Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-05-01


Mr. GalHgan presided as clerk, and read
bs resolution passed by Council for the
,slIing of the meeting, after which Chair
nan Hildreth said he knew hardly any
hing about the matter and would hhe 10
"a ,Iformed how the investigation should
,s conducted, and said he supposed MI
Kimberly would doubtless make state
nent TO the committee. -,
Mr. Myles thought the Council ha1 no
in the matter. The Workmen
,f the city" said he, feel that II there hSG
been sny chance OF supplementary should
nave bad the first chauce, and the employ
nsnt OF 1t 4lisu has caused great deal o.
ceiling among the workmen OF the Guy,
The Chairman thought Mr.. Kimberly
should have an opportunity OF making al
MR.. EINBERLYS' REMARKS.
Mr. Kimberly came forward and said:
No psrt of this work is TO DC done In the
eity limits. There has been no work done
nv me or sn7 of my force yet. propose
70 answer the matter in my Own way and
in writing" Then he read the following;
SO much has been said about me not
,iyiny The work am to have done to
people, that l have concluded
that it Is time for me TO say word on the
subject. have had no work done as yet
remember, By any one. The work 10 not
ready. When it is, and We have com
r,.rczJ II thers ia any sole bodied man
from Wheeling applies and is refused, l.
sill be time for this charge 10 be made
Ii would bs well to go slow With sucn
silly nonsense.
"Recoguizing as | did, that the work IN
was remote from the com
forts of boarding houses, and that much
work of q similar character nearer the
homes of the working men Of Wheeling
would shortly be offered, aud that II
will PROBABLY pay as good wages
"a | can offer, aud that 1t will be
ready as soon as my job will. | took tn
pracautiou of securing contingent (ouf
tar from full force) to start with and to
guard against emergencies don't appre-
hsnd that any inducemeut | might reason
ably be expected to offer would induce the
Wheeling toiers % stay with me on nv
line away from the comforts OF houe, when
sork, and plenty oft, offers in the city, II
nould offer sufficient inducement to bring
about that state OF things, 1t would result
in driyin, the contractors for the city s
gork out and away from the city in search
of foreign labor to do the city's work, "a
has been done to my knowledge in former
wears and no action of Council taken to
nreyent il. The work in hand on my con
tract for several weeks to come will BE-
away from the city and out OF Ohio county
Ea said in addition, that when work
commenced hs would hire able bodied men
whether they were from Washington coun-
ty or Ohio county.
President BATCHELOR SPEAKS.
President Bachelor then arose and said
ma WAS willing 10 answer any question tnat
m;ght be asked III behalf OF their side; that
no vas glad the Council had taken this &C,
lion 10 hello the company out OF trouble, as
il was esidsut they had gotten into diff
culty, although iHnoasntly; that when the
contract was made he had 20 idea that
Italian labor was to be employed, sud had
he suspicioned such thing he should have
had : provision in the contract torbidding
heir employment; that four car loads
of .pips mad already srriVed III
the lower end of the city aid they wanted
10 oct to work as soou as possible. lie
said the company wss willing to make
concessions in order 10 get Dir. Kimberly
or some one else to rush the work, and
would be glad TO hear any suggestions
hat would lead to that end. and hoped that
the matter you'd be Immediately settled
Mr.. Hildrsth-Is the contract OF such q
character that it can be sbrogs;ed, or that
lhe Council can do anything in the
premises? -,
Mr.. Kimberly here arose and said he
desired to explain. He said there was
more work to do in Washington and Ohio
counties than all the laboring men in both
of the counties could complete In twelve
months. His reason for employing the
Italians vas that he wanted q
limited number Of men who would be
ready 10 start work the Eo@ent everything
was ready, after which he could gave em-
ployment to others.
THE CONTRACT.
Mr.. Bachelor said the contract IVES
made in such 3 way that it could not be
legally snnulled or sbrogsted and that Mr.
Kimberly had given bond to perform the
work as contracted for.
Mr. Myles again arose and said he
thought Couacil could do nothing in the
matter as most of the work was out
side of the city; that the work
men felt when Mr.. Kimberly got
the contract they would surely get WORK,
aud he was sorry to see that chesp Italian
LABOR was &c be introduced il such was the
case.
Mr.. Hlldreth-Mr. Kimberly, Woaid the
question be admissible to ask what YOU
would paw these men?
Mr.. Kimberly-The question has been
answered in the city press The price Is
81. 25 per day.
Mr.. aildreth-Hsvs snJ citizens been
refused work?
Mr.. Kimberly-Hsve not refused any,
out ssid they would be employed when
work couua sGesd on this end of the line
Mr.. Hildreth-Whst 70 he average paid
per day for labor?
Mr.. Kimberly-In the Washington
county region they pay from Sl.lO to
Sis.
By this time the whole space ontsids OF
the railing was occupied By cilizens who
were principally COuucilneu.
Mr.. B. ]. Snyth came forward and asked
permission to say something, and it being
granted be said:
# think there is big, unnecessary
rumpus made about this matter and peo-
pie are more scared than hurt took the
trouble to-day to get an expression ofopin-
ion from business men on this question,
and ! selected the two squares between |
Twelfth aud Fourteenth streets to sscer-
ain the feeling Of the merchants aud found !
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