Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-10-16

working Republican politicians at the
City Hall last evening, to watch Coun-
Gil so through the performance Of con-
frming the appointees Of the new Board
of Gas Trustees.
The appointments were confirmed,
but it was done with a bad grace on
the part of a number of members who
had been grievously disappointed at
the way things had turned out, and
while everybody voted straight there
We're apparent indications of a rebel
lious spirit which may be heard from
later on.
Before the meeting the members,
candidates and leaders of the party
held a reunion in the offices and lower
corridor Of the building. and there was
a good deal of talk by the big and little
local bosses, mainly directed towards
temporarily pacifying the kickers and
getting things in working order 1t
was hard work to get a few individuals
in the frame of mind to prevent scene,
and advice to make the best Of a bad
situation was not infrequently an
swered by cuss words and threats OF
revenge. but finally a sort Of armed
truce was patched up, and the crowd
adjourned to the second floor where
the two Branches were called to order,
while the gallery and lobbies were we'll
crowded with interested spectators.
There was not lacking a humorous
side to the generally solemn aspect OF
things. A city official had drawn g
pen and ink sketch of certain RepuD-
lican hauling the city gas works down
to the Eighth ward, accompanying II
with the inscriptions
The problem having been settled
that it is cheaper TO move the gas
works TO the Eighth ward than TO have
the employees come uptown, the works
are now being moved by Mr."
This had been fastened to the block
on the Presidents desk, in the Second
Branch by running a pen through it,
and the members swarmed up to nave
a look and a laugh at the clever draw
ing. The Incident stimulated the I'M
aginations of others, and several more
bulletins were issued and hung up on
the clerks desk. One represented a
rather joyful, round face, labelled;
Eighth ward" while a very mournful
counteuance was marked All others
A third paper contained a big figure
rs" with the inscription: In hoe sig
no vinces" And there were others.
The Second Branch roll having been
called the President took up the draw
ing and inscription pinned upon his
desk, and handed it to the clerk with
the remark: "This is all | find on the
table Of this Branch" The clerk read
the inscription given above and gem
I eral smile followed Mr.. Britt solemn
ly moved to lay the paper on the table,
and it was adopted.
The Joint bond Of Messrs. Ford,
Buckntan and Pollock the new gas
trustees. in the penal sum of $4,000,
was then read and approved. Then
came a formal communication from the
| hoard reciting that it had met and or
ganized by the election of Mr.. Buck
man. as president and had made the
following appointments: Frank F.
| Thomson to be superintendent of the
works al a salary Of $1,S00; Godfrey
Scbul to be secretary of the board, at
q salary of 81. 400: 7. G. W. Beier, TO be
assistant secretary, at salary Of $500,
and Louis Seabright to be collector, at
/ a salary Of 5000 The paper asked for
the confirmation of the appointments,
and then followed four resolutions, one
for each of the appointees.
When the resolution confirming SUI
! rr-I-,r,,,,crn had hnnrl read
Mr.. Hamilton said:
Il don't want TO cut down wages, but
/ the Superintendent of the water works
| is doiug about the same amount OF the
same sort of work for $1,000. The Wa
ter board recommended that the salary
! of the superintendent be raised to ST.
500 when the last appointments were
sent in. and this Council saw iit to cut
it down to 81 800 His Office and du-
ties are about the same as those OF the
Superintendent of the gas works. What
/ I want 10 see is either the salary OF the
water works superintendent put up, or
the salary Of the gas works superin-
tendent cut down. They ought TO be
on a level. l move that the salary of
the Superintendent of the gas works
be put at $1,000"
Mir. Hahne seconded the motion.
Mr.. Bender-If the salary of the SUI
perintendent has been $500 hereto
| fore. l am not in favor Of cutting it
/ down.
DR.. Stathers-It appears from in
| terviews with members of the gas
board that they are introducing a new
| process by which the working force out
! there viii be very materially cut down.
! II has been said the force will be cut
| down 10 fifteen men, and some insist
that il will be less than that. If the
/ force is cut to fifteen or even twenty
men. the duties Of the superintendent
Will be to cut down in the same pro-
portion. l agree with Mr.. Hamilton
that either the compensation Of the SUI
perinteudent OF the gas works should
/ be cut down. or the compensation Of the
Superintendent of the water works
raised. OF the two departments.
think the water works is the most i'm
portant. We can do without gas for
| weeks or months. We had none in the
Eighth ward last winter, for some
weeks. but if the water supply is cut
of We might be ruined in twenty-four
hours think the water works is the
most important and l do not see why
there should be a difference in the sal
aries paid.
Mr.. Bender-The Water Board asked
| for an increase last spring. The ques-
ton was asked by Mr.. Waterhouse, who
/ is not here tonight, if II was an in
/ crease. and he was told that it was an