The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-03-12
A LONG STANDING ;BlLL
Against Oscar eeIey Presented
in Council L.
FROM THE GAS TRUSTEES.
superintendent Darrah Claims That
Scelcy Owes for Material Taken [,
z When no was Prcslticnt"oIr.
Scclcy Makes a Statement.

For rome time past there have been
rumors ailoat that tho recently elected
Board OF Gas Trustees had unearthed a
very interesting sensation regarding
certain transactions OF Oscar Seeley at
the time he was President Of the Board.
A moro than ordinary inter.
est attaches itself to these ri.
mors from the fact that Mr..
seclcy Is at present a member Of Council
and chairman OF the Committee on
Lights, and further, that he was can.
didatc for tho Office ofSuperintendent OF
Gas Works under the present Board.
Last night the Board sprung its sensa.
ton In tho following shape: '@,S
To iil Honor. te Mayor and The Honorable City
GESTLEMEN:-I have the honor TO
send enclosed by the direction OF the
Board Of Gas Trustees OF the City OF
Wheeling, IN account against Mr.. Oscar
Seeley in favor Of the city, made under
the administration OF IL former Board OF
Gas Trustees and amounting to $40 Of.
The account Is not subject to the control
OF the present Board OF Gas Trustees,
but as tho materials entering into the
same arc properly subject to the control
OF your Board, aud ought to be in the
care and keeping Of this Board, the
present Board respectfully refer the
same 10 your honorable body for what.
ever disposition Of tho same the Council
may deem best. The account Is made
up from memoranda kept by Mr.. Samuel
NJ. Darrah, the Superintendent OF tho
Gas Works, and Is proven by him.
Respectfully submitted, IN
TIE BOARD OF GAS TRUSTEES.
BY A. A. FkANzuEIM, Secretary. 4
The accompanying account is one Of
|pl items, ranging in amounts from
S252 80, the amount charged for l,liG
feet 10 inches Of II inch gas pipe, at 90
cents, less 45 per cent discount, to items
Of Is, 20 and % cents. The usual dis.
counts are allowed on all Of these items,
and the total amount Of the charges less
the discounts, amounts 10 $3.50 OF. A
credit OF 50 10 is allowed for 200 feet OF
inch gas Pipe at 7 cents, less IS per
cent. discount, which was returned by
Mr.. Seeley, leaving the total amount OF
the bill S749 Of, as stated in Secretary
Franzheim's report. The bill runs from
March 90, 1856, to October 10, 1887, and
is sworn to by Superintendent Darrah
before +. A. Woeber, Jr., N. P.
Following the reading OF the com.
munication, Mr.. Seeiey rose and stated
that he had been informed several days
ago that this action was to be taken, and
that he had met with the Board OF Gas
Trustees and had talked the matter over
with them with the view Of arriving at
some equitable and amicable settlement
Of the difference. MIR. Seeley said further
that he had supposed that there was
an understanding between himself
and the Board whereby this matter
was to be kept quiet until he could have
an opportunity to go over his books aud
accounts and make IN investigation
with view Of discovering as to the cor.
rectness OF the account Of the Board,
and that he was at the present time en-.
gagged in making such investigation.
lie said he had borrowed materials
from the Board, just as other plumbers
had, and as was customary among
plumbers in the city. He had made it
rule to return such borrowed materi-
ais. but could not be positive whether
the items charged had been returned or
not. He said in conclusion that all he
desired was time to get the matter
Strengthened out 30 that it could be get.
tied. ~
When Mr.. Seeley had finished, Mr..
Davison moved that the matter be
referred back to the Board with power
to mako an amicable and equitable
settlement with Mr.. Seeley. Mr.. Dayi.
sons motion was carried by an unani.
nous vote. The First Branch concurred
by like vote.
AT the time the gas pipe and other
plumbing material was taken by Mr..
Seeley, as charged by Superintendent
Darrah and shown on his memoranda,
Mr.. Seeley was President Of the Board.
The other members OF that Board were
Thomas Z. Lewis and Frank P. Jepson.
That Board was succeeded by one COM
posed OF Frank P. JepsoB, Thomas Z.
Lewis and Henry Seamon. and that
Board gave way last October to the
present Board, which has presented this
matter in the shape it is. 81 Ei% TaE
AN ANNUAL MEETING NJ