The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-06-10

Tho city council committee on finance,
after one or two fruitless efforts to get
together and complete the work OF get
ting up the annual appropriation or
dlnance for the present fiscal year,
finally met ct City Clerk Thonor's office
at eight o'clock last evening, The
members present were; Chairman
Maxwell, Messrs, Cruise, Brock, Grimm,
Weidebusch and Richards.
The report Of the city gas board,
which came up at the last Meeting OF
the committee was again considered,
md without discussion the motion OF
Mr. Cruise, OF the Sixth ward, that the
gas board be appropriated the amount
OF their estimated revenues SlOS, 400 81,
passed withouta dissenting voice being
heard. This action leaves the gas
works in hole the deepness OF which
ioots up S30,077 65. The question OF
how to make up this deficiency did not
arise in the committee meeting, it being
preferred that that dihlcult task DO loft
to tho gas board, whose legitimate and
proper duty it was considered. A
member OF the committee said after
the meeting had adjourned that the
only way no can SEQ OF the difficulty is'
to increase the price OF gas twenty-five
cents The present price, 81, less
the discount, makes ii seventy.ilve
conts the cheapest gas in the United
States, and in his opinion It must be
raised to a dollar, flat, Continuing he
said that this viii probably meet with
opposition, on account OF the gas con-
sumer paying for the clty's electric
lighting, but this a condition, and not
theory that confronts u.s."
The board OF public works ten.cent
levy was next considered. The esti-
mated revenues for this department
are so, 7l5 "a, or an average for each OF
tho eight wards Of s., $50 40. Mr.. Cruise
opened the ball by saying that in his
opinion tho wards not having real
need Of the revenues usually appropri-
atcd should cut them down. The First,
Second and Fourth wards arc we'll pro-
vided with sewage and paving, but the
others are urgently in need OF more
than the average for each ward. At
this point Mr. Cruise diverged from his
topic with the proposition that council
should at It's regular meeting pass reso-
lutions providing that where the brick
streets have been torn up by contractors
they shall be repaYed with new brick.
Mr.. Wheat, the absent Eighth ward
member. sent ina paper outlining tho
needs Of his district. He wanted S0l6
for sewer back OF Wood Bros. planning
mill, on alley az" from Thirty-third
to rhirty.sixth streets, sewer alley III"
Thlrty-soventh to Thirty.ninth streets,
thence to Mccullough, Sl,0S7; curb on
Ihirty.eivhth street from EotF to Jacob,
aud on Eoif to Water, $3.50; making a
total asked for S2,753 The committee
cut off tho last item, and made the APP
preparation at S2,003 This may be
changed at the next meeting OF tho
committee, this evening. Probably tho
Eighth ward will get the full one
eighth.
Mr. Brock said he wanted the entire
portion allotted to the Third ward to 90
onto tho McColloch street paving. lie
also SAID lie had promises OF assistance,
financially from the First and Fourth
wards.
Mr.. Gruso presented his schedule
Tor the Sixth ward, amounting to S3,027.
Atthis point Mr.. Otto moved that all
tho wards be allotted their share, ST.
$50 40, and that changes could be after.
wards made. The motion prevailed.
Mr.. Wcidehusch, OF the Fifth, pre-
sonted his schedule. II calls for S.
207, Of which Sl,375 was for sewers. The
latter amount was appropriated, aud tho
balance left for further action later.
The board Of public works estimate
Tor Mr.. Grimm's ward, the Fourth, was
$1,000, the appropriation OF which was
OF course out OF the question. Mr..
Grimm selected two items OF sewage,
amounting to 1915, which were agreed
TO by the committee The balance will
be considered this evening.
Mr.. Maxwell, OF the Seventh tIsland)
ward, asked for about $4,000. by elm.
mating all paving items and some for
sewers he finally got the requirements
down 70 $2,G7l, loss than a hundred
above his wards share. He will en-.
deavor to got tho balance from one or
two Of tho other wards.
The committee adjourned to meet
again this evening in City Clerk Thoner's
oiiire, and will then complete tho up.
propriation ordinance, so TINT 1t can DO
printed and in shape for next Tuesdays
council meeting.