The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-12-12
THB BIGGEST MHETING
OF the City Council Held for a
Long Timep Last Night,
MANY IMPORTANT MATTERS
Come Up for Consideration, aud
Several of Them Provoke Con-
siderable Dlscussion-Thc New
loan = Redistrlcting.

Several OF Ihetn PROVOKE COn-
siderable Discussion-The New
loan - RedistrlctinG.
The regular semi.monthly meeting OF
Council held las! evening was in every
way one of the largest, liveliest aud
most interesting of any held for n long
time. Every member of the First
Branch was present, and the only alb
sentees from the Second were Messrs.
Gundling and Vockler. The Hobbies
were filled nearly the entire evening
with leading citizens and prominent
railroad men, interested in certain rail-
road legislation that it was supposed
would occupy considerable attention,
but there were SO many other matters
that provoked discussion that they were
disappointed. The spectators did not
suffer for want OF entertainment, how
ever, for the oratory was turned on full
flow at several intervals, and in two or
three instances the personalities ex-
changed approached climax somewhat
sensational.
The most important matter considered
was the new proposed loan ordinance OF
1889 for 100000, the proceeds Of which
are TO be devoted to the building OF a
stone bridge over Wheeling creek at
Main street aud the Strengthening OF
Caldwel's run, $4,000 being named us
the sum for the accomplishment OF the
last named improvement This ordinance
was first introduced in the First Branch.
Mr.. Tracy moved to strike out the pro-
vision OF $4,000 for Caldwell's run,
which brought Mr.. Delbrugge to bis feet.
He made avery warm defense against Mr..
Tracy's attack to which Mr.. Tracy replied
by saying that Mr.. Delbrugge's position
was very appalent-he was candidate
for public office and was seeking to
curry favor with South Side voters by
his course. Mr.. Tracy said that ioby
had been ut work for four years trying
to force this thing through in orderthat
their personal aud selfish aims might be
attained. There were members OF Coun-
ell who were in the ring. II the ordi-
nance was presented to the people with
the Caldwell run scheme as rider the
loan would surely fail, and the much
needed new stone bridge would be also
killed.
An endelvor was made to divide the
question, and have two ordinances sub
mitted, one makinga loan for the bridge
and one for the Strengthening OF the run,
both to be submitted at the same time,
but that failed and the ordinance was
passed by this Branch by vote OF II
to 3.
DETAILS OF THE LOAN.
The gentlemen named for commits
sioners in the ordinance us reported
were Myron Hubbard, S. +. Crawford
and G. w. Eckert, and the Dollar Say,
inGs Bank was named as the bank al
which the bonds which are named as
i've per centGrs, were to be handled and
paid. In the Second Branch Mr.. ALI.
son stated that he was authorized to
withdraw Mr.. Crawlord's name, and he
named in that gentleman's place Mr.. p,
B, Dobbins, of the Dollar Savings Bank,
Colonel Caldwell moved 10 insert the
! name OF Jacob "A. jefferson in place Of
Mr.. Dobbins' and the Bank OF the Ohio
Valley in place of the Dollar Savings
Bank. There was no hesithncy on the
part OF several members in jumping
on Colonel Caldwell as the Ohio
Valley Banks solicitor, and on Frank
2. Jepson, the institutions cashier. Mr.
Jepson, in his character Us hustling
Democratic politician, was commented
on, and Colonel Caldwell accused Of
being actuated by selfish motives. The
question was asked how much city bust.
ness Jcpson's bank wanted, and the
opinion expressed that it already had
enough. There were also references tC
matter Of 50, 600 deposited in that bank
by the Gas Trustees, OF whom Jepson is
one, and which the city was unable tC
secure to pay interest on loans several
months since, and which is, 1t is sup
posed, still resting in the bank. Colonel
Caldwell's proposed change was knocked
out by n vote OF 10 to 10.
Mr.. Mitchell then stated that Mr.
Eckert did not desire to serve and
named Mr.. w. &. Wilkinson in his
place. Colonel Caldwell again named
Mr.. jefferson and urged that Jepson
would have nothing to do with the
matter, even II Mr.. Jefferson was sc,
lected. Mr.. Wilkinson was chosen.
A GOOD AMENDMENT ADOPTED.
Mr.. Allison introduced as an amend
ment to the Caldwell run section, that
the bonds for the purpose OF straighten-
ing the run shall not be sold until the
owners OF the real estate abutting on the
street through which Caldwells run is
to be improved and changed in the man.
ner contemplated by this ordinance,
shall in writing, give their consent to
such improvements or changes as the
city may make in said Caldwell's run,
and shall also release the city from all
claims for damages by reason Of such
improvements and changes.
This provoked big racket. The
friends OF the measure seemed to realize
that the adoption OF such an amendment
would kill their project. Mr.. Cruise
proposed to make the number required
10 sign the proposed agreement twor
thirds, and another amendment was
that nine.tenths OF the owners be re-
Quired to sign. Both propositions failed,
and Mr.. Allison's amendment was
adopted. 1t was reasoned that without
such provision rs he proposed, in case
the run should seek its old channel
and do damage, the city would
be held responsible. There was much
interesting talk about the Caldwell run
feature and the predictionwasfree made
that with it in the ordinance, the en-.
tire loan would be knocked entirely out.
1t was not until 1880 o'clock that the
Second finished with the ordinance.
The First had adjourned an hour before,
so the ordinance will have to wait until
the First takes it up again and acts on
the Seconds amendments, 1t may be
some time before the ordinance is finally
adopted.
REAPPoRTIoNMINT.
Another matter of considerable inter-
est was the proposed measure for reap.
portioning representation in Council as
proposed by the Ordinance Committee
and reported in full in Saturdays issue.
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