Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-11-25
LIVELY TINE
..-,,r LAST SIsHE OVER TIE EECIRIC
ORDINANCE
..,5,.ion Of the Electric Light OOn-
> ~ -, IS Adopted "A Charge Of a
Sensational Nature Made

.-issiOn regaIulHs ' Il
lonn,ss'of the Company, and In ad-
ilAl''r esommending that steps be
ii'on sscertain the probable cost OF
ss'll Nm. y the plant of the Wheeling
- s,,.tr,cal Company under the S'a'e
s.. .oort As set forth in full in the
JUG IT,. up Yesterday morning, came up
SSE5is T n, Branch, when Mr.. Pollock
% ilv : ,b Ia. the recommendation OF the
s1' .-i that the ordinance oe re-
"a. Ia ne concurred in.
'; e, wilson then took the floor, and
,. W. 10 would like to know why the or
80 ~ was 10 be rejected. The report
'a-'Ic commission said nothing beyond
.l I, their Judgment it would be det-
%. q. ~ the best interests
2'-, ,Sa city Of Wheeling.
Si5 not satisfy him, and it would
d. st. GiI the public. The Commission
' ..Esd 70 report upon the matter,
., . I,s simply said cit was detrimental
=. ~ &C Civ OF Wheeling. He was sur
~. "a NAT any intelligent body OF men
- "a act i'm that manner. The pro-
- enterprise will be Of benefit to
- . ono in the City Of Wheeling, and
~ 1!ss5 any one to successfully COM
y. An instance was the outlying
.. ~, M the city, which were now
~ without gas and must continue
l Z. ior wears. These portions OF the
.-b,s Company could reach at
Proceeding Mr.. Wilson
y the treatment received by
!. oroposed Company was so strange
mere must be some hidden reason
-,rs mysterious power at work. He
Il 5esp told, when the ordinance was
=. introduced, by stakeholder OF the
4 Electrical company: "Your ordi-
..,,s will fail before Council. If you
II come 10 me, could have told you
l,, 10 do. That was strange re-
Ark and pres aged wonderful famlh-
Nv with the purposes Of Council.
l.c,bsr strange remark had been made,
"A h could be Substantiated by
.,t,dozen witnesses. A gentleman
the employ Of the City OF
Tsss'iDg had said before witness,
Kan can't get that ordinance through
-sa, way. Give me Sl5, 900 or $4,000
gock in your Company, and I'll get
NJ ordnance through for you" This
"a, coId-blOOded proposition.
Mr.. OKsne-Fd like TO know who
30. nan is.
NJ Wnson-You can find out, easy
r51gh IL you'll appoint an investigat-
!. committee.
M. OKane-rll serve on it.
M Wuson-AppOint committee,
M 70 the bottom Of this thing, and
rsT find more than what l have said
% lslOniSh you.
M. Wilson then went on with his
z.uent, saying that the proposed
many would be beneficial TO the city
ri the citizens, and closed by asking
EMISSION to withdraw the measure, as
stood no chance OF a passage. II
md come up hereafter in another
l.
N. Caddle and one or two others sec
-id the motion to withdraw, but Mr.
1,1eimer vehemently objected. He
ID grave charges had been made on
b a00r Of Council, and he did not con-
sr il proper TO pass owe matter of
b, sort by permitting the pending pa
r 10 be taken away. There was a
''y tilt between the Mayor and Mr..
-Sleimer, the latter declining TO be
b., of and defying His Honor. He
pSs at length upon the general merits
,ae ordinance, the committees report
Ei Mr. Wilson's speech, had something
say about solemn OathS OF members,
The Mayor then declined to permit
Be paper TO be withdrawn, which
bought out the remark from Mr.. VIII
q, that he made il to save Council the
Initiation OF rejecting the paper.
-''e was long wrangle and elaborate
plantations by the Mayor and several
i'ubers, which was ended by Mr.. Rob-
ion moving 10 lay the report on the
l,e' The ayes and nays were demand
% this, and the rOll-call resulted
AYeS-MeSSrS. Caddle. Campbell,
bins, Happy, Robinson and WE
-
Soes-Messrs, Caldwell, Emsheimer,
re.., HOrstmann, Meyer, O'Kane,
Wiedebusch and Zarnitz-1O.
~. Pollock then moved 10 receive
report Of the Committee, and Mr..
'on objected, saying there was more
- one matter contained in the re-
u and he wanted a division. An
-I Wrangle resulted, and finally the
.,'' was received, and Council took
.li, portion Of the report relating to
l1lSon ordinance.
~, Robinson then took the floor, and
De had been absent from the city
20 me Commission met. Had he been
y le would have sent In a minority
The city was put in the posi-
" fostering monopoly, because
v0l,d not furnish incandescent
'-.A or power for small machines, and
s-7 was placed in the position of
.lSa good incandeSCent light from
cope. As far as the charge made
80 wilson was concerned, he knew
- men who had heard the remark,
you'd SuoStantiate il at the proper
4ae city reminded him of the
~. y tae fable, who, standing in
y VI The manger Of hay which he
,-. -O' eat, would not ALLOW the OK
,..,- ',o"ocS-I think we have been
s... i,en'e1t In hearing Mr.. Wilson
"IsOn-You couldn't help your
~. Pollock think we could.
-. an ordinance preventing any
49,. OF Council voting on or
,,,-.Ils measure in which he is
.-1S.ly Interested.
49,. "Hsoa-I am acting here as a
as, " council, and not as a stock
t..st casaelmer here read the law
7,,s any member Of any Council
,s,s,,.oSS any matter in which he was
b ~. personally, and then Mr.. Pol
Il, ',, oS,e with a strong argu.
a,,bI,sa1.us' the granting Of the
a. proposed, preiaeing It with
.atnenf Tho, - - =, e,