Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-11-25
FACING THE SITUATION.
A Funding Process Suggested by tho
Citizens Committee
As the Way Out of City .Difieulty---Sad-
ding 1t On the Board Of Public
works---Wgorous Defence and
Interesting Discussion.

Pursuant to the adjournment, two weeks
ago, the citizens interested, by request in
finding a path out of the present municipal
embarrassment, held a meeting last night,
at the court house, at which most OF those
who attended the first meeting, put In an
appearance, and the number was swelled by
the addition of other iavited guests, notably
DR.. J. E. Reeves, Judge Woods, j. DE living,
N. b. Scott J. S. Naylor, and a few others.
Mr.. Reilly again presided and Mr. Naylor
was constituted secretary. AT the htst
meeting a committee was appointed to de-
wise and REPORT q plan to meet and dissolve
the existing difficulties and this committee,
through Mt. J. ". Paxton, made the fol-
lowing report:
The Committees Report.
To the Chairman of the Citizens Meet,
ing:
Your committee appoidted at a former
meeting, beg leave respectfully to report:
| That from data kindly furnished BY the City
Clerk, upon which the committee rely, and
avoiding details unnecessary to the purpose
of this report, they find that the entire In
d~ebtedness of the city. bonded, outstanding
| orders. overdue and accrued interest, to be
| about $4,000. OF this bonded debt about
$4,000, which is the balance ofthe Public
Building Loan, will ce due 10 1850
and SlQ6, 900, balance Of the
lean Of 1871, is payable in installments
within three years. The annual rev.
enues of the city (includiug the annual con-
tributicu of sill 900, by the water trust to
! the bonded debt Of lStD may be stated in
round numbers ut SlS5, 900 and the annual
| expenditures, in round numbers, also, at
$500, 900. II must be noted, however, that
in stating expenditures at 500, 900, the
Board of Public Works is confined to the
fund provided for that Boardby rule s of the
ordinance prescribing rules Tor Its govern
ment, and in addition thereto, the 10 cent
levy for new street paving, together esti.
mated at $40, 900. But as the Board has
expended about $4,000 annually, or twice
as much as the special fund provided for it,
that. excess must account largely. for the
growth of the floating debt OF
The city and, in part, for It's
present financial embarrassment. The
EXCESSIVE EXPENDITURE
Of the Board Of Public Works may have
crown oui Ola too liberal, if not altogether
erroneous conception of the Boards powers
under ,ulc 4 of the ordinance. fthat rule
g open 10 misconstruction, or doubt, 1t
should be amended and made so plain that
The powers of the Board and the fund at
is disposal could not be mistaken. To &c,
complish this result and restrict the Board
to the fund especially provided for 1t by the
ordinance Except when additional ap'
rrcpriations be made By council for
lis use) YOUR committee can suggest
nothing more efficient and practical than
The amendment to Rule 4, drawn By the
CITY Solicitor after a careful consideration
Of all the matters involved, and which is now
before the Council for its action. The
amendment is heartily commended and Its
adoption urged upon the Council.
THE UYDING Ian
1t is proposed by your committee to fund
the floating debt Of the city and consolidate
Herewith the unpaid balances ofthe Public
Building loan and the loan of 1871.
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