Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-08-21
FINDING MONEY
wHBREwIrH TO REIMBURSE THE BOARD
OF PUBLIC WORKS.
A Very Important Meeting Of the Council II
nance Committee held Last Nght-Prssi-
dent kylss Resigns.

The Council Committee on Finance was
called to meet last night to take some &C
ton looking to the reimbursement Of the
contingent fund of the Board of Public
Works, depleted jointly by Council and
the late flood. The following eommunica-
tion was submitted by the Board:
"To the Finance Committee Of tie City Of
Wheeling:
"GENTLEMEN:-We beg to offer the fol-
lowing suggestions in regard to providing
money to meet the needs of the Board:
awe find that the following amounts re-
main in the treasury, which can he reap
propriated, being SURPRISES on contracts
now completed:
IN GENERAL FUND.
Paving Jacob street, from Thirty-ninth
to Forty-titth 'oio %
Paving Main street between Twelfth and -. 70
Alley S'o -
sl,s7 l6
IN TRN-CENT LEVY FUND.
Paving Main street, between Third and
Paving Seventeenth, between Market
and Chapline. ID 90
SIS g.
1--WE suggest that the 81, s77. Is in the
general fund be used in placing temporary
bridges over Caldwell's run, and placing
Twenty ninth street in good condition.
1.-THE amount appropriated for paving
Main street, between Twenty-fourth and
REIMBURSEMENT streets ia insufficient, and
we suggest further appropriation OF
81, 900 for completing said work.
1--WE ask that the contingent fund De
reimbursed for the amount paid from IL on
account of deficiencies on contract paving,
viz: So, S54 SO.
1T is thought better to allow Market
street remain az il is until next year, thus
giving the bitches time to completely set
tie before the street is paved. The money
appropriated for said street and Tenth
street, amounting to SIS, S526S, could be
used on some other work to advantage.
"Thers are several items in the
last annual appropriation ordinance,
ordered paid from the 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
McCulloch street, from Sixteenth to Baker
street, limestone on Main street, from
rayine to city limits, paving Alley s. with
cobble stone, sewer in Alley 3. and curb
ing and sewer on Twenty-sixth streets De-
tween Market and Chapline streets.
"We have contracts out for putting
limestone on McColloch street, Twenty
ninth street and Twentieth street, and are
legally bound to complete said contracts.
1--WE have also to pay considerable
amount Of interest on outstanding orders.
'These items could be proviC ed for from
said SIS, 1853 60, and still enough remain
to reimburse the contingent fund.
''THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS"
After going over the papers the commit
tee looked mp the estimated sources oil
revenue, and found there would be short
age of 81, 900 in licences, and 10, $50 from
the Gas Board, the Solicitor having given
an opinion against the city taking this item.
Taking this deficiency from the estimate
made for Market street, leaves S3, 523 ~,
which il was suggested might be gwen to
the Board for special contingent fund,
allowing the 81, 871 16 to 20 to Caldwells
run, as suggested by the Board, This wss
done, and the two appropriations of 81 800
each for cutters and curbing On the
Island, and $500 for paving short Coal
street, we're covered back aud reapprO-
printed for sewers on the Island. A fur
Their sum of $733. 63. being the balance Of
ten cent levy fund from the north end of
Main street, Was appropriated TO put in
sewers in the Eighth ward.
An ordinance was ordered drawn in
accordance with this schedule, after con-
sultation with Mr.. Butts, of the Board of
Public Works, and the committee adj
journed.