The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-04-22

point, according TO the members OF Tue
Association, had nothing to do with the
adjournment to meet in this city. Never
theless tits confidently predicted that tho
question will be considered to-day.
THE ANNUAL ESTIMATES.
Joint Committees Wrs.tiing With Large
Financial Subjects.
The joint standing Council Committee
on Finance is having q large amount Of
very hard work laid out for IL. AT the
next meeting of Council all Of the other
Joint standing committees Of Council that
are in charge Of city departments requir-
ling expenditures Of money. under the
provisions Of the recently passed ordi-
nance designed to keep the disbursements
OF the city within hereyenues the year,
must present estimates Of the amounts Of
money that will be required to meet the
expenses OF the current year, including
salaries and the amounts already expend-
ed during the year, OF their respective de-
partments.
All OF these estimates are to be at once
referred to the Finance Committee, which
shall report an ordinance appropfiating
the amounts asked for. The ordinance
provides further, that II, when the annual
fevies are made, 1t shall not appear that
the full amount of such appropriations
will be realized, it shall be the duty Of the
Council to scale down the appropriations
so that the aggregate amount shall be
within the amount OF revenues, and the
committee shall then, without any refer
ence Of the matter to it, prepare an ordi-
nance so scaling down the appropriations
for all tho departments except those of
water and gas. These departments are 10
have what they ask for so long as the de-
sired appropriations are within the limits
OF the estimated receipts OF each; and in
this connection there is possibility Of
trouble arising in the future, In fact this
was ioreshadowed, at the Joint meeting Of
ofthe Committee on. Lights and tho Gas
Trustees, held at the gas office last night.
The estimate as prepared by the Trus-
tees left d deficiency ut the end OF the
year OF about $1,000. The estimate in-
cluded the erection ofanew gas holder at
a cost OF about $4,000, which under the
old style of running things the works
could go in debt lor, Tor year or Two.
The committee decided that under the
ordinance this could not DO done and
that II the holder must be built. the es-
Inmates Tor other work must be cut down.
Accordingly tue figures were scaled down
until the following estimate was hnally
agreed on and will be presented to Coun-
ell for approval: Tools, $1,000; public
lamps, erection and repair, $3.50;
attending calls and adjusting meters,
$500; services, $500 extension OF mains,
$500; coal, S20,500 OIL lamps, Sl,500;
making gas, Sl5 ,5UO repair Of apparatus,
5000; meters, 81, 900 public lamps, light
ing and cleaning, s, l60 repair OF mains,
$500; lime, 81, ~; repair Of building S3U0
salaries and expenses OF Office, y, o00; to-
tai, S7S,505.. Cost OF estimated improve
ments for the year ending March y, 1883
approximate cost OF ITO foot gas
holder, $40, 600 cost OF ground for same,
1000; total, $4,000; making grand
total OF estimated expenses OF Sl2s,o0o.
The earnings OF the. works last year were
sol ,050 "a. The estimated increase this
year is s., 900. which would make the
earnings 500, 050 q, leaving balance TO
be covered by the present cash on hand,
when subtracted from the estimated ex-
penditures OF S2S,454 ~. The surplus
now on hand is $50, 500 90, which would
leave a balance at the end oil the year OF
$S54 80. The above estimates are scaled
down to the lowest notch, and will neces-
state the closest economy on the part Of
the officers OF the worlisito keep within
these figures.
The committee decided to recommend
to Council that the Trustees be instructed
to at once contract for holder before the
rise in iron takes place. Also,
that the Trustees be authorized to offer
Mr. i. Warren $1,000 for his property on |
which tits desired to build the holder,
and in case of his refusal TO accept, TO com.
mence condemnation proceedings. Mr..
Warren asks SIO,5O0 for the property,
which is valued on the tax list at $4,000.
Il Is situated on the south side Of
Nineteenth street, west Of the lot on which
the present holders stand.
TIE COMMITTEES on Water Works and
the Water Works Commissioners also met
Jointly Inst evening at the Office Of tho
Commissioner. The estimated expendi.
tnreg were mt down at S27,3S1 and the
estimated receipts at S5i SOS IS. leaving
m T1exnended balance OF S24. 42I6 Of
ann amount Sl7.b57 IS viii be- required To
pay debts as follows: Exchange Bank,