The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-06-12


cratic council lett for tho present coun.
ell TO meet.
In connection with tho a.ono bridge
debt, 1t Is not ont OF place here 10 rciCr
TO tho TACT that tho enormous oxpondI.
turo by n Democratic administration
Tor that luxury Wa moro than double
tho estimated cost. Tho Register itsCll
and all tho stono bridge advocates
promised tlIopcoplo whom tho matter was
put to q vote that tho cost Of tho atruc'
turc would DO about $4,000. What tho
people really have to pay is $liO,0OO-
another evidence OF Democratic busi.
moss management! But that Is not oil.
Tho Democratic council never Y c
provided for tho payment Of tho interest
on tho stone bridge bonds In tho man.
nor directed by tho law. On pago So.
Of tho city ordinances. aud in Section 1
o f,tho stone bridge ordinance, Is tho fol-
lowing provision:
"Thcro shall b. ANNUALLY levied by tho coun.
ell OF tho city Of Wheeling, at the Snmlu time
that the annual levy OF city taxes for other pnr'
poses Is made, until all tho bonds issued under
tho provisions u tho ordinance nrp paid, u dlrcCI
tax upon all tho real estate and. personal pr0p'
CITY assessed by tho said city for taxes. which
tax shall DO lowed rs n separate tex, aud ~ nd'
ditinn tn all other taxes that may bc levied fut
tho benefit Of the city, aud which shall be Surt
Client 10 produce In cGch year HHsi and incllJ'
Ing tho year lg!l. n sum sufficient IN pay tho In.
IescSs Rcc;uInS upon the said bond'so Issued
This law has not been complied with
and the interest has been paid out Of
the general fund. Tho payment Of tho
bonds could be onJoincd on this nc
count. il any ono so desired. Another
evidence of Democratic business meth
DDS.
Still another sample is tho 1885 loan.
Council provided tho loan should DO
paid out OF tho receipts OF tho water and
gas boards. (See page $50, section II Of
tho O%rdinances.) Has this boon done?
Democratic councilslhavo actually re.
pudia,cd this provision. have madc no
provision for tho indebtedness md
have paid the interest out OF tho general
fund.
The Registers talk about tho cxtrava-
cameo of tho present council Is non
sense. The only increase inappropria.
lions ia an item OF SlS.OO0 for n nCw At
lantic engine house, made necessary By
q botchCd job OF remodclling under tho
Democratic administration, which has
rendered tho present building unsafe
for lilo aud property, and other APP
propriatiOns for the payment OF bills
loft over by the last council.
1t will not DO for tho Register to An.
swor the argument OF these facts bysay-
lug they arc not facts and denounciug
tho INrELLIGESCER as n "servils partisan
liar" They arc matters Of record and
will not down. Does the Register dare
dispute them? It raised tho partisan
cry and must accept the result. Tho
cause ni the Gc.ic:cncics which have
been accommodating has been tho in
ability OF the gas works to 30. along
with its revenues. Council never took
auy account OF the gas boards demands,
leaving it 10 provide for itself, and pay.
insdc6ciencies out Of the appropriations
from tho general fund.
The present Council now proposes TO
guard against such deficiencies in future.
Before it can do this it must clear tho
decks OF those left by 4 Democratic
Council. The Register does moi. think
this is business-like, but business mon
will no: agree with it. Tho proposed
bond issue ia necessary, or the interests
OF the city will suffer. All OF i; is duo
to tho loose business methods OF past
Councils.