The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-02-07

~ ull stUt authorizing tHd CITY W tHNNuT
iacluFo and sell electricity. alr. Cruise
moved that the report DO adopted. Mr.,
Wheat objected to Its being adopted
at present.
Mr.. Cruise spoke in favor Of tho adop-
ton of tho resolution, saying that In
tho evont of tho passage Of tho proposed
bill, the city would be in a position to
buy out the electric light company I'D
vantageously. II legislative action IS
not taken now it viii BIO delayed two
years.
Mr., Wheatrcplied, apainstM Mr., GFuse's
stand, saying that the electric company
is made up mostly OF homo people, and
II would be unjust to take this advant-
ago against the home producers OF cleo
tricity.
Mr., Morningstar also spoke against
the resolution.
Mr., Hamilton said he would like first
to hear from the electric commission,
Mr., Gruse said the resolution was
simply business proposition. While
it may BIO true that twenty-five stock
holders are home people, the Westing-
houses hold most oil the stock.
Mr., Wheat said in reply that though
tho city could make electricity cheaper,
it was not right that the city should
take these people by the throat
Mr., Maxwell was in favor OF the part
relating to the water board, but was not
in favor OF this proposed action in re-
gard TO the electric matter.
Mr., Cruise said tho thing boiled down
to whether the city shouldn't got cleo
trlcIty as cheap as 1t can,
Mr., Maxwell did not want to take
away the privileges given the company,
in this summary manner,
Mr., MorningstRr said 90 per cent OF
tho stock OF tho electric company was
held in Wheeling,
Mr., Cruise said the matter should be
considered now, He said the light fur
nished by the company is very inditfer-
ent, and there should be an improve
mont He said unless the resolution
was passed, the plant could not be pur-
chased at a reasonable price.
Mr.. Cruise didn't think the interests
OF the twenty-five home stockholders
should be held paramount to the thou,
sands who want cheaper and better
light.
Mr.. Wheat said he didn't represent
the electric light company, He looked
at the matter from tho standpoint OF
right or wrong. He said the action
proposed would place the city in COM
petition with the company which
surely had some rights, and made the
investment on u charter given by the
city.
Mr.. Hamilton was opposed to lighting
the city some years ago by gas at the OK
pense OF the gas consumers, and is OPP
posed to the electric consumer paying
for street electric lighting,
Mr.. Maxwell thought the matter
should be continued for week, and
would move that the portion OF tho res
oiution relating to electric light BIO
stricken out, The amendment was Lost
by 10 to 10, Milligan voting with the
Democrats. On the original motion the
vote was IS ayes, 10 noes. The resolu-
ton was adopted, Tho Democrats
seemed to have had their intentions
programmed out for them in advance,
while the Republicans were somewhat
in the dark.
Tho motion to go into joint session
for the election OF officers was lost, ga
Ia"
Mr.. Gruse moved that as the other
side did not want to elect officers re-
cess to BIO taken until Tuesday evening.
Mr.. Maxwell wanted an adjournment
until next Monday evening.
Tho motion for recess was lost, IA
ia"
Mr.. Maxwell moved for recess until
next Tuesday evening. Lost, "l4-l4."
Mr.. Milligan moved for recess until
Monday evening
Mr.. Cruise moved for adjournment.
Carried unanimously,
Tho adjournment though taken for
an indefinite time, means that Chair
man Waterhouse will to-day call meet.
ing for tonight, when it is likely the
same old "l4-l4" puzzle will be studied
BY the city legislators.
THE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS.
The Democratic members of Council
held a causus yesterday afternoon at the
rooms OF the Young Mems Democratic
club on Main street. All the Demo-
cratic members, numbering twenty-one,
we're on hand except MIR. Horstman, and
he was represented by a proxy, and
obligated himself to stand by the deCi.
sion OF the causus. The demands OF one
member so far us the city collectorship
was concerned, were acceeded to, as
shown by the act Of the causus in pac-
ing Mr.. Corcoran OIL the slate.
The slatc in full il; City collector,
John Corcoran; city receiver, Frank
Weebber; city solicitor, John j. Conih';
health officer, DR.. s. l.. S. spragg; clerk
Second ward market, Patrick Kenney;
clerE Fifth ward market, John Nc.
Kcevcr; city sexton, w. u. Burt; weigh
master, John Arthur; Lookup keeper,
John MCDermott; assistant lookup
keeper, John Wilkie; city assessor
north, Owen Dunlovy; city assessor
south, George Ii. Canadian; janitor,
James Kileen; superintendent city
prison, Frank Maloney; board public
works, Charles Schmit, Henry SChmul-
bach and Andrew Hamilton; water
board, the same as at present Fred
PRrkes was first placed on the slate for
board public Works, but at an evening
conference Mr. uamilton's name was
substituted.
Standard oil Surveyors.