Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-06-20
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dent the trouble is with the substitute
for the Sixth ward, and not with the
ordinance as it came from the Commit
tee"
The Chair: mot at all. In the Com
mittees Sixth ward section there is an
appropriation for a stone wall and a
bridge That is contrary to the act of
the Legislature"
The President directed that the Sixth
ward section. as it came from the Com
mitee. be read. and when this had been
done he read the statute, and pointed
out the trouble.
air.. Hess. "I move to refer to the
Councilmen from the Sixth ward
The President. The trouble is. the
Sixth ward Councilmen are not a COM
mitree of this Council"
The motion of Mr.. WaterhOuse refer
ring the ten cent ordinance to the FL
nance Committee. was adopted
The President then said he thought
4 the three months ordinance, as passed
by the Branch. was detective. but on
reflection he sent the measure to the
First Branch. The First Branch
promptly sent it back. as there was no
endorsement ON the paper This was
recr6ed. and the paper was returned
TO the First Branch. Then the First
Branch statesmen ran over il again.
and raced the whole matter by cut
ting IL down 10 am appropriation for
one month for the departments Topped
Off the public debt charges. and tossed
1t back to- the Second Branch. The
Second Branch was little dazed for a
time, but were finally equal 10 the oc-
casi0n They referred the whole thing
back 10 the Finance Committee 10 be
reyamped, and then devoted themselves
90 paying bills.
Scales bills TO the amount of S4515
We're ordered paid. although several
members simply said present when
they should have voted aye or no
The Health Committee bills aggregated
S++L51. and they were put without
roll CALL This was recdfed, however,
and several members voted present
I when their names were called.
THE FIRE ENGINE QUESTION.
Then the report of the Fire Commit
tee. detailing the negotiations with the
representative of the American Fire
/ Engine Company. and recommending
/ the purchase of q new No. 1 size en-
/ CINE for $4,000 net, in place Of the
I wrecked Atlantic. was taken up. Mr..
+ Hamilton said there was a proposition
\ ON the table from Nessrs. Spears d Rid
/ dIe aud .his was read. I'm iJ the firm
r named agreed 20 take the old engine
and repair DC as good as new in sixty
days. for S2175. Mr. Hamilton moved
. the acceptance Of the proposition.
Mr.. Waterhouse took the floor and
said that while the proposition OF
. s. essrs. Spears & Riddle looked like
money saver. i'm reality it was not.
The city could get a new No. 2 size en-
sine for 81 200 net. Messrs. Spears &
oiddle said they could repair the old
engine for $2.175. on top of that there
would be at least $500 for leasing q re-
lief engine at $40 per day, and the city
would he ont of pocket on the local pro-
position and still have an Old
engine He said he had been in
formed that Mr.. Riddle had looked at
the old engine, and had told Chief
Ha1ly ne could not repair it, yet now
+ lhey were in with a proposition
1Ir. Britt said as good machinists as
-he city contained had examined the
Atlantic and the more they looked at
. &c.. the more difficult the repair prOpo-
sni0n became lie didn't think the
work could be done here.
lr. Tappan took the same view Of it,
while Mr. Hamilton and one or two
others took the other side, and the de-
bate waxed warm-nOt to say hot. Mr..
Hamilton had proposed TO bring the
Eighth ward engine to the Atlantic
house. and send the relief engine back
90 Cincinnati. upon which Mr.. Hahne
jumped ON him. on behalf Of the Eighth
ward Mr. Hahne said he felt the pro
posed new engine would be a good i'm
vestment. and also inquired why Spears
a. Riddle had not come before the COml
uittee No one answered, but b. G o.
engine took the floor ana somebody
said. what a relief" When "busi-
uess' was resumed Mr.. Wills made
strong argument i'm favor Of the new
engine. The proposition to have the
engine repaired by Nessrs. Spears Il
Riddle was rejected, ayes z. noes IA.