The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-01-26

Of tho earliest water works, built by
Peter Morris, in London, several bun.
died years ago, who got tho franchise
for 800 years, and his company still has
The franchise, which has over one hun
dred years got TO 70. llU hoped itwOuld
not take HOO yearaior good water to do.
crease the death rnto Of Wheeling.
RGiorrlng TO tho construction OF tho
Wheeling works, no mentioned In
terms oil praise tho local contractors
who werO Interested in tho work, who
nro entitled to n iull Rharc OF CrOdlt for
the finiahed work. lilo also thanked tho
water board for tho kindness and good
ieOllng thnt has existed between them.
Tho mayor next Introduced Mr.. II. Q.
Richards, OF tho frat branch Of tho city
council lilo wanted to allny tho ieara
oil those present-ho did not intend to
makon speech. Agood and Dountiiul
supply OF wator, no said, IS necessary to
the pursuits of lifo aud happiness. AS
tho projectors and promoters Of tho on
terprls0 tho water board is entitled to
credit. Tho contractors havo nobly
done their work md, uro likewise on.
titled 70 full prOiso, Tho cntcrpriso OF
tho citizens mPdc these great improve.
monts possible.
MI HAEr's TALK.
Mr.. Q. i. Hart was tho noxt speaker.
Ho was surprised tho water board was
80 modest that no member was down on
tho toastmasiers list for speech.
Somo present, ho sNid, DO not know
much about tho subject OF tho evening.
l!o spoke OF tribulation which had
bctallGn him, not exactly Il fitting
preparation Tor speech on an occasion
Of this kind.
llGspoko Of tho presence Of several
who are not stuck" ON paying 81 n
plate for luncheon; some recently
kicked ut paying ono cont for going
across he'0hio river bridges. Laugh
tor ]
Spoakinc Of tho period; sixty years
ago, he referred to MIR. Campbells allu.
sIons, and said water works wero not
needed then-whisky loo big for quarts.
Nobody could look at those works with
out being pleased. Tho water works
business to-day represents n great re-
viyal. by their fruits ya know them"
speaking OF the water works. They
have not been rightly named-wine
works-wino works wonders, YOU know.
lie spoke Of tho financial side Of tho
case, and lot out this sentiment, "Oh,
that'the Holly Manufacturing Company
might taxi charge OF the United States
trensurym
The speaker grow sentimental in
graceful ailusion to that familiar old in
stltutlon-the town pump. Whole librar-
les OF literature have been written about
it, but on second thought he was not SO
sorry II was sono-for there is tho beer
pump.
llo drew beautiful picture OF tho fu-
ture when pure water will be distriG-
uted to tho people free OF cost. Then,
too, thorc will be free light, something
cheaper and better than electricity.
II Is aSrcat thing 10 think OF Wheel
Ing'S water board that in its entire ca.
rcer no scandal has blurred its history,
and this is very much to be said OF any
body OF mon.
Tho new Wheeling water works will
add vastly to the efficiency OF one OF our
public departments, which is already
efficient, No city, great or small, in tho
United States has more capable fire
department than Wheeling.
MIR. Frank Cruise, OF the lower branch
oil council, next spoke lie Eoticed this
gathering had resolved itself into love
feast-ag it ought to. He was satisfied
every citizen was glad to hear these
Mandatory remarks. The work is one
which every citizen should BIO proud OF.
Everything ia not yet done. We should
have Il larger reservoir service; we
ought to have pure water, co we can
take a.Slass from tho hydrant and be
cure it Is pure. Ho hoped the board
will undertake. to make the service
equally good all over tho city. FREQ
public baths woro also feature no
hoped Tor in the future.
Mr.. John Il. Hall. OF the water board,
next spoke. He said the board has en-.
dcavorcd TO do its duty thoroughly in
the big work it had undertaken and he
was glad to find its efforts appreciated.
Mr.. Hall was followed by ex-Mayor
SeabFight and number OF other gen
tlemen.