Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-03-09
ascertain of the views of gentlemen who

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second, and it ought to be lived up to.
I believe the Company can afford 10 live
up TO IL, and that it ought TO be made
do it. II we are only TO have gas upon
these terms, we better have none.
Mr.. Brock think that If the mem
bers will but think over it, they will ad-
init that the Gas Company has not been
a money-making scheme. l think IL
would be better to take what is offered
in the resolution than nothing at all. A
half loaf is better than nothing.
Mr.. Robertson-I would have been In
favor OF half a loaf if the Company
would give it, but they don't give US an
eighth Of a loaf The city building ana
the crematory amount to nothing
They might as we'll keep on dwelling
house as the City Hall-we can buy coal
for IT, Let them give US the water
works. or something that amounts TO
something.
Mr.. Irwin am a member OF the
committee which has been wrestling
with this gas matter for three months
The Company exhibited figures to SHOW
that they could not give the gas away.
When the Committee was first called
thought the Company ought TO be made
live up 10 the contract, but have oeen
convinced that the Company has told
the truth. l believe that II IS lar
compromise, and that we did as well as
we possibly could. l ask that MI
Heard be heard.
Mr.. O'Leary-I think the papers
have printed about everything MIR.
Heard could say. They have given the
reports OF the meetings almost Cer-
bat inn. aud we have all read them.
think il would only be- a waste of time.
Every member Of Council must have
read the statements Of Mr.. Heard in
the papers.
The Chair think Mr.. Heard ought
TO be listened 10. This is a very I'm
portant thing. ! am being voted out OF
the fuel in my house by these gentle
men. l don't want to go back TO coal.
Mr.. Robertson - Neither does the
city.
The Chsir-But you're putting a
great hardship on the Company
Mr.. RObertsOn-I doubt it.
The Chair-Tu put the motion to
hear Mr.. Heard.
Mr.. O'Leary-Can you put that mo-
tion?
The Chair-Surely.
Mr.. OLeary-I raise the point that
there is a motion pending.
The Chair-The motion is proper, Tor
purpose Of debate.
The motion carried, and Mr.. Heard
addressed the Branch. He said ii was
true that he could only repeat what he
had heretofore said regarding the mat
ter, and then made an earnest appeal TO
the members, as business men, not 10
cripple his Company. He said his stock
holders had put more cash into the
Company that had been put into any In
dustry in Wheeling, that the contract
with the city had been reiigiously car
ried out for five years, and now, when
the Company was convinced IL could no
longer bear the burden, it asked for re-
lief, and he thought it ought to be &C
corded.
AT the conclusion of his address, the
motion for a Committee OF Conference
was put and lost, ayes 10, noes 10. as
follows: Ayes-Messrs. Brock, CappS,
Craig, Freese, Irwin, kalbitzer, Morn
ingstar, Walther, Weitzell and Mr.
President. Noes-MeSsrs. Filan, Hoe,
Kenney, Klein, kreiter, Mckinley,
O'Leary, O'Malley, Robertson and
Roeckler.
The Chair-You have refused to con-
cur, and have voted down the resolution
for a Committee Of Conference. What
is your pleasure?
Mr.. Kreiter-I move we non-concur.
The Chair-YOu have already done
that, by refusing to concur. What do
you want TO do?
Mr.. Robertson (sOttO poce)-The First
Branch wouldn't have much trouble
about what TO do with 1t, il it was our
measure. They'd stow it away in
minute.
Mr.. O'Leary-I move we adjourn.
MIR. Northumberland the motion.
The Chair-There'S other business on
the table.
Mr.. Capps lin a whisper)-Yes,
O'Leary, there's other business.
Mr.. O'Leary-Well, then, why don't
We do il?
The question to adjourn was put.
Mr.. Brock move we lay the matter
on the table until the next meeting.
Mr.. O'Leary-Mr. Chairman
Mr.. Brock--I rise to a point of order.
Mr.. Ole ary--What is it?
Mr.. Brock-That the motion is not
debataole.
Mr.. O'Leary-When IL is offered as a
substitute il is. Now, Mr. Chairman,
this Is as good q time as any TO settle
this matter. II il can't be settled to-
night, il can't be settled at all, The
people are getting tired OF IL.
Mr. Irwin have no feeling one way
or the other, but it does seem that after
two or three months of investigation,
and the reaching OF a settlement, that
il ought to be settled. We did the best
we could. l don't know what the Sec
oud Branch means. II they mean to 90
back on the Committee, all right. This
is an equitable settlement OF the whole
thing.
Mr.. Brock hope members will al
low this matter 10 go over until they
can hear from the people. Let the mat
ter be deferred until the wish Of the
public can be learned.
Mr.. Capps-lt appears from what
Mr.. Brock says that the people who are
using gas are the only ones TO be heard
from. There are other people in this
city besides gas consumers.
Mr.. O'Leary-At least one hundred
people have come to me TO say l must
vote no in this matter.
The resolution 10 defer action was re-
jected, and motion TO reject the reSo-
luton was then made, and carried by
vote Of II to 8, the latter MeSSrs. Brock,
FreeSe, Irwin, Kalbitzer, Weitzell and
Mr.. President.
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