The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-01-15
THEIR ANNUAL TOUR.
Tho Council Committee on Fire
Department Out Inspecting
as TO The NEEDS OF THE HOUSES.
They Find Plenty Of LcnkY Roofs to
DC Rcpaircd...scvcral Members Arc
Disabled by Sickness, but tho 9th.
crs Make n Good Enough BUS Load.

to-day for over IN hour in front OF tho
city's end Of the public building, wait.
ing for the Council committee on fire
department to appear. 1t was duo ut l
o'clock, and about half past one o'clock
tho members present, Messrs. Horst
man, Happy and Walther, and Chief
Healy and Clerk Fec decided to wait no
longer for the rest OF the committee, but
to start out on tho annual tour, and
invited tho INrELLlGEScER reporter to
go along.
1t was thought best to 80 up to the
chemical engine house first, and tho
horses heads were turned 1t that direc-
ton. Up Market street the gaudy We.
hicle trundled, passers by wondering
whose funeral tho pall-bearers were re-
turning from. AS the chemical house
was approached, ono member said he
had heard that Mr.. O'Kune, the NOM
ber fromNthe Second ward, was sick, and
wondered ii he would be ut tho house to
receive his colleagues.
Don't be afraid" said q member,
Mr.. O'Kane vii! be there. II he were
on his death bed, he would look out for
the interest OF his ward
Sure enough, Mr.. Okane was inside
the house, and was looking out through
the door. I'm not Very well, gentle
men," said he, "but l thought ought,
at least, 20 DO here 10 receive you"
"Ahem" said the committee in uni
son.
The chemical house was fixed up
handsomely last year, at twice the cx-
pensc applied TO any other house, and
Mr.. O'kare was reminded yesterday
that he had promised the committee
that he wouldn't ask any more for ten
years.
~ did say that, ! don't deny it." MIR.
O'kano blushingly replied, "but the
repairs the house needs now must be
made.
JUST LOOK AT THIS FLOOR.
The mon tell me they will put down the
floor themselves, and it will cost the
committee nothing but the price OF the
lumber. The roof leaks in six places
and will have 10 be fixed" MIR. Okane
spoke so winningly, and the justice OF
his demands was SO evident, tina. the
committee decided to grant him what
ho asked. The metal ceiling will get 4
new coat Of paint. Caldwell & Peterson
promised to put it on, one OF the mon
said, when the ceiling was put up, and
Chief liealy was instructed to remind
thetirm OF its promise.
About this time the telephone bell
rang, and word was received from Mr..
Bailey that he would be UP in few
minutes. He arrived shortly, and the
journey was resumed, the new Vigilant
engine house being the next stopping
place. Mr.. O'Kane's illness returned.
and he tried to beg off from going along,
but Mr.. Bailey said that the member
from the Second ward didn't look half
as sick rs he himself felt, and Mr..
OKane finally consented to accompany
the expedition.
Climbing into the bus, the commit
tee unitedly called on the driver to
hurry up. On turning the corner Of
Market street one OF the committeeman,
who was looking out OF the window,
burst out laughing. and saying, "rhat's
pretty good" told the others to look
out. A big pile OF mud lad been
scraped together, and on its summit
was stuck placard bearing the inscrip-
ton: "This is Wheeling" The Vigi-
liant house was soon reached, and
everybody got out to look at tho
FINEST ENGINE HOUSE
in Wheeling" The house was inspected
and pronounced elegant. Some OF the
members OF the Ravine reading circle,
which will hold a ball in the house to-
night, were present, figuring on how
they were to get the building in shape
for tonight. No glass is in the windows
or over the doors, and the boys con-
cluded to cover up the crevices and
holes with canvas and put up stove.
"Where's Horstman?" called out one
OF the committee. Mr.. Horstman had
disappeared, and everybody was Won
dering if he had gone down to the cellar,
so as to be able to say that he had been
over the whole house. The cry OF 'fire,
fire." was heard, and rushing out the
door Mr.. Horstman was seen inthe bus,
ready to start. He had raised the alarm
and succeeded in his cndeavorto at
tract the committees attention.
Crossing the, suspension bridge, the
Island hose house was the next place
visited. There tho committee was in
formed that Mr.. Marsh, the Garden
Spots member, was sick in bed. Mr..
Marsh had been forehanded, however,
and tho foreman handed Chairman
Happy list Of the needs OF the hose
house. This building was also found
to be in need of pointing and papering.
The roof was seen to DO in bad CON
dition, and Mr.. Bailey moved that the
chief be instructed to employ a timer
to examine the roofs OF all the engine
houses and to report the amount OF re-
pairs necessary. No timer will DO en-
ployod who will not go to work in
stanter. At this house the closets will
be moved inside.
Most OF the committee had not vet
seen the fine harness which the Island
house boasts OF, and to show how easy
it worked the horses were pitched up.
The harness is let down on the horses
back at once, the motion OF lowering
tho harness also locking the names
around the animals necks.
THE RETURN TRIr
was made over the now bridge.
In passing down Eleventh street to
Market the pile OF mud noticed by the
committee on the up trip was still there.
But the placard with the inscription,
"This is Wheeling" was gone. 81
guess Street Commissioner Clarke didn,t