should be called upon
to contribute their share. Therefore, Il was
agreed that those representing foreign
companies should at once communicate
with the officers Of their companies, ex.
planning the circumstances, and asking
that each company agree to pay 81 per
month for the purpose named. As forty
foreign companies are represented in the
city, II the responses to the request Of Inc
agents,proye favorable, they guarantee $3.50
per annum. The agents seemed confident
there would be nv trouble with their own
companies. provided all the companies
represented in the city agree to contribute.