The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-03-26
AN INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE
VIII Look Into tho Seeley Gas Pipe Matter
dllas a New Garbage Ordnance.

VIII Look into tho seeley Gas Pipe DIhtter.
jglaA Anew Garbage Ordinance.
A regular semi.monthly meeting Of
Council was held last evening. The most
important matter considered was that Of
the borrowed" gas pipe and other ma
terials taken by Councilman Oscar seeley
when he was President OF tho Board Of
Gas Trustees, and which, according 10
tho memoranda kept by Superintendent
Darrah, and not reported by him til
nearly three years afterwards, aggregated
In value $40 Oh. The First Branch
started in on this matter with the read.
ing OF the following communication.
To Me Honorable Mayor and Oily Council Of
'fh0liag:
CONVENIENTLY direction OF tho
Board OF Gas Trustees, l have the honor
10 report: +, $50 ,a0.s.l
That from information at hand wc DO.
lieve that the bill referred to your hon.
orable body on March IL, 1870, against
Mr.. Oscar Seeley, Is well founded. Upon
the order Of your honorable body a set.
Element Of tho said account was at.
tempted by your Board with Mr.. Seeley,
but the same was not successful. Mr..
Seeley at that time denying the bill In
toto. The materials bought aud
paid for by the City Gas
Works at the limo il question were
surely mismanaged by somebody, and
under the existing circumstances your
Board considers that in justice to tho
gas consumers and taxpayers OF the city,
the said account should DO referred to
Council for such action in the premises
as mny be deemed best. The said &C.
count Is accordingly herewith respect.
fully returned with tho request by your
Board that committee DO appointed by
Council to fully investigate the matter.
Respectfully submitted, sa,7,
TIE BOARD OF GAS TRUSTEES.
by A. A. FRANzllRiM, Secretary. giit
Mr.. Tracy moved TINT as the Trustees
had not done what they were ordered to
do, that tho matter be referred back to
them for settlement. Mr.. Emsheimer
moved that n committee OF five, two
from tho First and three from the
Second Branch be appointed to fully in.
vcstigate the matter az suggested by the
Board. Mr.. Wilson amended this by
providing TINT the committee have
power to send for persons and papers.
Mr.. Tracy raised as point Of order that
as Mr.. Wilson contemplated cxpendi.
ture Of money, the matter must first 60
to the Second for action. Mr.. Wilson
hoped the matter would be fully probed,
and no one "whitewashed" Mr.. Pol.
lock thought the matter had been
probed by the Secretary OF the Gas
Works. lie said, "Tho Secretary has
the necessary papers in his possession
and no investigation can 20 further than
he can. II the Trustees find that Seeley
owes money, let them levy on bis pro.
perty, and II he has none then take his
notce." y
Mr.. Emshcimer spoke in favor OF
Council taking the matter and making
the Trustees, Secretary and Superintend.
ent Darrah witnesses, and not investiga.
tors. "The Trustees arc merely the
agents. Does Council want any white.
washingP II there is TO be any white.
washing, ! want to be there"
Mr.. Tracy could not see why it was
the desire of the Trustees to refer the
matter back to Council. "If these Trus.
tees have not the backbone to settle they
should resign. They have the power to
sue or do anything towards the settle.
ment OF the matter"
Mr.. Wilson asked that his amendment
be cut oil because Of the expenditure Of
money contemplated in it. Mr.. Raw.
ling moved to amend by asking that
the committee be instructed to make a
recommendation to Council in the mat.
ter. Mr.. Tracey moved to substitute for
the whole resolution to send the mat
ter back TO the Trustees with power to
settle. Mr.. Tracy's motion was lost by
vote of 6 to 8, and Mr.. Emcheimer's
motion with Mr.. Rawlings amendment
was carried by vote OF 6 to Is.
In the Second Branch, after tho com
munication OF the trustees with the &C.
ton OF the First had been communi-
Gated, Mr.. Miller moved that Council
hold joint sessions and investigate the
matter. Mr.. Sceley asked that tho &C.
ton OF the first be conquered in, stating
that he WIS willing 10 10 before any
committee and stand by the result OF an
investigation. The action OF tho First
was then concurred in. 7a