The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-07-23


|, In view of tue defeat of the city loar
ordinance on Saturday, the counci
committee on finance was called "a
meet last night to anSwer the question
What are you going to do about Is
Captain Otto aud Mr., Bodlsy were ou.
OF toWn. DR.. StathsrS, Mr.. Ebsling, Mr.,
Richards, Mr.. Fair and Mr., WatOr.
house wore on hand at s O'Clock, lOay'
ing Chairman Robinson only not "preS
hont or accounted for" Mr.. Richards
was called to the chair, aud the com.
miltes settled down to business.
Mr.. Richards said the pending bust
ness was to prepare Su appropriation
ordinance for the year. It might benec'
sSsaFy 20 EstEeRch where It had moi
been intGudedi for instance, the cree
ton Of anew Atlantic engine house. II
waA scarcely probable the committee
would care to recommend that now.
The board Of public works cOntlng'
eat fund was frat taken up-S22,BOO,
Mr.. Warehouse said the police could
got q hustle on and increase that they
ought to stop selling beer on Sunday
aud many other things,
Nothing waI done, and the comoIOr'
les commuters estimate, already cut to
Sl,SOl, was taken up, A good deal Of
talk was INDUCED In on an item OF 500
for a plat oil the cemetery. Nothing
was done here, too.
Then the city prison was taken up,
Il was allowed $1,000 before. An in.
quiry was made II food could not be
ecOnouoniZed on. 1t was suggested
that two Of the three guards might DO
cut oil. No cut was made,
For contingent expenses $1,000 had
beenallowed. 1t was left DIR, slath'
eTs said the contingent expenses last
year were but $500. but II was explain.
ed that $l,lOO Of bills came ovGr to this
year, and that there were two elections
10 pay for this year, aud non last year.
The fire department came next. Mt.
Richards asked II salaries could be
cut down. Mr.. NGterhouse said II they
were cut all around no would not oh.
jecL The 5000 for n new engine house
was cut out. Clerk Watkins said the
feed allowance would have TO DO in.
creased, as old hay wus o So q ton
and new hay $3.50. For new hose
$1,000 was allowed, and this was lot
! alone alter soms discussion, as ii was
stated this was an absolute necessity.
A new alarm box at the corrugnting
works, to cost 500 was cut out, MISC one
ut Baltimore street. For repairs to
apparatus tho appropriation was cut
from $500 to $500. Last yUnr necessary
repairs cost S675. HorIeshocing was
cut from SiOOto 500. Last year this
item was $3.50. The $50 for leo was
cut out, though il Is contracted for and
part Of It consumed. Tho total reduc-
ton on hre department was $3.50. II
was still q far cry 10 $500 Of sCalinGs.
The health boards $4,000 was let
alone.
A little cutting was done on markets,
aud the police wat taken up. The sums
for feeding prisoners in the jail or
Lookup Wero cut a little, and repairs to
the patrol wagon from 500 to $50;
horse shooting and miscellaneous from
$3.50 to 500 kilograms from $50 70 $50.
Among tho items was 5000 for killing
dogs last year.
Mr.. Robinson came in and took the
chair. lie said the committee had to
face tho music ono time or another. II
was all we'll enough for outsiders and
newspapers to talk about cutting down
expenses, but there was a sort OF econ
omy that was very costly. 10 lot re.
pairs TO tho Public Building, for in.
stance, go unattended to was not wise.
Tho rGal estate estimate was let alone.
Scales was cut 500. This brought the
committee to tho city gas works. Dr..
SIathers called attention to tho fact
that in 1892 the gas making wager were
| S23,675, and in 1893 $33,S26. lie asked
what made the $1,000 increase, when
tho revenues had only increased $1,000.
Mr.. Richards asked il the gas board
had made an itomiZsd report, as direct
cd by n resolution OF council. Clork
Dannenborg said il had not, although
| no had duly served notice on tho board.
There wa an increase, also, In salaries
and miscellaneous" in tho time mon
toned. This year tho board asks Tor
$4,000 for wages, to mako somewhat
over 100000 worth OF ga,, while with
| $4,000 for wages 100000 worth oil gas
was made.
Mr.. Robinson asked how II would do
10 sond q resolution to council asking
for n properly itenized statement Dr..
| Siatliors said no was In favor OF an i'll.
| %yasligation. il things Wnro at right no
wanted 10 know it, and il there was any
thing wrong tho public had u right TO
| know it.
1t was shown that in 1899 tho gas rev.
enuos exceeded tho expenses by oyOr
| Sc, 900. Tho committee inflow cd Thorn
| their full revenues this year. II was
held by several mumbOrs that one 81.
| p%OrintondUnt could nitond 10 tho duties
at both the gas anil electric light plants.
DR.. Stathors said enough coal was paid
for last 0 . 10 mako $4,000 worth OIL
gaS, leaving the natural gas used out Of
| confederation. II cost los money to
fHH tho works WheH the streets were
lighted with gas than II does now.
hen all thO items had boon gone
over oncG more, tho total Of absolutely
necessary Expenses was found 10 ho
| Sii3,i 0j 30, rs Hgginat estimated rove.
MUGS Of StlS,hl0 10, lcaving atill n sllotk
ago Of S2i,OSi o.. This did not include
tho $500 for tho now engine, which In.
| creased tho deficit to S2S.7si o..
Tho ilnins Of appropriations asked
and allowed wore as follows:
Asked Allowed.
II p w. contingent fund { 2!cgl y $500 @
| Ten cont levy ..s,.H..,,,,~.a. ~ M 81 2I'lG 81
CCmCigflCf.u,,a a.., ,,,,,s.,' lhaH % Lon Ul
| cry prison .y....,...sa,." iull ~ ION Ul