The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-10-27

since his incumbency in office, SS3,543 s.
on account OF the 50-cent levy anC
SIS, S47 90 on account OF the l0-cent levy
1887 taxes; and $40, lS0 4S on account oI
the 50-cent levy and s., no OF on account
OF the l0-cent levy, 1883 taxes, a total oi
Sl22,S59 20. Both reports were received
and ordered filed.
Bills aggregating the following
amounts were presented by the com.
mittees named and ordered paid
Scales and weighing, Sl00.9 ; real estate,
S7l,3S; health, $lG.20.
The Board OF Public Works asked for
appropriations rs follows: Out OF gen
erai fund, $3Si.20 for repairing bridges
on Caldwell's Run; out Of 10 cent levy
fund $547.5S to meet pay rolls in con-
neCtion with Island sewers, wholly new
work. Theseappropriations granted
Us asked for.
The Board in a further communica-
ton called the attention OF Council to
an important matter US follows:
GENTLRiEN:-We are advised by the
City Receiver that there are at the pres
ent time outstanding orders on account
Of the Contingent Fund OF the Board
amounting to Sll,4l7 0G, which are
drawinginterest at the rate Of o percent; /;
and on account OF the l0-cent levy fund
orders amounting to $S,6lG 05. There is
balance to the credit Of these funds MS
follows: Contingent Fund, 81, 7,20S &C; 10
cent levy fund, $5,6B5 05.
These amounts could be applied TO re-
deeming said orders and stop the inter-
eat on same, and in order 70 do SO, we
respectfully ask the adoption OF tho fol-
lowing resolution and the accompanying
ordinance:
Resolved, That the clerk OF the Board
Of Public Works is hereby authorized,
when directed by the Board, to draw his
orders on the City Clerk, and the City
Clerk is directed thereupon to issue his
warrant OH the Receiver, for interest on
outstanding orders payable out OF the
10 cent levy fund, such interest war
rants to be made payable out OF said 10
cent levy fund, in favor OF persons hold.
ing said outstanding orders, at the rate
OF 9 per cent per annum, such warrants
to be payable by the Receiver without
interest, when there are sufficient funds
OIL WHlcu Iley uTe uEuWHs
This resolution was adopted, and the
accompanying ordinance passed by the
Second Branch. The First Branch re-
ferred the ordinance to the Finance
Committee. The tenor OF the ordinance
was in harmony with the Boards COM
muniCation and resolution.
The following was received from the
Water Board:
GENTLEMES:-The extraordinary rains
ofJuly 10 and August 90 caused breaks
in the water mains OF the city, both at
Caldwell's Run and ut the creek, which
have been very costly. The same rains,
by washing out natural gas mains, COM
PEELED US to use coal as fuel at a heavy
cost. Both ofthese, although entirely
unexpected, had to be met, and in order
to make the repairs promptly and keep
the city supplied with water, We were
obliged to use portion OF the fund set
aside for building the new reservoir.
The following statement will show
how much our appropriation will fall
short:
Appropriation, s95i?i 4;
uuexpcnded ........ s2252l 5S
Amount Of money needed to run the
year out:--
Expenses Of works. 300 O
pIStiSn Si Of Of ESsaTyp SSp pe anu sS S y };
'''''''' - - :
Total.,,,,,,,.,..,,,.,,,,,,..;,.,:.,.,.: Siogl .
Making a shortage oil Sll,4IV.IO ut the
end ol TIC year. oo,o.
Out oil tue SI2,9O2'0S expended, Sl0,-
OSo was on cry loans, u, ,5l5.sl Tor coal
and SlS,OSo4S Tor repairs to mains. we
ask your honorable body to take such
measures tor our rellet as IN your }adg'
ment may seem best.
Inc seSohd AZ hrst referred inns TO the
FINANCE committee, put afterwards re-
considered that actiohI ana referred u y
the Committee on ordinances and FL
nance Jointly, the idea OF the members
being 70 nave the pTeeaele deficit te
when the BOARD calls attention, pro
vided tOr IN tne new loan ordnance that
IS TO pc submitted 10 tue people IN the
near iutnre'
AN ordinance was adopted giving the
Wheellng q Elm Grove road the righ,
70 connect nS hne with that oil tht
hempneId DIVISION oil the b. * y; ut the
neau o. el&teenth street: rms ordinance
ls really q wheeling q Harrisburg oil
Union bridge ordinance. The purpose
is TO nave tne cars loaded with stone I9I
the new feninsqia ondge, when WI
come N over the D. Y ", be switched OF
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