Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-04-09
GUARDED BY BlUECOATs.
The Council Committee on Finance
HOIds a Session,
And, With the Lights Turned Down and a
Policeman at the Door, Makes
Disposition Of the Pub.
lie Money.

The Council Committee on Finance,
consisting of Messrs. Hildreth, Caldwell,
Mofat, Warehouse, Peterson and List,
met in the Office of the City Clerk, last
evening, in response to notifications sent
out OF the dead quiet, for the purpose OF
scaling down the appropriations made BY
the various committees and Boards for the
maintenance of the several departments OF
the city government during the present
fiscal year. These estimates, which have
heretofore appeared in detail in the REG
lister, call for a total of $346,275 81, in
cludiug $500 for salaries, $4,000 for
contingencies, and s29 662.5O Tor interest
charges, which total is S9,S32.94 more
than was spent last year.
When Mr.. Hildreth had taken the chair
and called the committee to order, an in,
vitation was extended to representatives oil
the various Boards aud committees to sd
dress the Finance Committee, giving res
sons why the sums asked for should be
allowed. Inresponse to this, Mr.. Gillelsnd
Chairman Of the Committee on Markets
made statement, in the course Of which
he urged the necessity of enclosing the
lower market so as to better accommodate
those doing business there, whether as buy
ers or sellers, and strongly advocated the
passing OF the Committees estimate.
Mr.. Egerter, of The Board Of Public
Works, next took the floor. He outlined
the work which the Board hoped to accom-
pbsh during the coming season, in the way
Of curbing, laying cutters and putting down
crossings. He stated that the Board hac
made three estimates for new pavement'
which it was designed to put down, i
possible, with the aid OF the ter
cent levy fund. One of these was The
completion OF the Eoff street improve
ment, at a coat OF $4,000, another wal
the paviDg OF Chsplins street. south D
Sixteenth to Eighteenth Eighteenth cas-
to Eotf, Eof south TO Nineteenth, and
Nineteenth east to Jacob, at an estimated
outlay of $4,000. The third estimate
covered the paving Of North Main street
from Seventh street north to Fourth stree
at q cost OF $4,000 OF course the II
cent levy would not do all this work, bu'
the Board hoped TO exc that levy out with
savings from the general fund.- provided il
was allowed the sum asked for. A good
deal OF the sum estimated for cutters anc
curbing would be spent on the Island
where many streets were in bad condition
Mr.. Peterson thought the estimates O
the Board were not specific enough. HI
thought there should have been submitted
q detailed statement showing exactly wher,
it was proposed to spend the various sums
asked for.
The Chair said that would be a subiec,
for future consideration, and as there wer,
no other committee representatives pres
ent be Invited Messrs Egerter, Gillelsnc
and City Solicitor O'Keefe to leave.
Mr. CsldWell-What l want to know il
is this to be public meeiing2
The Chair-Tbat is q MATTER for III,
Committee TO decide.
Mr.. Caldwell-Then move we 90 int
executive session.
Tbs Doli"--. was carried, and the re
peters, through whom the puhl,o get thei
only information Of what was going on
were requested to withdraw.
Not aeemipg The City Clerks offca he
cure enough for their purpose, re mem
bers Of the Committee grsssly sscendec
the stairs to the room Of the Board o
Public Works, requesting Mr.. Eger.sr
whom they found there, 10 leave, ant
closing doors and trarsoms, went to work
Not yet feeling safe, however, the com
mittee sent down stairs for Lieutensn
Junkins, and stationed him in the corridor
outsida the door, Having these pretty eff
fectually barred the public out, the com
mittee resumed is deliberations.
Without finishing the business before 4,
the Committee, about 10 O'Clock, adjourn
| ed to meet ut the call g the Chair.