The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-03-29
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o6jsot 10 ne klIegt1 GlsA'iEptll - ~
ColnfIl - iitnWtnd.
70 the Eisior " ne lptslngeAlaE,
s1R;-1 dislIks very much 10 appear In
the role Of fauitHhder o. Grille: blit v'lien
men who are elected 10 prblIe oAlea for
the piHposs Of transarsing budncAs for
al ne people Of the community, beaame
90 recFeAnt 10 the tSust imposed IN tlA,m
a. 20 allow their salflshuea8 70 oYeFsrtA' z
their better judgment. 70 TIE dotTinert
and suffering % PARTON Of The people.
lt & dine 70 eater Q public protest The
action % the majority OF the BenWOoQ
council In refusing q lay 9 sever n
North BenWo0d and thus afoFd the re-
lief for which ne cltlaeha Of that part Of
town have long entTeatgd them, y one
which calls for vigorous Recommendation
from al reasonable minded persons VINO
know anything 10 regard 90 the cifoaIli-
stances There niight Be caIeg " WtlAcn
ignorance ~ the ufgpnt need % action, q
the exponSe involved would Justify g.
lay. But Ia the hagTant intuAdce per-
petuated upan the cltiGenB OF NpFth tefi-
Ufood BY the recent aetlon Of council 10
such excuses can be offered.
The menaetng sanitary condition % the
place to which reference = made lfa4 long
been known 70 council Last year Walea
the counellmea from this ward gpeceeteG
In ohtalnlng 9 majority vote u taNor @
laying the sewer, The eouncilmeR lte i1
the lnWer wards By some nneara oete.lt
Il and speflt about 1900 for street paw
Ing In the lover end Of R6nwQod, W..
gSneFally supposed BY the people thar
when that was done the next apptppgt..F
ton would be for the sewer In the poEHl
end. Had this been true there Wo4ia ny
have been the general feeling OF taql ~
ton thai now praVades In this IpcaiEt
But now when everything thai A
hitherto stood In the way had been ~ q,
moved, and after z committee OF coonoS!
had viewed the situation, taay. admitting
(AS NE believe every councilman In the
ciIy haSl that the NEED Of sewerage mere
vas more uFyent than In any other part
and In total disregard 10 the pstitiol anQ
entreatieS OF the eitlBena Of che t1fsS
ward. q majority q The council Hotea
aGainSt giving rs any RELIEF Ana 1tlon
thoSa who thus vUted were part o. tlat
committee who. when viewing the sstn4'
tlon promised u their aid.
One objection urged By the eoonetlInee
from the lower wards was In regard %
The amount Of money required 70 lay tne
pereF-the length Of one square being ~.
quiFed! But an OtfeF by r8ponaloie
man from this ward 70 do ina work toF
800 silenced that objection and COM
PEELED the opposition TO seek some 0lner
aImSy pFetext "a vote - they did. But
theIr great eonSigteneyt?) - shown py
thelr further action ~ the same meeting.
n voting TO lay sewers In the lower
wards q q probable cost OF EQ90 @
more, where the sanitary con9lton.
while Il may be bad. - - much OgtteF
thar that existing In North benH9oo'
that II does not admit OF a comparison
with the latter. - 49,.
why men ot intelllgence, being fnlly
aware OF the dangers to which the hsaltn
Of this community 10 now Subyeee Gno
which VIM be greatly Increased e soon
a warm weather comes, VIII allow thein-
Selyes 20 be led by GlntSter motives g
gueh extremes Of narrow mindednes1 =
hard TO understand. Personally or ponS
tICally have no issue with any o. !ne
officIals referred to, but with thelr inln.
dicIOus management Of public anaira ny
which they have Disseminated against
US, denying Us the rights 70 which We ere
entitled. we most eInphHtcally take Is
sue, and Will continue to do 90 until We
arc relieved from The present oppressive
situation. NoA Eo 5sL
EenWood, March g,