The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-03-14
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Last Might,
twas partly understood that when tta
Fire Department Committee held IL regular
monthly meeting on Monday night Chief
Eccles would get big 'racksl' from CLERK
GalliganSand that there would be a lively
time generally How this impression gos
abroad u known 70 those who read the
daily papers Of last week, Containing inter.
views with GalliRan and otters. ma result
was that the City Building wa0the objective
point last evening for q large number Of
idlers by O'Clock there was good sized
lobby and Of 1880 there was u crowded Que.
The Fire Department Committee a. usual
thing Il prompt In gathering, but last even.
Ing the members hung back 80 long that the
Health Committee took possession Of the
Council chamber
Az one time II was thought II would be i'm.
possible 70 get quorum OF the members,
Finally sufficient members appeared and
they adjourned % the Clerks room,
which wis rapidly oiled to sutFocation by Inc
spectators who crowded over on the com.
chair. :. I.
The consideration Of bills had scarcely been
commenced when there was o big commo-
blNu hAANHb AO0AbNU~uu anu UuEIY
FAlstathAn form Of Squire SchultZe was seen
edgiDg along, He reached the table slightly
dIsHgured, but still In the ring and was com.
tortabfy seated beside his old enemy, Chef
Eccles. This was the first meeting the Squire
has attended since the one lie left In disgust
about eight months ago. Halter and Robin.
son were conspicuous by their absence,
although the latter was seen on the McL1re
House corner.
GRlligan sat at one end OF the table and
sottly whistled to himself all the evening;
Eccles was at tho other end and sucked his
cane as he sat with bowed head; schultze
was remarkably quiet; Criswell spoke in q
manner that was evidently intended to be
couctiiatory, and the other members were
very still. business proceeded us usual
perhaps the bills were scrutinized little
closer and explained q little iallef-othef.
wise It was about the same.
The first bill on which there was any com.
ment was that OF blacksmith firm that
charged oc more for each remove and shoe
than another firm: The Chief was ordered
to have the work done at the cheapest place.
The next thing was bill for two steamer
wheels-Sl25.' The chairsaid that the wheels
had been put onthe Yigilant engine; that the
old wheels were ready 70 break down at auy
time, and that the new wheels were IN abso-
iute necessity. Mr.. Hoffman replied that he
did not doubt that, but that Council should
have ordered them, or atleast the committee
been told something about II; he was oppos-
ed to such loose manner OF doing tliinEs,
but would move that the bill be ordered
paid
A bill Of $I5 for small hose for washing the
hook aud ladder truck, and the Hope aud
seventh ward hose carts created another like
breeze. The Chief said they were necessities
and he included them In the order 10 proper.
~ furnish the houses recently put in service.
This over, Mr.. CrfSwell gingerly took up a
paper and said, "Here lisa bill for some
zinc from Pittsburgh. The bill Is dated Au.
gust 0, and we received II two or three DAYS
ago."
Gattigan-Et was received August II, and
the freight was paid August 10; the books Of
the company will show 1t.
This started the ball. 6aiiigan appealed to
the Clerk OF the city about some matter in
connection with the zinc, and the Chairman
sat down on 1t, whereupon Mr. CFacEaft took
1t up and obtained the answer. The bill was
an invoice, and no one knew how II came to
be on the table. with the other bills. The
Chlei said he had neYerseeniL Clerk Bowers
SAID ne had never received It, The hill was
folded, and showed marks OF age. The ques-
ton as to how It came on the table and who
put 1t there was unanswered. The Chief told
about having written about the matter, and
having gone to the depotseyeral Zines. and
having t6purchase zi1c In this city at 2JS
cents per pound more than the Pittsburgh
zinc cost. The bill, 81 o., was ordered paid
and the committee adjourned. The lobby
was disappointed, but unanimously resolved
TO 20 to the Council mpDtinH