The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-12-02
WHEELING'S BAD FIX
AND THE PROPER WAY our OF IT,
Again Receives Atsentlon ~ the Hands Of
Prominent Citizens, who Meet At the
X Court House and Dlsaus 81 and Rs solve.
Tho Council to DO Sleu,orlnlissd. I,

The Council to DO Neniorlnllsed.
Another meeting Of citizens was held at
the Court House last night to further con.
slider the city's~ financial condition and the
report presented at last Monday nights
meeting by the committee appointed at
tho first citizens meeting, held at the
Mcclure House three weeks since. II will
10 remembered that at the meeting held
last week the entire evening was taken up
IN discussing tho question whether tho
committee bad not gone beyond the pur.
pose for which 1t WIS appointed, in re.
commenting as ono OF tho remedies
for the present, md tho prevention OF
future debit, the amendment to rule l Of
tho rules governing the hoard Of Public
Works, which Is 10Y before Council IN
tho form Of IN ordinance. Beyond TINT,
the report OF the committee was not
touched. sls. .ts sGifE - 4If
Last nights meeting was largely at.
tended, the faces VI several prominent
business inch who have not heretofore at.
tended these meetings being noticed. "A
number OF Councilmen were also present.
NJ. Reilly presided, and neither Of the
former Secretaries being present, Mr.. Ed.
ward I.arkin was chosen to act III TINT
capacity. :s "A, 49lr HG
Tho committees report was again read,
and Col. Campbell. oitle Boarl Of Public
Works, again took The floor. He could
not SEQ that tho condemnation Of the
Board Of Public Works in tho report, had
anything to do with n funding o fthe debt
Us suggested in the other portion Of the
paper..' \ ltcE advocated the suggestion
made by DR. Logan at n former meeting,
Tint one Of the suggestions in tho report
should BIZ considered and disposed Of first.
lie was ready for the funding proposition,
and after that was out OF the 'wuy he
would be ready to talk about the Board
and the stand the committee had taken In
relation to It. u@E @
AClIASGE or SYSTEM. III
Col. Thomas O'Brien, at this juncturc,
suited that 10 bring about q needed 70.
form 1t would be first necessary to take
from Council the power OF filling offices,
All the officers slioald be elected by the
people directly, and then there would be
4 Council That would be severe in auditing
accounts. lie felt positive that tho pco-
pie would not ratify n funding loan such
as the rcportconte,nplatrd unit some such
thing was done; all the bars must be up
and no chance left for the recurrence OF
anything like the present state Of affairs,
Gel. Campbell said that had the commit
tee, when-iit was appointed, followed
out The original intention OF the Mcclure
I1ousc mcttffng,tile Boarl Of Public Works
| WOULD. mol ho va 1,n,n Il ~,n. as. A.. IL
eussion. The question Of Funding the
debt and amending Rule 1 might be anal
ogous, but lie could not see IT.
DR.. Logan said that the trouble with the
report SC! tar US a consideration OF it was
CONCERNED, was that there were several
propositionsin it md all covered by one
resolution. On the, funding proposition
there, vas an WHaaimity Of opinion. He,
too, thought that the people would not
approve the funding plan until come, acs.
ton was taken that would prevent future
embarrassments. He proposed a resolu-
ton for the report, and was asked to re-
duce the same to writing.
While lie was preparing It., Col. O'Brien
presented the following MS his ideas Of
what the people meant and wanted:
ktsOlrsd, That the Committee on Lpgis.
llation Of the Council Of the cityof Wheel.
ing is hereby requested to obtain an
amendment to the charter OF the city,
providing for the election Of all city OIL.
GERS by adirect vote OF the people,.
Re~Arsd, That eaid committee be further
requested to obtain such additional legis.
lation as will make it forever impossible
for any officer, Board or CounciFto create
any debt without first submitting the
same to a vote OF the people according to
law.
PAYING DEBTS TOO FAST.
Mr.. Egertersaidthatth trouble was more
with the city and not the board Of Public
Work. 4The city hal undertaken 10 pay
oil her indebtedness. too fast and at the
same time make improvements. = lie
thought that Col. O.prien was too much
frightened over matters. He himself
could not see what, there was to COM
plain OF. It was true there had been an
increase Of debt over that OF say 1857, but
on the other hand how much greater was
tho increase Of valuation2 We now had
MI incompatible gas works, several
splendid streets, a good water works with
large distributing mains overt the city, agood
fire department, a fine, public building and
a number 81 other lasting improvements,
but they were all being paid; for or have
been paid for too. rapidly. Other Boards
had 1pent us 'muchsanJ moro than the
Board OF Public Works and lad no more
to show for it. yet because they could
spend what they desired without going
to Council rs the board OF Public Works
was obliged to, there had been no com.
plant about them. lie defended the
Board Of Public Works.
DR.. Logan offered the following;
Rcsolretl, That tho proposition of the
committee to fund the floating debt Of the
city, and consolidate Herewith the unpaid
balances Of the Public Building loan and
the Loan OF 1871, DO approved also the
statements and suggestions OF the report
in regard TO the causes OF and remedy for,
tho existing inuneial embarrassment Of
the city. i9a& a65g
Resolred, That while not prepared to en-.
dorsc the recommendation OF the COM
mlttee in regard to the proposed amend.
ment 10 rule !, this meeting is clearly of
Tue OPINION that no proposition to create
q new loan will be approved by our clti-
Gems unless some measures are adopted BY
action OF Council or by amendment to the
city charter, which will give reasonable
assurance TINT there will be no occurrence
in The future OF tho inconsiderate policy
which has caused the existing financial
Resolttd, That :.he- report,r wIththose
resolutions, be respectfully sabmitted;fo I
the consideration Of the CitysEouncll.,
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