Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-01-25
CHAT AND CHATTER.
SOME OF THE THINGS BEING TALKED ABOUT
AROUND TOWN.
Scraps Of Conversation Picked Up Along the Side
walk and About the Public Building, Cover
ing All Sorts Of Topics.

What are the chances for new Fed
eral building for this city," was the ques-
ton asked of Congressman Pendleton,
yesterday.
II think they are good" was the reply
AT least l am going to try my best to get
an appropriation through the next Con
eress | drew and introduced bill max
ing an appropriation when first took my
seat but was unseated before | could do
much good for the measure. ] propose TO
reiptroduce that bill and get it through if it
is possible TO do so. The only thing in the
way is the fact that 81 900 was appropri-
ated for the building a couple of years ago,
but it can be easily shown that the money
was absolutely wasted, and that the build
inc is not one whit better than II was be-
fore. A new government building would
helm wonderfully in improving the looks
of Wheeling, and this consideration, II IL
was not absolutely needed, would alone DE
sufficient 10 make every one favor the
idea
'"There won't be a banana in Wheeling
in ten days" said Louis Laskars, the
fruit man, yesterday. "SlXty-hve thous-
and lunches came over a few days ago,
suficient to meet immediate wants, but the
vessels have been delayed in some way,
and when the fruit reached New York II
was too ripe to permit Its being shipped
to the interior. The result will be that
some thousands of lunches will have TO be
dumped into garbage scows, while the coun-
try at large will be hungry for bananas.
have telegraphed to several cities, but IN
every case the reply came that they mad NO
bananas TO spare
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.Yes. we are going to make some very
considerable improvements 10 our place oil
business" said Mr.. d. Gutman, OF the
firm of d. Gutman Il Co, yesterday. 1--WE
will tear out the front of our building, on
the lower story, and put in a fine iron and
plate glass front. thoroughly undermining
the house. and making it one of the best
business fronts in the city. Other improve
ments will also DE made TO the interior oil
the building, and it will be greatly I'M
proved when our ideas have been carried
OUT
1T may interest members OF Council TO
know said gentleman, yesterday, 'that
some of the patentees OF electric nght ma
chinerv aided and abetted by some OF the
electrical construction companies and cap
italists. are engaged in u gigantic put-up
lob to discourage cities from putting in
their own electric light plants. Whenever
they hear of move in that direction oy
any municipality which desires to manage
its own affairs. for the interests of the
people. they commence to cook up scheme
to shut il off, and in several instances,
their plans have worked successfully.
Councilmen ought to keep one eye on spe-
cious arguments calculated TO run III this
direction
Il am going to urge one thing, during my
present term of Office said Chief OF the
Fire Department Healy, land that is the
locating of a hose company, or chemical
engine company at some point on McCul-
loch street, around the hill. The people
there mostly live in frame houses, on
ground difficult of easy access, and they are
a long distance from the fire apparatus. If
they had a chemical engine to hold a fire
down until the steamers arrive, ii would be
u distinct gain in the way of increasing
safety
COuncilmen are very mucn in favor oil
putting Messrs. Farrell. Kenney, Craig,
Robinson aad Pollock, of the old Commit
tee on Lights, on the Committee on Lights
TO be selected by the special Joint commit
tee, which is to meet tomorrow afternoon
at three o'clock, to choose the standing
committees. There is feeling that, In
view of the question which has been raised
regarding the appointment OF Commls-
sion by the last Council, IL would be well
to have all the old members of the Lights
Committee put back in that body, so that,
with the aid of the Gas Trustees, who hold
over until October, the electric light plant
may be pushed along.
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"Citizens of Wheeling ought TO be daily
thankful said a gentleman yesterday, as
he crossed the Market street bridge, that
the Wheeling Bridge and Terminal Com
pany proposes TO erect wall along the
north bank of Wheeling creek, from Mar,
ket street east Just look at that mass OF
rubbish and refuse said he, pointing to
the picturesque dumping ground from the
bridge east, as far as one could see, "an1
say if it is not disgrace to any community,
and a nuisance, the abatement OF which, on
almost any terms, should cause general re-
ioicing.'
You needn't be surprised" said gen
tleman yesterday, "if you hear, within a
short time, of plan for another addition
to Wheeling. The scheme has been under
way for several months, with several peo'
pie behind it, and the idea is 10 open up
about square mile of territory for res
dent purposes. The owners of two or three
farms adjoining the city limits are in the
scheme, and surveys and the preparation
of plats of the ground will, | am told, be
undertaken very shortly"
49,
1t is little uncertain, as yet, whether
there will be Democratic CouncilmaniC
caucus. or not Several members. last
night, said they were opposed to caucus,
and in favor of electing all officers in open
session, Friday night.