The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-03-12

The council committee on finance hsif
an important meeting last night
which was fully attended The mcelluE
was preparatory 10 the construction Of
the aunua! appropriation ordinance, The
committee mlda good headwsy az its
mrs, meeting, The city clerk presented ;
statement Of ;hN estimated receipts tor
tbe year. and sta;emsnt Of thr city's
debt; the interest OF which amounted ta
Ssl.pcl yearly
MeSzrs List and Schmidt. OF the com
mitieS on health, laid before she com
ulittee the fact - the error in the
plans Of the building now being erected
for the police patrol wagon and Ambu-
lance whereby the house was laid out
about eight feet too short. The gentle
men stated they would require about
SalO to rectify the error, and the finance
committee promised 20 tiloN ihe amour
Chairman Horkhsiusr laid before The
meeting tho request ~ the IRE commit
Ire 10 have the CITY purchase a strip OF
ground lfHSD feet. in The rear o. the NIEi-
laTt euSiHe house. for use as an alley en-.
trance The question or ways and
means was the one 20 b considered
rather shaa the sXHeiisHcy o; N" mai.
ter. 9bcat which there was NO tivlsion OF
opinion. AMI after ! good deai al discus
son a resolution was adopted 70 the 81.
frc. thac tie item would ne allowed by
she financial committee In the nre de-
paTtmeHss annual estimate
The next matter WIS 20 NIL the vacancy
in the cumni ssipnershtp OF tho ioLr Of
1855 and the Stone bridge loaEs. caused
~ ire ,lsa;h uf MIR /. Is. pohhtrs. l.. r.
SANDS. cashier u the Exchange bark
vas chosen as commissioner ot the loan
o! 1855. Tie hlIlag u thu vacancy o. the
loans WAS deferred
Thr mstter OF delinquent taxes was
next taken up, and AFTER statement by
the cHA!r that there was large AmSdG'
Of money OUTSTANDING, 4 resolution was
a5ap,ei asking the CITY collector 70 CAL
ia as much ~ this money as possible.
The clty's financitl situation then had
Us innings Clerk Watkins statement
was read sitter which the clerk address
cd the committee. lie said.
MY belle. is that council, has been
dealing with the board Of publc works
IN this loose manner hdT several years
each year the outstanding orders IN
ersas!nE The cause IS evident. In the
one case. over-lstim1te "a made OF the
revenues for the Contingent fund. and IN
IN. other the taxes are not collected M
In bota cases there IS a shortage. but
nevertheless the bard Of public works
never fails 10 expend all that Is appro-
priaisi. as q Is not responsible for the
nan-collection OF taxes, Licenses "T otheE
revenues.
The only way out " this IS to make
your appropriations 10 the board * pub
lie works in accordance with the receipts
frr that purpose. based upon whai may
be near correct estimate. a5i thea. IN
order 10 cat thcs, outstanding orders
N=s -. "a ~ lees
than S..5G0 Tor each fund. TO h. used as
sinking fund to take NJ outstanding or
Csrs II would. even A. this rate OF re-
durtihr. take over four years to hTiHs
these accounts IN line
s'Thy board " public works last year,
h5d IL contingent fund exhausted some
time be fore the end ~ the year, and ncld
nay rolls back, aGEreEaurE seTsTal 'hou-
sand dIllarJ. awaiting ;hc three months
appropriation fnr the Grsi three months
~ tAis year. nEi to-day has not over $50
LEFT in tina; fund.
al ;hc next meeting 81 council an or
dlnanca viii be presented FOR two
months appfr pTiation. and this will
make a tEaI % fivc months. out ot the
twelve. appropriated on tae basis 81 las:
year's cNpsaG!tursr Now. II any change
IN the appropriation ordinance for the
two months, tATrii and Aayl. slould be
In contemplation. y should o. GONE De-
fnrc ,1fs ordinance Us made"
This Dccasi1uei a iDuE and earnest dis
cussgor on the subject u finances in gen.
.rol. the central though. being 90 find
p,me method u making appropriations
which would bN In harmony with the ac;-
uaI receipts. and no; based on estimated
rersipts. we trouble largely arising from
The fact that estimated receipts are Hp-
nropriatsd AMI al the moacy appr1pri-
atei Is spent; wiilc the estimated r.
c-lp;s an rarely or never realized. The
atse- @rraf s3uree ~ trouble "a the per
pIcibrs pslc:lcr X running the hfr; I'VE
~ favsu months ~ each year on tie
bass o. the year before.
II was GEtarGi7sl 10 pass provisional
oriiiuancr fhr one uDrth only and TO call
f5r hepz rtraSut rTtlSustns A. nGc-. 20 that
the annUal appropriation ordinance may
~ mad ~ EsH ressEi Va the EHHtR 81
A5rI. two Or s.1fg7 month earlier than
usual Tais Ua7 done. so was Gu; N
ire contingent fun1 ~ "a board ~ pub
Nc WORKS and al Rssimdtss Tor the ssv.
rrsi lSfartmln.a nusi h r. by April
,.th. The city clerk Is rrqurcl TO give
notice % this effect.
Committee on Ordinances.
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