Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-05-18
MARTINS FERRY.

This morning the ordinance creating the
office of water works trustee becomes law,
and it cannot be long before the Mayor
either appoints board Of trustees or the
electors will choose one. A number OF
people have asked the question: What has
become of the water works and trusteesP
and who are to be the trusteesT The law
as set down by section l7l4 Ohio Statute
Gays: "When an office is Gre
ated and made elective BY the
electors of the corporation and more than
sixty days will elapse before the annual
municipal election. The Council may pro
vide for a special election to fill such OF.
fee, of which election at least ten days
public notice shall be given by the Mayor;
but if Council do not provide for such spe-
cial election, or sixty days VIII not inter.
vene between the time of the creating OF
such office and such election, the Mayor
shall, unless il is otherwise provided, fill the
office BY appointment until such election,
at which time at shall be filled as in other
cases By election. This makes it plain
that the entire affair is in the hands Of
Council and with them rests the matter OF
whether or not the first Board Of Trustees
(which, by the way, is the most important
one no doubt that will ever exist shall be
selected by the people or by the
Mayor. This first Board of
Trustees owe their importanc, to
the fact that they have the handling Of
all moneys, and letting contrac Q end
the general supervision Of all business dur.
ing their term OF Office and it is to be sup
posed that the contracts for the building OF
the works wherein all importance lies) will
be let by these men. Now, it is not to be
supposed that His Honor has not quite as
good Judgment in such matter as has any
one else but taking it on the grounds that
those who most favored the project last
winter did, viz: the people have the
choosing Of the trustees, it 10 not fair to
the public that Council should so far com.
nit itself as to sllov any one man the
power TO appoint these officers. II is true
that there is considerable expense con-
nected with a special election, but when
compared with the dissatisfaction that
might be caused by the appointments, it be.
comes insignificant. There are many who
would have voted against the water works
except as they supposed they would have
the right TO assist in select.
the Board OF Trustees. The argument
that the people were TO be allowed to choose
the trustees was used very effectively last
winter, wardDg Of side shots Of Niger in
the wood pile, and to hold this argument
good Council must call for a special elec-
ton.
Just now while there is so much thieving
going on, and since most Of it is 30 bold and
methods employed are so 6endish in some
cases, il might be interesting TO our people
TO know that eur town has It's share Of such
men, and that there are at least two
places in town Where such vile
schemers have their origin. There
are some Of these fellows IN town who
are suspected by the police and that part Of
our community who are, as is the case in Al
places, on the Inside" Of nearly everything
that goes on. Although none OF these par.
ties have been openly accused Of such an o.
fence they are suspected, and IS the poll e
say, are known to be just what they are &C
cused OF being, either thieves or accomplices.
Two days before the Workenour robbery,
Two well known men, one from Steubenville
end another from Wheeling, were hidden in
one of these rendezvous, but were not seen
after Tie crime. At the time Of the Tanley
robbery last winter q prominent man in
Martins Ferry, who, though, is lesser
light in the profession, arrived
in town at three o'clock in
he morning following and at eleven the
same day Acknowledged that he thought be
was suspected Of being implicated in the
crime. That WAS even before Mr.. Tanley
had arrived in town or told any one OF the
affair. How could this man know Of this
occurrence before the alarm had even been
foundtdl At this time there is but little
doubt that the ones Who perpe.raied the
crime might have been brought TO justice
had not one Of Mr.. Tanleys friends came
20 town and filled 10 with bsnzine and in
the presence Of several persons openly &C.
cused quite q number OF men with being
connected with the affair. As Bradford,
Who died in BellAire not long ago
with q bullet in him, said the gang
consisted Of members who belonged
in Bellaire, Martins Ferry, Wheeling and
Steubenyille and thai their headquarters we're
in all these towns. Martins Ferry has her
headquarters aud, in fact, two OF them.
These headquarters are in places hidden
from the public and conducted By men who.
judging from their actions are above re-
proach. For this reason they are hard 10
locate and until recently well not known to
any one. .ta
There is not the least doubt that several
Of these robberies At least are the brain
work Of one Of our citizens who is highly
connected and whom few people would
suspect of being connected with anything
unlawful We think il was said in the
local columns Of Saturdays paper that it
would be grand scheme for Wheeling to
hire q private detective and perhaps lend
him to Martins Ferry . while. Marshal
Han ion says that was il not for his past
cf;cial career and his blue coat he could
open the public eye with few Arresta-
YESTERDAY morning confirmation services
were held st the German Lutoefan church,
Rev. Doepken ofhciaied. %
A ssreet lamp on Fourth street exploded
lss. night vithou, doing any injury.
Miss Nellie Sedgvick, Of ST. Ciairsvilles -
in the city visiting ffienda
Louis Hsythorn and Miss Ella Moore: OF
Tiltonville, were in the city yesterday
among fnenSs-
WIN. CatteIl and John Lloyd spent San
day in MI Pleasant
Yesterday morning Rev. Wslksspeachsd
an appropriate sermon to the Lilies d
the Waller" taking for his subject Behold
ihe lilies Of the valley. see boz they gros.
In the evening be conducted praise services
from the subject Christ the Foundstios
Rock"