Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-09-25

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gment Matters.
ell Committee on Finance
Iening at the call of City
er to make some changes in
Appropriation ordinance,
M " by the contingent fund
and Apf the departments run
ming 81 changes recommend
ed by TIM TX in the ordinance
were as
General ased from S11O,o5
s s9 iPo h's''1 cut 'n
from 50, 400 80, 800; Real Estate cut
from 81, 500 to 50, 100; contingent fund,
increased from So, 900 10 81, 900. These
changes were approved by the Commit
tee.
Chairman Maxwell then brought To
the attention of the Committee the
question of paying interest on so much
Of the electric light loan as was
drawn last year aud ordered paid, but
which was net taken up, owing TO lack
of money. Che bonds being drawn for
payment, have really matured, yet ars
still in existence In the hands OF the
! holders, and the Commissioners OF the
| loan do not feel wa.,ranted in making
any interest payment upon them under
| the circumstances. The interest in
! volved is $3.50, and Coul Gil will have &c
take formal action in the matter and
then authorize the 10 q Commits
! souers to disburse the n, oney. The
Committee last night ASKED Council
for authority TO enable the I}ity Clerk
to draw mis- order for this $3.50 OF inter
est. The Commissioners willApaY the
regular interest.
The Clerk Informed the Committee
that whereas the loan ordinance of 1881
required that coupons and cancelled
bonds be pasted in book; there had
never been a book, and coupons for
seven years and cancelled bonds fol
three years were on hand in the vault
The Committee ordered the Clerk tC
purchase a proper bond book.
FIRE DEPARTMENT MATTERS.
At the meeting Of the Committee on
Fire Department, last evening, the
Clerk presented a financial statement,
which showed that the department was
| pressed for money. 1t appears that In
making up the department estimate,
horse feed was put down at 81, 500, when
il should have been 81, 700 This differ
ence was about the size OF the new hose
! bill, and in order to even things up, the
bill for the hose will be held over until
after the first Of January. After pay
ing all the bills on hand, aud making
this arrangement, the department will
have S429. Oh to run it to the end of the
| year.
Chief Realy announced the appoint
ment of August Rust to the Atlantic,
and the selection was confirmed.
Several saloon bills against member
of the department, aggregating $40,
were presented to the Committee fol
settlement. They occasioned a very
considerable discussion, both because
they were sent in at all, and also be-
| cause they were saloon bills. The bills
were finally laid aside, the parties being
notified to arrange to pay the debts.
A communication from Manager Nj.
r. Wolff, OF the Telephone Company,
notified the city that his Company was
| about to take down the poles between
| Tenth and Sixteenth streets, and asking
that the FIRE alarm wires and boxes be
removed. Chief Healy announced that
the Western Union claimed the poles,
and was going to put wires on them.
| This announcement created a good
deal of commotion in the Com
mittee, and the Western Union
| was denounced pretty roundly fol
this contemplated action. Several mem
bers present were in favor of immediate
steps TO prevent any more wires being
put on Market street, and IL is very
likely this matter will come up before
Council this evening. The city fire
alarm wires, now on the old telephone
wires, will have to be removed TO an
other line.
The request of the State Fair Asso
citation for a fire alarm bog, near or a.
the Fair Grounds, was put in the hands
of special Committee of three.
The resolution by Council putting an
end to test runs at the department was
approved by the Committee, but that
portion Of the resolution prohibiting
any portion Of the department being senl
out of the city was dsap proved.
The matter Of damage TO clothing oil
firemen through tearing down the old
Sweeney foundry property was reported
TO the Chi eff for investigation.
A communication from Fireman
aenry Frohme, asking to be re-imburs
ed SAT- pay TO extra men and $3.50 to
Others, growing out Of the accident al
Thirty-seyenth street on July 22d, was
favorably acted upon.
Bills amounting to over $1,000 were
reco mmended for payment