The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-06-15
An unu,nally we'll Attended meeting

Of tho council finance committee was
held last cyonlng, several councllmOn
not membora being present as. tutor
ested spectators. Tim problem oimni.
ing the estimated city revenues meet
the actual, necessary GSpensps wua
again taken up, aud tho different do
parlmonta w6re caseirlly gonD over.
with tho result that about SlS,00) Was
icaled of, apparently, but IN doing this
40 notice waa taken OF tho Sll,0O0 oyer
draft OF tho gas board.
Tho entire subject Of tho city finances
was gone q NJ great lOugttl, but the
work was slow aud tho undertaking
ieemod hopels.a at every stage OF the
game.
Whom tho fire departments estimate
was reached tho nOnbers seemed to
lgree that 81, 001 was TOO much for u now
house Tor tho Atlantic engine, and this
was eut down 10 5000. Mr.. Water.
house snid he, for ono, did not waut to
be responsible for leavingthe old house
stand, as IL was dangerous. The esti-
mate tor new hose, $1,000, was loft after
homo discussion, aa tho hose was said TO
be badly needed. Tho sum OF 81. 200 for
new horses was cuttoS600. which asbaen
already expended. The $3.50 for d new
combination wagon for tho Vigilant en-
gtne house was cut out, though the
wagon is badly needed, aud $3.50 or so
will have 10 DO spent Tor repairs to tho
old reel. At almost every item taken
up, a proposition to scale it was mot
with Tho statement that n lot Of bills
am over IRON last yOtr and must be
paid. Everything from hos3e.shooins
up to paying the city debt seemed to
have been let 90 Tor The incoming coun-
ell to provide for. 4 few minor items
we're cut down q little as tho work pro.
crossed, and $50 for ndvcrtislng aud
printing was cut of entirely. 1t was
proposed to cut tho funds for oil to SIS,
but it was stated that SD had already
been expended this year. The so asked
for withdrawing was cut OF. and for
painting roofs was cut from $500 to SIS.
This was not saving money very last,
and consumed n good deal Of time.
Three hundred dollara for changing
stalls at the Eighth ward engine house
was cut of, aud $40 for ice for tho hose
houses was discussed Tor n hall hour
and the sum was finally scaled TO S50l
Finally $1,000 was added for n now en-
CINE. Capt Otto moved to take this
$1,000 from the board Of public works
contingent fund, bu! amended this so
as to take it from tho revenues OF the
police court and markets. Mr.. Richards
thought that this was bad policy. Last
year the board fell nearly $1,000 short,
and about that much was takon from
them to pay interest on bonds. This
year the expenses OF the board would
necessarily DO heavier. The motion
carried. however, and the fire depart
ment's total appropriation was made
s3s,324 ~.
Cemeteries were cut to Sl,S0t, CITY
prison to $4,000 and contingent ex-
penses to $1,000. Health was again
passed at $4,000. Real estate was cut
from $4,000 to S21,oC0.
Whom the gas works appropriation
was reached, Mr.. Waterhouse said he
would favor having but one man rs
superintendent OF the gas works and
slecsric light plant and secretary OF the
gas board. This could.not DO done. aud
the gas board was given its revenues.
800, 66t 65, a scaling OF $4,000.
Then the loans and interest that must
be paid were taken up. These aggre-
gated over Sl05,000, and tie total
amount so TAR appropriated-fos tho do
partmenss amounted to S3OO,220 %, and
adding the board OF public works con-
tingent fund, SlS,600, it reached $3IS,-
500 %. Adding the amount OF
Ss6.639 for loans exclusive OF the Main
street bridge loan, made S4O5, .DS 90.
With the Main street bridge loan the
total was stS2,GS5 SO. to be paid out OF
revenues OF SilS,5l0 rs. This lett the
situation pretty nearly as bad rs ever.
Il was proposed to appropriate for all
but the loans. and trust to tho passage
OF q loan ordinances to meet that DC.
mand. Another proposition was to let
some matters 20 over till next year, as
has been done by former councils, but
this did not meet with favor.
There was q good deal of amusing
comment on tue Registers alleged $26,-
700 surplus, and it was shownth that thore
really existed q deficit OF SIS, 1000. Some
body suggested that the shortage be
appropriated to help ont the
Mr.. Waterhouse suggested that 4 hor-
izontal reduction OF 10 per cent be made.
This was ignored by the committee,
however.
In trying to see how deep in the hole
they still were. il was demonstrated
that tho revenues would DO ample for
all demands had 1t not been for the
liabilities STAYED off BY tho last council.
These are solely to blame for the exist
ing troublesome discrepancy.
Finally Nh. Richards said the ques.
ton was whether to make up a partial
appropriation ordinance, leaving ont
loans and interest, and provide for
these later, or let tho whole matter 90
over. He said to prepare a partial list
Of appropriations would DO in keeping
with the precedent under former coun.
ellis.
Mr.. Kindleborger called attention to
the fact that $4,000 of orders on tho
board OF public works. contingent fund
werc outstanding at interest, and had
been accumulating for two yeara, thore
having been no iunds to pay them. No
account had been taken OF this by tho
committee.
Mr.. Warehouse moved to pass an
appropriation ordinance for three
months, on the game basis as this years.
and that the committee proceed to ap-
propriate the ten.cent loyy fund.
Mr.. Richards said he was opposed to
this, because it was not in accordance
with the ordinances. Ho thought 90.
sides that 1t was not good business
policy. The vote was tiyo ayes aud
ono no.
The ten.cent levy was then taken up.
Tho total amount was S23,2l6 81, or
81, 1902 OF for each ward. The members
ware inYiLaI to snY Ehcrn thnY dnairel