The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-01-23
TaE scrrIzrNs, MEETrNay
Atthe Suoth End Saturday Night ON the
water works Question.


In response to an advertisement in the
daily papers last week, a number OF citizens
assembled at st. Alphonsus Hall, Eighth
ward, Saturday evening, to give expression to
thefr views and take steps looking to the en-
ioFCement OF their ideas In regard to the pro.
posed change In the manner Of managing the
city water works and forming the streets and
alleys. The meeting was called to order by a
Mr.. Darby, who nominated Delegate KOpner
as chairman, which nomination was enthuSI.
asticAlly adopted by the meeting. Council.
man Porter Smith was then, with due Eorniai-
ity, elected Secretary, although he rather
protested against being drawn into this
thing" Mr.. kepner very briefly thanked
those. present Tor the honor they had con.
ierred upon him, and stated the object Of the
meeting TO DO TO consider tho proposed
change in the government OF the city, as set
forth In the resolutions adopted at the Wash.
lngtOn Hall meeting two weeks ago.
Councilman Kimberly was called on by the
crowd for q speech, and finally took the floor.
He was opposed to the change, and thought
tue people should oppose 1t, The movement
by about one hundred and fifty persons al
] Washington Hall, which meeting was the
offspring OF caucus held by u few indi.
viduals. II might be that this junta would
succeed In getting their scheme through
Council, but II they should the people had
another source Of power 10 which they could
resort, and that was the Legislature. lie
made suggestion that a committee on leRis.
ation be appointed and thatat some suitable
time mass meeting be held which would
give forth no uncertain sound.
Mr.. John Boring was next called out. He
said he had witnessed something similar to
the proposed change under the old charter OF
Wheeling. Then the city sergeant was
elected by council, and the result was We had
u very inferior council, as every thing was
made to hinge on the office OF sergeant, The
charter was changed and the office made
elective, and from that time there was not
able improvement in the material Of coun.
Gil. When this new movement was first
brOaChed Its projectors diSClaimGd all inten.
ton Of interfering with the will OF the peO-
pie, but, now that enough was known Ia
show that such was the object he was biz.
terly opposed to it, and would lend his best
Efforts TO countCract It, Tho city govern.
ment was as good as he cared about seeing 1t,
or words to that effect
Anthony Lally also made somewhat OF q
speech, and In closing moved that the Chair
appoint committee Of one from each ward
to act as a Citizens Executive Committee,
which motion was adopted. The Chair
thereupon appointed the following gentle.
men:
First ward-Patrick Kenny.
Second ward-AlexAnder Wallace.
Third ward-Wm. II. Haller.
Fourth ward-peter Terrell.
Fifth ward-Tbomas MoiIeit.
Sixth ward-Andrew Nolte.
Seventh ward-W. Lukens.
Eighth ward-Wiliam Waite.
On motion of Mr.. Kimberly the committee
appointed by the chair was instructed tc
carefully watch the situation, call meeting
when necessary, and appoint Committee Oh
Legislation.
| The meeting then adjourned