Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-12-14

pose or QeNtslnR anu COuSiu1AlAS q plan
for the relief Of the unemployed OF
Wheeling and vicinity. The members
who were to have secured such statis-
ties as they could relating to the num-
Der Of unemployed people 10 need Of as
sistance had no very accurate reports TO
M k, but those they had showed De-
yond question the need for immediate
action. Chairman p. T. Farrell report
ed that in Union district there were at
least 60 families In need OF aid TO which
Harry Hawkins added that there were
between so aud 60 families 10 that dis
trict receiving aid from the county in
which there was not an able-bodied man,
and he was satisfied that there we're a
hundred more Ia the district in
need OF assistance. He cited an in
stance in which a man who had been
invited. 20 take a drink, asked if he
might not refuse the drink and take
the price OF 10 home % his family.
Michael Grogan spoke Of q family which
had lived for two weeks on but one
meal 8 day and OF another which had
lived for some time on bread and coffee.
~. TT. H. Riley knew Of q plate-rOller
M.NMHa Nna LlhEA n ~ lAA q wiz 4MA WV
children and had rot done lick OF
work since June. His credit has ex-
uirsd aud be is destitute. He had gone
away % some friends, but learning
through an evening paper that the
Etna furnace was 20 start up he re-
turned and found that the rapoR was a
mistake and he Is now without work or
means OF subsistence.
Several o;her cases OF destitution
which had come 90 the attention Of the
members Of the committee were re-
lated and 10 was agreed that immedi-
ace aid was needed from the assembly.
Several plans were suggested. Harry
Hawkins suggested, as the water mains
are not large enough on most OF the
streets aud as they will soon have to be
replaced, that the work might be be-
gun 40 once. He thought the idea of
constructing a tunnel through Wheel
ing hill the most feasible and the best
adapted 20 the end in view. The
estimates Of Paige, Carey &c Co., on the
cost Of the tunnel was sos, 900. II the
cost were even 100000 be thought the
city end county could each take S25, 600
WORTH Of stock and that the rest could
be- raised by subscriptions. The city,
he said, would soon De called on to give
Ere protection to the people on tao
other side of the hill, and II the tunnel
were made 1t would put the engines now
10 use closa TO that whole section and
no new ones would be needed.
w. II. II. Riley wanted an entertain
nent gotten up, and Roman Dobler
agreed with him that immediate relief
is what is needed, but thought proper
soliciting would do more good than Civ
ing an entertainment
For immediate relief Mr.. Hawkins
suggested the placing Of boxes in pub
lie places for the receipt OF money and
going around with wagons 10 collect
provisions and clothing from the
people
Richard Robertson had an idea that
% the city were to take the remaining
sos, 900 OF stock 10 the Central Glass
Works that some 800 unemployed men
could get work and the number need
ing aid would be diminished that
much.
There was some opposition to the
tunnel scheme, because il was thought
too much time would be required for
preliminaries before the men could get
10 york. Raymond Bauer said that
plans, specifications and drawings are
now ready, and that the work could be
started I'm three weeks. He said that
VIXEN the tunnel was talked Of before
some $4,000 had been raised by inter-
estpd parties TO be given toward the
project Jerry Meade thought Man
chester would be a better place for the
tunnel than the Market house, but be
was alone in the opinion.
Discussion was finally brought to an
end by Mr. Hawkins, who moved that
"A committee OF three be appointed to
request the appointment by each OF the
two branches Of Council, the Board of
Commissioners and the Chamber of
Commerce OF like committees to coop
crate with this one in securing money,
food and clothing for the immediate
relief Of the unemployed and needy.
Tn resolution was adopted aud the
chair appointed Harry Hawkins, Mi
chael Grogan and Roman DObler as
the committee. Having looked after
the immediate relief In this
manner the question Of providing en-
pIovment for those desiring work was
again discussed, and the following reso-
luton introduced by Richard Robert
son and based on the idea OF Mr.. Haw-
kins, was adopted:
Res0lued, That it is the sense OF this
committee that the City Council and
Board of Commissioners join in the
consideration OF a project to build a
tunnel through Wheeling hill at Tenth
street.
After the adoption OF the two resolu-
tions Mr.. Hawkins went out to see the
Mayor as to when the committee might
see him. He expressed himself as fully
in accord with the action OF the COM
mittee and said he would meet and con-