The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-09-20
THEY FOUND OUT,

THEY FOUND OUT.
The Special Council Committee Finds Ou
That the l'onrd or Public Works Don
Toll Its Affairs.
Tho committee Of 1--WE appointed q
the last meeting Of Council 10 invest
gate the Board Of Public Works with re
gard to why 1t has not followed the ap
preparation ordinance in doing It's work
met last night in the chamber Of III,
First Branch OF Council. The full com
mlttee, composed OF NJ. J. O'kune
chairman, John kenuey, Joseph A
Arkle, Joseph Emsheimer and JOSEPH
a. Farls, was present., but as to gaining
Information Of the kind sought, 1t re-
ccived very cold comfort.
CLERK 7. NJ. Darrah aud Mr.. Robrecht,
oi the Board Of Public Works, and
Contractor George Lemons were present,
but they either did not know, or did
not feel call called upon to answer ques.
tions.
a question concerning tho letting OF
certain paving contrats was put to MIR.
Robrecht. He said. II do not know
anything about 1t. 1t was not given out
last spring, but why, I don't know" =
| Chairman O'kane asked Mr.. Ro5recht
Tor detailed items Of certain work done,
but Mr.. Robrecht knew nothing about
them.
Mr.. O'kane-Mr. Robrecht, DO you
know anything about the bridge being
built over the creek at Seventeenth
street? II so what do you know about
the removal and sale Of the iron OF the
old bridge?
Mr.. Robrecht-I know nothing about
1t.
Mr.. O'kane-What do you know
about the Board employing an inspector
OF pavements at S a day?
Mr.. Robrecht-Do not know.
Mr. O'kane-Did the Board ever re-.
fuse to confer with you?
Mr.. Robrecht-Onc time.
Mr.. O'Kane-Did you consider their
conduct toward you friendly or other.
wise.
Mr.. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 80 and
sometimes not.
Mr.. Emsheimer-Do you know what
the Board got for the iron OF the old
Seventeenth street bridge?
Mr.. Robrecht-I do not,
Mr.. O'kane-If Mr.. Darrah will per.
nit, will ask him with reference to the
Seventeenth street bridge matter.
Mr.. Darrah-No answer.
Mr.. O'kane-I want to know what
became OF the money derived from the
sale Of the old Seventeenth street
bridge.
Mr.. Darrah-No answer,
Mr.. Emsheimer-AIr. Robrecht, could |
the Board get brick to do the paving or.
dered in the appropriation ordinance?
Mr.. Robrecht
MIR: Arkle-Mr. Darrah, can you tell |
whether the old iron from the Seven
teenth street bridge was sold or not?
Mr.. Darrah-Yes cir.
Mr.. Arkle-For how much?
Mr.. Notwithstanding like six or
seven hundred dollars, which was paid |
to the contractor in part payment.
Col. Robert White in reply 10 CUES. |
ton said he did not think that the reso-
luton as passed by Council empowers |
the committee to compel the attendance
OF witnesses.
Mr.. O'Kane-Mr. Darrah, by whose |
order was the alley in the rear OF tSchmul. |
bach's paved with cobble?
Mr.. Darrah-Don't know,
Mr.. O'kane-Mr. Lemon, during the |
early part Of May could you have gotten |
the brick for the paving ordered by
Council if you had gotten the contracts !? |
Mr.. Lemon-1 got all wanted at that !
time.
Mr.. Emsheimer-Alr Lemons, did the
Board ever speak to you about the pay
ing Of Eoff street from Eleventh street
to Twelfth?
Mr.. Lemon-Don't think they did.
Mr.. Emsheimer-Alr. Robrecht, was
the contract for the paving OF EoG street !
from Eleventh to Twelfth ever given
out?
Mr.. Robrccht-No, sir.
Mr.. Emsheimer-Mr. Robrecht, do |
you know anything about Charles
street?
Mr.. Rob,ccht-No. sir.
Mr.. Arkle-Alr. ItobrecLt, do you
Know auythlnn about the crock sewer |
in McColloch street to about Thirty
first street7
Mr.. Robrecht-I do not.
Mr.. Arkle-Mr. Darrah, do you?
Mr.. Darrah-Don't know.
Mr.. Faris-Mr. Drrrah, was the crock
ordered for all the sewers named in the
ordinance?
Mr.. Darrah-It has all been ordered.
MIR. kenney, seeing that the rommit-
tee was making very poor headway in
the matter Of gaining information,
moved that subcommittee OF three be
appointed to wait on the Board OF Pub
lie Works and solicit an interview with
the committee.
The committee was named as follows:
O'kane, Emsheimer and Farig. There
being nothing further to do, the commit
tee adjourned. n.. %"
On the outside there were rumora Of
some very peculiar expenditures Of
money, which, il we'll grounded, will,
when made clear, create quite stir.