The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-08-21
THE B. P. WIS FINANCES.
The Shape Market street is Left In-Tl
Remedies Proposed.


Remedies Proposed.
A joint meeting Of the Council Com
mittee on Finance and the Board OF
Public Works was called for last even
ing to survey the financial hole the
Board has found itself it, rs reported to
Council at it's last meeting, and devise
some means for getting it out. Mr..
Butts was the only member Of the Board
that appeared; Mr.. Schmulbach Is out
of the city and President Myles was no:
present for some reason. Mr.. Butts was
accompanied by Clerk Lancaster and
Superintendent Warden. There was
also an absence OF quorum OF the COM
mittee; Chairman Dobbins aud Mcssrs.
Ferrell and Mitchell were the only ones
that appeared, and it was considered
strange that this was so, for there is
usually n full meeting whenever this
committee is called.
The three gentlemen OF the committee
and Mr.. Butts, however, had talk over
the situation and devised plan OF re-
lief which, il fapproved OF by quorum
Of the committee, will probably be pre-
sented to Council. The Board had pre-
pared the following communication for
the committee:
GENTLEMEN: We beg to offer the fol-
Neutrality-suspicious. in regard to provid-
ing money TO meet the needs OF the
Board. We find that the following
amounts remain in the treasury which
can be re-appropriated, being surplusCs
on contracts now completed:
In General Fund-Paving Jacobstreet
between Thirty-ninth and Forty-tfth
streets, 81, $40 81; paving Main street be-
tween Twelfth street and Alley s,
1886 80; total, $l,S77 10.
In l0c Levy Fund-PGving Main street
between Third street and the ravine,
Sis SO; paving Seventeenth street be-
tween Market and Chapline streets,
$i4 SO; total, S733 63.
We suggest that the $l,S77 10 in the
General Fund be used IN placing tenn
porary bridges over Caldwoii's run and
placing Twenty-ninth street in good con-
ditiOn.
The amount appropriated for paving
Main street between Twenty-fOurth and
Twcnty-ninth streets is insufficient and
We suggest further appropriation Of
81 900 for completing said work
Wo ask that the Board of Public
Works contingent fund be reimbursed
for the amounts paid from it on account
OF deficiencies on contract paving, viz:
$3,S54 SO.
1t is thought better to allow Market
street from Tenth street to the creek to re-
main as it is until next year, thus giving
the gas and water-pipe bitches time TO
completely settle before the street is
paved. The money appropriated for
said street and Tenth street, amounting
to Sl5,S53 G3, could be used on some
other work TO advantage.
There are several items in the last an
nual appropriation ordinance ordered
paid from our contingent fund which
must now be provided for from some
other fund, viz:-Two sewers on the
Island, paving alley IS from Main TO
Water street, limestone on Main street
from the ravine north TO the city liGits,
Limestone on McColloCh street (rom Six
teenth street to Baker street, paving nl-
ley with Cobble stones, sewer in alley
3, and Curbing and sewer on Twenty
Sixth street between Market M! Chap
line streets.
We have contracts out for putting
limestone on McColloCb, Twenty.ninth
and Twentieth streets and are legally
bound to complete said contracts. We
have also to pay u considerable amount
OF interest on outstanding orders.
These amounts could be provided for
from said $15,S5 90 and still enough re-
main to reimburse the contingent fund.
The plan proposed is to report an ordi-
nance covering back into the treasury
the balances or surpluscs referred to in
the above communication, also the
amount appropriated for paving Tenth
and Market streets. 1t is a settled faCt
that Market street from Tenth to the
creek has got to be supplied with new
brick sewer. Tho present one is liable
to give away,at any time. To build such
Il sewer us is needed would probably
cost about $4,000. 1t will have TO be
very strong one 10 carry off the wash
that comes from Wheeling hill after eve
ry storm and TO serve us the main artery
for the sewers coming down the side
streets. 1t cannot be built this year. ii
it is TO be built, there should be no brick
paving put on the street until the new
sewer and its ditch have had years
time in which to settle. To put down u
pavement and then tear it up to put
down sewer, or TO put down sewer
and Immediately after place new pave
mcnt on top is rank nonsense, and that
is the situation OH Market street. The
sewer will probably be put down next
year and the pavement the year follow
ing--lS00, provided the cfty's revenue
continues AS ut present.
After turning these amounts into the
treasury it is proposed to pass an ordi-
nance appropriating money to reimburse
the Boards contingent fund, also money
TO put up temporary bridges over Cald-
wells run, bridges that will last for two
years or so, and provide for some small
pieces of work that must be done.
It is proposed to not only turn in the
amounts as stated above, but also 81, 800
OF the s., 800 appropriated for cnrbing
and cutters on the Island, not expended
yet; also Sl,50O appropriated for the
same purpose out Of the ten cent levy
fund, for work contracted for and not
expended, and $500 that was nppropri-
atcd and not used for paving Cont street.
1t was developed last night that the
amount received from licenses will fall
or about 5000 this year from what il
was last, and the markets indicate
another heavy falling off.