The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-05-11
FINE FINANCIERING.
City Council Committee on Finance
Fixes Appropriations.
SONE CLOSE FIGURING NECESSARY.
The Appropriations Only Exceed the
Estimated Revenues by S4,OOo-The
Island Gets the Chemical APpa-
ratus-Cannot Have New Crema-
tory-The Work Not Completed.

The city council committee on finance
held a we'll attended meeting in City
Clerk Thoner's office last night, for the
purpose OF continuing the work Of max
ing the appropriations for the city
government for tho present year, Those
present were; Chairman Maxwell,
Cruise, Otto, Brock, Richards, Weide-
busch, Grimm. The only absentee was
Mr.. Wheat.
The chairman stated that at the meet
ing held last Thursday, the appropria-
tions had been fixed for all the depart
ments excepting markets, fire depart
ment and health, The first to be now
taken up, said the chair, would be mar
kets. This committee asks for S0l75,
which includes for repairs S4,lO0, on
both the market houses. Last year the
markets department got $2,l07 SO. At
the other meeting OF the finance COM
mittee II was decided, taking into con-
sideration the condition OF the city's
finances, that it would not be possible
to allow the markets department all it
asks for repairs, and that only an APP
preparation for u roof for the upper
market would be passed, At that time
Chairman Kreiter OF the markets COM
mittee was instructed to secure bids for
this roof.
Chairman Maxwell opened up the
bids which were received from three
contractors, ]. A. Holiday & Son, Beltz
K Fading and Wilson & Chapman.
They are for various grades Of shingle
roofing. One Of tho bidders agreed to
take the contract and wait until next
year for payment. Tho committee do
cided not to make any contract, or
make an appropriation, until tho other
bidders could be communicated with as
to whether they would make tho same
concession as the third one. The ap-
preparation for markets excepting for
the item OF roof for the upper market,
was then taken up, and the approprla-
ton fixed ut Sl,035.
THE PRE- DEPARTMENT.
The next department to be considered
was fire. The committee on fire de-
partment had made an estimate OF the
estimated amount necessary for tho
present year, at $3S73l 92. OF this
amount S2S,320 is for salaries, q consid-
cradle increase over last year, which is
explained by the fact that there arc
thirteen more regular tiremen this year
than there were last. Another item is
$1,000 for repairs on the various engine
houses; for ladders, $500; and $1,000 for
chemical apparatus for the Island.
The latter appropriation was advocated
strongly by Chairman Maxwell, who
contended that it came under the head
OF necessities. Mr.. Cruise took dider-
ent stand, claiming that the Island had
got along without the apparatus for u
number OF years, and surely can get
along without it this year. Quite con-
iiict Of words ensued between the two
gentlemen, and Councilman 1. NJ.
Milligan, not a member OF the commit
too, who was present, Joined in, saying
that the present apparatus is u disgrace
TO the city, and that something should
DO done for the Seventh ward After
some discussion the Island apparatus
was not allowed and the appropriation
for the department placed at SS4, 1850 90.
THE PUBLIC HEALTH.
The department of health this year
asks for $4,000; last year it got S.
1856 SO. One OF tho items in the estimate
for the present year is $1,000 for new
crematory. The committee soon decid-
cd that this improvement, though per-
haps needed badly, could not be al
lowed, and the appropriation was placed
at S9,430, which includes $1,000 for re-
pairs on the cFematoFy, which have al
ready been made. 1t was hero discov-
cred that tho appropriations made at
the two meetings had run over the esti.
mated general fund S2,502 SO. 1t was
the sentiment OF the members that tho
general fund would 60 somewhat over
the amount estimated by tho city clerk,
and after considerable discussion it was
decided to allow $500 for the first pay.
ment for chemical apparatus for the
Island, the balance to be paid next
year. Chairman Maxwell was confident
that such an arrangement could DO cas-
lily made with tho manufacturers OF the
apparatus. This makes tho total APP
preparation for fire department S34,-
800 90.
TIE APPROPRIATIONS,
General revenues, estimated. 1918 90
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