The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-08-13
rnErEN GENT LEVY.
Apseyail'ux Belief mat It will DO Adopted

e this Evening.
Last evening Mayor Grub ordered a
special meeting Of Council to be called for
this evening. The principal reason for
calling this meeting is to have the Ate Of
the tencent levy fund settledF AT Tues.
day nights meeting OF Council, the First
Branch reconsidered the vote Of s 10 5,by
which, at its previous meeting il refused
TO pass a second time by majority vote,
the ordinance which had been passed by
the Second Branch by a requisite two
thirds majority vote. That vote being re-
considered vote was had on tho passage
OF the ordinance. Seven members voted
in favor OF It and five against. Again fall
lug to secure q two-thirds majority vote in
this Branch 1t was necessary to again lay
It on the table until the next meeting
when It should come up for another major
yyote, which would insure Its adoption.
Mr.. Hoffman, who had been absent
from the previous meetings ct which the
order was considered, and who voted
against 1t, stated that he did so because
he understood that Colonel RobetS Camp.
bell, to whom had been given the con-
tract for the extension Of the Chapline
street brick pavement TO Twenty:seyenth
street, up Twenty.seventh to Eotf and
down ,Eof TO Thuty:seeond street, and
which work Is to be done only in case Ell
the passage OF the ten cent levy ordinance,
wss going to employ men from outside
the city to do the work this Mr.. Hod-
man did not believe in when there were
40 many men in the city out OF employ
ment; II he could be sssurred in an un-
mistakable way that such was not to be
the case, he would willingly. vote for the
ordinance. Mr.. Commerford, OF the Sixth
ward, who had al along opposed the ordi-
nance, made the same statement, also Mr..
Happy, who had voted against the ordi-
nance. Messts. Halter and Donaldson,
who had voted for the measure, stated
that Colonel Campbell had assured them
that thete was no truth in such report,
but the other members preferred to wait
and have stronger proof before changing
their votes. :,
AT to.night's meeting there will be a
written statement from the Board OF Pub
lie Works to the effect that no foreign
labor is to be employed in making the
proposed improvement, and also one from
Col. Campbell, in which hewill state that
he Is not now. and does not propose TO
employ any men but citizens. These will
be road and the ordinance will in all prob.
ability be adopted. Its fate should be de.
cided speedily as the getty Collector is all
ready to make out his tax bills and pro.
coed with the work OF collection. Allthat
detains him Is edelay in the action OF
the ten cent levy.
Atpresent Col. Campbell is engaged in
paving with brick, the slope leading to the
ieyee, and an excellent piece OF work is
being done. He is paying his men full
wages, although there Is hardly q day
pasaes that he Is not approached by men
who are willing to do the work for less
money. Those who are not contractors
or persons having work to give out can
form but little idea Of the number OF men
in the city who are out of employment.
In case the levy ordinance:passes. work
will be commenced almost at once on the
Sixthward improvement. Colonel Camp
bell promises that It shall be q firstclass
lob, and his work on the levee shows that
he can make it such. Already the curb
stones have been reset and residents along
the line OF the improvement have been
busy making the necessary hydrant and
sewer connections. The work on the curb
has been paid for out Of q balance oil about
81 500, left from last years tan cent levy
fund. II this years ordinance js adopted.
Colonel Campbell will have TO wait Tor
his money until the tax is collected, but
this he Is willing and able 10 do.