Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-08-19
A GOOD SIZED NIGGER
RepOsing in Some of the City
WOOdpiles,
According to Late Council. IAN Kimberly,
Who Vigorously Kicks on What He
Calls Class Legislation.

Late Councilman Kimberly has a Won
derful faculty f II calling q spade a shade.
He says what he means AMI when he
SEXES a per, he whites the nibs down to
a fine point. He writes the REGISTER;
ask permission to expose the WAYS and
means resorted to by certain city Off ;ials
to carry into effect obnoxious Legislation
all for selfish and wicked purposes only.
Well meaning and good councilmen are i'm
posed upon, their votes are obtained for
such measures and on false pretenses or by
misrepresentation.
For instance the triple headed clerk, for
reasons entirely selfish, took upon himself
very recently the task Of compelling coal
dealers and the of slack or
dit IAN article only used in making steam
to weigh the same. Weighing has not
been compulsory, nevertheless any one
buying it could have it weighed if they
wished. No coal dealer or seller refused
all weighed it when they agreed to. So
far so gu good now for the case in point.
This triple.headed, very misChievOus and
meudlesOme clerk, who had an AAnemy 10
punish and wanted to make points Of 9TH
ers by rewarding them in this way: His
first effort was a failure. He approached
the chairman of the Committee on Scales,
called his attention 10 the fact that slack
was sold without being weighed, and In his
most agreeable and official capacity
informed him, the chairman, that
such should not be tolerated aud
he and his committee ought to at once
recommend Council to amend this ordi.
nance, so as 10 make weighing compul'
sorry.
The chairman that great big'souled and
big. hearted gentleman, rOugh.diamond
though he may be to some people, at once
concluded there was a woodchuCk in the
WoOdpile somewhere, although he did not
see it. The flavor was thin, the clerk car
ries it with him, you know, Mr.. Editor,)
he would have none OF il shook the clerk,
and the slack and dirt question waited or
ders from the clerk of the Council. Thus
matters stood for a time only. The clerk
renewed the attack at another time and in
a more vulnerable place. He, with his al.
lies and aids, with all their Establishments,
went for the Committee on Ordinances.
Mr.. Reed, the boss weigher and all his
satellites, the weigh master, joined issue and
together attacked in front and rear the
committee, saw, heard and headed the
forces, and at once, without aid, assista ace
or cause from anybody else, surrendered.
Nothing was referred to them. nor was
offered, nor was any remonstrance
presented to Council or committee, simply
the ipse dixit of the clerk,
THE GOD HEAD As 1T WERE,
and The army of Lazlroni who lag around
The tffiCes OF the coal scales. The Commit.
lee, ike Capt. SCOTS coon. said: "DJn't
shoot, we'll come down." And down they
Games Just like little men, and ordered the
clerk 10 report an ~amendatory ordinance
that would compel them 10 weigh every
G-n load of slack, dust, rubbish. refuse
and coke that he sold, or words to that
effect. II is customary for matters of this
kind to come up in Council by resolution
on petition or remOnstrance and the Coun.
ell 10 take action by referring for report or
for action on the part OF the committee. II
is also customary for the committee to in.
yesrigate, get both sides before them, and
if there is two sides to the case to get them.
There was nothing in this case. Red tape
was not wanting Red hot and hasty action
was the word with the Li8aroni
and thus got it fresh from the mint,
the demands of the self sacrificing
and noble band of patriots who are too
lazy TO earn a living by legitimate labor or
with their brains, the latter being con-
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dinance and rushed through without
question, md now the aforesaid clerk,
weigher and w~sighmaster are happy. 50
mote Il he.
Another feature Of the same is there
are but two parties IN the city making coke.
One is the city at the gas works. She
weighs and sells without let or hindrance
on the city scales; nothing to pay for
same by either buyer or seller.
The other party is myself. | make and
sell coke, weigh it on a set of scales bought
with my " good money, but this act will
compel me to pay for weighing the same
as l do for coal and all my other products.
Mr.. Editors and good readers. is this fair?
Is il not class legislation Of a fragrant chat
acter? | ask no favors, but want free trade.
Don discriminate for nor against me is
all | ask.
P. S.-Section 8 of the rules and regula-
tions OF the Board of Public Works says:
Rents from city scales, fines and costs im-
posed by the police court, and the revenues
from the markets and wharves when re.
ceiyed by the City Receiver shall be placed
10 the credit of the Board OF Public Works.
the same to form a fund for the payment
Of contingent expenses incurred by said
Board and for no other purpose.
Citizens of Wheeling bear in mind the
recent trouble about the wharf, and the at.
tempt made to increase wharfages, &c.
Put that and this attempt to increase the
price OF fuel together and say which you
will do, increase nj expenses or repeal
section s IS shove and abolish the triple
headed clerk.
Respectfully, &c. p. L. KIMBERLY,
Manchester Coal and Coke Works.