The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-10-29
THE GRUBBC0M
MAkls IT'S REPORT TO COUNCIL


The special committee Of Council which
was charged with the duty Of investigat-
ing the charges preferred against Mayor
Grub by Porter Smith, and which COM
pleted the work Of taking testimony Satur'
day night, met at half past seven o'clock
last evening, pursuant to adjournment, for
the purpose OF considering the evidences
in reference to each charge, and drawing
up its report. The committee trst met in
the City Clerks Office, but after few
minutes adjourned upstairs to the ROOFS
OF the Board OF Public Works, where
they thought they would BIZ ffeer from
caves droppers. A guard was placed at
the bottom OF the stairway 10 prevent re-
porters or Other curious individuals from
getting within hearing distance.
Chairman uiidreLh was present, and on
motion MIR. DObbinS was elected Secre-
tary. Tho charges were taken up seri-
atm, and voted on without much discus-
sion, the result being the following:
TIE COMMITTEES REPORT.
10 The Honorable Council Of the City q
Wheeling:
Your committee 10 which was referred
the charges against his honor the Mayor.
preferred by Porter Smith, have the honor
to report, after u thorough investigation
as follows:
Charge THAT Mayor Gru5bwasGrossly
and indeCeutly drunk on the evenings oil
July 20, q and %, 1885, at the A!hambra
rink during the progress CT the smaeetiest,
Not sustained.
Charge U.-That no drank and paid tOl
beer at the same rink at that time when
he knew that tho parties selling had nc
license TO sell.
Not sustained, except that the Mayor
drank beer at the Sengerlest.
Charge HI-Tha.heh has upon numerous
occasions granted permits TO peddlers to
peddle without license when the city or
dinences require that they should be
licensed and pay the city license tGs.
Sustained.
CHurqe IK-That he has frequently
pardoned and discharged criminals from
the Workhouse without justification, and
has thereby interiered with the efficiency
Of the police force and encouraged disor.
der and lawlessness. OF such criminals
he has never demanded bail or security
for their future good behavior.
Not sustained.
Charge T.-Concerning the games on
the State iair grounds.
Not sustained.
Charge TL-That the said Mayor Gfubb
frequently visits houses Of i'll fame in this
city in thu night time, and that no has
been seen upon numerous occasions at
late aud unssenly hours OF the night in
company with notorious prostitutes.
Not sustained.
Charge HIi.-That since his installation
in otIiee lie has constantly thrown every
obstruction in the way OF ths proper per
Torrance OF their duties by the police OF
this city and has Conspired with keepers
Of houses OF i'll fame 10 bring the police
force into disrepute.
Not sustained.
Charge VIIL-ConcsrninG incidents al.
legged to have occurred during the visit OF
the Police Committee to Pittsburgh in
July.
Not sustained.
Charge LX.-That Mayor Grubb as a
city official has done what he could to
prevent me from properly fulfilling my
duties as Sergeant. AS an instance refer
to the case OF Pearl Woods aud two parties
found in the same house, which was q
house OF i!l-fame. Miss Woods and the
other two parties were fined in Police
Court, which fines and costs amounted to
the sum OF $50 80. In order to secure the
refunding OF one OF the fines from The city
treasury, to-wit: A fine Of s. and costs
assessed against one OF them, Mayor
Grub induced the said Pearl Woods to
make IN affidavit that the money, to.wit:
$45, deposited with the Sergeant to secure
all the fines, was not deposited to settle
this latter one, with the intent thereby to
interfere with and throw discredit upon
the Chief Of Police in the performance OF
his duties.
Not sustained.
n Your committee further recommends
the adoption OF the following resolutions:
Resolred, That the Committee on Ordin-
anCes be- instructed to prepare at once an
ordinance providing for q Board Of Con-
troll, which shall govern and supervise the
police department OF the city.
RcSOlred, That the report be received
and filled, and the committee discharged.
Respectfully submitted,
S. 2. HlLDRETu,
p. 3. DopBlNs, Chairman.