The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-02-20
THE CITY BILL.
some Timely Notes About the Condi.


The bill amending the charter Of this city,
which passed the Senate week or 50 ago, Is
now on the House calendar for second
reading, and will probably come upior con-
sideratlon to-day or tomorrow. This is one
Of the vital stagesofthe bill, as II any amend.
ments are to be made they must be offered
before the bill is ordered to ls third reading.
A reporter for this paper converted with
several friends Of the measure last evening
One oil them was asked what he thought Of
the prospects Of the bill.
u think IT'S safe, heresponded, although
1t Will no doubt provoke great deal Of dis
cIlsSion, and an effort will be made 10 tack
on the amendment rejected hy the Senate,
providing that tho bill must BE- submitted 10
. vote Of the people before going Into effect.
! have felt the House, ns they say In The
Mighty Dollar and think can count clear
majority for the bill as II came from the City
Council"
Shortly after this interview, a gentleman
was met IN q restaurant, with Sunday paper
spread out before him. Pointing to a para.
graph among the local briefs, he said :
There's All argument In favor Of some sort OF
reform In the management Of our streets
and water works"
The paragraph indicated read as follows.
''At the coriler OF Eoft and Fifteenth
streets, yesterday afternoon, the wheels OF a
wagon loaded with hay sank into the soft
earth where the trench for the new water
| pipes had been recently Allied an. An add.
tional pair OF horses was hitched to the
vehicle, but only succeeded In breaking the
tongue. The load was transferred to another
I vRhinlN aud nj lu.k L.,
still sticking IN the mud. A bridgeport coal
wagon stuck by the side OF the other, but
was got out without unloading Several oC.
Cnrrenccs OF the same character happentd
during thew week at the corner Of Chapllne and
Eleventh Streets"
| III any further argument Is necessary"
the gentleman continued, ito convince the
members Of the House that they ought to
pass that bill amending our charter, and moi
be so long about 1t, they ought TO go in Com
mittee OF the hole and inspect some OF the
Caverns In our prominent thOroughfarcS.
wish some Of tile Delegates who announce
theiF determination TO oppose the hill could
be inveigled into walking up Market street
as far as Tenth this evening with freshly
polished boots. predict change would
come over the spirit of their dreams III
marked as the change IN tho appearance o.
| tnelE footwear. Inc streets Ut tile 1nterSec
ton OF Market and Eleventh arc simply I
crying disgrace to civilized community. NJ
progressive farmer would hll0w q privat
lane to remain In that condition thr Q days.
A moment after prominent physician wa
encountered in the POstotIice lobby. IL
hailed the reporter, and takinga piece Of pa
per from his pocket, inquired:
Did you ever investigate the comparative
cost Of bad streets 0ud good ones"
The reporter was forced to admit that h
explorations had never extended far in tina
direction.
"Weh, here arc some figures that have bear
ing OF the matter. have been lOokingitul
for my own personal information recently
have the figures Of some judgments agains
the city for damages resulting trom the ha,
condition OF our streets, aud some cases tina
were compromised"
The table lie showed had the following sta