Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-03-20
4 BEAUTIFUL MIDDLE.
COUNCILMEN MENDING POLITICAL AND PER-
SoNAL FENCES OVER A CONTRACT,
While Citizens, Who Want the Garbage Really
Removed, Look on With Anxis!y-Tbs First
Branch Stand by the Committee Report
Although Member Votes Against
His Own Choice.

that fragrant and seasonable topic, the
garbage question, the pending situation
being that Charles Becker, who wasn't
recommended by the Committee on
Health, had to his credit majority
vote in each Branch, secured at the reg
ular session last Tuesday evening, the
vote standing ~ ayes and noes in the
Second Branch on that occasion, and 7
ayes and 6 noes in the first, one of the
Z ayes being His Homer the Mayor.
Rule 20 requires two-thirds affirms-
| tive vote on contracts, or a majority
vote at two meetings following each
other, hence last evenings session.
The matter came up last night in
the Second Branch, large lobby being
present, the question being the award
| ing Of the contract to Mr.. Becker.
Mr.. Maxwell moved the question be
put.
Mr.. Cruise thought the motion was
voted upon naturally, without motion.
Mr.. Wheat wanted to know why Mr..
Becker's name had been substituted for
} Mr.. Carney, when there were lower
bids than either. If he obtained good
reason, he would perhaps vote differ
emily from the way he thought he
| would.
Mr.. Kenney undertook to supply the
Information, saying, among other things,
Mr.. Becker was one Of three men con-
sidered good by the Committee, and was
lower than Mr.. Carney. The roll was
then called and the vote stood: Ayes IA,
noes IL, as follows: Ayes-Messrs.
Bachman, Brill, Britt, Brock, Delters,
Dinger, Hamilton, Israel, Kenney,
Knoke, Maxwell, Milligan, Zockler and
Zwickers-14. Noes-Messrs. Burke,
Filsn, Cruise, Hupp, KilleeR, Kreiter,
O'Mslley, Robertson, Warneke, Wheat
and MIR. President-11.
The paper went to the First Branch,
where Mr.. Hadlich moved to concur In
the action of the Second Branch.
The vote stood, ayes 5,anoes 7, as fol-
lows: Ayes-Messrs. Dobbins, Hadlich,
Halter, Otto and Richards-5. Noes
Caddle, Caldwell. Irwin. KalbitZer,
Menkemiller, Robinson and Wiede-
BUSCH.
1t will be seen Mr.. Richards voted
against the Committee report and Mr..
Carney, although he moved in the Com
mittee that Mr.. Carney be recon-
mended.
Mr.. Irwin moved to refer back TO the
Committee for recommendation.
Mr.. Richards opposed this. He said
the Committee had the question before
it once, had made a report and had been
turned down. 1t was only child's play
to go through that course again. He
was in favor of an immediate settlement,
and moved to lay the motion on the
table.
The motion to lay on the table was
lost, ayes 5, noes Z.
Mr.. Menkemiller moved TO concur in
the original report of the Committee
awarding the contract to Mr.. Carney,
saying the Committee had thoroughly
digested the matter, and was compe-
tent to come to a conclusion.
Mr.. Richards moved to postpone &C
tion until the next meetning. Lost.
Mr.. Menkemiller's molten being be-
fore the house, Capt. Otto took occasion
to say the city must be very wealthy TO
throw away 5000 between two good
men. Mr.. Becker was just as good
man as Mr.. Carney, and could do the
work as we'll He referred to the state
ment that the Health Committee had
properly investigated the matter, aid
while he beat his desk with his fist, he
quoted Chairman Caddle, Of the Com
mittee, as saying 1.-The award OF the
Committee was outrageous" That
statement had been made to him by the
chair, and the speaker would like to
know what 1t meant.
Mr.. Menkemiller said he would stand
by the Committee, because it evidently
knew what it was talking about. 1t
was the idea of the Committee that it
would take $13 900 TO do the work, and
be would be guided by that conclusion.
Mr.. Carney bad also stated that he
would improve the crematory road at
his own expense.
Captain Otto thought that was proof
positive that $4,000 was too high a
price to pay. In reply to this Mr.. Menke-
miller said the road Improvement would
cost about 500.
Chairman Caddle. of the Committee,
reviewed what had been done by the
Committee, and said as Chairman he
proposed to stand by the report. He
had no preference for any individual,
but was only anxious TO see that the
contract was we'll carried out. He had,
he admitted, been strongly of the notion
OF bringing in a minority report.
Mr.. Halter moved to refer back to
the Committee. No second.
Mr.. Richards thought reference to
some Committee was absolutely neces-
sary. He was somewhat astonished at
some of the things Chairman Caddle had
made. For instance, he had said be
was red hot for the report of the Com
mittee now, yet almost In the same
breath, he had said the Committee re-
port was Of such a nature he had al
most been tempted TO bring
in separate report, These
two statements sounded queerly,
and ought to be explained. As for the
speaker, be knew OF nothing in the
Committees action which called for
minority report A reference to some
Committee was necessary. To make an
election OF the matter isn't business; it
isn't even common decency."
The question was then put on Mr..
Menkemiller's amendment, substituting
the name OF Mr.. Carney for Mr.. Becker,
and the amendment prevailed, ayes 7,
noes 5. Ayss-Messrs. Caddle, Cald-
well, Irwin, Kalbitzer, Menkemiller,
Robinson aud Wiedebusch-7. Noes
Messrs. Dobbins, Hadlich, Halter, Otto
and Richards.
The Mayor here made brief address,
pleading with Council to do something
quickly, as the successful bidder tught
to know the fact as soon IS possible.