The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-07-19
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Arbitrary AciIOn or thS GAs COmnIIIss
Last NIghI.

Arbitrary AetIon or ihS 6As COmmIIlse
Last Night.
Council Committee on Light met at the
City Building LIST night for the purpose Of
considering the report which appeared
in this paper last week from the Gas Trus-
tees. OF the committee all were present
except Mr.. Fritz Of the Eighth ward.
Messrs, George K, Wheat aud William
Ellingham, Gas Trustees, and Harry OAld.
we'll their Secretary were also present.
In regard to the question Of keeping the
gas receipts by themselves, Mr.. Hildreth
was In favor Of keeping the gas funds
Separate and alo me" SO that were an ex.
tension necessary 1t could be done with.
out making any requisition upon the city
for the means necessary 10 carry out said
extension. No one would suppose for q
moment that the present happy condition
Of the gas works would have been brought
about had the matter been left to the city
itself. Let the money be kept by itself,
"snd right here" said Mr.. Hildreth, /
give notice that | shall offer q resolution
placing the water, works under Q "Board
Of Control"
'There's when 1t ought to be-" said
Mr.. Zoeckler, 'And every other depart
ment Of the city should be run in the
same way"
Mr.. Kimberly delivered q philippe
against banks and usurious interest, and
against boards Of control generally.
The question oil the custody Of the re.
CeipLs from the gas works, was discussed
at some length, Messrs, LRughlin, Davis,
Miller and Kimberly supportingR motion
that the Receiver have custody OF them,
While MeSsrs, Simpson, Hildreth and
ZoeCkler were in favor OF the appoint
ment oil q Treasurer.
The report OF the Gas Trustees, which
which has already appeared in this paper,
was then read to the Committee.
. Mr., Miller-I think the gas 10 cheap
enough now"
Mr. Zoeckler-"Why, II we can have 1t
made cheap enough to sell for o 81 90 q
thousand, let's have II. These works
haven't cost the city q dollar"
Mr.. Hildreth-"T move that the recon-.
mendation Of the trustees be adopted, and
that we recommend to the Council that II
be reduced to one dollar o thousand"
MI. LAughlin-"I shall OF the proper
time oppose the reduction In the price Of
gas, There are other interests than those
Of the gas works 10 be s~ubaerVed. Where
! Ia your revenue TO come from2"
Mr.. Hildreth-"There Is an act author.
a king a special levy for paving purposes"
r M Kimberly, eEcltedly-"Mr. Hill:
dreth, the youngest child either you or l
have will never see the streets paved under
! the Logan act"
Mr.. Kimberly then offered resolution
to the effect that 1t was inexpedient al
. this time and In the present demoTaliEed
4 condition Of the city's lHancea to reduce
the price OF gas, which resolution was car
/ ried by the following vote: Laughlin,
Q Davis, Miller and Kimberly against
Messrs. Hildreth, Simpson and ZoeCkler.
, Mr.. Kimberly followed this with q sup.
! Elemental resolution 10 the effect thai
hereafter the trustees furnish 0 bill fol
y" city gas proporlionate to the time at which
said gas was made.
Thia extremely lucid resolution was the
Q occasion Of q terrible %lampooning admins
tered to Kimberly by Mr.. HildTeth, who
rldiculed the proposition In unmeasured
terms
n Mr.. Kimperly finally admitted that the
idea was to divert the PROFITS from ga
works to paying certain expenses Of the
city.
Mr.. Hildreth: "There, that lets II out
does itP We are TO pay for keeping ur
the streets and other city property"
Mr.. Laughlin; eyes, sir; the gas works
! are city property, Just as much as the
!" streets,t the water works or any other prop
erty, and the profits should DO used ioI
Z city expenses"
Mr.. Kimberly, heatedly: eyes, sir; q
. certain few want luxurisS, but the poor
hod.carrier,o r drayman, or laborer cannot
| atferd these things"
Whatlthe intention OF this Kearneyite oil
fusion was cannot be OWNED, asthe whole
intention Of the reduction In the price Of
A gas is 10 put II within the reach OF the
/ poorest man. The committee then cd.
: iourned.
Our reporter met Mayor Egerter at the
City Building late last night, and he gave
Ibis opinion as follows: 1.-THE gas consum'
ers here paid for the works, they have
. pAidItor the repairs to the works; the ex'
. tensions to- the mains, they have done
more, they have kept the. city Ia free ga
for years and now TO ask them 10 patch uE
the holes In the streets and TO FIX up the
Water Works is asking something uniuat
G and unreasonable, and yet that Is what
q these opponents 10 reduction are doing
Councilman Hoffman expressed him.
q self In nearly the saine terms, aud we have
II bsen In daily contact with prominent cit.
liens who were unreserved In their az
Q preston Of opinion In favor Of the reduc'
y ton. The report OF the Trustees was Il
the effect that such o reduction 10 posi-,
bic and II should be conclusive, and nc
! Councilman who has the interests OF him
a sell and constituents OF heart can shut bill
eyes to the importance and e~xpediency oil
q this movement. Public interests demand
= II; the necessities OF hundreds Of iamil.
les III the city demand II, and In short
: there 10 nothing In the road OF such re.
duCtlon but the unaccountable objection
= oil q few Councilmen.
HOTEL ARRIVAIA.