The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-10-27
THE CITY Gas OFFICE.
The Action in Council Tuesday
Night the Topic of Comment.
FRaNZHEIM HAS NOTHING TO SAY.
a Note From One of the Gas TruS-
tees, and Short Talk With the
Secretary of the Board..-what the
Public Thinks of the Situation.
An investigation Due ut Once.

In the account of the Council pro-
ceedincs in relation to the alleged gas
ofiiceshortage. as printed in yesterday
paper, an unfortunate typographical
error which escaped the proof reader
made the alleged shortage $50, 4l2 "a,
instead of s6,4l2 "a, as it should have
been. OF course this error corrected
itself in the mind Of the reader, but it
was regrettable nevertheless.
1t should be borne in mind that
these stories as to Mr.. Franzheim were
not brought out by Republicans. They
were first heard OF by the general pub.
Franzheim's nomination az the Demo-
cratic candidate for sheriff, and who
urged these things al reasons that he
should not be put OH the ticket. Mr..
Robertson said in Council Tuesday
night: Both parties have discussed
these charges for months pas"
Mr.. Franzheim was seen by an INTRL-
LlGESCER reporter yesterday and asked
if he had any statement TO make. dc
said he had nothing to say further than
that the matter was in the hands OF his
attorneys, who would do what was nee
sssary to protect his interests.
Yesterday the action of Council was
the subject of general comment about
town, and it was the almost universal
comment that as Mr.. Franzheim him
self had asked an investigation and q
councilman had introduced resolution
IT, hn III TNf fRoa
tees and the Council committee on
lights ought to meet at once and make
thorough investigation. Any delay
will give the public Dissatisfaction.
The following note was received AT
the lNTELLiGENcRR office yesterday:
10 Tie Editor Of he Inie1iOencer.
srR:-Your editorial of this morn
ing's paper l think cats some reflection
on the gas trustees. as If the business OF
the gas works were not honestly trans.
acted. Now, respectfully invite you
to examine the books OF the concern,
You have this privilege under the law.
In this believe voice the consent of
Messrs. Shatler and Dun!evy. Or, l
would respectfully refer you to Mr..
Howard Wilkinson, our auditor, and
am willing to have him submit his re-
port to the public.
AL. ScHUITzE,
Gas Trustee.
A reporter asked Secretary He'll, of
the gas board, after this letter was re-
ceived, what he knew OF the matter.
He said he could only say that the
books were all right when they we're
turned over to him, and the money
they called for was in the bank.
When asked if it was true that at one
time the gas trustees, Shortly after the
resignation of the late secretary of the
works, A. A. Franzheim, discovered that
there were such Irregularities in the
accounts kept by said secretary as to
leave him in debt to the city in large
amounts, and that upon the discovery
OF said delinquencies and the disclosure
OF them to him he paid over on account
OF said delinquencies, or in full thereof,
sums amounting to So, 412 a." this be-
ing the language OF the resolution pre-
sented to Councill Mr.. Hell said:
Now, there you have me foul. l
know nothing about that"
III that is true, can | detect it on the
books OF the gas Officer"
mo, sir; you cannot. The books show
the business Of the Office to be all
straight. If there ever was shortage
it is SO old that you cannot trace it
now"
But can't the gas trustees tell whe-
Their there was or was not7"
That is something on which have
nothing to say"