Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-03-04
A STORM BURST
CIear the Air of the Board oil
Public Works,
Though Thunder is Still Heard on the Hori-
zon-"0h That Mine Enemy Would
Write a Book"

zon-"0h That Mine Enemy Would
Write a Book"
When Il atmosphere becomes too hesV-
lily suIcharged with one kind OF electricity
an explosion follows, equilibrium is re-
stored and the air is cleared. Such storm
burst occurred at the Board of Public
Works yesterday afternoon, and the air
was partially cleared but away off on the
far horiz N still hangs dark cloud, from
which come fsint pesls of muttering thun-
der, sko wing the cyclone has not entirely
spent its force. The Board OF Public Works
is composed of Or. Baird, Colonel Camp
b, II and Captain Schokey, the latter hay-
ing been recently elected TO i'll the vacancy
occasioned by the resignation OF Stephen
Warehouse. A few dsys ago Captain
Schockey had an interview in the Volks-
blatt, in which he charged sundry things
az ainst the Board beginning by saying he
was jointly responsible for everything the
Board did, ant he wanted to be set straight.
The most grievOus charge he made was that
he was ignored by the Others, because be
declined 10 sign orders in blank. Then he
said the minutes were never read, and then
that the paving contract had been let to
Gore, a1d Co3n Louhart's bid, which was
lower, was covlly ignored. These were the
pril Clip i points, though they were elab'
o a;ed into a column of the VolksblItt.
Since the appearance OF the article, Cap
tain Schockey had not b9en present AZ tne
Board meetin until yesterday afternoon,
al the railroad conference. When that
conference ended. he started TO g. out
with the o hers, when DR.. Baird said:
"Captaip, We want y"u here little
while"
There Was an omiuous silence, as he
walked back and the air was 50 electric,
The reporters felt their hair stand on end.
DR.. Baird continued:
Now, look here, Captain Schockey, as
lis Board, Mr.. CamTbel and myself deem
il due US TO demand an explanation"
In the scenes which followed, Capt.
schockey was at d sad disadvantage, "a
uCb, apparently, from lack OF position,
IS from his want OF fluent English. Beside
that, DR.. Baird and Col Campbell can each
full we'll hold up his end Of an affair Of
this kind. For language with point and
force, DR.. Baird was never found wanting
when occasion knocked at the door. The
first sentence he got off seemed to paralyze
The Captain, rs il wound up with an ex.
preston OF the Doctors estimation of
- dirty bird that befouled its own nest"
You complained because we put Jimmy
Nichols to boss the gang in the Eighth
ward and you said you wanted German
doWn there. Now didn't we offer to re.
move him if you could show anything
against bin; aud didn't his pay roll show
- Germans cut Of 81? Now didu'tit''
We'll. yes
You say We ignored you. Now didn't
you agree 20 fix UP that hole down there
aud didn't go down there and fad man
cussin' because ne had Just fallen into i,?'
Il did fix it.
No, you diGut. You put a board across
each erd and left the hole in the middle.
\ on didn't have tine, do you say? Yes,
you did, for had it, fenced in in half an
hour. And wasn't all the work you did,
down there, to have the street cleaned in
front of your own house? Now hold or"
as the Captain was about to speak, you
complain that We read no minutes. I'll
tell you, sir. When Mr.. Wsterhouse was
o ember, out OF Difference to his old age,
we held our meetings in the morning, 50
be could ride home. We were pushed for
time and only read the minutes at special
meetings. But you want them read, All
right. Well hold our meetings at night
and read the minutes and you'll walk home
at IL O'Clock"
You want to get ne out of the B ,ari,"
said the Captain.
Want to yet you out! No We don't
We couldn't find a greater cipher In
town.
Here DIR. Baird got out OF breath. He
he'd risen from his sat ard advanced as he
taxed, Captain Schocksy gradually backing
'OSsrd the counter. Colonel Campbell ad-
vRrcsd to the attack.
The next time you rush into the papers
go TO sn + rglish paper, 30 l eau read 1t.
You went into psper and before the pap
pie as pol tical demagogue, cur5stone
politician"
~ never Was a politician in nv life
was elected to this Board without knowing
il snd you have ignored me-"
Who ignored you? Amt You mem.
b'r? You ignored yourself and would
Il ke no responsibility. You came here
aid complained that bad lime h9d been
put on the streets of the Eighth ward,
didn't you? Yes, you did Aud you were
here when the contractor came up, ssd
when taxed him with using bad stone
81 referred to you. you hedged and said
it Was good enough"
Well. some was good and some wasn't"
Here DR.. Baird renewed the attack:
You charge US with unfairness in the
Gore contract, and you know we'll enough
bis contract was lowest and covered every.
thing, and Coon Lenhar's was oulv for
paving. fyou put in til At bid, why dida't
y, u see some It er of h sc PAYERS"
He came 10 me-"
And here Jim Creighton went down in
your ward, at IL o'clock on Saturday night
and found the PewiSy encroaching on city
ground and telephoped me 10 know what
to do. A here you were standing in the
tt ON with him all the time. Why didn't
you take hold and tell him what to dor
This is but q sample Of the converse.
ton. II Capt. Scbockey had anything 10
ssy he did not ssy it, not even when Col
Campbell said: well, il you're going to
leave US, give US lock OF your hair" He
then left the room and was soon after fol-
lowed by DR.. Baird and Col. Campbell,
both OF whom seemed to feel better.
The REGISTER man overlook Captain
Schockey, afterward, and asked what his
next move would be. He replied that he
adhered to the ground he had taken aud he
noticed no reference was made 70 thu sign