Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-10-06

hook and ladder truck, steamer, nose
wagon and the chiefs buggy, making
the building general fire headquarters,
with room above for the sleeping quar-
ters of the force now n the two houses,
Office for the Chief, battery room, and
all accessories, and with public hall
and gymnasium on the top floor. 1t is
certain that the old Atlantic building
will not remain on its pins much lon
ger. and the present Council will have
to deal with the question OF whether or
act it will be the better policy TO build a
new house out there and another in the
Fifth ward in a year or two more, or TO
take tha bull by the horns and erect the,
double house on a new location, while
they are about it,
It is likely that East Wheeling peo-
pie. and particularly those in the
around the hill" section, would oppose
the removal of the Atlantic company
from its present location unless they
were assured of the Establishment Of a
hose company at some point in the east
ern portion Of the city. The vicinity Of
McCOllOch and Fourteenth street has
long been urged in a quiet sort Of way
as the proper place for hose company
there being a large population ont that
way which IS remote from the depart
ment. and al one time the matter was
seriously discussed by Council, but was
laid aside on account Of the money Il
would take TO buy a lot, erect q house,
and purchase apparatus and hose. II is
= o+ Z ha ~
solidating the Hook and Ladder and
Atlantic houses on a new location
comes up, the East Wheeling people
viii be heard from again in the shape
of a demand for a hose house on McColA
loch street.
The demand for places at the gas
works and In the gas Office. under the
new Board Of Trustees, which is 10 be
elected next Tuesday night, is awful in
its proportions. At least two hundred
men, at a moderate estimate, are pull
ing at the coat-tails of the Republican
bosses, members of Council and pros
pective members of the Board Of Trus-
tees, armed with letters, certificates Of
character, evidences Of party service.
etc, and some of the people thus being
bothered Will be driven 70 drink unless
the matter Is quickly settled. And the
most amusing and at the same time in
applicable feature Of the push" is the
fact that in many instances these hus-
tiers for places are possessed Of good
situations, with an assurance that they
can keep right on holding them down.
s-
netting him thirteen hundred a year,
and yet he 5 trying 10 get a place at
the works which won't pay a thousand,
at the very best. Nobody understands
this sort Of thing. The size of the lob
by al Tuesdays session of Council will
probably only be limited by the capac-
fly Of the space allotted the public.
There is every prospect that before
many more weeks have rolled around
the Finance Committee will be called
upon 10 provide money for TWO or three
departments. The Health Committee
must be getting pretty close 10 the bot
tom Of It's Golfers. and the Cemeteries
Committee ran ashore some time ago.
while one or two other departments are
sailing pretty close TO the wind. The
contingent fund comes under this head.
There Is no fund which can be scaled IS
meet any demand Of this sort except
the eighteen thousand dollars set apart
for the payment Of the balances due on
account Of the stone bridge. which has
been dragging along in Court for three
or four years, and this snug little sum
may have Ia be curtailed somewhat,