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

We find that Henry FIoerthelnl
thought he was still In It and insisted,
and was paid. for two cars OF coal he
said he delivered In December. 1884, and
was paid for said two cars In October.
1895, SOL "a and interest, 81 IS, amounting
TO $64 90. We have found that Henry
Floersheim was paid for one OF these
cars In the December, 1894. settlement.
and that Mr.. Tcasdale has paid him for
the other one December. 1894, and there
fore we have charged him back with the
amount paid. S6i 90 with interest TO
January l, 1896. We also lind an over
charge in October, 1895 settlement OF
sos %, which we have charged him with.
and here occurs another Instance OF
where Secretary W. ii. Fee shows his
friendship for Henry Floersheln. He
IL now elected auditor and Is auditing
his own statement for the month of oc-
tober, 1895.
We want to call your attention to our
new contract for coal, at II 10 per ton,
commencing September 10, 1894 We
were paying 81 "a per ton up TO that
time, and when the secretary, w. II.
Fee. made up his statement he made II
for602 10000 tons OF coal at$l ~ perton.
when II should have .heenS56 lS1-2OOtons
OF coal ut 81 "A per ton, making the
city pay TO B'loershGim $40 90 more than
the weIgher's books where we got the
coal weighed up TO September 10. 1895.
was above, 355 $4,000 tons. and besides
the secretary, W. II. Fee, overpaid the
said FloersheIm $i7 OF In this settle
mcnt. which could not he found without
going back to his statements, The DIFF
ference between the COZ 16l-200 tons and
the $50 $4,000 tons should have been In
when We put them In the settlement
made September 20. 1895. at 81 10 per
ton. but you can easily see why he
wanted Il where he put 1t. was to give
Henry Flocrsheim the benent OF same.
We find the Office OF the gas works
has been run very loosely, ms we find In
the delinquent accounts manyaccountS
marked paid" and not entered In the
cash books. And we also find many
accounts not marked paid. when we
go to collect them the parties named
on the delinquent list show receipt
for same, making II 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 Mt
present unable to say. as we have not
got through checking UP the delinquent
accounts.
We find that the trustees have allow
ed the secretary to get In $50 36 freight
on coal three times We have also
found where the trustees have taken
credit for 1876 IS three times and have
paid 1t bur once. They are therefore
liable, under their bond, for that
amount, They also ordered a check
drawn to pay freight for James Gard
ener, jr., for sos SIS. There Is no voucher
for same. and the amount has not been
collected from James Gardener. Jr This
amount was paid out OF check No. 1912
N hninH maid
out OF the cash In the snfe. and the
check written and signed and deposited
10 Offset the cash paid out OF the safe
and placed TO the credit of the trustees
We also find the trustees have over
paid c. W RlXey for hauling. the
amount OF $l6l So N1uly Z. 1894. they
advanced the said RiNey $50 90. The
secretary had him sign n receipt for
same and laid II before the board. and
had that amount included In check
10 pay sundry bills He, had also paid
C. ". RIxey, for hauling li,3T6& BUSH
els coal at TIC per 100 bushels. amount
ing to SlO7 80 On May 81 1894. and on
July Il. 1884,. he settled with c. W
Rlxey again, and paid him for 32,939 2-S
bushels coal at 75c per 100 bushels.
amounting to $2i7 OK; included In said
settlement. the aforesaid 1i,S76A BUSH
els coal already paid for. making an
overpay TO the said Rixey of $50 90 and
$i07 s.; total. 1857 81. And on Septem-
her /, 1894 settlement he overpaid him
81 90. making the total amount overpald
c. W. Rixcy,sl6l 81. We also find that
Secretary w. II. Fee has collected
from c. w. Rixey for coke. IS 10 twice,
and has turned 1t over to the city but
once.
As we understand the contract with
George H Harvey & Co, for the new
process, they were to put everything in
complete running order, the city to pay
for nothing until everything Is COM
pletc and satisfactory. We find In the
order book OF the gas trustees an order
10 draw check TO pay c. F. Hamilton
& Co. $40 S. Said check (Which you
will find with this report, also bill for
same approved by the board), was
drawn for the above amount, payable
TO cash" and not to c. p. Hamilton
&. Co.. for $40 IS, and endorsed by ]. a.
Holiday & Son. The money was paid
to the said J. a. Holiday & Son by the
secretary, W. II. Fee, and the check
deposited to cover the cash paid out OF
the drawer. We call your attention TO
this for the reason the city did not
order the work done and should not
have paid the bill. anr, therefore, the
gas trustees have erred In their duties.
amount back into the city treasury.
We would call your attention to the
way the contract was given out. and rs
MIR Dunlevy has been In the board for
the past six years, we take Il for grant
ed they have been following the pre-
ccdent established by them. On Feb
riary 7. 1899, Henry Floersheim bid to
furnish coal for the electric light plant
ut 81 II per ton Of 1000 pounds. actual
railroad weights. as weighed on Baltl-
more g. Ohio railroad scales ut Finlny-
Vile, Pa. (Floersheim's own words
were that "he had the man ut the scales
fixed to weigh TO suit him" That was
10 cover something else. but II suits
here. The bid OF the Elm Grove Coal
Company, to furnish coal for electric
light plant was 81 12ik per ton. OF 1000
pounds, delivered in your coal house
nj plant" The cost OF hauling was
lSAc per ton, which makes the Elm
Groe Coal Company'S bid just 20Ac less
per ton than Henry Floershcim's bid,
But still the board OF gas trustees
awards the contract for furnishing
coal for the electric light plant for that
year 10 Henry Fioershelm, he being
the lowest bidder
After this contract was awarded 10
Henry FloerShelm, VIC have letter
from the Glendale Coal Company say
ing they WON'T furnish run Of mine
coal for Soc per ton.
The minutes OF the board OF gas trls-
tees OF September l6. 1895, show that
the contract was awarded to Henry
FlOersheini. "he being the lowest bid.
der" us per former prccedents, only
worse. His bid was taken out and the
secretary, W. n. Fee, and Henry Flocr-
shcim went into the office Of John a.
Howard, the prosecuting attorney for
this county. and there dictated propo-
sItion 10 Miss Kate Howard. which
she reproduced on the typewriter on
one OF Henry FlOershcIm's letter heads.
The BID we found In the gas Office and