The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-02-12

tl0nH tnRt this is the dlstntefested ci
zsns, who do not own electric plal
stock, sgainst private corporation.
he endorsed Mr.. Taneys motion
Il telegraph the resolutions TO Charlesto
VI The Committee on Resolutions the
came in and Chairman Caldwell rea
the following:
PREAMBLE AND RESOLUTIONS.
!, At mass meeting OF the citizens
the City Of Wheeling, pursuant to a
unanimous call OF ths City Council, {
u the Court HoGse on the 11Lh day {
February, A. d, 1891, the followin
preamble and resolutions were adopse
without dissenting voice:
WHERRAs, In order to secure to this city III
legislation which equity aud the best interest
o. our people demand, by thG'paEsage Of tn
i. Electric Ligat bill now pending In the Lexis
lature, this meeting deems Il advisable to max
q known in q clear. unmistAkable and cmphatl
2 manner 70 the members OF the Legislature ID,
Il views and desires Of our people IN the premises
Resopcd That Il Is the sense Of this niee,InI
, passed a. originally drafted without amendment
ResOtpod, That tho amendments proposed teu(
70 create monopoly for the benefit Of u few a
the passage OF tbs bill will injure those now en-
} gagged In the business OF electric lighting In
Wheeling Is without merit, tho city ordlUGnc.
cOnterring their privileges having only bean Ob.
t4lped on the ground, urged TO The CITY C0un.
Gil, that the rejection Of said ordinance would
secute 70 the city q monopoly OF the business To
10 maintained BY the city for herself, against
her own citizens. and those who thereafter made
their investments In electrical lighting did SO
with the foil knO sledge that the authorities Of
the city had electric lighting Ia view, aud that
such investors would thus be subjected 10 the
healthy princlple OF competition IN eusintss.
II was urged against the ordinance that II would
result 10 great loss aud injury 10 the city by
those who should use the electrical lights Ceas.
lug 10 be gas consumers, yet the City Council
pissed the ordinance, and freely allowed com.
petition between her gas works aud the Elec-
triCat Company, resulting In q large aud EerlOns
decrease IN her Income from those using gas,
and It's now sought TO deprive her ol even the
| right VI endeavOriDg by competition TO regain
/ her lost customers and patrons.
RkS0lt6d, That the amendment proposed 10
hamper the eity with tho forced purchase OF a
plant or machtOery suitable only 10 a particular
electrical system. rs condition Of liberty TO
the city TO supply the public with light, would
uuduly aud uHTeaSOnRbly cnnllnn the choice Of
| used
Reio!Ved, That all the amendments proposed
arc snbvefSIye Of and would deny % the City
Council tho representatives Of our people. that
| local control az n our own Streets lights aud
| lighting, which II has been the policy not only
OF our own state, but Of all our slater States, 10
vest exclusively In their municipal corpora.
tons, aud we earnestly deprecate any such uu.
usual discrimination against our city and IN It's
government
RsS0lrpd That We regret that before the bill
passed the Iloute Of Representatives OF our Leg.
iSlatuie iywal amended BY striking out the pro.
vision printed therein comforting power on T. Q |
city 70 supply gas and electricity 10 be used for |
heating furnaces, factories, buildings, hOu,es, |
engines, ETC., and for other purposes Tor which |
light, electricity and htAt may DO used, aud we |
ask that such provision may DO restored aud 70 |
al
Res0 TCt, That Il Is our full assurance and con.
viction that all OF our citizens, without dlstlnC
tton, except they few who now are interested |
pecunIarily 10 the business Of electrical Light. |
tug, are uniLedly aud heartily in favor OF the |
passage Of the bill rs originally printed.
RGsOfed, That we request all Of our state Sen.
ators aud Representatives, aud particularly the |
senAt6FS from this district and the Representa-
tiVes from this county, to iAves and vSte for thu
passage OF the bill, and 10 oppose any amend. /
ment, rider, condition or nFOvIB0 which may /
be offered thereto. especially any requiring The
city 10 purchase any OF the assets Of the Wheel
lug Electrical Company; or limiting tho pUr.
poses or Ia;es for which the city may sell eleC.
irlcity or gas aud that unless the passage Of tho
bill eau DO secured without amendment our |
citizens desire that no bill whatever IN the |
premises shall be passed.
RG3o rcd That the President and Secretary arc |
requested to certify these resolution, and mail a
copy thereof To each OF tho Senators aud Repre-. |
seniatlves In our Legislature.
john, KENNY, First ward,
GA. BEUTER, Second ward,
I. F. FARRELL, Fourth ward,
JOHN RoEMER, Fifth ward
FRANK CRUISE, Sixth ward,
II. Il. MILLER, Seventh ward
A. J. SCHULTZG. Eighth ward,
q. B, CALDWELL, Third ward.
Chairman.
The reading Of the resolutions was re.
ceived with. uproarious applause.
Mr.. Campbell then said that the
resolutions are longs and would probably
be mutiiated in telegraphiDg. He there
fore moved that Mayor Seabright be en-
trusted with the resolutions and that he
leave for Charleston with them rs soon
as possible and that he impress upon
the members OF the Legislature the i'm.
portance Of complying with them. Mr..
Cruise at once moved that Mr.. Campbell
90 with the Mayor. Mr.. Campbell
said that since hO had been conscripted
onto the committee he would nova that
Mr.. Taney be added also.
Mr.. Fl. ]. Schulz complained that the
Electric Light commission had been
snubbed and, Mr.. Tansy moved that Il.
II. Dunlevey and Peter F. Farrell be
added 10 the committee. Theresolution
ss amended and with Mayor Seabright,
Hon. A. W. Campbell, james B. Taney,
Peter Farrell and II. H. Dunlevey as the
committee, was passed.
The Secretaries were then instructed
to send the bills for all expenses to Coun.
Gil for payment, and resolution passed
instructing the Mayor to telegraph the
Ohio county members ofthe Legislature
to hold of all action on the bill till the
committee arrived.
The telegram was sent, and the com.
mittee will start for Charleston on the
first train this morning.