Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-04-15
THE NOAHs AGAIN.
scenes AZ the Ark-An II. O. r. over
Plan 20 Whitewash Chief Eecles-

Council held a special session last night.
In the Second Branch Mr.. Hildreth was
called to the Chair, and the following
members answered the roll: Burdatts,
Clark, Commerford, Davis, Eschstruth,
Grogan, Haberfeld, Hildreth, Hoffman
Kimberly. Robinson, Smith, Walter and
Wingerter.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved.
The unfinished report of the Health Com
mittee came up. At the last meeting, a
bill of $75 to DR.. Edwards, for attending
one Funk, in smallpox, was passed by q
majority vote, but not by the necessary
twO-thirds. 1t was this time lost by vote
of : toe.
A petition was submitted calling atten-
ton TO the fact that the p, W. & h. rail
road company violated the ordinance and
seriously interrupted and interfered with
business. by allowing cars to remain on the
track. This was signed by 100 prominent
firms, and was referred to the COMMITTEES
on WharyeS, with power to abate the null
Sance.
A resolution, offered by Mr.. Hildreth,
instructing the Gas Commissioners to lay a
main on South Huron street, was adopted.
The Joint bond of Messrs. Hoffman,
Oesterling and Hastings. Water Commits.
sionerS. in the sum of $4,000, and OF
Messrs. Baird, Campbell and Waterhouse,
Board of Public Works, in the sum OF
$1,000, were read and approved.
A communication from DR.. Reeves, in
relation to the cost of the recent quaran-
tine, together with several bills arising
therefrom, were referred to the Committee
on Health.
The Committee on Water Work had no
report at the last meeting, which was the
NJ bIaDp
port recommended payment of general
bills, amounting TO 81, 6G3.6S and bills OF the
Superintendent amounting to 81 ,5Ol.26. A
balance of SIS for boilers was ordered paid
Capt. Dillon, and a balance OF $S6i.56 to
Beck & Adams for laying the 3OinCh pipe
This makes q total OF Si,0l7.50 for the
month. but il includes the balance OF the
expense of laying the 30.inCh main. The
committee recommended the awarding of the
contract for city castings to Sweeney * Son
at their bid of 2lO cents per pound,
said castings TO be weighed on the city
scales and certified to the clerk. The COM
mittee further recomme nded that the con-
tract for placing the patent cleaner in the
ten water works boilers be awarded Howell
4 Jones at their bid of $3.50.
The report was adopted with the excep-
ton OF the part referring to the contract
for = cleaner for the boilers. After some
discussion OF this. the matter was referred
TO the Water Board, with instruction TO eN-
anime other similar patents, and with
power to act. when such examination hat
been made.
Mr. Davis offered the following:
WHEREAS, The investigation OF the char.
gcs preferred against William kCCles, Chief
Of the Fire Department by b. A. GalliSan
is being conducted with great expense TO
,bn rity al NbpaliDp and
WHEREAS, The evidence produced before
the Committee to which the charges were
referred have failed TO sustain the charges;
therefore be it
Resoltpd, That the committee appointed to
investigate said charges be, and is hereby,
discharged from any further consideration
of said charges.
Mr.. Robinson moved the adoption of the
resolution.
Mr.. Davis supported his resolution by
speech. He said the investigation
was going on at great expense to
the city and proving nothing damaging to
ECcles; that delay was great and cxpen-
sive and the thing would already cost the
city several hundred dollars. He thought
the whole thing was farce and the sooner
ended the better.
Mr. Walter thought such action would he
an insult to the committee, even II Coun-
Gil had power TO take such action. Besides,
il would do ECClcS no good TO smother the
thing of in this way.
Mr. lIaller COnCurrcd in these remarks
and thought it very queer of Mr.. Davis to
offer such 4 resolution. He Davis was in
Council when the Committee was appoint
cd and had voted for it, and this was no
time to 20 back.
In reply Mr.. Davis said that he knew
there were gentlemen who went on the
committee to convict EccleS. lie, himself,
was no particular friend of ECCleS and
spoke in behalf of the city He could not
see that the committee was making any
progress at all.
Mr.. Armstrong thought the committee
should go on. He thought the committee
would cIonerate Eccles which would suit
him better than a whitewash.
Mr.. Robinson partially agreed with Mr..
Davis on the grounds. he said, that to de-
fend tlimsy charges, EcClcs was put under
an expense Tor counsel that he could i'll
afford.
Mr.. llildrcth, who is chairman OF the in
veStigating committee, came down from the
chair to reply to Mr.. Davis charge that
men had gone on the committee Ia convict
EcCles. He began, but Mr.. Davis said he
did not refer to him, which settled it, but
Mr.. liildreth swore by the gods he would
never 20 on such a committee again.
AT this point, Habertield. Walter and
others rose to speak, and to save further
talk, Mr.. Davis withdrew his resolution
and council adjourned.