Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-07-25
THEY KILLED q
HOW NARR0w-NINDBD POLITICIANS fRI
UNPRED IN COUNCIL,
Downing Measure 10 Aid in Preserving
Peace and Good 0der-fhs Miseslla-
nsous Business Considered
Last Night
The Republicans killed it.

Inc RECOMMENDATION OF the Board o
Police Commissioners, that three add
tional officers be placed on duty, was lait
out in Council, last night.
Partisan politics was at the bottom o
the action by the Republican majority, al
though q thin attempt was made to dis
guise the fact.
Had there been even one Republican
recommended to 60 on the force, the mel
would have been confirmed; just as the 81,
or eight men Council wanted added few
months ago, would have been confirmed,
had Thomas D. Bennett and -Demiaisl
Morris been included in the nomination,
by Democratic Chief.
Whose right to make his own selection,
is undoubted, 30 long as they are fit fol
the Office.
The fact of partisanship is wsll-proven
when the reader comes to consider the as
sertion that q member of the Board Of
Police Commissioners, whose chief virtue
in Republican eyes is that it is 'non-par'
tisan, spent good deal of time yesterday
soliciting votes against q recommendation
sent to Council by the body Of which be
is q member, while certain Republican
Councilmen did more or less of the same
sort of action.
This matter came up in Council in the
Second Branch, where the Police and Fire
Commissioners submitted the following
'The Board of Police and Fire Commits
sioners had under consideration the matter
OF additional Deputy Sergeants, referred
to them by Council, and after q careful
consideration of the same, beg leave TO re.
port that at least three additional Dspu.
ties shonld be appointed. The following
is offered for consideration:
"Resolped, That Geo. w. Gaus, Thomas
Burke and Edward Duffy be and are hereby
confirmed Deputy Ssrgssnts, for the city
of Wheeling, at compensation Of SIS pei
month"
The debate on this was opened by Mr.
Ebeling, who mildly inquired whether the
men we're intended for day or night duty.
No one seemed to know, and after some
little talk Mr.. Caldwell said one of the
men had been selected by the Board from
the Second ward, one from the Foarth and
one from the sixth, because it was sup.
posed the Chief would put the new men on
duty in those wards. He went on to say
that he presumed no one would dispute
the right of the Chief to put the men where
he chose, aud then said the Second, Fourth
and Sixth wards needed the new officers
the most, as those wards were hard to
handle.
Mr.. Maxwell, around whose desk Re
publican caucus on the measure had been
held early in the evening, took pains to
have it understood be looked upon the
proposition az "a new scheme for spending
the city's money!" not stopping 10 consid
er that he had been voting with his party
to increase expenses at about every Other
point in the city government, ever since
he has been in the Council, and that he
had originally voted to add eight men Il
the force, when he had hope that some
of them would be Republicans. He wen'
on, amid smiles, to show how much money
the additional three men would cost, and
concluded by moving to refer back to ths
Board.
Mr.. Cruise took the floor in favor Of the
adoption Of the resolution submitted by
the Board. He was surprised at Mr.. Max
wells stand, after having voted in iavol
of eight new officers. The men whose
names were offered were good men, and
it was we'll known fact, admitted by
Council, that the city needed better pro-
lection. He boldly asserted there was "a
nigger in the wood.pile." The mer
nominated were Democrats, and that was
what was wrong with Mr.. Maxwell and
the Republicans. He wanted TO see the
men who held partizanship to be dearel
than the lives and property of citizens &c
on record.
The motion to refer back to the Board
prevailed, ayes IL, noes II, as follows
Ayes-Messrs. Allison, Bremen, Ebeling,
Hartong, Jones, Kraft, Marsh, Maxwell,
Mitchell, McKown. Prayer, and Mr.. Pres.
ident--l2 Noes-Messrs. Caldwell, Davis,
Cruise, Healy, Kettler, Miller, Pracht,
Vockler, Warner, and Young-10.
Reconstruction OF Caldwell Run Bridges
The Board of Public Works submitted
the following:
"The storm Of July 10. 1888, seriously
damaged the road and bridges along Cald
wells run, entirely washing away thu
bridges at Chspline and Eoff street, and
one at the lower end Of John Wright
property. Something should be done viii
this place. at once, and we respectfully ash
the adoption of the following:
"Resolped, That the Board Of Public
Works be and is hereby authorized tt
to solicit plans and specifications for build
ing three bridges over CaldwelPs run, ont
at Chspline street, one at Eof street, and
one at the lower end of John Wright,
property, and also for strengthening Cald
wells run"
The Board also called attention in 9
different paper to the condition of Thirty
third street, between Jacob street and thu
B. & o. Railroad, and submitted reso.
luton authorizing the Board TO pave the
street with cobbls stones.
The Caldwell's run matter came mp
first, and Mr.. Caldwell called stten.
tion to the provision for Strengthening the
run, and said the case Of the Caldwell
heirs against the city had been decided
against the heirs; then the bill had beer
amended, rs-argued and submitted. Incass
Of decision either way, there would be m
appeal, which would take year or zeal
and half more. In the meantime only
temporary bridges could be put up. The
action desired by the Board was not final,
as it would require appropriations O
money by the city, after the Board had
secured It's plans and estimates, before any
thing could be done. The resolution
offered by the Board was adopted, as wa
also that relating to paving Thirty-thirt
street.
The Paving Of sidswaiks.
Another document from the Board va
as follows:
I'VE desire to call the attention Of you
honorable body to the laws governing thil