The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-12-13
NIB. HIlpRErH's rREsENr IDEA.

An IsTELLIGEECER reporter called on Mr..
Hjldtsth for the purpose OF getting from him
an idea OF what he intended to have his res.
oIution offered Tuesday night accomplish
In reply 10 the question what were the
views you had that prompted the resolution
you offered 2" he said:
~ desire to secure more j1dlclous man
agement OF both OF taess departments. II
has been proven by the gss works and water
works that under the management OF Boards
they are conducted more economically and
satisfactorily than could ever be done by
Council. Too many cooks spoil the broth,
YOU know? Three men under bond can look
after the department they are chosen 10 con.
,rol much better than q heterogeneous com.
mittee OF eight Councilmen, that meets once
month. The Board OF Public Works
has made more substantial lasting
improvements than the Streets and Alleys
Committees ever did 10 all the history OF the
city, and at cost not at all nigh. Now for
instance under the cid style Of running
matters the city paid large price for
sewer pipe. The Board gets It at whole,
sale figures with 40 and 50 per
cent oil. That's oae big item Of swing
and 1t Is the game IN all Its expenditures.
Now then as 10 the Fire Department, That
could be conducted much less extensively
THAI at present. Under Board you wouldn't
find q healer In house where there was
only one or two horses, receiVisg the same
salary, $3.50 per annum, as . hc>tler who has
wrong that II 10 20, but still In Council you
can't make the change. Under B ;ard bet
Ter and more reliable service would besecured
from the extra.men,frnd probably more
satisfactory way OF paying them would be de-
yised."
HOW IT WOULD ATTEcr TIE PoLIcE.
"And The Police Department.
Here great reform could be effected. II
Ia department that should be entirely lree
from politics, but at present 1t ID not by a
large sjority. Already two men have re-
signed TO work up their candidacy for the
position OF Chief. They, as well az other
candidates, hSye their strikers, TO whom posi-
tioLs on the force are promised II they win.
As the election draws nigh, money for beer
Is freely spent-atk any ohe who has had
the office or ever run for 1t, II this is no. 30,
and ask him II he isn't opposed to the cleo.
lion OF the Chief by the people2 Under Com.
missioners, the Chief and ell deputies would
be appointed. by them subject 10 confirms
ton by Council. Thus politics would really
have nothing 10 do with the office, Another
thing-the ordinance that limits man to
only two consecutive terms would be wiped
out, and man could be retained by the
vice, This would give Tom Bennett 10 good
a show for the office as any man. he has
made the best Caief we have eyer had; there
never was man in the office against whom
there were fewer complaints. We're there
commissioners he could be retained. BY the
way did you observe the opposition TO my
resolution from Stanley aud Haberields
both are candidates for Benefits shoes, you
know
GOOD NES WOULD BE RETAINED.
"Then there are tho deputies. There are
several Nmen on the present forcs whose
EQUALS as good policemen cannot be found In
the city. Yet In all probability, they would
be removed by new ChIsf elected by the
people, be he Democrat or Republican, 10
make room for hisstrikers. Under Commits
sioners good man could be retained fSl6pg
as he remained such. Under Commissioners
there would be no favoritism, with view to
re. election, or for fayors In the past. The
police would only be accountable 10 the
Commissioners, and the Commissioners to
Council by which they were chosen. There
would be better service, more arrests for the
plain violations that ara now winked Of, and
hence more revenues Even now the revenue
ia lust about enough to sup the police, were
It devoted to that purpose, but nov i goes to
the Board OF Public works. Under Connie
sioners 1t would be used for police purposes.
The Fire Department being dead expense,
OF noarse appropriations would be necessary.
SPY the establishing Of the Boards in con-
nection with the Hosrd Of Pablo Works, Gas
Trustees and tho Water Commissioners,
there would not be the necessity for % many
Council maetlngE Council relieved Of the
petty triAas thSt tho Commissioners would
attend to, would have but little outside OF
me financial condition Of the CITY to look
after. Then believe good business man
would be more numerous In Council and the
city benefited oil around"
Hyou lntand to continue your efforts for
The establiBhwepto Of these new Boards?'
-1Most a,Euredly | do and ] hope 10 see
them IL operation hetaro tho pext election"