Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-09-27

tle plant ana 1ralcnlse VI Tue Olu bd9
Company. and said that the Legislature
went so far as to almost make the city
Of Wheeling take the place Of the Gas
Company as a separate corporation
Col! O'Brien said he believed that II
the city had let the Wheeling Electrical
Company alone, and had gone on and
sold electricity to whom she pleased
she would have been sustained, land |
am not so sure but that she can do it
now"
The question of reconsidering Sec. 20
was then put and lost, ayes l, noes I.
Co. O'Brien raised the point that no
quorum had voted. The chair then
voted no" and the vote stood, ayes l.
noes s. The matter may come up later,
however
The Commission then proceeded with
the reading of the draft OF the charter,
starting with Sec AZ. In Sec. As, fixing
the salary Of the members of the Board
of Control at $500 each, Mr.. Tighe sug-
.gested that the salary was too small for
the amount of work which would prob
ably be required.
Col. O'Brien followed with the remark
that he was not in favor of joint bond,
for Il might not be worth much, for one
thing. and for another it made third
member, who did not agree TO the acts
of the other two, still jointly respons-
ible on the bond for t.ase acts. He
moved to strike out the provision for a
joint bond. and make each member give
a bond of $4,000. The amendment was
adopted
The question raised by Mr.. Tighe was
then required to. and that gentleman
said he made no motion, but simply
wanted to cali VI the matter and ac-
quire some information. II the Board
has to give all its Tine to the duty, i
was too small, and If the Board was TO
be a figure head, and subordinates were
10 actually do the work, !, was too
large
Col O'Brien said he Tho lght the sol
airy was adequate, for while the mem
bers Of the Board nigh; have to work
a good deal one day, the next three or
four days they would have nothing 20
do.
Mr. WaterhOuse suggested an amend
ment reading mot exceeding $500 as
salary, so az to allow Council latitude.
NJ. Tigha said he was not altogether
prepared to vote. in the light Of the re-
marks made. If the Board was to NEE,
at odd hours en- odd days, 1t might bar
out some worthy man from public ser
vice through a desire TO .oCk after his
private occupation. In other words,
auv man whose services were required
through the Gay, would be unable TO
hold Office on Board which had 40
fixed periods OF meeting.
Col. O'Brien SAID he did not see how
that could be helped. The city govern
menc could 70. be adopted to meet the
personal requirements Of any class Of
men. Il have been wiling to agree 20
many of your suggestions, Mr. Tighe,
and have agreed 20 them, but | think
YOU are going tco fer. What do you
want 10 co? Increase it, or diminish
=?
Ny Tlghe-I would rather increase I.
Co.. O'Brien-And l would not. We are
here 10 economic wherever W. can. AM
am opposed 70 increasing this.
Mr.. Tighe said he was afraid the sal
airy and system proposed would result IN
work being sighted.
Col. Miller said it was not though,
by the sub-commissicn, that the Board
would require The Whole time Of The
members. They were not supposed 10
do any clerica. labor. The present
members got 800 year each. bu, the
Board of Pubic Works only met about
twice a month always in the evening,
the Gas and Water Boards also met only
two to four times a month, generally in
the evening. or at other times by agree
ment of the members, and II had been
thought that the one Board could do
al the work. while the salary provided
was five times the present Board sa'ar-
les. When Board was elected, the
,ne1 No. on: f. IN" ms ~ meeting
TO suit the individual members.
Finally the section was allowed TO
stand as amended by Col. O'Brien.
The reading Of subsequent sections
was then continued. and he remaining
sections relating TO the Board Of Con-
troll were approved practically withou.
change except that Mr. Wateihouse
called attention to the clause in Sec. so,
allowing the Board to inaugurate new
work to the amount Of $4,000 for any one
item. He said there was nothing TO
prevent the Board undertaking a dozen
Jobs. each calling for the expenditure Of
50 600. and Council would be power.ess
to prevent II. He moved an amendment
taking away from the Board the power
to inaugurate any new work whatever.
EThis started a long discussion, Col.
O'Brien saying it was his impression
that the control of the Board should be
as largely as possible in Council. The
representatives elected by the people
ought to be allowed 10 run things pretty
largely. and he therefore favored Mr..
W9terh0uee's motion.
Col. Miller called attention to the
oth=r side, and said there had been a
time when log-rolling tactics in Council
often resulted in ordering work, in lc-
cal.ties, when the money ought really
to have ben spent elsewhere. A Board
having charge of such work, he thought,
would be more apt to do the greatest
good for the greatest number, rather
than Council which now divided money
enual1v between the wards, without re-
gard TO how badly some of it was nsed-
ed, He though THE sub-commission
had worked carefully on the matter, and
their work should not be upset upon
imnulse There should rather be an at
fempt to view the matter frcm the
standpoint O? the committee which had
done the work. and TO SEEK to find a
reason why the report should stand.
rather than to find reason for upset
ling it.
Col. O'Brien said the Board ought to
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