Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-03
RELIEF WORK.
Meeting OF the General oou,mittee-Case. |
Relieved Yesterday.

Meeting OF the General Committee Case.
Relieved Yesterday.
The Executive Committee OF the Citi.
rens Relief Committee met last night
at the Chamber of Commerce aud dis
cussed several plans for giving aid TO
the unemployed. The work OF charity
now being done by the Relief Committee
la the way OF distributing provisions
and clothing is recognized as furnishing
no permanent relief, and while not
wishing TO discontinue this so long as
there Is any necessity for its continu-
ance, the Committee prefers to provide
permanent relief by giving employment
10 those who need H.
The tunnel project was again dis
cussed, but the committee could not
see Its way clear just now to take apy
steps toward beginning work there.
The opening OF Market street, however,
from First 10 Fourth streets was deem-
cd not only practicable but suitable
work FOR the purpose and resolution
looking TO the opening OF the street was
adopted. The resolution has also an
important bearing on the distribution
OF the cost and. II its provisions are
carried out, will give the workmen the
benefit of fair pay while the city will al
the same time get the benefit
OF cheap labor. The resolution
provides for committee which will
confer with the Board OF Public Works
aud propose that II the u. T.. w. will
put rs or 100 men Mt work opening
Market street or on other work OF per
manent Improvement the committee
viii pay them each day In orders for
provisions or clothing TO the extent OF
SL20, the B. Il. w. to allow the com
mittee dollar n day for each man so
employed. 1t is an Ingenious plan TO
combine charity with public improve
ment to give each man fair wages while
extending the city's money over
more ground than IL would
otherwise cover, to give the
laborer each day the worth of his labor
In provisions, TO prevent the dependence
OF the laborer on public charity. In
short the Relief Committee will simply
take the la6orer's order on the city for
one dollar each day and give him for IL
provisions and clothing To the value OF
S1.2O.
The committee will appear before the
Is. II. w. TO-DAY aud the plan will be
outlined for the acceptance or rejection
OF the b. T.. w. The Executive Com
mittee OF the Relief Committee will
meet again on Thursday night to hear
how their plan is considered ty the Il.
F. w
During the meeting Of the Executive
Committee last night Chairman Hart
reported a conversation with the Chair
man Of the Relief Committee OF Pitts
burg, who said that the Pittsburg COM
inittee Is giving employment to about
1000 men and arc thinking OF putting
another thousand to work; that In tho
light OF their experience the only prac-
Teal way TO relieve the necessities of
the poor Is TO provide work for them
rather than charity.
At the headquarters OF the Relief
Committee yesterday the following con-
tributions were received:
Jacob Dyder-Forty sacks Of lour.
Wheeling Bakery - One hundred
loayes of bread on account.
Nj. Heyman 81 Son-Forty pairs of
pants and fifty pairs OF socks.
Geo. VI. Shook & Co.-Fifty pieces OF
underwear and lot OF hosiery.
Anonymous Contributor Twelve
pairs Of mems shoes.
Mrs. Coleman-One package OF cloth
ing.
Captain Rawlings Ono barrel OF
potatoes.
BY an error which occurred a few
days ago VIM. j. Nesbitt was credited
with having given one barrel Of Ifbtatoes.
He gave two and II should have been so
credited.
Secretary Hawkins. of the Relief
Committee, reports that on yesterday
eiRhty-three orders were given for pro-
visions, clothing and shoes. The mum.
Der who have registered with him az
applicants for work Is now about 700.
aud be thinks that the number yould
reach LOCO " work could be provided
Many, knowing that the chances to Sc
cure work are very slight, do not reg
lister.
The men who were given orders en-
utllnR them 20 one days work. we're
employed In cleaning streets yesterday /
La the afternoon another meeting wa /
held In the Police Court room, which /
vas well attended. About sixty Owe /
tickets were distributed. OF this mum /
Der thirty will work to-day FOR tho /
street commissioner, and the remainder I
VII! % given employment GA the Island. !
laying the new gas main on Wabash /
street This force OF men will BE- under I
charge Of Mr.. Porter Smith.