The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-02-12

small army OF applicants Wus Oh hAhu
for the purpose Of putting the last pres
sure on the members OF the bodies they
desire to serve, and OF learning their
fate us soon as possible, But II so hap
pened that there was mistake In the
announcement, Us neither OF the boards
named met. The outgoing Board OF
Public Works met, with all the mem,
hers, Messrs, Butts, SchmuIbach and
Myers, present, and quietly closed up
its business and books, IN shape 70 turn
over to the new Board, which will meet
for organization at 10 o'clock this morn
ing.
The members OF tho new Water Board,
DR.. G, Baird, Mortimer Pollock and
Henry +. Jones, met yesterday alter.
noon and prepared their joint bond Of
$4,000 for presentation to Council this
evening and then decided to postpone
their organization and selection oil
officials till tomorrow.
After the office seekers had hung
about the building for about an hour
last night and failed 10 catch eveu q
glimpse OF any OF the newly elected
members OF the boards, they Logan to
grow suspicious that the announcement
that meetings were to be held was a
misleading one. Senator Emshelmer,
who was present To advocate the claims
OF some OF his personal followers for OIL
flee before the Water Board, at last vol
unteered to ascertain what had become
OF that Board, the Office OF which had
been iast locked all the time, As soon
rs he learned the condition OF things us
reported above, he reported to the hun
cry ones and most OF them departed,
though some, afraid that this was per:
haps part OF scheme on the part oil
the Senator, fingered about for time
longer.
THE NEW POLICE FORCE.
The Board of Police and Fire Com.
missioners met and audited the usual
monthly bills OF their two departments.
The Board also approved the appoint.
ment OF deputies Us made by Chief oil
Police Delbrugge, they being the same
Us were published few days since, and
will recommend the same to Council for
confirmation at the regular semi.monthly
meeting OF that body to-night II Is not
vet at all certain that there will be no
determined opposition on the part oil
some OF the Councilman to the contlrma'
ton OF Captain Delbrugge's list, Some
OF the good men OF the old force
who have been given the go.bye
have friends In Council who are feeling
sore over Delbrugge's course. There is
still a demand on the part OF the faithful
In the Second ward that something is
due them for having turned that ward
over To the Democratic column, and yet
there has not been one police appoint
ment made from that part OF the city.
Added to all this Is the idea In the minds
OF several, that Captain Delbrugge has
too many relations among his appointees.
There is cause enough In all this Tor
some vigorous kicking, but II may be
that the party "harmonyn lash will be
applied beforehand in such q manner
that not murmur will DO heard. One
thing-kicking, or smiling satisfaction
Is Just as probable as the other.
CHANGES AT TIE CITY PRISON.
The Council Committee on City
Prison met last night and organized by
choosing Mr.. Handlan as chairman.
The other two members OF the commit
tee, Mr.. Davidson and Charlie Miller,
were both present. The outgoing su:
perintendent, Mr.. Grogan, submitted
his report for January. There were. III
prisoners on hand February l. During
January the prisoners were worked l04
days aud $40 cart loads oil stone broken
by them were hauled away. Inc bills
submitted aggregated $40 6O and were
all approved. The new Superintendent,
Peter Gundling, who has been both
cook and guard under Mr.. Grogan, having
had a hold on some place by reason
of his brother being member Of the
old Council, appeared before the
committee and wanted to know whether
the committee proposed taking INTO us
hands the appointment Of guards IN ae-
CordanCe with the programme aud go.
lectionS made by the Democratic Coun-
cilmen's caucus. The committee deci'
ded that the appointing OF guards was q
matter entirely in the hands Of the su'
perintendcnt and something with which
they did not cure to mix up. Mr. Gund-
ling then said that for his day guards
he had picked out Mark Mulkearn aud
Steve Ctawiordi for night watchman,
Jack Arthur, and for cook, Henry
Barnes. For several years Crawford
has been drawing monthly sti'
pend from merchants living In the
square bounded by Eleventh, Twelfth,
Main and Market streets, for
acting as private nigAtwatchman, but a
growing stoutnessa and the nightexposHre
combined have OF late made that Job
more disagreeable than ever
SECOND WAND DEMOCRACY RECOGNIZED.
Gundling informed the committee
that one reason he had picked
out Steve was that the SECOND
ward Democrats had not been
getting a square deal In the way 81 Of
Ices considering what. they, hau done,
Jack Arthur Is the one'legged individual
who has been q penSioner OF the city Us
lookup keeper aud guard at the Work.
house for several years. He was kept al
tho Workhouse as guard under the Re.
publican administration, and turned
down In the Democratic caucus when Ills
name came up for his old position at
the lookup because Of an alleged vote he
cast for a Republican COUNCILMAN two
wears ago. GundlfnR kindly retains The
Old gentleman 10 watch the prisoners nj
night aud report II they break out Of tho
old shell, Barnes, the cook, is Q colared
man, and the pnteEraed who assumed
10 the position Of soup maker at e40 per
month, can now be expected 70 become
proiane, while the SECOND ward pemoc.
faCy can proudly point To the feoognl'
tloi Of their efforts as shown by Super.
intendent Gundling, 10 the appoint.
ment. Of Crawford and Barnes. uund.
ling also wanted to know whether the
committee had any particular choice as
10 where he purchased supplies, but
that vas o question those Intercepted
we're not prepared 10 answer, and u was
dropped iof the time being, The com.
mlttee will visit the city prison, or
workbouse, In a few dayson an inspection
trlp, pfovldedatlgh Wind does not wreck
The 'fprlsOn," or IN case II 70 not pulled
down by escaping prisoners or ilAtuFal'
~ falls down,
The Committee on Health also met and
organized last night, There were pres.
pnt MeSsrs. Terrell, HadllCh, Campbell,