The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-06-29
TnB MAYOR APOLOGIES

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And Council Resumes business at the Old
Stand-An Intsrsstingss Session Last Night.
Aspecial meeting Of Council was held
last evening for the purpose Of dlsposing
Of miscellaneous business which should
have been acted upon at the regular
meeting last Tuesday evening, which
meeting had to be suddenly terminated
on account Of the drunken condition Of
Mayor Seabright. ~,
That official was clothed In his right
mind last evening, and business In both
branches was gotten out Of the way in
fairly good time. The'only reference 10
the Mayors sensational exhibition Of
last Tuesday evening, was by the Mayor
himself. Immediately after the reading
and signing OF the minutes Of the First
Branch, the Mayor rose and In q
somewhat embarrassed manner said:
"Gentlemen, before we proceed with
any business l have o few remarks to
make. There was q little unpleasant
ness occurred here last Tuesday night,
that you all know OF, or have heard
about. None regret what happened
more than / do. II hurt any ones
feelings then, or said anything | ought
not, lam sorry Tor 1t, and humbly apollo
gize and ask pardon"
This was listened to in perfect silence,
and nothing was said after the Mayor
resumed his seat.
The absentees last evening were
Messrs. Caldwell, Compbell, Happy and
Meyers, OF the First Branch, aud Craig,
Miller and Young, Of the secoud.
Proceedings were opened In the Sec.
ond with another red.hot discussion over
the proposition
70 INCREASE THE POLICE FORCE
by the addition Of eight men. It had,to
be brought up as new matter. President
Gruse's ruling was that as the minutes
showed that the question had been
forced into an unfinished position, 1t was
perfectly proper To bring it forward at
this time as new matter. MI. Dawson
renewed his amendment TO limit the In.
crease TO one, that one 10 be detailed for
duty in the Third ward, and then the
fun commenced.
President Cruise took the floor and led
Oft in a stirring appeal to grant the In:
crease, picturing dangers 10 life and
property by reason oil insutiCient police
projection.
Mi. Harrell followed, taking the other
side of the question, and abiding TO Mr.,
Gruse's arguments In a way that made
the member from the Sixth ward red
behind the ears. Mr.. Cruise came back
at Mr.. Harrell with some cutting ohserva.
tions, and Mr.. Harrell came TO the front
again, and raised quite connection by
the way in which he handled the ques.
ton. He made several gentlemen quite
uncomfortable byasking what the prop
osition to increase the force really was
q plan whereby
MORN DEMOCRATIC WARD STRIKERS
could be kept on the list at the city's
expense, or a scheme whereby the chief
OF police could keep some oil his ante.
election promises by giving men places
on the force. He said he had been en-.
gagged ever since this question was frat
brought up, taking q conCensus OF opin.
ion as 10 the need Of an increase, and he
found the taxpayers opposed 10 II. He
dared the friends Of tho measure 10 put
II To a popular vote, predicting that the
defeat Of tho Main street stone bridge
would not be q marker 10 the way In
which tho increase would be knocked
out.
Mr.. Dawson made q very strong argt.
ment against the increase. MI. Max.
well opposed II, and Ia the course Of his
remarks made a statement regarding the
finances Of the city that was In the nature
Of q surprising revelation TO nearly all
the members. Mr.. Cruise, In his argt.
ment, had explained away In q very
plausible manner, the objection 10 max.
Ing the increase at this time on account
Of d scarcity Of funds, stating that the
other city departments appropriations
could be easily scaled 10 raise The $500
necessary TO pay 9 hall years salary 70
the new men. Mr. Maxwell took Issue
on that point. lie said the .appro.
priaLions made this year had been
kent down as low % possible by the
Finance Committee In drafting the
appropriation ordinance, 90 40 10 ALLOW
AZ much a. possible iof brick paving. II
would hardly be safe 10 scale the appro'
priations, and yet that very thing had 10
BE done 70 meet an obligation Of about
1900 under the 10 30 loan, which. the
Finance Committee had overlooked.
Tho moneytomeet this deficiency could
not we'll come from the board Of Public
Works funds, for that body had rushed
ahead and contracted for work that
would require every cent appropriated,
There must 10 scaled of $0,0O0i add 10
that the $500 needed 10 pay tile new
police for the balance Of The year, and
over $4,000 would have 10 DO DEDUCTED,
and that the departments GOULD not
The manner In which The S9,90a need.
cd for the 1880 loan came 70 be
OVERLOOKED ny rus FisANcF cpNNiTfRt
wastuhsi That amount vas paid The
commissioners Of the loan Ia February
iabt, and by mistake, when tho payment
Wa3 entered II the Oily 0lefkG books,
the date "isasn was placed over u In
sIoad Of $780, ID May, when The CON.
,mlnioneFs were asked by the Finance
CommilteehOw much money they would
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