Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-01-09

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1 ssotsh " nesting Glass Co.................. $50
La Belle mill commerce. coz
keyinann Brewing Co.............. nm
central glass works. .......................l 1000
N'@A''''.' IS 200
With these figures, financial and
physical, before you, it is for your hon
ora0le committee 10 draw its own con-
illusions. II / might, after this careful
consideration Of the subject, venture
an opinion, would say: Leaving entire
ly out OF the question the financial in
tereStS of the Natural Gas Company of
West Virginia, that il is only by the
very strictest economy OF its physical
resources that the Company will be able
10 supply the taxpayers of Wheeling
with natural gas for their homes.
VERY respectfully submitted,
81. K. NOISE"
The reading Of this statement was fol-
lowed by general discussion of the
subject, during which nothing particu-
larry new was evolved, the same old ar
guments being chewed over In variety
Of ways. During this talk, Mr.. Riley
asked about the present supply of gas,
and Mr.. Heard said 10 was good; ii it had
not been, after resOrting to the meas
IRE he had, the Company would have
been entirely undOne. There had been
very little complaint. Mr.. Riley then
asked about the receipts for the month,
and Mr.. Heard said the gross receipts
had fallen OF. They ought TO average
$4,000 for the winter months, but he
was afraid il would drop to Sl4, 500 or
$4,000. This was caused by cutting
of factories.
Mr.. Caldwell said, in making the
contract she had, the city had made a
contract which she had no right to
make. She agreed 70 give an exclusive
contract, but could not do it, and did
not do 10, and therefore, in so far as
that went, the contract had no cOnsid-
GRAFTON on the part OF the city, and
was void 20 that extent.
Dr. Campbell-But the right to use
the streets is some consideration.
Mr.. Caldwell-EeS, there might be
something due the city for that.
Mr.. Riley-There were other consid-
erations as we'll as the exclusive fea-
ture.
Mr.. Caldwell-Yes, but il takes two
to make a contract throughout, AMI if
one party fails Of the conditions the 9TH
or is not bound.
Mr.. Rfley-You haven't been hurt
by the exclusive matter.
Mr.. Caldwell-It don't matter wheth-
er we have or not.
Mr.. Riley-YOu ought not to COM
plain until you're hurt.
Mr.. Caldwell-Well, hope this will
not degenerate into warfare OF tech
nicalities, legal or otherwise. l take it
that we are all here 10 determine this
question on its general merits. But
this was a contract on the part OF the
city, and the city then violated it by
passing the aSSiZe ordinance.
Mr.. Riley-You, in certain pleadtngs,
l have looked over, held just the re-
verse.
Mr.. Caldwell-Well, / think honors
are easy. The city made contract,
and then broke it.
The question OF what effect new
agreement would have in the clause OF
the contract fixing the price to consum-
erS, was brought up, and Mr.. Riley said
that II any agreement was reached, he
would take care Of that feature for the
city, and Mr.. Caldwell added that II the
two parties wanted to make mutual
change, in any particular, they could do
it, going just so FAR as they saw fit.
Mr.. Heard and Mr.. Caldwell then
withdrew, and the Committee took up
the question by themselves. Mr.. Noise
made a verbal explanation OF how he
got up his figures saying he had even
made calculations on the market value
of pipe, cost OF labor, ETC., to see that
no values had been added. One OF two
things was true: either the books had
bean systematically falsified from the
first for purpose, or the conclusions he
had reached were correct. The oil
leases owned by the Company, and for
which stock had been issued, had been
bought from a Mr.. Pitkarn, who made
more money out Of the Company than
anyone else.
Mr.. Riey-How much stock was given
away?
They said they would make affidavit to
that. questioned them very closely
about that.
There was a good deal OF dissent to
this statement, aud names Of people who
were said 10 have received stock were
given.
After A long talk Mr.. Riley made
the suggestion that II there must be
compromise, that the city propose that
aitber the schools or the Water Works
ba ON the whole year, and that the city
reserve the right to say which OF these
sbonld have the gas. Then, he said, that
N the city would run the Water Works
In the summer and the schools in the
winter. it would be as far as the city
ought TO go. -
This was discussed for a time, and
then the talk drifted off on to the legal
rigbts Of the city, and DR.. Caddle Of
tered a resolution that City Solicitor
Rilev and Judge Melvin produce writ
Tan oDinion and construction OF the or
Sinance At the next meeting OF the sub
co1onittee. that they might be fully in
formed of ali the facts in the case De-
tore making q report to the full CON-
mittee.
,sco,DrrrEr from the Odd Fellows con-
tracted at Wheeling, yesterday IoT IVY 1 al
ti,;I5iny lie too large for the one now In
use.-BeHdirc Independent.
PURELY FEMININE.
An interesting batch OF 1t In Sundays
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