Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-06-13

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Receiver. A payment by the Gas Trustees
to the Receiver would not DO Q disburse-
ment, so far a. the City OF Wheeling is con-
eerned, of an amount out OF the gas
funds. Il would not be q disburse-
ment of these funds at all, Dus
mere change of the custody ofa part OF the
funds of the city from one set OF agents Oh
the city-the Gas Trustees-to another
agent of the city-the City Receiver. IL
would no more be disbursement within
the meaning of the Act OF 1882 than ~
would be disbursement Of an indivi-
dual's money if he should take the sum
ont of one pocket and put it In another
pocket. he would still have the money,
and so would the city still have the money.
I am, therefore, of the opinion tina.
Council cannot 50 amend the rules and
regulations governing the Trustees OF the
Gas Works as to order them to pay part
of the gas revenues on account OF tine loan
of 1887. But am Of the opinion that the
said rules and regulations can be 50
amended as to provide for the payment an
nually of So, $50 of the gas revenues IN sat-
isfaction, for instance, of salaries OF en-
ployes of the Fire Department. l deem IL
proper, therefore, 70 submit herewith q
draft for an ordinance providing for sucn
amendment
THE HESITATION OF COUNCIL.
Owing TO the peculiar law Of the city,
providing rules for the government OF
Council, the amendment proposed TO the
rules involved the reading, twice, OF all
the rules of the Board-a good two hours
work. This was more work than Council
wanted to do, even in the interest Oh the
city, and the anxiety of members to take
the money from the gas works, so often ex'
hibited heretofore, fzzled out, and mo-
ton to postpone carried by q large ma
jority.
Then the proposed amendment to rules
4 and 8 of the rules Of the b. Z. w. came
up. It was exactly in the same shape, lu-
volving the reading of all the rules OF the
Board. A like motion was made to post,
pone, but when Mr.. Caldwell pointed out
that the Board had stopped all work upon
the street, and that unless Council took
action, the men must remain ont OF work,
and ali work of repairs, street cleaning, etc,
cease for an indefinite time in the
future, Council, after half-an-hour's wrang-
ling, reluctantly consented to go on, and
Clerk Bowers, at 9:l0 O'Clock, began tc
read the rules first time, strict orders be-
ing given the officer on duty to allow nc
member to leave. Nevertheless the mem
bers strsyed off in true Congressional style,
dozen shutting themselves up IN com
mittee room, while not q man OF those
remaining paid the least attention to the
reading. When the Clerk had read about
half an hour, Mr.. Harrell raised the point
that some of the members had gone home,
but ON being summoned into the chamber,
a Quorum showed front. A big effort was
then made to have the matter postponed,
and q lot of valuable time was wasted IL
sryuing the point. Finally the reading
was resumed, the reporters spelling the
Clerk in the work.
At $50 o'clock Mr.. Healy objected to
a second reading, and the paper went over,
and there will be no work on the streets
until something is done.
PROTEST FROM A GAS COMPANY.
An important and interesting document,
in the shape of protest from the Natural
Gas Company Of West Virginia, which vii
be found in full in another column, was
laid before!tbis Branch, where its reading
was followed by long and earnest discus,
sion. The action OF the members wa:
somewhat embarrassed by the fact that
the First Branch had adjourned, and
finally the matter was referred to the Com
mittee on Ordinances, with the tacit under
standing, although it was not expressly
stipulated, that the Committee might CON
suit counsel in the interests of the city, il
it be deemed desirable, the City Solicitor
being interested in the Company named