The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-01-23
GAS ABOUT GAS
spourlo BY sEveeAL MEMBERS
Of Cuuacii II the Regular Meeting Last Night.
The New 0sdinauce In Relation 10 tho Tru,.
t.n o, the Gas uorks-ssvsrai Com.
mit.ec R,porta disposed Of.

The Nav OfdiAAuce In Relation 10 tho Tru,.
t.u OF the Gas uorks-ssvsrai Com.
mit.eo R'porta disposed Of
Last night was The time Tor the second reg.
ular January meeting OF Council. There was
no quorum In the First Branch, probably
because the members knew that us long 40
the sIcond Branch had the Gus Trustees or.
dlnance 10 slrugylewith there would b. but IT.
lilo business for them. ,1n the Second Branch
the time passed very drearlly. Several Of the
Numbers were loaded down with amend.
men!sto the gas ordinance. Those that they
offered provoked discussions that at times
babe fair to DO sadless. The consideration
OF the ordinance which Is now Oh Its second
reading, will probably consume the time OF
three or four future Council meetings, af or
which the Ff,s. Branch will take whirl at
It. II the ordinance is finally passed before
April /, 1t will be doug we'll, Judging from
the progseas mads last night. ~, N. s5 ~
A quorum wns secured In the Second
Branch about 7:l5 o'clock with President
Hildreth In the chair. All the members re-.
sponded 10 their names except Messrs. Hea.
y, Jones, Mlligan; McFadden, McGlnley,
Peterson, G. o. Smith, Whitaker, Winger,er
and Work. The minutes OF the two pre-.
yious meetings were read aud approved
-rHE ANNUAL STATEMENT.
The Committee on Accounts reported that
1t had examined the annual statement OF the
City Clerk and had found it correct, 1t rec.
commended that the statement be published
ons time In the lNTELL.aEYcEn, Register and
journal. Mr.. Habsrtisld moved to add the
rs'ksbaA. Mr.. Stanley moved to add The
Zeitang. II.
MIR. Clstor-"Are there any Irluh papers,
Barney" r&5. l-t.r'
Dr.. Jepson moved TINT 1t be published Ia
all the morning papers. A tiresome talk fol.
lowed, participated in by several members,
and the ye1ed question was only settled al.
Ter II bad been ordered that the ssa,enen.
be published In all the daily papers in the
city. Bills to the amount OF 1922 O. were or.
dersd paid. The s.atsment Was read and up.
proved BY the Branch. An abstiact was pub.
lished In the lSTgLLloENcEg several dsys
since.
The bill OF Solicitor Esskino Tor $50 wa.
presented by the Committee on Claims WITH
u recommendation that II bs paid, which wa,
ordered. The Items Of the bill were as fol
lows: Case Of Dennis Gilligan Va. City, dis
m!sssd Ut rules and dismissal confirmed BY
court. IS; ejsctment suit Of City vs.. Mary
Fleming, compromised after preparing case
for trial, by defendant admitting the title OF
tue city and taking lease for her life Tor tbt
ground, city to pay its own costs ss dsiend
ant incurred mona in court, SIS; case OF CITY
VS.. Thos. Ryan fer resisting an officer, argued
constitutional question at September Term
1917, ordinance Sustained; case tried before
Jury January. and ., verdict S. fine and
thirty days imprisonment, $50; examining
facts, filing answers, etc., In natter OF sug.
gestioae upon the city In suits against Gao
scrauose, $40; tstal $3.50.
| The Com mlttee On Gains elso recommend
ed that sos be paid Mts. Elizabeth Voiken.
ruth, for damages alleged to have been aus
,ained BY her on Jacob, near Twenty.eiehtb
street; the Recommendation was adopted.
The Committee on Real Estate reported
that It was absolutely necessary to provide
some safe place for the books end papers be.
longing to the city, now lying gbou. the CITY
Building. The Committee was ordered ia
provide proper place for storage. Bills
amounting 10 - 10 we're ordered paid.
Gas Commissioner W. B. Simpson PRESENT.
ed his report for December. Cash received
from Trusteas during month $7,5G3 G.; paid
out during month on Trastees' orders
s., 75io %; cash on hand Decelnb Der 81, 81 ia 80,
This report wsa received and flsd. 30.
CITY Collector Unruh reported that Audi.
tor Miller had in his hands certain amonn,
Of railroad tax belonging to the city. The
| Collector was empowered TO collect The game
A number OF Pstions for rebata Of taTe.
| were referred to the B. OF Z. l. A, ~
THE GAS TRUSTEES RULES,
Ghs special order OF the evening. ihe ord;.
! nance In relation TO the Trrstets OF the {; A,
Works, MSS then taken up and placed on II,
eecond reading. The reading p,o.rchssi
without any special amendments beirr
offered until rule 5-was reached. Thu houli
was changed from s to r. NJ, the time thf
gas ofice shall be open to, on discount dsys
Rule 4 was amended on motion CT M.
Porter Smith by adding 'or when ordered Ia
DO so ny council to the words .nTne TINS.
tees shsll have authority = to extend,
enlarge, or repair all main pipes snd erect
and repair all gas or oil posts when and
wherever in their jadement 1t Is necem arv. II
rms leaves chsnco for Council 10 indulge
In the miscellaneous ordering Of lamp posis
as in the pss!.
Rule I provoked about na hours talk.
1t is as follows: The Trus.ees shall mako
no Investment Ia interest bearing securities
without the approval Of Council, but Ibis
provision shall not interfere with the TINS.
ices obtaining in,ero1t from banks on lis de-.
pests when the same shall be subject In
checks at NIL tines" a...l77. =
On motion OF Mr.. ecaultze It is was amend.
ed by adding after tho word "Couuoiin tbs
WORDS "aad the Council shall reserys tho
right 10 dispose a!i, Lr4ny surplus funda that
may be in the hands Of tie Trnstees.n '''''
Mir. Shsnlsy and Mr.. Hsbe1tield and one or
Two others spoke on this to great length
iayoring Mr.. Schulizls amendment. Mr
Harre!l opposed it vigorously and made the
sensible speech oil tbs evening. He cited
the case Of tho water works under tho Old
reglmt; how her large revenues were taken
and thrown upon thu streets layishly leaving
nothing to show; then, when the works we're
worn out, there Was nc, money TO repair with
and the city had to Incur debt. Nj. Harrell
did ROT iaTo7 The idea oil the gss CONSUMERS
paying for the other departments OF the civ
in addition to the regular tax. Itwas not
justice. II there was surplus let 1t be used
10 reduce the cost Of gas. -,
a BAD AMENDMENT.
Dr.. l.ogsn. President OF the Trustees. made
some pointed remarks ngains. lhe amend.
ment, nut II was TO no avail and 1t was
adopted. The effect is, Ii there should be-
several thousand fel.srs in tie Trusteoa'
treasury, instead OF reserviug It for .epsirs.
extensions or reduction Of tha price Of ras
the city could take Il, the money OF ems con.
suiners, for other departments Of tho city's
management. nT ~ y
Rule s provoked another squsbb]e. IT.
Teads as follows: THE Trustees shall haya
authority at all ,imss-to employ and nav
from the revenues OF tho gas works mn az.
pert accountant OF good character TO exam.
Inc the books nnu accounts kept by their
officers" ~ 5s A'a5f lS a. r., 4 1900
o. N ,tion Of Mr.. shan!ey The words .,or
Connasl' vera ataed atler The wart, "Trus.
tee." Or. Logan atsted tina: as Trustees hs
and his associates felt that in justice to them.
selyes the books sio2ld bs carefully cone
over by On expert, and the books were of
such character that tho work Of exan,ina.
tion could be doha only by an expert. Mt
least oncs ytaE. Notwithstanding lbs TACT
that Cauncil could at any time order an ey:
the ameaImont was insisted on.
Several grammatical changes were made
by amendments, tbs construction OF several
Of tho'7nles being iauiIy.=tt 2 4; /; = -.
At 1890 O'CLOCK rrle, 10 va, resched and
CounCil adiOurnai s'Sr.zal4-7 : - -