The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-10-09
AN INTERESTING ROW
is Promised Between Two Of
the City Boards,
A WATER TROUGH THE CAUSE,
The Water BOARD Gets After the
Board OF Public Works aud.
Says Some Rather saF-
castle Things About 1t,

There is promise Of a lively racket
between the Board Of Public Works
and the City Water Board, The follow
ing communication, presented in Council
last evening, is the first gun to be fred
publlclyi,
10 NE Mayor aRd COuReR:
GESTLEuRS,-Counci passed an order in 1888
dlrecuDg the Water Board 70 place troughs for
watering hOhes u different places In the city,
The tTOughE were contracted for by former
Water Board aud placed IN position by the pre-.
sent Board, permits 10 open the streets surfaces
having hGeh granted by the Board OF Public
Works for making thh necessary connections
with the water mains, One trough was unior,
tulRtely placed on the sidewalk 10 front Of the
Board Of Public Works, and on his appeal TO the
head, tho superintendent Of the Streets was
ordered by him to say 10 the Water Board that
the dFeinige from the trough was iniuring tho
b. T, W. Tor pernitto dig into the Street 10
make connection with the sewer aud remedy
the tr uble but the head nl the 3, y. ". again
inlGrleFtd his authority ~ aud ordered The
c'sTk not y issue t6e permit,
from tho head 10 the Superintendent OF Streets
TO tear up the trough and thfOw II away, This
was done aud the trough and fixtures thrown In
a lot, from which they were stolen, so far az
from The active head Of tSe Board oi Public
Works, the records Of the Board showing no OH,
clal order TO Justify the above action OF It's en-
plnyGs.
The object Of this Communication to your hon.
orRble bodyls TO ask you 10 pass an Orier direct
Ing the Receiver 20 pay 70 the Water Board, out
Of funds COmlng Into his hands TO DO applied 10
the contingent fund Of the Board Of Public
Works, the costot the trough and fixtures 70.
moved aud stolen, and also the amount paid for
q new trough and fixtures the Wa'Gr Board has
had placed o. tho same spot from which the old
one was stolen,
il tho board Of Public Works Is over and above
your body, and all the departments OF the city
government, the authority assumed bY them Is
certainly worth paying n small premium for,
Another matter; we wish 10 cali attention to;
The Board Of Public Works has changed the
grade Of NcColloch street from Twentyninlh 10
bNuldeFS. The Water board has been ordered by
the Board OF Public Works 10 lower the water
main on that street, This water main was Onco
before lowered, after frat being laid, owing to
Council having changed the grade Of the street.
As yet this Council has not changed the grade OF
that street but the whole proceeding as 10
Works acts,
the IOSrd Of Public Works the occasion Of re.
quesllng your body TO pass an order that In the
future when the Board III Public Works changes
street grade without authority, that all tho CT.
penses GriAinE from The change snail be paid out
must DO changed and public money expended To
improve certain pieces Of property abuttIng on
streets on which The work Is done, II Is unjust to
compel tho expenditure Of y portion 81 the
| money set aside for the running Of the Water
Works In addition 70 the monies Of the Board Of
Public Work. Tor that purpose.
While always willing 10 aid each aud every
department OF tho Glty government TO tho best