The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-02-26

ming up OF the result Of the committees
Investigations in the several resolu-
tions. all OF which were approved by
council, came Us surprise to people
who are unacquaInted with the state
Of affairs unearthed by the committee.
The report OF the committee III tull 10
given below:
To HIS Honor tho Mayor and Council OF
the Cay Of Wheeling.
CENT LBMEN:-Y committee ap-
pointed to examine The affairs OF the
gas Office and works, respectfully re-
port: ,,,.,..
since our appointment, and tind u very
slow work; on account OF the way tae
books are kept Il Is almost imposSiDie
to collect the papers together:
Commencing In the year 1890 Janu.
ary /, with the coal account, We ma
that Henry FIorsheIm, delivered from
December % February !. 80. S,ISs-
I2-iOO tons OF clean coal at 81 ss1s per
ton delivered in Henpneld yard. as
per contract, and was paid for same
IS, ,2l5 90 on January 3, is and February
i, 1890. on May II, 1890, the trustees
settled with ard paid Ghe said Flor
shesm for 4.7llis tons OF clean coal az
81 Sshs per ton. and paid him Tor same
the sum OF s6,6l1 0i. We find BY the
weigher's books that Florsheam mas
weighed 4.721 10000 tons OF clean coal
at 81 3sk per ton, making the sum OF
Sc, 1858. You willsee he has been overpaid
in this settlement, ;2i 20 which ne
should pay back 10 the city with IN
tereat from the date he received the
amount oYerpald. (For items, see BILL.
Before going farther, we wish TO call
your abtention to the fact that The orig
iral contract, Ia copy OF which we re-
turn with this repor) which Is In our
possession, has q clause In II whiok
saws. SHOULD the price OF digging coal
70 up, the price of coal delivered by
said FlorSAei-u shall Se advanced what
ever the advance paid for digging. and
should the price paid for digging 90
down, then the said Florshesm SHAH
reduce the price OF said coal TO the city
gas works the amount OF said reduction
In digging said coal"
We make this explanation here for
reasons you will discover later on.
On June l3, 1890, the trustees settled
with Henry Florshelm for 40 13l-2O0
tons OF clean coal at 81 45A per ton.
ON advance of six cents per ton. Tho
advance paid for digging at that time.
Gas we are reliably iDforned), and IN
accordance with said provision In our
Contract with Henry Florshelm, said
price. 81 45is per ton for clean ccaa de-
nvered Eu Hempfield yard, and go also
the digging until September 10. 1885,
when q new contract wns made for one
year, commencing September l5, 1880.
and ending September Is, 1891, ait sl45
per ton delivered in Henpheh yard,
and II docs seem that there was no one
looking after the c9ty'S interests at that
time, as the trustees kept right along
paying the said Florsheim 81 45H per
ton, when the contract calls for 81 %
per ton. It is only ikc per ton. but In
the year we find Henry F'lorshetm has
been paid for 1894 tons OF coal and
was overpaid &c per ton on came.
january ], 1886. which he should be
made to pay back. We have included
same in the bill we made against the
said FlorSheim, also the amount over
paid OF S2i 90 mentioned before.
Nobody looking after the interest OF
the city, Henry Florshelm was allowed
and paid for 52S tons OF clean coal IN
the July 18th settlement at 81 45tE Per
ton. Said to DE included In February
/, 1890. settlement, when the price OF
clean coal was only 81 S9s per ton,
only the small difference OF six cents
per ton, amounting TO 81 II which he
was overpaid In that settlement. pro-
viied his claim for 5g% tons of clean
coal. said to be excluded In February
|, 1890, settlement. was correct, on IN
veatigatbon we find that there was not
5sA tons OF clean coal excluded IN the
settlement made February ], 1889, but
the error was IN allowing the soid,
Florshelm for the 6e% IONS OF coalioti
IrIsereet to date, which we have charg-
ed back to Henry Florshelm with an
error of one-half ton OF coal, severity
three cents. making the amourt charS-.
Ell back $76 90 with interest on sold
amount to January !, 1896.
All settlements are made by the Sec
rctary of the gas works, and sent TO the.
said FlorSheim, and elc checks them up
and returns them TO the secretary, who,
lays them before the board OF trustees
and they order them paid. and from
January /. 1890, TO January |, 1896.
Henry F1orshelm has never rectiiled OF,
notified the beard OF gas trustees OF an
error In favor Of the city, but has all
errors which were against him correct-i
cd, which were only one IN six years
and for ono ton OF coal only.
on January To- 1891, sc,tlement Henry,
Florshelm was paid for fifteen tons OF
coal more than he delivered, and shows
cnncluslvely that the city had no one
looking after her interest, Us It occurred
In the weiEheT's additioft and should
have been found out by the then Soc
retary. He also was overpnh In that
settlement. SIC IA and With the fifteen
tons OF coal at 81 i5ik omountlug 10
SCI 50 amounts 10 S37 &c wirl interest to
January /, 1896, wthich your oonlIntttee
has charged the sud Florshclm with
We flnd Ghnt everything went along
smoothly with no change IN the price
Of digging coal and no change IN the
price for furnishing ccii by she eald
FlorSheifn, except The error OF one-halt
ceEt pr ton paid by the board over
and above the contract price and re-
cplvcd by the said Florsheim mentions
cd bGSoro.
The board of gas trustees renewed
tilc contract for coal for two years,
commencing September 10, 1891. and
cnding September Is, 1898. at 81 81 per
ton delivered In Hempheid yard, sub
ject 10 all the former conditions rs to
the rlSe and fall OF frclRlhs and dig
gtng. Rate OF digEinE when thls con-
tTuct was made was 1Qc. The clty re-
ceIved coat on this contract tust fifteen
days and the price Of digging went to
09c per ton, and tran October !. 1891, d
10 November lh, 1891. the CITY paid
Henry FlOrshclm 81 " per ton for cOal,
establishing the second precedence In
paylaS thc said Henry Florshelm the
advance paid the dlGEcTs over and
above tho contract, on November Is.
1891. she price OF digging came back TO
the former price, 79c per ton for dig
ginE, and Henry FlorShelm wNls paid
the old price OF 81 "A per ton from Slsst
on, TIE price OF digging and the price
Of coal did not change any more dur
ms the controet time ending September
10 1898 The contTuet was then re-