The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-06-27
NATURAL GAS.
The City Trustees want TO Bore for IL
sat A Financial Matter. ari
One Of the in. papers taken up in ooun-
ell last evening was the following:

WHEELING, June ~, 1883.
10 he Honorable Mayor and Council Of d
Caycf Wheeling: ,rg0. .e5l f,
Z GESrLKAtES-The Trustees Of the Ga
Works respectfully suggest to your hon
orable body the propriety Of sinking ga
well at the Gas Works with view to thl
utilization Of natural gas for illuminating
and heating purposes, and respectfully aal
that you empower Us TO take the necessary
steps to this end, should we after making
further inquiry on the subject, consider L
expedienk Respectfully submitted.
TRUSTEES OF THE GAS Works OF THE CITY
or WHEELING.
PeraE. HAzLETT, Secretary.
As soon "a the reading was finished Mr..
Clator moved TO refer to q special commit.
tee for report.
Mr.. Peterson-Whaes the matter with
the Committee on Lights?
Before any one could reply to this ques-
ton, Mr.. HarTell, whose views were, osay
the least, peculiar, rose and made long
speech in opposition to the request Of the
Trustees. he was not in favor OF putting
money into the ground, or rather OF letting
the Trustees do 1t. He thought Council
knew about as much what was in the
ground as the Trustees, Notwithstanding
that the Trustees have given the subject
much attention. He rambled on for some
time, several OF his remarks being almost
laughable. D TTlGl# 1ff5
Then DR.. Wingerter made some remarks.
He was opposed to spending money that
was paid In by the three or four thousand
gas consumers for the benefit OF the com.
munity at large. g75.s . 3
DR.. Jepson asked him what objection
he would have provided q gas well be sunk
and the price OF gas be reduced to 80 or so
cents per l000feet. BE called his attention
to East Liverpool, where they burn natural
gas day and night at q cost OF 25 cents per
burner per month. e.l.- 4.54gas
Before anything else was said the.mat.
ter was referred 10 the Committee on
Lights. When Secretary Hszlett heard OF
this action he was disgusted. "Why,"
said he, provided we should use the gas
only in the benches instead OF coke II
would pay for itself in year. Wells are
being struck all around Us and there is no
reason why as strong tiow as that at New
Cumberland, East Liverpool, Welsburgi
Brilliant, McGuigan's and Moundsyilie
should not be struck here. But the Trus-
tees would not use It in the benches II such
flow as those mentioned should be
struck. II would be run into the purify
ers, then to the reservoirs, and thence 10
consumers at probably SO centsa thousand.
Gas posts could be planted everywhere. II
would not cost over $4,000 to sink q well
aud We spend that for coal now. i have
letter here from Jamestown, whele they
have fine set oil works, but they struck
gas, discharged all the employees but
superintendent and engineer, run the
natural gas through the purityer and ali
over the city at trihing cost. We could do
the same here and I think 1t will be done.
After September the Trustees form Board
similar 70 the Water Board, you know, and
as things look now, they will probably sink
the well then, II net before. The com.
munication to Council might almost be
considered merely an act Of courtesy"
.s ~ THE GAS FuSns. at4
"Ry the way, Mr.. Secretary, how about
that order Of Councils, ordering the Trus.
tees to turn into the Exchange Bank the
amount Of money on hand May lst, for the
reduction Of drafts IN tansitu. Has that
been done?" g, 5rag u ..
aNo sir, il has not, and / don't think II
will be. Under the ordinance Commits.
sioner Simpson holds that money sub.
iect to the orders Of the Trustees and the
Trustees are to use 1t for the benefit Of the
Works aud consumers. The law and ordi.
nances have been studied and there has
been no turning over. In September.
under the law passed by the tLegis.
lature Of 1882, the Commissioner is
dispensed with and the Trustees have
absolute control and 1t Is not probable that
they will turn over money until they have
paid off Indebtedness and put the price Of
gas considerably lower than II il now. To
pay those drafts IN iraasitsi or part Of them,
would be actually robbing those that use
thegas. They have put up splendid works
and they should have cheap gas and not
pay additional to their regular taxes for
fixing streets, etc., psI5 Iste asa