The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-09-23

"a series. i,i1o % $500" 4,l7O %
stone bryce 1870 co ......... 1s,7s 90
Totals ...N2i,dj6 - ........ .........
The committee on markets reported
bills amounting to $l2; ordered paid. The
committee reported. too. the bid of Jo-
seph Vogler, jr., for roofing the Fifth
ward market building at sell 70. to be
paid out of next years appropriation.
There was objection to such course,
and motion to refer to the city solicitor
was passed.
The committee on scales recommended
the removal of two scales: the desired
action was postponed until further in
vestigati0n.
The committee on cemeteries reported
bills. s2SS As: ordered paid. q
AT this point proceedings In the second
branch were enlivened In great shape by
the reading of the report of the commit
tee of council to investigate che affairs
of the gas board preceding the present
board. The report In full was IS fol-
lows:
The Gas Board investigation.
To His Honor the Mayor and Council of
the City of Wheeling:
GENTLEA1EN:-Yn committee ap-
pointed to examine the affairs of the gas
office and works respectfully reports
the following discrepancies as per state
ment attached:
Commencing on November II, 1898,
when the following board OF gas trus-
tees was elected by the council of the
city of Wheeling, E. Buchanan, H. Fl.
Dunlevy and L. NJ. Holiday, and at q
meeting of the hoard of gas trustees
held on November 20, 1893, all members
being present, they elected W. III. Fee,
secretary: w. r. Isham, assistant Sec
rotary and J. B. Wilkie. collector.
We find in delinquent accounts there
have been accounts marked paid and
not entered In the cash book from No
vember 20, 1899 TO October s, 1895, MAX
Ing shortage of s2l7 "a.
We also find in delinquent accounts
the sum iof SIS 20 collected and not
marked paid In said delinquent books,
which was not turned over to the city
when collected
register or cash sales from, November
20, 1893, to October S. 1895, shortage of
S2i 80. Ss&5s
We find In coke receipts not entered in
register or cash sales from November
20. 1893, to October s, 1895. 4 shortage Of
S43 IS. p.
We find they have charged the city In
the year 1894, three times for one freight
bill OF $50 &c, making an, overcharge of
$1Oi 12, giving the trustees credit for
that amount too much, and under the
mode of doing business in this Office ut
that time. would admit Of that amount
being taken out OF the cash drawer and
therefore make loss to the city Of
slO4.72.
We find they have charged the city in
the year 1884, three times for the rouch-
ers turned over by the retiring board In
1898 TO the said board OF gas trustees,
amounting To 1876 46. making an over
charge of $752 %, giving the trustees
credit for that amount TOO much; as
stated before, under the mode of doing
business in this Office at that time.
would admit Of that amount being taken
out of the cash drawer and therefore
make 4 loss 10 the city OF $752 %.
We find s35 IS paid out of check No.
1872, to pay sundry bills and charged to
James Gardner, jr., no voucher, making
a loss TO the city OF that amount.
We find they have 0verpaid C. w.
RiXey for hauling SlGl So. thereby maxi
Ing n loss to the city Of that amount.
We find In April, 1895. they have
charged for freight on coal $6ll 90 We
find q voucher for S247 20 raised or alter
cd to s3i7 30. When we take the proper
amount paid for freight S2i7 80 of of the
amount charged $611 %, 1t makes loss
TO the city OF 1864 GO.
HOW IT WAS DONE.
April 80 To cash paid
freight ........$ GIL %
juno :. To cash paid
!. freight ...;.:. 69l &c
TO P,I cash paid II. !, 5,7 q !, 50, /,
Feb. IS. By l,i5o.ti tons. i, rs, Z.
Mar. 81. By GlO.9l tons
coal Mt sl.25... 1853 90
Apr. 30. BY 1,l3l.62 tons
coal at Sl.I....1 ,5l5 95-,4iG6 81
Amount overpaid .............s 1854 60
How IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE.
Feb. Is, by 1.75o.5! tons
Mch. 81. BY GlO9l tons <
~ ! 1 coal 1t STAT; 1al5 a5
freight MS per
1nno r voucher or ', n,id ~ %
freight us per
voucher ....... Col 10
June -. To cash paid Hem y
ry Flocrsheim. 3,521 20 ~
Z, si.466 "a 4s4.4G6 81
You will see by. the above statement
how the city was made to lose this
amount Had they made the proper
entry of sat %, the amount OF the
voucher before alteration. instead OF
the $Gl1 ~ entry as above, then the
freight bills paid by the city and the
casat pald1I Floerahcim would have
balnced the. coal bill, and the city would
have, lost thing. ~ Y ca "a Z. Il,
We would call your attention agnin to
check No. ael2, payable 10 cash iamount-.
sinp IN Al 70 bSh entlorsed nv T. A. SIIollIfny