The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-11-16
col. gonERr CAMPBELL
To Mr.. Halsted, GrcetIng-He Iao"Ain'i
Afraid orr Mr.. Jones,

To Mr.. Halsted, GrcetIng-He also "Ain'i
Afraid Of" Mr.. Jonts.
TO he Editor o. Ire InteFigeHea.
Sir: desire place In your paper to cor
rect some statements made by Mr.. Halsted,
Chairman OF the Committee on Streets and
Alleys In an article appearing 10 your paper
OF yesterday morning. He says that the art'
Gle appearing in the Etening journal, signed
"Fair Play" places the Council Committee
on Streets, Alleys and Grades Ia such false
position before the public that Injustice to
that committee has been done, and he felt call.
ed upon to give the facts In the case. ! do
not know the author Of the article In the
Ereting Journal, but think the writer Of the
article was nearer the the truth than Mr..
Hals.ed was In his defense OF the Committee.
Mr.. Halsted acknowledges that the Com
mittee had no businets examining the streets
own bidding. Council did not order them
10 examine the streets OF the Island or any
other part OF the city. Toe whole proceeding
was irregular. This council Of Aye had a
grievance and how to give vent TO the malice
that was In their hearts has been for some
time q conundrum TO them; but "where
there 10 will there Is way So the five
gentlemen nrrogated TO themselves the au-
thority to go to tSs Island and examine the
wonderful alley In the relr Of Robert Camp.
BELLS residence, that bias been paved. Aud
when they arrived on the ground they all
pronounced 1t good Job; but something
must be done 10 censure X. Campbell. One
OF the Committss said there mast be some
kind OF solution offered 10 Council TO con-
denim this man Campbell, and they all took
* LII. haV xRtfh al
Amen.
Mr, Hslst0d t.rtber says In his article:
"This all.y is the only paying ever done On
the Island" Thisis false, aud he knew II 10 be
50 when he wrote that article; and / can prove
It to DO fa's,.
spent In paving this alley would have gravel.
ed North Rrout or North York street. This
also Ia fals., and he knew II when he wrote
II, Mr. Halsted ffys the resolution present.
ed to Council was adopted by the i've mem,
bers OF the committee. Mr. John Boring
Gays this IL false, and that be WIS opposed to
making any report. Mr.. Ba stsd says In
conclusion, that the resolution offered by
the committee voices the sentiment OF nine-
tenths OF the citizens OF the Seventy ward.
This | believe 10 bs fa's,also. I will nov leave
10 the public to ildSe for themselves whether
there Is not personal malice In all this whole
And / desire 10 pay my respects to Nj.
Jones, Councilman from the Seventh ward.
Mr. Jones, on the a ,or Of the Council cham.
ber, took Il upon himself 10 tsy thai be had
sn account 10 settle with me. do not know
that owe Mr.. Jo1Gs SnythlnR; but pre-.
sumo the idea be intended 70 convey was
that we were 10 have q EluggiRg irRtch Of
some kind. He we'll knew when he mads
that statement In Council that my mouth
was clospd, and my hands were tied, and
that | Vonla not BE- allowed 70 defend my.
M, Jones that II he intends 70 make any
settlement with me, will certainly be ptq-
pared to give him receipt In full, unless he
assassinates me, H. CAhPHELL,
Vbeeliu1, NoteMbeT IL,