Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-04-30
THE CITY BUSINESS
BROUGHT UP IN COUNCIL AT LAST NIGHTS
MEETING.
A Long Fight Over the Report Of the Health Com
uit;ee-O1e Branch Awards the Garbage
Contract and the Other Aiioarns.

Contract and the Other Aioaras.
When the Second Branch Of Council was
called 10 order, last evening, Mr.. Andrew
HawiltOn. the new member from the litn
ward. appeared and took the oath OF once
and was assigned TO seat. At Mr.. Hanl-
toms request. he was excused from VotHg
al this session as he was entirely unlam-
liar with business.
Business was then commenced by taking
up the report of the committee appointed
10 20 over the report of the Finance Com
mite. with reference 20 the compromise
loan shortage. The report of the commit
tee, as already published, was read ana
adopted without remark.
The members then squared themselves
for racket over the report of the Com
nittee ON Health. transmitting the resolu-
tions. adopted al Monday nights ses-
sion. applying 20 the Elder soap
works. the Butchers Association talioW
works. and the Warren tallOw ana soap
works. and STIMULATING that IN the nrst ana
last case the resolutions should not 20 INTO
effect uutil June LIST The committee also
transmitted the bids for removing garbage,
with the recommendation that the contract
be let 10 James NJ. Conrad, at his Old OF
- 100 for the two years, the old OF ar;
Murphy. for -. 800, having been eNplained
bv him 10 be wrong, he intending the hg-
urcs given % Doe for each year, or ',o00
for the whole term.
The question was then put ON the nrs'
resolution. referring % the Elder factory
aud Mr. O'Kane moved 90 adopt
Mr. Davidson said he did not feel tndt
Mr. Elder Was allowed sufficient time. lie
endured how long Mr. Elder had been
there. and was told tweuty-slN years. lie
thought IL hard 20 move mans business
after the lapse of So long time
Mr. Maxwell aud Mr.. Ankle sided with
Mr.. Davidson. and Mr.. Ankle moved 70 re
fer 90 the CITY Solicitor. This resolution
was carried
The second resolution, applying 10 the
Butchers Association, was then taken up,
and Mr. Davidson moved 20 lay on the taolS
until the CITY Solicitor had been heard
from. The resolution prevailed.
The same course was taken with the
Warren resolution, ON motion of Maxwell.
This brought Council 90 the garbage CON
Mr.. Davidson asked the Clerk for the
aggregate of the present contracts.
The Clerk said about S3.-Jo
Mr. Davidson said 10 was quite am adj
vance and us there had been some miSln-
derstandmg. be- moved Co refer the matter
back
Mr. Harreu moved To adopt, and Mr..
Elingham seconded IT,
Mr. Harrell then took the floor and SAID
thar as there was an advance i'm the price,
he was I'm favor of trying 10 for two years
% see whether or not the past miserable
service could not bc improved II, AFTER
two wears. 10 was found 10 was not enough
money. the next contract would 20 az a
higher figure
Nlr Maxwell coucuwcd I'm this There
WAS "a bond of 5000. and that and the
81. 200 would give total of SlAuh Whicu
ought 90 DO pretty -ood work.
Mr. Davidson coufcudcd ihat e',iuV Iot
two Years. was not enough money 20 ensure
rood work. The work could not be done,
as was shown 10y the bids of thccNperenced
contractors. who were away above Courou
frurcs. The Council was only paving the
,ylv for moro trouble for itself and annoy
auce 10 the people. He warned Council
chat IL could except the "saLc old monkey
and parrot time.
Mr.. Grusc took the floor and said that
when one contemplated the miserable
work in tine past. and looked ~
the slight increase n the price
thcrec0uld bee uo othcrcouclusion imam ,hat
the work could not be done for the money.
The result would bee the contract would De
thrown mp iu the middle of summer 10
may bee said. There's bond. out no one
ever knew "a bond tO Doe carried ont, Wnen
"a Door man came n and sand, 81 took tne
work ~ too low figure and m stuck.
For one. hc was sure the work could not be
done He was sickaud tired OF the eternal
health Squabble. aud bee thought the people
were getting tired, too.
Mr.. Baily was also opposed To- the Con
rod bid: 10 was too low, and the work could
not Doe done He moved the contract go TO
Lawrence Clark, at his bid OF $3.50 per
wear. This motion was seconded by sew
erai people
Nlr Clark said he understood Mr. Con-
ro1 was the present Seventh ward con-
tractor HE dld not want 90 see amy more
such work
Mr. Davidson asked that the bids sub
mitted to- the committee be read in detail.
and this was done, the figures having been
printed yesterday.
Mr.. Maxwell asked for the next highest
bid. and was told ID was Lawrence Clark
40 II $50 for TWO years
Mr. Harrcl said hc would support the
report of the committee. and Mr.. Roorecht
agreed with him. Mr. o Kane said the
lowest bidder did not always get con-
tract 10 went % the lowest and best. and
10 did not require q great stretch OF be I'M
aginatiou 90 see that the work couldn't ne
done Tor the money. There were one hun
dred miles of streets aud alleys I'm Wheel
iug and the law required the collector 10
visit every house every day toriourmonths
ANY man who would do iivo minutes hgur-
ing would sce 70 couldn't be done at Mr.
Conr0d's bid The city was only inviting
repetition of the past wretchcd service.
NN|Iaar @
said 10 wasn't So much question of money
MS it was "a question of monkey business
iu the Health Committee He charged
there was power behind the throne not
memberof Council. but still "a city Official
who made all sorts of trouble n and out
Of the Committee. No matter who cot the
contract. or 40 what money. there would bc
trouble unless there was change OF METH
DDS. He WAS iu favor of accepting the low
est bid. and making the Dondsmeu sur
fer T there was any dC-cIctou of duty.Ihe
city was caused 10y men who wanted 10 get
back % Council on wanted Co run for some
other Office. and they didn't want to make
enemies. They were airaid oI incur
ring the dispicasure of a certain class, and
therefore they failed 90 do their duty. He
personally knew of men Inc would name
no names. but he could If necessary who
had gone back Ou their real sentiments and
failed 10 do their duty To- the people. The
interests OF the city called for change
Mr. Young said the price named was
about enough for five men. and the point
was. could five men do the work.
Mr. Bailey said 10 was custom 10 give
work 90 the lowest bidder. but II was "a bad
custom. and tAo city had been stuck many
o. time. The lowest bid was nearly always
the worst bid.
MIR Davidson moved to refer back 10 the
committee. and that took precedence over
Mr. Bailey- motion 20 award the contract
to Mr. Clark.
This brought ON another debate, M the
course of which Mr. Ankle said the Health
Committee had its hands fun. meeting SiN
nights q week. and hewas opposed to send
ing the matter back. because the committee
did not want Co meet on Sunday. Besides.
the reporters gave the committee away
every time they met. and some of the mem
bers We're getting too much uotorctY
Council ought to award the contract al
once. and end The matter. TO refer the
matter back was but loss OF time, Tor
Council would have 90 settle the NATTER
anyhow.
Mr El'iuchm urged an Immediate set
Element The motion O. refer was lost. and
the question was put on Mr.. Bailey mo-
ton 90 award the contract to Mr. Clark,
and 10 was lost. ayes s. noes @. The orlgl-
nal motion. 90 adopt the report OF the COM
mittce. giving the contract 20 MIR CourOd,
was then taken up. and Mr.. O Kane warned
Council that they were making mistake
the work couldn't Doe done The COM
tractor ought % have 90 decent cOmpeus3-