Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-10-03
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item of coal bills, this did not agree
with a statement made by Secretary
He'll, of the Gas Board, made up to Sep
TENDER 1st. that statement showing a
balance due Mr.. Floersheim of 81, 500 or
oVer at that time, with the freight oilIs
deducted. The President OF the Board
said he did not know about that-the
statement spoken of may have been
wrong-but he knew the figures he now
presented were right, and he thought
Mr.. Maxwell's recollection was at fault.
MIR. Maxwell would not admit that it
was, however, and said the statement
was signed by Mr.. He'll, as Secretary,
and added that he had asked Mr..
Floersheim If that was all that was
owing him, and he said no, there
vas another month due. Members or
the Committee thought Mr.. Dunlevy
ought to present a balance sheet, and
Mr.. Dunlevy thought be could have
one In three or four days. There was
rather a long and general discussion OF
the whole matter, during which Mr..
Dunlevy said an expert was now going
over the books OF the Board with the
Secretary, and he thought the heavy
receipts of the fall and early winter
would enable the Board to pull through,
II the deficiency he anticipated could be
carried over until 1894. He said the
Board had had to carry over much more
than that sum in times past, from a
sheer lack of money to meet bills. IL
was suggested, however, by members
of the Committee that that was the sort
| of thing which had gotten the city into
| it's present hole, and that such a course
was not a desirable one, If 1t could pos
sibly be avoided. 1t was finally agreed
that Mr.. DunleVy prepare such a bal
ance sheet, and also a statement OF the
present cost OF manufacturing gas.
The fact that a new Board will be
elected on the 10th, and take office on
the 25th was referred to-, as being a
matter Of interest, and in the resulting
discussion IT was held that during the
interim between those dates there
might be a joint meeting OF both the
new and old Trustees, with the Com
mittee, and a general sort OF exper-
fence meeting, out Of which something
| tangible might come, both In the way
| OF practical knowledge OF the works
and of certain economies.
On the question Of economy In gen.
eral city affairs, there were some ex-
| pressions, Mr.. Richards stating that
aboutthe only time be heard OF economy
was when he read of it in the papers.
Mr.. Maxwell said that for one he
thought the police department afforded
a field for curtailment. 1t had been an
argument. when the last increase In
the force was made, that there would
be an increase In the revenues, but that
increase had gone to the contingent fund
of the B. p. W., and did not benefit the
general city treasury. He also re-
ferred to the late increase In the ire
department, and said 1t may or 1t may
not have been judicious.
The question Of making the office OF
City Engineer a salaried office, Instead
OF fees, was introduced by Mr.
Brock. and Mr.. Cruise called attention
to the fact that all the departments had
been INCREASED OF late years. The
whole tendency had been In that direc-
ton, and IL was either a question OF
more none or the stopping OF all pub
lie improvements, and the use OF the
cash to pay salaries. That had been
pretty nearly the actual result of late
years.
AThe fact that the Water and Gas
Boards employed an auditor, at $500 a
yeaI each, outside Of their regular Of
fetal force, was also referred to by Mr..
Maxwell.
All these remarks were only by way
Of suggestion, however, and led TO moth
ing tangible, except a general express
sion OF the idea that there ought to Ee
a general city auditor.
The Committee will meet again, with
in ten days, at the call Of the chair.