The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-06-14
plNANCIAL PROPHECY,

There was some discussion in theIiirst
branch regarding the appropriation or
dinanco before it came to vote, Mr..
Cecil Robinson, referring to the lurCh
in which the gas board is left financial.
ly, said it wouldn't DO two months until
there is not an electric light going in
this town. II have no suggestion to
offer to cover the emergency, don't
know where tho money is TO come
from, and have no reason to not sup.
pose that the finance committee did all
they could under the circumstances.
The ordinance last year put the gas
board $I7, 900 in the hole, and 1t would
have been oven worse but for tho heavy
receipts OF January and February.
There is no use shutting our eyes and
saying, ooh, well! They can get along
some way The emergency must be
faced sooner or later"
Mr.. Richards agreed to what Mr..
Robinson had said, but the latter had
given no remedy for tho emergency.
"Sooner or later Council will have to
take hold and deal with this matter, SO
it is only question whether we will
deal with it now or later"
Mr.. Robinson was moved to remark
that If business man or manufacturer
is placed in such position he doesn't
wait till the last moment. The obliga.
ton, he said,
MUST DE MET.
Either council must furnish the
money or the gas works must shut
down. lie had talked with President
Dunlevy aud had advised him to shut
the works down.
"Thera is another way. If council
can fix it so we can get away from tho
restraining ordinance, we might delay
obligations that now have to DO met.
II you pass the ordinance as it Is, it is
bound to come up in council again.
The board is $4,000 in the hole, and
can't get out. Last year the
gas board paid out $4,000 on different
business this was something no manu-
featuring concern, and the gas board Ia
such one, can stand and pull through.
The proposition to raise the price Of
gas would be tho means Of
raising terrible howl from constitu.
ents.
"It you don't hear that howl, I miss
my gas. "
Tho ordinance was then passed unani-
mously.
A FINANCIAL REMEDY.
Mr.. Dobbins introduced resolution
as follows:
WHEREAS, by reason of the erection
of the electric light plant the revenues
Of the gas board are 90 encroached upon
US to embarrass that department, and
there being no money to meet the
emergency
Resolued, That the mayor and finance
committee secure loan OF $4,000 by q
deed Of trust on the city electric light
plant
Mr.. Dobbins, in explaining his reso.
luton, said it might help out in the
present emergency, but he was not sure
the mayor and committee could do as
suggested by his resolution, the barrier
being tho ground OH which the electric
plant is built, which belonged to the
city when former loans were made. The
resolution passed, but as the second
branch had already adjourned, could
not then be concurred in by that body,
Tho ordinance granting the street
railway company right for the Eoil
street tracks was next considered, Mr..
PAUL wanted to see the amendment re-
scinded, as the second branch could not
concur, and If nothing was done tho
ordinance would chang fire" again.
Some OF tho members objected. 1t was
moved to reconsider. Tho vote was a
tie, 6 to 0. The mayor decided to 70.
consider.
Mr.. Otto moved to lay it on tho table.
Tho vote was 7 ayes and noes Mr..
IL. @. Caldwell, who voted to lay on the
table, evidently voted under a misap.
prohenson, as he had just previously
voted to reconsider tho amendment.
The first branch then adjourned.