The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-03-10
Mr., Browne would have charged:
The present charge would be:

Making the same bill, but for heavier pipe,
better box, and better work and much
more durable service.
1t will thus be seen that Mr.. Brownies
statement about the cost OF service having
falsehoods which he has Matched during
the long term OF enforced idleness to
which he has been left, Notwithstanding
his great abilities as a gas engineer and
his advertisement Tor a situation, which
has become stale reading, in the Gas Light
Journal. lie illustrates anew by bis false.
hoods and malace how "9atan still some
mischief finds for idle hands 10 do"
Mr.. b. quotes book to indicate that he
wss right In using half.inCh pipe for gas
posts. The quotation IL correct enough
about pipe inside house and protected
from frost, but will not apply to pipe In an
exposed situation where more or less frost
is In winter choking II all the time. This
fact any cold winter will demonstrate. His
half.inCh pipes will close up, and that
very quickly. In fact, Mr.. BIS article is
composed largely Of mlsspplied text book
quotations. He thus instances anew his
old propensity for hiding bis ignorance and
want OF capacity behind the mask Of big
book whose contents he was unable to d..
gest or apply correctly, proceeding which
was always infinitely amusing TO many
who understood him. A very simple ques.
ton would often drive him To bis refuge
For example, q Councilman once asked
him what was the usual weight OF four
inch Cast iron gas pipe. Mr.. B. hesitated,
and then came the formula, "Let me con.
suit me autha.a.arlt!es.n Members OF the
last Council have not forgotten the ptia.
bic exhibition Of wounded vanity and con.
fusion which he exhibited when question.
ed by Dr.. Logan on one occasion In the
presence Of the Second Branch. The Dec.
tor, who was seeking information, was
obliged at last TO give up the effort, and
go let Mr.. D, of the rack with the remark
evident he did not understand his bust.
ness. His mind was, to borrow phrase
from an intelligent friend Of his, In the
last Council, Tin state Of shayotic con.
fusion" .......
Mr.. B. Is apparently uneasy about the
discharge Of Mr.. Ed, Flaherty and Mr..
O'KeelIe, and has twice demanded the
cause. AS that is Q matter purely OF my
own, I will set his mind at ease by
quietly saying that they were discharged
for satisfactory reasons TO myself ] made
no charges against their integrity or their
capacity as workmen and will freely tes.
tiiy 10 both iasked 10 do 90, but thought
I could be better suited by the employ.
ment OF other men and therefore made
the change. Now, Mr.. B., what wero you
discharged for? You seem 10 be an expert
In the discharge business, and II you
please, why were YOU dipcharredP You
need not say that YOU resigned. That
may be literally true, but 1t was reslgna
ton forced from you. YOU held my place
until the President Of the trustees came to
you and demanded your resignation and
promised to discharge You II YOU failed 10
hand II In. YOU should have given this
little story In your Last, 10 show that your
experience at Coyihgton and the gas
works in Europe had qualified you GO
well for your place, that your employers
we're compelled 10 force YOU away from
the works, as your deep Interest for the
welfare Of your skilled wofkmen held you
there after every one hut your.
self was convinced that your day
OF usefulness had passed. To show The
public how careful Mr.. B. was OF the city Z
interests during his administration, and
to what good uses he applied his peculiar
talent for investigation, | wish to make q
statement which can easily be proven
false, II am In error, BY reference 10 The
city records During bis last years ser
vice Under The old administration, the sta
lion meter At the works showed q pfoduc
ton Of As, SOC, 900 feet Of gas. The reports
made by the Trustees 10 Council showed
sales 10 consumers OF only 81, 100000 feet
II the allowance OF ten per cent, amount
ing 10 100000 feet for leakage, and 8,0O0
OO6 IA maximum anouht) be reCkoned al
used by The city, there is still a deficiency
Of 6, 900, 900 teet oil gas 10 be accounted for
worth, al the rates then charged, abou
$4,000. Now, did Mr.. B. 60 TO the Trustee
and say have made 60 lmany feet Of gas
YOU have sold but three.ioutths Of tha
amount; some person In your employ 4
fobbibg the City2 As IN honest man
demand that You ASCERTAIN where TIL
trouble is. tits due 10 me, and Il ie "a
peciallY due to yourselves, Or did hi
keep hls knowledge 10 himself and uuletlt
let a system ofsfobbety be carried onV
don't make any charge In the matter
There 10 the statement, and the public cal
all in the gaps II they wish To-.
Now, for Mt. Be service oil pipe laying
a resolution oil Council required him e
charge. forty cents per foot from the cur
In, and this was obeyed BY him when
suited him to do 30, but bills made b.
him. and now In the Gaa O0cA. nhoWel