The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-05-10
THE WORK TO Be DONE
In Improving and Paving tho
Streets this Season
PARTLY LAID OUT LAST EVENING.
The Council Finance Committee
Wrcstlcs long mud Hard with tho
Annual Problem What not to Do
Tho Small Sum at the Disposal OF
the Committee madc TO co as far as
Possible.

Possible.
The finance committee nt Its meeting
last evening examined tho new esti.
mate OF receipts Of the city In view OF
an advanced assessment, prepared BY
Clerk Thoncr. This made the revenue
from the city levy $l32, ,S35 IS and from
the tcn.ccnt levy $27,0O5 81. thus in.
creasing tho gross revenues to
A5l,02l 80. There WIS good deal OF
figuring as TO how to make both ends
meet. II was proposed 10 again raise
the estimate OF revenues, but this was
opposed. Then it was proposed 10 cut
$1,000 OF tho appropriation 10 com.
ploie the stone bridge, which again
aroused protest.
There was more talk OF cutting down
the fire department allowance by doing
away with the proposed new engine,
and OF abandoning the workhouse and i.
dcvoting its share OF the cash 10 somo
other good purpose.
The city contingent fund was finally
cut down from Sl5,07S " to Sl9, ,435 81,
10 compensate for the $2,642 So already
spent BY the board OF public works.
Thus S2i.905 80 was left for the board OF
public works 10 spend on the streets,
this including the balance OF the gem
eral fund and the proceeds Of the 10
cent levy. Each ward had SS,4SS 16! Of
this. -
Mr.. Maxwell moved to give this
whole fund TO the board OF public
works to be spent where tho board
thought best, but this met with num-
ber OF objections. Then no suggested
that it be divided among the wards,
each wards proportion to be spent rs
the councilmcn from that ward saw fit.
Mr.. kcnnoy, from the First ward.
when callcd on to say whcre he would
spend his share, again moved 10 turn 1t
over to the board, and Mr.. Maxwell
Farrell, Mr.. O'Kane and Chairman Pol
lock objected, and after considerable
discussion the vote was 4 tie and the
chairman decided to divide the money
among the wards.
Then Mr.. Kenncv demanded that be.
fore the division OF money three items
appropriated last year, but not spent,
be again set aside. These were:
BowldcrnS Coal street to the ravine.. s 800 90
Paving Short Coal strect.................- 800 90
Improving Market street between Third
ana fourtn en- %
Total. 100 W
This was allowed, by tho casting vote
OF Chairman Pollock.
Mr.. O'Kane wanted to renew the mo-
ton to turn the whole fund over to the
board, but he WAS ruled out.
Dcducting S2,100 from the total gave
each member S3.225 6GS to cxpGnd.
Mr.. kenney was not prepared to
make his apportionment. 1e
For the Second ward Mr.. O'Kane
wanted Baltimore street macadamized
at cost unknown, and n sewer in Bak-
er's addition to cost $780, He and
Mr.. Kcnney finally let the matter pass,
and said they would hand their desired
appropriations to the solicitor. .2fi
Mr.. Pollock divided the Third wards
allotment thus:
4 crock sewer on the nor, side Of Th;r. 90
tccn.a street from Allry F 10 byron
Brick paving, OF Eoir Street from Four
tcehtn south 900 90
Mr.. Farrell, Of the Fourth ward,
wanted these appropriations:
Paving Allcyli with brick from Woods
strcctto Alicy 500 %
street east OF 40 %
Twclvc.lnGh crock sewer In Alley Is
from ALLEY Ecast ......... GO %
Sewer AMI crlch basin in Jncob street 10 81
creek 200 %
Iuy.nC Warren street tTOll Sixteenth TO