Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-01-19
THE LOAN ORDINANcE
vevN Sets Forth why It should Be
Ratified.

10 Ia. Editor Of the Register.
A large number of our citizens are unde-
cided as 10 their duty, or at least, as to
what is the proper thing to do IN regard to
the Loan Ordinance. The festive voter
who so recently sat down on Council and
rebuked it by his vote against the late
ordinance, would, we presume, vote for the
present one if he could have its benefits
laid before him, or if he understood the
position of affairs. he would not be so
anxious to kick were it not that his mind
has been in q manner poisoned by your two
Fourteenth street contemporaries who
periodically get up screed against both
the present Council and Board of Public
Works. From the tone of the remarks OF
the editor of the News Letter in his issue OF
to-day, one would be led to infer that
the Council is a set of rascsls, full of al
manner of deceit" and the Board of Pub
lie Works a fraud and the "old Street Com
missioner system" blessing.
The remark Of the other fellow appear
not SO much from a hatred to the system,
as to q particular member OF the Board
Yours is the only paper in which
there has appeared a good word for
either Council or Board The statement OF
the receipts and expenditures Of the city
lately published conveys the intelligence
that the "extravagant' Council has plunged
the city into the extraordinary amount OF
$1,000 increase Of debt during the year
past, $4,000 of which can be accounted for
By the purchase OF new FIRE engine aud
$1,000 charged as. interest on she 1881
loan, which, although charged to the Com
missioners, has never been paid, and re-
vefsal of the entry OF the city books would
show truly an increase of $4,000. OF all
the money spent, will any one have the
temerity to say that there have been any jobs
in the Council, or that any member Of
Council has pocketed any Of the citys
money, or that the people have not re-
ceived the full benefit of all the money
spent2 Is it such a delightful thing to be a
member of Council that after having de-
voted their time, (msny to the detriment OF
their private businessG tramped up to the
Ark through all sorts Of weather, they
should suffer the abuse heaped upon them?
Does it occur to those who heap on the
abuse that this service given the public is
free?
The average Councilman by reason Of
his posiusn has not the power to reward his
friends or punish his enemies, and aside
from q desire to assist in having the CITY
improved as she should be land thanks to
the Board Of Public Works and Council she
has been greatly improved during tie last
two yesrs), there is nothing to attract any
one to the Office. Now as to the Loan
ordinance" What are the benefits to arise
from its adoption.
First-It will enable the city to save in
ttrest at tie rate Of per cent. per annum
on the balance Of the 1877 loan $4,000,
when funded), and l. per cent on city Or
ders ($203, 0O0), and pay the interest nov
due on the loans of 1877 and 1881.
Second-The funding of the balance of
the 1871 loan viii release to the Council
the $500 required by ordinance annually
10 be paid the commissioners ofthat loan
out of the first money received for taxes,
81 ,0G0 of this amount having heretofore
been paid By the Water Commissioners will
give an additional S25, 900 to be sppropria.
ted for improvement of the streets and al
leys, and will probably be used on Main
street, north of Ninth street and Eof, in the
Eighth ward-the streets lately ordered b.
Council to be improved.
1hrd-It will, by the terms of
one of its provisions require
the money for the interest on the
bonds issued under it, to be paid by the
Water Board and Gas Trustees, insures Us
payment promptly when due, and generally
relieve the city from its present em6arrass
ment. VERA.