Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-07-21

his horse frightened somewhat, out hau
now gotten use to it, and he found no
trouble in driving along side of the motor,
or in passing il at any point. He hoped
the city would be silencsd, and that the
road would proceed at an early date to ex.
tend the track so that it would be covered
entirely by the motor.
KIMBERLY TO THE RESCUE.
The Commoner Tells. PofntedIy. Of the
wharf D~iffieulty,
Ex.Councilman Kimberly Yields a
trenchant pen and calls a spade a spade.
He has come to the front in the wharf diff
Guilty and tells his story as follows:
l see by the local of the htehigcncer this
morning that | am dished up in a manner
that is at least very unfair, although unln
territorial on the part of the reporter, as he
has generally oae me justice in his re-
ports. / ask an opportunity OF setting mat
tiers to rights in the premises.
deny the Red Flag and Bull proposition
toto. i opposed the amendment 10 the
city charter providing for the boards, etc
in a legitimate way. After their adoption
p~Csition ceased. | always gave them a
cheerful and hearty support, voted 10 pay
all their bills and for all appropriations
asked for. So far so good. Now for the
main point. the wharf difficulty.
After the election last winter the steam
boat and wharf people who thought they
and their business interests were being neg
lected by Council and the Wharf Commit
tee, petitioned Mr.. Hildreth, the President
of the Second Branch, and the committee
whose duty it was to appoint the commit
tee of Council, to place me on the Wharf
Committee, they thinking that was more
nearly identified with the wharf and their
interests than any other member. To this
l was bitterly opposed. The fates were
against me, so said the good committee OF
which ! was one. On | must go, and on |
went, in spite of my. protest.
| think. | was made chairman;
later we met on the wharf to view the as.
pect over. CA beauty it was, | tell you.)
After matuIely considering the situation-
here allow me to say that section 8 OF the
rules for the government of the Board OF
Public Works provides that all revenues
derived from markets, wharves and vari
Gus other sources shall be set apart for the
use of the said Board of Public Works-the
Committee on Wharves considering the
above, and the fact that no other funds
were available TO them, nor any officer that
they could order to do the work, the Street
Commissioner having been abolished, con
cluded that IL WAS only fair and right for
the Board of Public Works TO take charge
of and make the necessary repairs to the
wharf. They therefore agreed TO so report,
and recommend to Council that the
Board of Public Works be ordered or re
ques,ed to make immediate repairs needed
and the Clerk was ordered to get up a re
port accordingly.
This was not satisfactory TO the Board OF
Public Works. In their very expressive
and strong way OF putting it they we're not
damphooIs; they would have none OF it;
they would make no repairs without get
ting control also OF the waarves.
Mr.. b. A. Galligsn, the triple-headei
Clerk of the First Branch, Board of Public
Works and all the committees OF Council,
at a salary OF the round and full sum OF
$1,000 per annum to be promptly paid, con
cluded, when making up this report
that a few words added to what the com.
mittee ordered could be afforded. Did
report in favor of turning the repairs aud
ali other matters pertaining to the wharve
over to the Board of Public WORKS. Thus
the report appeared on the desk at the
next meeting. The President, Mr.. HI
dretb, after reading it, discovered that i
was not signed and ruled that it was not l.
form without a signature. The clerk Of ID,
DTdIlCU, "T. DOWcIo, oukStslSu tuab u I
Kimberly would sigu as he was chairman
10 which | demurred as it was not a report
OF the committee, and contained recon-.
mendatiops not made by them. It, there
fore, went back to the committee on q mo
tiCn TO Tecommit.
At the next meeting of the committee
the gentleman who were at the previous
meeting agreed that it was not their report
and that l had done right in refusing to
sign it. However, while that was the case,
that now after more mature reflection,
they would now adopt it and make 1t their
recommendation and report to the next
meeting of Council. at once. then and
there. gave notice that l would offer a mi
nority report recommending the former
action Of the committee to Council for
adoption. For the truth of the above / call
on Mr.. Hall, who offered the original
motion in committee, and DR.. ID.
c. List, TO state whether or not
the above is a true statement OF facts.
These two gentlemen-myself and Mr..
Roth-constituted the committee on that
occasion. Mr.. Roth, in his zeal to serve
those who honored him with his credentials
to a seat in Council, forgot, but rather
thought the action Of the committee was
TO recommend such q report as the clerk
had prepared.
Now for the finale. At the next meeting,
when every body was on tip toe Of anxiety
for The appearance of the two reports in
digress.) Mr.. G~allighan is clerk Of
ali committees of Council. As such,
it is his duty to prepare
all reports and recommendations from COM
mittees to Council. All reports must be
made to the Second Branch Of the same.
When two reports, o majority and minor
ity report are to be made, both must be
reported together. He is also clerk Of the
First Branch of Council. The report OF the
majority in this case was really the report
of the Board Of Public Works, OF which Mr..
G.. is also clerk. Under cover Of his triple.
headed clerksnips, this report was snug
gled into and passed by the First Branch Of
Council, before making its appearance in
the Second Branch where it belonged, aud
that, too, without notifying the Branch
that there was to be or was another report.
1t came down to the Second Branch
where il was defeated by the adoption OF
the minority IN lieu Of it Whereupon the
wonderful discovery was made that the OBJ
stacle in the way could be removed, the
tracks were set the material caught, the
machinery set in motion and never stop
ped until the author Of all this deviltry
was removed by an act OF Council declar.
ing that p. l.. Kimberly was not entitled to
his seat in the synagogue any longer.
This, too. in the face Of the fact of q rul-
ing having already been made by the Pres
ident that he was legally entitled to his
seat.
The above is q true and fair statement of
facts, no more, no less by
Yours Truly,
P. L. KIMBERLY.
virtue OF an act of Council Of City OF