Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-03-28

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Health 75 slJ6 %
THE CREMAToRY BUILDING.
The Committee on Health reported, in
relation to the matter of paying for the
iron building over the crematory furnace,
that the PIttsburg Bridge Company had
agreed to accept $3.50 in lieu ofits original
bill OF Sl,l3S. so. The committee recon-
mended that this compromise be accepted,
aad il was agreed to.
The committee recommended that the
garbage contract for the Third district be
awarded to Henry Reiizer, at his bid OF
81, 900. Charles Sprague, to whom the
contract had been awarded Mt a bid OF
1899, not being Of age.
THE CARRIAGE TRUST.
10 this connection, the following inter-
esting communication was read:
''T0 the Honorable Mayor and COHnc3'
''GENrLEMES:-YOu will see by the re-
port OF yOur Committee on Health that
Messrs. Low and Troy sent 10 the Board,
last night that they could not furnish
bonds tor the districts that they were
awarded. an able TO prove to the salts.
faction of Council or said committee that
the said 10y, bidder for the fifth district,
whose bid was 1925, was in the lobby,
ready to give his bond, when he was called
outside by the parties interested IN the
next bid, which was $3.50, and for a con-
sideration he let the next bidder get the
contract. The same is true Of the First
district, where Mr.. Troy was called out OF
the building, aud after an arrangement
had been made that he should be recon-
pensed, he gave up to the garbage trust Of
Messrs. Clark & Kline, and let q Oftheir
bids come in next. 1t il would be the
pleasure of Council to let this matter go to
a committee for Investigation, you will
find four fraudulent bids, and will ensure
the contracts hereafter let will he done ac-
eording to the contracts. To ventilate
this matter, l wish the following vi
nesses summoned before the GS6mittee:
Lawrence Clark, RObSATrSe, Darby Nc
Donagh, 10y, Thomas Troy, Fred
ScnnIlSS John Kemple, John Coffee, NJ.
Siark and F. P. McSherry.
"F. p. MCSHERRY."
After Mr.. McSherry had made a short
address to Council, and the members had
discussed the matter, il WAS referred back
TO the committee for q full investigation.
TIL FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT.
The Committee on Finance submitted
it's report, transmitting the annual appro-
p~riation ordinances, including the street
paving programme, as heretofore fully out
lined in this paper. On the second read
ing of the ordinance, for amendment and
debate, when the clerk read that part OF
l, providing for the payment, by
the Gas Trustees, Of the sum Of $9,33O, to
the City Receiver, on account OF the loan
of 1877, o lengthy communication was
laid before the members by the President.
After reciting the communication ad-
dressed to the committee, and published | n
the REGISTER Of Sunday the 18th, 1T said;
This communication was sent to your
committee because it is proposed by them
the appropriation ordinance to levy an
additional contribution of $3.50 on the
Gas Works to pay the interest on the loan
Of lS77. We submit an addition to the
points named in the communication TO
o u committee for your consideration, that
the funds of the Gas Works cannot stand
his severe draft of nearly $40, 900 in ad-
lition to the Sc, $50 interest due July LIST
On the bonds of 1885, and the expenditure
during the simmer of $4,000 for repairs
apparatus, besides thousands of dollars
for coal, labor, etc.
"If this measure prevails we will be IN
lble before lo0g to meet q current *
Denses. Having no authority to borrow
10 tide us over the summer, what
will he the result?
ANY prudent business man can easily
that financial embsrrsssment-the
inability to meet ones contracts or pay for
,oal and labor and incidentsls -would pro-
luce the most serious resalts. Further,
he loan ordinance of 1885 not only pledged
he revenue of the gas works to pay one
,slf of the interest on the S270,OOO Of
ponds, per annum, but pledged those v
,ues as well to pay one-half the amount OF
aid bonds, tO-wit, $135. 600.
''The measure proposed, If carried Out,
n our opinion involves q breach OF good
isith with the holders of these bonds, and
will involve the management OF the gas
works in a hand-to-mouth policy that can
lot fail ultimately to ieopardizs its inter
ats. We trust Council will seriously re-
lect before committing itself to such a
programme"
The reading was listened to in silence,
md when the document was finished, the
Clerk continued the reading Of the ordi-
lance
RED BRICK FOR PAVING.
When that portion Of the ordinance pro-
riding for the paving of Market street was
cad, Mr.. Hsrrell offered an amendment IN
separating the words, ''Or hard burnt red
ick nalong with Ere brick so as to allow the
3oard the privilege Of giving q trial to red
,rick. In his remarks, Mr. Harren called
attention 10 the red brick crossing at the
,outh end OF the Second ward market
,ouss, which, he s,id, had been down two
,sars and were still intact.
The red brick idea seemed to meet the
-. anl Nha onnnnd-