Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-12-18
THE NEW LOAN
will be Recommended to Council for
Adoption.
Changes of Organic Law Proposed to
Prevent Debt - Birding the
Board---Last Nights
Ideas.

A meeting of the Council committees On
Finance and Ordinance WAS held at tn"
CITY building last evening, with the ioIloS-
ing gentlemen present: Messrs. Wilson,
Hall, Miller. List, Peterson, Wilkinson
Rosenberg and Loefiler. The object Of the
meeting was 10 consider the memorial from
the citizens meeting two weeks ago, rec
owmendiug funding loan Of $4,000,
aud also recommending the passage of the
prorosed amendment to Rule 4 OF the
Board Of Public Works. Mr. Peterson
made the point that the joint meeting was
illegal, from the fact that the matter had
been referred to the Finance committee, BY
the Second BraLch, and to the two com
mittees Jointly by the First Branch. After
little discussion, Mr.. Peterson withdrew
his objection. II then transpired that the
Finance committee had already met and
decided TO approve so much of the cours"
recommended by the Citizens committee
as referred to the funding loau; this raised
the question whether the Ordinance com
ni,tee should not act on this, separately,
before the Joint session proceeded. Finally,
however, all captious objections were re
moved ard the joint committee got 10 work.
Not, however, on the loan question. The
amendment to Rule I OF the Board, was taken
rp. ard Solicitor Erskiue went over it, de-
Giing the ideas that had inspired him when
lc drew it up The idea Of Remaining the
city lack 10 the old idea of a committee on
streets and alleys did not seem to please Il
majority Of tie committee and they set
about hunting up a new plan. This led to
II revival Of the talk Of salGrying the Mayor
nrd giving him additional powers, among
them. that OF ve'oing ordinances and ap.
;rCpriatiors. This occupied at least an
hour Of time and was fully and freely dis
cussCd, hr; nothing was done with it.
Rule four was then taken up and on mo-
iioL Of Mr.. Peterson, new rule was submit
ud. The solicitor was instructed to draw an
adiran2e which would give the Board Of
Public Works free ard full swing at the
ij,ts provided for their use, but you'd
'.',ctupIIy prevent their spending am more,
ii iICm mourning any Indebtedness. The
RDard will have the contingent fund aud
the 10 per cent levy, which will amount to
about ST., eco annually, which they may
@>pynd, under the law, at their discretion,
without going TO Council for permission, or
without other hamper. The solicitor Was
instructed to embody in the ordinance, an
ample provision with penalties in case they
exceed this sum. And this said Mr..
Peterson, will prevent them ever throwing
the city in debt and yet will leave them en-
,irely unhampered. We must print that
ordinance in connection with the loan
and then the people will sec We meaa bust
ness and will ratity it.
The plan then, submitted by the Citizens
rtetirg, WAS adopted. The loan Of ISL,
II d the Capitol loan will be eNtinguished
nd al Indebtedness by orders will be
aiped on. by the new (proposed) loan of
800. 900 which the people will be asked TO
'oriiy, thus wiping out old scores and taking
% ISL start, There will be much work to
done. in committee to perfect this move.
u' !, il expected it will be prepared and in
adip'ss By the municipal election in
ul,%ry.
Tlr sjggeation in the Citizens memorial
. relation to pgeyeniions Of iucurring in
,.i:auess wee considered covered by
II Caliwells resolution. already adopted
:, Council, and the special committee on
.iaation was eXhorted to get to work.