The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-01-04

by council, fifteen cents an hour. Mr..
Hart asked the board if they could say
how. many men they could possibly give
employment, and for what period.
President Dunlevy sal d that the
board has on hand z, 900 feet of mains,
and that the laying of mains is the only
work it has in view. Superintendent
Darrah said thirty men could be given
employment for two weeks laying that
amount of pipe. It was said that most /.
OF the work could be done where there
is good territory for new gas consumers.
Nothing more could be done by the gas
board unless more pipe be purchased
ME. Hart remarked that perhaps it
was not necessary to inform the board
that something must be done for the
idle workingmen of Wheeling, and that
twill not do to have such q large body
OF men unemployed here throughout
the winter.
President DunIevy said that in order
to do more work it would be necessary
than the board had contemplated.
Mr.. Hart said that in order to do
something for the unemployed point
or two might be stretched. He asked il {
it were not fact that there is consider
able territory whore gas mains can be
laid that will be the means of profit to
the board from added consumption of
gas.
Mr.. Dualevy said that was true, but
that the
BOARD HAD BEEN uAMPEREp
by not having money to lay additional
mains. He also stated that the board
The board has disposition to lay all
the mains it can.
The committee returned to the board
of public works rooms, and President
Schmidt stated that the board had come
to the conclusion that they would take
twenty-five mon daily until the first of
March, and the men to be paid in cash.
The committee thought the cash sys-8
tenn was not the best under the circum-
stances: aud that the plan proposed by
the relief committee would be better,
and finally 1t was said that the board
could give orders to be taken up by the
committee and paid out of the store
house. The committee could pay
promptly when the work was done,
a decided benefit to the men. The COM
mittee informed the board that they
had expected that one hundred men
could be given employment, and
worked in relays, an arrangement that
would give 600 men work one day
week. Two members of the committee
said that there are over 900 men in the
city now out of work 4
- Ihe committee at TINS point took
their leave, and the board went into
consultation as to what Traditional work,
if possible, could be provided for. It
was stated that there is room for em-
ployment for the idle on work of con-
structing sewers about the city, which
are needed. It was afterwards aug-
gested by members OF the board that
ten-cent levy be used for this purpose.
This fund amounted last year to about
S22. 600, and will probably be that much
this year. It was suggested that coun-s
Gil act upon this matter as soon as the
finance committee can get together and
authorize the board to use this fund.
It was estimated last night that em-
ployment could be given to 200 men on
the sewers.
The relief work done on the streets
under the board of public works
amounts to S914 16. and the men who
have done the work will be paid this s
afternoon at o'clock by the board.
The relief executive committee will
meet this evening at 80 o'clock at the
chamber OF commerce rooms. a full
attendance is an important matter at
this meeting.
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