The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-11-28
A BOMB EXPLODED.

IDe JOINT sesSlOn ueiuh ulksulNeu huu tue
roll again being called, bomb ives, meia-
phorically speaking, thrown into the room
by the reading OF the following:
WuRREAs, The Board OF Public Works
Of the City OF Wheeling has proven them.
selves extravagant and ndincompetent, be it
Rssoired By Ctuaci, That the Committee
on u reets and Alleys with three additional
memb bers from each Branch added to the
Committee on Streets and Alleys, investi-
gate the work on the streets and alleys and
sewers; aud,
Rtso,rsd, That committee ot,experts be,
appointed 10 examine the books and ac-
counts and report the same at the next
regular meeting.
This was offered by Mr.. Lewis Jones,
who, It will be remembered, has recently
had considerable trouble with Col. Robert
Campbell, a member OF the Beard. Mr..
Peterson taking the floor, made warm
speech. He showed the folly OF such
paper. II charges wero to be preferred
they must be 10 writing, signed and sworn
to, and the charges made specific. An act
OF the Legislature provided for this. The
Board was the result OF legislative action.
Mr.. Peterson said he thought ne saw in this
more personal spite and malice. It made
him indignant that Council should forever
be trying to csst an odium on the Boards,
composed as they were Of hon.
orable gentlemen. He avowed hini-
self ready at any time TO investigate
when there should be cause and the mat.
ters should be properly brought up. Mr..
Jones with come emotion spoke the fact
that he repre- 5ented constituents among
them poor men-he was poor man him
self-and that he proposed to see that their
money was not squandered, as he felt he
would be able to show that 1t had been.
de refsred to the fact, that in his recent
trouble with the Board he had been re.
ierred 10 as member from Ohio. For
thirty years he had been tax paying Vis-
ginian. Mr.. Jones' entire talk was TO the
effect that he was after the scalp OF the
Board. One or two scattering remarks
we're made by various members and the
matter referred to the Committee on Streets,
Alleys and Grades, II 10 report II 1t deem
It advisable for Council to take action in
the matter.
, DRMAGcalc uTTERAECFs. u
The body had scarcely recovered from
the effects Of the whirlwind Of oratory &C.
companyipg Mr.. Jones' charge sgainst the
B. P. W. before another paper ives present.
ed that caused an amount Of talk that left
that INDUCED in over the B. P. W. far be-
hind in the shade. It also brought out
some OF the most demagogic utterances
tbat have been heard in Council for several
months. The paper wss q resolution from
M. Schultz, directing the Gas Trustees TO
increase the salaries paid the engineers,
chargers, stoksrs, b!acksmiths, purityers
and laborers employed about the gas works,
TO per cent.
Almost at the outset DR.. Jepson states
that he had been informed by DR.. Logan,
one Of the Trustees, and whose word he
had no cause to doubt, that in view. Of the
Increased labor at the works there had re.
Gently been an increase made OF oil the
laborers' wages. Mr.. Peterson showed the
foolishness of such resolution. The act
creating tho Trustees provided that they
and they alone should employ and dis
charge labor-Council had nothing to do
will the matter. Here was another exhi-
bition OF that desire that seemed para
monnt In the Second Branch to harass
Inc Boards. He was surprised that the gen.
tlemen should continue their attacks on
systems that were performing the city
work in such a far superior manner TO that
under the old regime. 80,
Mr.. Stanley made most thrilling ap-
peal for ''the poor working man." He
wanted to know the reason that the
Trustees did not report ealaries to be paid
laborers as well as those TO Its officers? He
was answered because the law demands
the latter, lie wanted TO know why
Council could not FIX the salaries Of labor.
ara as well as the Trustees. Mr.. Stanley
continued at some length till Mr.. Peterson
made reference TO his candidacy for the
IJity Serpeantcy. Then Mr.. Haberfeld In
dulped in "workingmans" talk till Dr. Jep'
son inquired al to his candidacy Tor thu
seTpeantcy, Mr.. Porter Smith made few