Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-08-09
CITY FINANCES.
What Is Wanted ard Ho" ,hs u sasury
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The regular semi monthly meeting al
Council witch takes place this evening
bids lair 10 be lively ons, and the imam
cial question, next 10 the monthly bills.
will be the crest topic OF the evening.
The point has slmS 81 been arrived at
when this civ, through the Council,
must stop and look the TACT oil Its H.
debtedness squarely in the lace and de-
wise some ways or means OF getting
around il, or else the only alternative
will be 10 stop and let what has beeh
done 20 10 ruin. None OF the depart
ments of the city are in a condition such
as they should be, and an expenditure
OF money Is all the tHne necessary "
keep the wheels in operation. ot'e,
review OF what has been ordered ana OF
what is the indebtedness Of the ci'.'
might not be out OF place
The City Receivers report wi't SNOW
10 night that about ). 800 is IN tnat
Office with which TO pay the bills liza!
Conncil will order paid this evening,
and which in round numbers aggregate
sI0 600. of which 5000 is apportloned
between the committees having Ia
charge the Water Works aud Streets,
Alleys and Grades Were Is the re-
maindsr OF the money to come ffomT
The writer is not informed what the
exact amount OF the overdraft at the TX
change Bank is, but it rs something over
$4,000, and the impression IS. that IL Is
nearer $4,000 To this add S4O,UVu, me
estimated cost OF the 3C-in'n wafer dis
tributing main, which has Deth
ordered, and which is absolutely
necessary, and in round numbers the
two amounts foot up 100000. The 81
inch main is an assured fact. and the
Water Works Committee will meet this
afternoon to take steps in the matter
such as advertising for bids, etc.
The amount of money needed does
not stop here. A new battery OF boilers
for the Wafer Works has been ortt red
and arr now being made; the contraci
price is 81 900, and to that mnSt be
added the 60 / Of boiler house Nth
heavy stone foundations and h:'cS
stack, together with the Is mch dts'
charging main from the water works L"
the basin two things that viii add
s.. 900 TO the 900, making S2I,'tM III
all.
one hundred and twenty five thon
sand dollars that The city should nave
is thus accounted ior, and sill the
enumeration IS not concluded Tie
Fire Department has been authorized TO
contract for and build hose house on
the Island at q cost not to exceed - aOU
The land has been purchased and the
plans and specifications have been pre-
pared nv Architect Howard Tor very
ha.ds 1me and complete house, contain
ing all the modern improvements, etc
The Committee on Fire Department
met last evening and the bids were
opened. To say that the committee
was paralyzed is putting it mild; the
lowest bid was almost 81, 900 aud does
not include the stone work. The con-
mittee concluded to consider the bids at
future day. and it is probable new bids
will be advt rtised for.
Mr.. Howard had a prospective draw.
ing of the house on exhibition last even
ing and handsome building it is. In
fact il is an elaborate building and TIE
opinion was ventured by several that II
was too elaborate for merely q hose
house.
The time is not far distant when the
Fire Department will make another de-
mand on the city. The engines are old
and do not possess the requisite amount
of power for the large buildings that are
going ND in several localities, and unless
a stronger water pressure or better en-
zines are provided q serious contlagra-
ton will be the result. The committee
will to night recommend to Council that
the property east OF the Hope hose
house be purchased for 81 400. An
engine house and an engine will he
the next matters the body will be asked
for, and in fact the Second ward should
have it. The best house and the best
apparatus should be at point near the
business portion OF the town, and what
better or more available place could be
had than on the old Hope property? 1t
was suggested that the house proposed
by Architect Howard for the Seventh
ward would do well for the Hope prop
erty, and a smaller and less portentious
one be planned for the Seventh ward.
In addition to all this for the fire de-
partment, it continually has something
in view that needs money, and the new
hose cart to be finished this month will
cost an additional 5000.
What the streets, alleys and grades
wantl it would be impossible to enumer-
ate; money there even in comparatively
large amounts, is like drop in bucket,
50 large is the amount required to put
the streets in respectable condition,
In addition to the amount already
shown as necessary for the Water
Works, high water service is being az
ltated ami will probably come, and in
addition to it all there are hundreds OF
little things, enough in fact to keep
Council going for several meetings.
At the meeting last FRIDAY evening
Mr.. Smith endesvored 10 call up the
Loan Ordinance. 1t is bound to come
now, and then for fun. Mr.. Kimberly
will make red hot speeches in favor Of
the S2O0, 600 it proposes to obtain and
then the opposition will defend it-but
with what? The work has been ordered
and the contractors and laborers will
most assuredly expect in return for their
work, the proper amount OF the coin OF
the realm.
In addition to the. Loan Ordinance,
the Gas Works will also be turned over
and over, and if the citizens really want
to see the "bear garden" in full opera
ton, a visit paid the City Building on
the next few evenings during which
Council will sit will be really worth the
time.
Some may ask why the money must
come from some other source than from
the revenues Of the city, That for the
simple reason that they have all been
apportioned to the different committees
and are not one-quarter adequate to
what is wanted.
Cruelty TO Child
Yesterday evening, about six o'clock,
a warrant was issued by Squire Philips
Tor the arrest OF colored man mined