Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-03-14

for the previous question. Mr.. Burke
moved to amend by inserting Mr.. Col
fee, but that amendment was ruled
out. Mr.. Cruise asked for the
reading of the report, but as the
previous question bad been put, and
one name on the roll called by the clerk,
Mr.. Maxwell thought be was too late,
and the Chair ruled him out. The roll
call on the previous question proceeded
until Mr.. Gruse's name was called,
when he again demanded the reading
of the report, and il was read by the
clerk, Mr.. Cruise taking memoranda as
he proceeded. When the reading was
concluded, Mr. Cruise said 10 order the
previous question would cut out men
who were just as good bidders and
whose bids were lower. He voted no.
Then Mr.. Maxwell explained his vote,
and said since DO had last spoken, he
bad been informed there were reasons
why some bidders should be excluded.
He voted aye.
Mr.. Cruise said If Mr.. Maxwell had
any especial reasons, the other mem
bers ought TO have them.
Mr.. Maxwell said his informatiea was
private.
The main question was ordered, ayes
II, noes s.
The main question, to insert the
name of Mr.. Becker, was then put and
carried, ayes -, noes 9. The vote In
detail was as follows: Ayes-Messrs.
Bachman, Britt, Deiters, Dinger, Frew,
Hamilton, Israel Kenuey, Maxwell,
Milligan, Robertson and Zoeckler-l2.
Noes-Messrs. Brill, Burke, Fian,
Cruise, Killeen, Krsiter, Warneke,
Zwicker and Mr.. President-9.
The paper then went TO the First
Branch.
When the report Of the Committee,
as amended in the Second Branch,
came up in the First, Dr. Caddle said
be desired to enter protest, In the
name OF the Committee, against the
action OF the Second Branch, In SUB
shutting for the recommendation OF
the Committee the name OF person
the Committee had not recommended
He stated the reasons actuating the
Committee in selecting Mr.. Carney,
and moved to non.concur in the action
of the Second Branch and to let the
contract TO J. w. McCracken, at his
bid OF 50, 995.94.
Mr.. Richards said he had few things
to say before a vote was taken. He
was very much surprised to bear some
of the expressions used on the floor OF the
Second Branch. The Health Committee
had been attacked Ia every manner,
even TO its integrity and honesty. There
had been no occasion for the reflections.
The Committee had acted honestly
and to the best of It's ability.
He said he thought IL necessary TO
20 into garbage contract history little
and would proceed 10 do it. Mr.. Rich
ards then reviewed some familiar his
tory connected with the contract, and
said the Committee thought, from a
knowledge Of the matters referred TO, 1t
was justified in a reasonable discrimina-
tion. One of the reasons why the Com
mittee fixed on $4,000 was that $4,000,
the present contract price, or any figure
near 10 that, was too low. That 1t was
too low, was evidenced by the fact that
Mr.. Clark, in making a new bid, had
set bis price at SD, 425. Proceeding, he
said that during all the turmoil In the
Second Branch, no word had been ut
tered against Mr.. Carney. On the con-
trary, even those voting against him,
had said Mr.. Carney was good man.
Capt. Otto said Mr.. Becker could do
the work just as we'll as Mr.. Carney.
Mr.. Robinson was opposed to going
behind the action OF the Committee. 1t
had gone over the matter very
thoroughly, and had recommended a
man who lived up to a contract regard
less OF what it cost him. He hoped
that the Committee would be upheld.
The question OF non-cOncurring in
the action Of the Second Branch was
then put, and resulted in a tie, ayes g.,
noes 6. The ayes were Messrs. Caddle,
Caldwell, Farrell, Horstmap, Kalbrtzer
and Robinson. The noes were Messrs.
Dobbins, Grimm, Hadlich, Haher, Otto
and Richards. The Mayor decided the
matter by voting no.
Capt. Otto then moved TO concur In
the action Of the Second Branch. The
vote again resulted ayes and noes,
and the Mayor voted aye,and settled the
matter finally in favor of MI Becker,
who thus gets the contract.