Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-02-10
The GAS QUESTION.
-nyFs Up IN COUNCIL, AND CREATES QUITE
A TINE.
y.r pvoasiton From the Company, in the Form
Resolution, introduced, and the Whole
Thing Sent Back 70 the COMMITTEES.

hort OF a quorum when the roll
allied. last evening, and rule No.
,-5ering the arrest of members
lever found, was ordered enforced.
,bs First Branch there was quo
- a, the start, and business was pro-
,4,5 with. After the Second Branch
"a .pept a time in looking at each
her it was agreed to have the min
- read 10 put in the time, and Clerk
Ts,,sr entered into the task. The first
-s,,r,ss 10 report was Mr.. Craig, COM
netting the quorum
The most important business before
49,, session was the report of the Natu-
.rG,s Commission, which came up in
-, FIRST Branch. When the report OF
-, commission, recommending the re-
s,,,f,r Of the COmpany's proposition,
rad been read, Capt. Otto said
enid the Commission find that these
-,rt,emen had made correct state
osrt. or did they find their statement
v,sno+ cOrrect?"
The Chair Mr.. Farrelll-That is not
r-5sr consideration. They submitted
report in figures.
Can't. Otto-ThaJ was my understand
ing Of the reason for the appointment
,,,Ae Commission. 10 was TO see il the
r,rpsry had made a correct statement
r-bst was not the object, I'd like to
yrow what il was. What want TO get
o, is. were the Company's stat ements
that they could not supply the gas, sub
gar-ated or not?
Mr.. Wusou-Have we the report of
the expert?
The Chair-It is on the table. Do you
want 10 read?
Mr.. WilSOL-EeS.
The Chair-The report will be read.
After the reading had progressed for
some time:-
Mr.. WilSOn-That'S not what we
want 70 get at. We want the annual
income and expenditure, so we can see
how much money they lose every year.
We don't care anything about the pro-
tgc.ng power as compared with the in
creased capitalization; we all know the
producing power is not as great as il
was az first.
The Chair-The matter is all embraced
IN the report. The reading is half fin
i,hed: 10 might as we'll go on.
The Clerk then concluded the reading
Of the report.
Capt. OttO-Now, Mr.. Mayor, think
these gentlemen don't ask so very much
more than they ought to be granted.
TIE Natural Gas Company OF West
Virginia is the only corporation which
ever paid the City of Wheeling any
thing. Take the Street Car Company.
Us franchise Is growing more valuable
every year, while franchise OF the Gas
Company is growing less. Both were
given the franchises for the public con-
vaniauce, and If the Natural Gas Com
yauy hadn't come here, believe we
would not have glass factory in the
city to-day. Gas has been q great
blessing 10 Wheeling, but that il is de-
craasiug no one can deny. They have
scarcely enough now to keep the homes
OF consumers warm, and il they cant
do that. they have no excuse for exist
ing. don't think they are asking too
much.
Mr.. Pollock-'I call for the reading
Of the resolution on the table,
The Clerk read as follows;
WHEREAS, The Natural Gas Com
pauy of West Virginia has requested
the Council OF the City OF Wheeling TO
relieve said Company from delivering
any longer free gas 70 the water works,
gas works and the city's half OF the
Capitol building from the present date
and 20 the crematOry after September
I, l>n2, and the engine and scnool
houses, and all other places Of delivery
OF free gas TO the city Of Wheeling after
July l., 1892; now, therefore, be II
"FCyolUed by the Council OF the City OF
WbeClug, That the said Gas Company
be and is hereby relieved and discharged
from the further delivery OF any Tree
gas % the water works, gas
works, and the city'S half or the
Capital building from this date, and
/ 70 the Crematory after September l, 1892,
and the engine and school houses and
|a.I other places Of delivery OF free gas TO
1.-The city OF Wheeling, after July l, lS92,
aud that the Mayor Of the city be and Is
hereby authorized and directed TO sign
ON behalf OF and seal with the corpora
tion seal Of the city, q writing releasing
said Company from further delivery OF
free gas, except aS aforesaid: PROVIDED,
that the said Company shall join IN Saiu
writing 70 be signed by us presluehI
and It's corporate seal aihNed, anu agree-
ing thereby not 70 charge hereafter the
citizens OF said city OF Wheeling over loo
Tor every thousand feet OF gas consumed
or taken, so long as said Natural Gas
Company, OF West Virginia, shall nave
gas 10 sell 70 anyone, whether IN Nheel-
ing, w. Va, or anywhere else; ana
providing further, that If the SAID
Gas Company shall charge over l5c per
one thousand cubic feet, or shall cut OIL
any citizen because he shall refuse TO
paw over l5c per thousand cubic Feet,
then that such citizen shall be entitled
% recover in his own name, in any
Court having jurisdiction, the excess so
charged, or damages for so cutting him
of. with the right 70 go into q court OF
equity to compel said Company to re-
place him upon the line OF said Com
pany az rate Of charge heieinoeLore
maintained.
81. Pollock"
Or. Campbell-What signature Is 10
that?
The Chair-Mr. POllock's.
Mr.. Pouock-Mr. Heard says tnst
will be satisfactory, and the company
will 20 on and drill more wells ana Try
10 keep up the supply Of gas. but
,bero5s - tbi,, tbere which don't seem