The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-01-12
CHIEF HEALY'S REPORT.
Approved by the Fro Committee
IAN Estimate to DO Mado,
INCLUDING TWO new ENGINES.
Tho Havlnc Club may Hold It's Ball in
the vIgIlant Engine llousc..-rhc
Committee thinks 1t Ought to have
n big Appropriation this Year.

Chief IIealy's report occupied the at
tcntion OF the Council committee on
fire department last night. The gist OF
tho chiefs report and recommendations
has already been printed in the IN
qrtLlGEScER, and has evoked much
commentator. Tho committee thought
70 well OF tho chiefs ideas, as venti-
lated in his annual report, that Clerk
Fee was instructed TO draw up an esti-
mate OF tho needs OF tho department for
the current year, incorporating in itthc
approximate cost OF all tho improve
mcnts to the system which the chief
recommends. Whether the finance
committee will approve OF granting to
the committee what 1t thinks it needs,
the committee does not know, but it Is
trying to equip the fire department in n
manner necessary to tho proper per-
Torrance OF its duties in II city tho size
OF Wheeling. III u $4,000 fire does
dcvastatO the city some time" said one
member OF tho committee last night,
nobody can jump on, tho committee
and say that it il 10 blame and that it
should have asked for these things"
Clerk Fee was instructed to write to
different fire engine building firms and
inquire tho cost OF u first class engine,
and what reduction in price would fol
low the purchase OF two. At Mr..
O'Kancs request chemical engine
was added, though some members OF
the committee did not think much Of
the latter cxtinguishcr. Chief lIealy
stuck up for the chemical, however,
and thought the one the city possessed
had done lots OF good work. It was the
opinion OF the chief and Mr.. O'Kane
that the portion OF the city around the
hill should have better fire protection,
and that a chemical engine would be
just the thing. dr.
THE FIRE PLUGS.
The chief called the attention OF the
committee TO the bad condition OF the
fire plugs and reiterated his former
statement, that they should be under
the control Of the fire department, IN
stead OF the water board. 10 this the
committee agreed unanimously, and
Mr. Bailey altered n resolution, that
Council order the city solicitor to draw
up an ordinance taking the fire plugs
from the water board and putting them
under the control OF the fire depart
nlent.
a petition from the Ravine Reading
club, asking ior the privilege OF using
the new Vigilant engine house for
bali, was read. Captain Otto said that
he was not opposed TO dances, but that
there were many people, citizens and
voters in the first ward, who were op-
posed to holding dances, especially in
buildings belonging to the city. The
captain thought they were entitled 10
consideration, and he therefore voted
not to grant the petition. The request
OF the club was allowed, but the ball
must be held before the department is
ready to move into the building, and
the first floor only must be used, and no
one is to ascend TO the upper floor.
The chairman and the chief were in
structed 10 purchase the necessary
hardware for the Vigilant engine build
Ing. The building committee was en-
powered 10 have put in the same house
asystcm OF drainage for the horse stalls.
The Chief was told to look about him,
and see II some arrangement could not
be made, whereby horse shoers would
give the city horses preference, and not
obligo the men 10 await their turn.
when the blacksmith shops are crowd
cd. -.
The chief was instructed to send to
the committee report, as to how often
the extra men had attended fires. The
committee decided to make its annual
tour on Thursday, January II, and the
chief was authorized 10 hire bus or
sleigh 10 take the committee around ir.
Bills were passed aggresatlng SlS3S0.