The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-12-20
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gular rate for charity. He asked sec
ond for his motion; Mr.. Huppaeconded.
Mr.. 0'Malley moved to fix tho rate at
81 75; but tho amendment was de-
clared out OF order, as two had already
been made.
On Mr.. Wheafs motion the ayes and
noes wero demanded. Remarks were
first in order, and Mr.. Wheat made a
speech supporting his amendment 1t
was a strong appeal asking members to
support his amendment, which would
give the greatest number OF men tho
greatest employment. Relief is needed,
and his amendment does not fix an ar
bitrary rate Of wages that shall be fol-
lowed hereafter.
There was a hot exchange between
Messrs. Wheat and MiIligan regarding
the wages, and the former said he was
trying to do tho greatest good to the
greatest number. Mr.. Zwicker was
also opposed to the dollar rate. 1t was
said the employment Of men under the
motion does not affect the rate at pres
ent paid tho regular employees.
Mr.. Dinger made very pointed
point" to the effect that il 81 70 is fixed
as the rate men at present eking out n
livelihood in the mills at 81 and 81 %
would quit and endeavor to get work on
the streets at the higher compensation,
and thus in measure defeat the pur-
pose of the movement.
Mr.. Wheat said sixty to ninety days
employment would be given TO all the
destitute at 81 per day. He said the
rate proposed is the same paid at Cleve-
land and Pittsburgh for the same char
liable work. Pittsburgh even pays only
ten cents an hour, or eighty cents for
the time that it is proposed to pay 81
here. Mr.. Wheat hoped the rate would
not be taken Tor political move or nj
tering the regular rate OF wages.
Mr.. 0'Malley objected to the 81 rate,
and was more in favor of giving the un-
employed the dollar proposed.
Mr.. Hamilton favored the Wheat
amendment, and fully and satisfactorily
favored his position. He said the un-
employed would be glad to get a job at
81 day.
Nj. Wheat gave an illustration of how
willing the unemployed are to take
even less than dollar day. He was
again interrupted by Mr.. 0Malley and
again illustrated his position.
Mr.. Milligan made few sacastlc re-
marks, saying he was glad to see coun-
cilmen last take an interest in the
"poor laboring man." He spoke OF the
way contracts have heretofore been let
here, mostly to foreign contractors, and
the work done by Hungarians and
Italians.
Mr.. Maxwell moved that the whole
matter be laid on the table. Tho ayes
and noes were demanded. The vote
was to IA, defeating the tabling motion.
Mr.. Wheat again spoke on the sub
iect on hand. He again amended after
little by-play with Milligan. He
moved that the restraining ordinance
be eliminated in this case. He re-
duced his motion to the shape OF an
ordinance in written form. This was
afterwards withdrawn.
At this point Mr.. Maxwell was ex-
cused on account OF leaving for the east
at midnight.
Mr.. Wheat said the restraining ordi-
nance in this case has no effect, as the
resolution OF Mr. Hupp does not go into
effect until January 2. He therefore
called for the question on his original
amendment. First Mr.. Milligan's
amendment providing that only tax
payers shall benefit waa tackled onto
MIR. Wheat's amendment. The vote was
then taken, and resulted as follows,
losing the amendment:
Ayes-Dinger, Filan, Frew, Hamil
ton, Hupp, Killeen, Wheat, Zoeckler
sWaterhouse. Total. o.
Noes-Brill, Britt, Burke, Deiters,
Knoke, Kreiter, Milligan, 0'Malley,
Warneke, wicker. Total, 10.
Mr.. Wheat then moved that the rate
shall be 10 cents per hour, and MIR.
Milligan seconded 1t.
Mr.. O'Malley moved to make it 81 %
for eight hours work, but it was out OF
order.
Mr.. Wheats amendment prevailed.
The original resolution was then put
to vote and the ayes and noes were
called. The vote was as follows:
Ayes-Britt, Burke Deiters, Dinger,
Frew, Hamilton, Hupp, Knoke, Kllleen,
Kreiter. Milligan, 0'Malley, Warneke,
Wheat, Zoeckler, Zwicker, Waterhouse
total, II. Noes-Brill-total, l.
The resolution as amended was as
follows, and was attached to the orig
inal resolutions reported by the joint
committees:
Resoped, That the board Of public works, the
Eas trustees and the water board be requested TO
employ men 10 the extent Of $500 work each.
and that all orders issued by said boards bo
honored by the city after January l. said money
to be paid TO the most needy for their labor and
they to be paid at the rate Of Is cents per hour
for common labor: that said boards are hereby
instructed TO employ only citizens and taXpay.
ers OF the city OF Wheeling.
In the first branch the resolutions
then came up and were acted upon. Mr..
Richards spoke on tho subject and
raised the point Of the legality in face
of the restraining ordinance. 49,
Captain Otto then spoke and said the
the movement should have been started
by the citizens.
A vote was then had and resulted in
its being carried. nine ayes and ono no.
Mr.. Richards voted no.
The original resolution prepared by
the joint committee was then passed.
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