Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-02-26

Trustees charged up coal account,
83949. which they knew the said Floor
sheim ought to pay, as it was for haul
ing coke and paving freight on said
coke for said Fl0ersheim, and here IS
another instance where the city has
nobody looking after her interest. We
have charged the amount back 10
Henry Fl0ersheim with interest
ENTERED IN LUMP.
June. 1895. the secretary, w. H. Fee
settled with the said Henry Floershelm
by and with the consent of the Trus-
tees of the Gas Board. as their records
show and paid him $364.6O more than
the coal delivered by the said Floor
sleim amounts TO- (See statement from
books as TO cash PAID And as the
secretary, w. II. Fee, from the day he
entered the Office. never entered the
amounts of tons of coal or the price
per ton ON the books. but entered IN
lump. as YOU win see below. we there
fore had to so TO the statements TO
find what We have discovered, the over
Day of S3646 and had the City OF
Wheeling had some one looking after
her interests. the overpay could not
have occurred.
1885. FROM CASH BOOK.
Apr To cash paid freight
Ju Sou1 To cash ;. paid freight si,.'S Oh
Voucher 5000. ..-.-. ...... o'i 90
June To cash paid n. ..... 81,
FIoershem ....... ....... 1927 76-$4.SSl Il
FROM STATEMENTS.
Feb. 18th. Bv 1870 Jl-20D
tons coal az $l2J..........S2l 1877 Sc
Man io55 -l eta, h 3, :, go s'--.' 7ss o5
Apr. 2)th. By 1881 f2-2oo .....
tons coal at $L3L......... 15lj 9j-$l,466 81
Overpaid ......... ......... ......$ S5l 90
Why we say this. the secretary lays
before the Trustees the statements,
also the vouchers paid on account for
freight. You viii see from the above
statement. had the City of Wheeling
had any one looking after her interest,
the Overpay could not have occurred,
bUJ the records of the Gas Office show
that the secretary was ordered to draw
a check to pay Henry Floersheim the
amount of $3.52776, and when they did
that they paid him just $3G460 more
than they owed him. if they had the
vouchers before hem what their rec
ords show they have paid as freight for
him. and il they did not they are more
so blame for their neglect of duty as
Trustees.
We find that Henry FlOersheim
though he was still i'm il and insisted
and was paid. for two cars Of coal he
said he had delivered in Dee, 1894, and
was raid for said two cars in Oct,
1885. S61.24 and interest, $2.S5, amount
ing TO S6409 We have found that
Henry Floersheim was paid for one of
these cars in the Dee, 1894. settlement,
and that Mr. Teasdale has paid him
for the other one Dec. 1894, and there
fore we have charged him back with
the amount paid, $6409 with interest
to Jan. Isl. 1896 We also find an over
charge i'm Oct. 1898 settlement. of
S6393. which we have charged him
with and here occurs another instance
of where Secretary w. II. Fee shows
his friendship for Henry Floersheim.
He is now elected auditor. and is aud
iting his own statement for the month
OF Oct. 1885.
NEW COAL CONTRACT.
We want to call your attention to
our new contract for coal at S115 per
ton. commencing Sept 18th, 1895. We
were paving Sl34 per ton up to that
time. and when the secretary, w. II.
Fee. made up his statement he made
it for 602 161-200 tons Of Coal at Sl.S4
per ton. when il should have been
800 1S7-200 tons of coal at 1874 per
ION. making the city pay to FlOershelm
$500 more than she ought to have
paid. According to- the weighers books
where we got the coal weighed up 10
Sept. 18th. 1898. was as above $50
1S7-200 tons. and besides the secretary
W. II. Fee. Overpaid the said Floor
sheim S1G03 i'm this settlement, which
could not be found without going back
to his statements. The difference be-
tween the co.. 161-20O tons and the
$50 1S7-200 tons should have been in
when we put them i'm the settlement
made Sept. 30th. 1895, at $1.15 per ton.
but Won can easily see why he wanted
FL where he put it was to give Henry
Floersheim the benefit of same.
We find the Office of the Gas Works
has been run very loosely, as we iind
I'm the delinquent accounts many ac-
counts marked Paid and not entered
I'm the Cash Books. And also find
many accounts not marked paid. When
we go TO collect them the parties named
on The delinquent list show a receipt
for same. making it very plain that
the secretary and collector for the last
two years have been using and not ac-
counting for same how much we are
at present unable to say as We have
not got through checking up the de
lnQueut books.
We ind that the Trustees have al
lowed the secretary TO get in 1926
freight on coal three times. We have
also found where the Trustees have
taken credit for S376.46 three times
and have paid 1t but once. They are
therefore liable under their bond for
that amount They also ordered q
check drawn TO pay freight for James
Gardener. Jr.. for S35.SS. There is 10
voucher for same and the amount has
not been collected from James Garden
er. Jr. This amount was paid out OF
check no. 1912 to pay sundry bills. The
bills being paid out OF the cash i'm the
safe and the check written and signed
and deposited 10 Offset the cash paid
our Of the safe and placed 10 the credit
of the Trustees
RIXEY OVERPAID.
We also find The Trustees have over
paid C. w Rixey for hauling. the
amount Of S161S2 July eth. 1894 they
advanced the said Rixey $4,000 The
secretary had him sign q receipt for
same and laid it before the Board. and
had that amount included in q check