The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-01-13
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Net debt January /,
$4,000 II

Mr.. Waterhouse moved that the state
| ment be received and that the clerk be
| instructed to have 800 copies printed;
the motion was passed unanimously.
The special committee OF council ap-
| pointed toSinvestigate the affairs OF the
gas board that preceded the one now In
| office. made It's report. 1t reported a
resolution authorizing City Solicitor
| Boyce and Mr.. Henry NJ. Russell TO pro-
coed at once to collect on behalf OF the
| city sums said to be due from Henry
FloersheIm, ex-Secretary William Fl.
Fee, c. w. Rixey and j. A. Holiday u
Son. The resolution was passed. The
following opinion by Messrs. Boyce and
Russell was submitted;
DR.. d. II. Taylor, Chairman, special COM
mlttee Of council OF the city OF wheeling
TO Investigate the affairs OF the Gas
Office.
DEAR SIR:-We have carefully exam
| lned the evidence which has been pro
| sented 10 us with reference TO the claims
| OF tho city against Henry Floe5snelI,l'
| William II. Fee, 9. w. RiNey ana !, a.
| Holiday a Son. With regard TO the claim
against Mr.. Floershelm; the account was
| submitted TO him and his attorneys ana
| Tho claim was modified In some pRrticu-
lars in consequence OF explanations MADE
After considering all tho facts which VIC
have had before US. we deem II proper
/ 10 advise YOU that the city Is entitled TO
| recover from MIR. FlOersheim aH OF de-
| cemher l. 1896 the sum Of S3,2Gl ~. Interest
has been calculated on the different Items
| up to December !, 1895, and viii continue
| to accrue from that day until the claim
shall be paid. We submit herewith an ne
count, procured by Mr.. Robinson. OF the
various items which our Investigation
shows 10 be proper charges against MT.
| Floersheirn, This account begins with an
| Item July Ii, 1890, to over-payment on one
/ half ton Of coal at 81 29lz. 10 cents, and
ends with mn Item OF September Is, 1896,
| Ovcr-payment on ono hundred ana thirty
/ nlne and thlrty-nlne two-hundredths BUSH
| els OF threc-quarters coal nt 10 cents, 81 ~
with II cents interest, amounting TO Sl4 w.
| After careful examination OF the other
| charges which were thought proper TO DO
made against Mr. Floersheim by some
| OF those who took part In the inVcstlga-
| lion. we have concluded that they were not
sulIiclently established and that the claim
| ought to be limited TO the items set forth
In the accompanying statement. Mt
Flocrshelm submitted contra account
tho items OF which we have also inVesti-
gated. and we think that 81 30 OF principal
and 35 cents OF interest, the interest being
calculated TO December /, 1896, should DO
allowed and should constitute q credit on
tho cIty's claim above set forth.
one OF the largest items In tho claim
against Henry Flocrsheim, nS II WINS orig
lnally prepared, was an item cnhtElnE
him with the amount which tho city had
nalu Tor nuuillk lNf IhAl ~ VIZ WV ANtA' F't
ward 10 the gas works during period OF
about two years. Because OF the largo
amount OF this item worry careful con-
Eldcrntlnn was given to II, ana, hiter OK
nnining an tho cyidcnco with respect to
n. We concluded that Il was quite clear
Tint no proper claim could be made against
MIR. Floershelm on account OF THIS maui
ing. -, ,,,,,,,.,., n
Zee. amounting 10 S,G3i N, not Including
interest ~ sufficiently sustained by the
evidence which has been presented TO U.S.
md ought to he enforced, The toms OF
tbia clnlm are shown In u statement which
nrcompnuicE this letter
NO think the evidence submitted TO us
shoya n nropor claim against &. W. RiNcy
for n balance OF sos 60, ms OF January ],
1906 with interest from that day, the par
ticuInrg OF which arc shown by the stale
mont accompanying this letter.
THE evidence submitted 20 US sufficiently
rsiRbllshcs claim against j. a. Holiday
q son for $40 o., with interest from Octo-
lier q 1895. ~ shown In a statement ne
pnnying this letter. .,.,..-.,
from which II would be proper TO infer that
mo Tnembern OF the gar board, na such,
tyero guilty OF clthcr criminal negligence
ar az other default which would render
thom pcctininrly liable with relpoct to any
of th0 nbOv0 mentioned transactions.
All OF which ls respectfully unlimited.
HENRY NJ RUSSELL,
S. u. Royce
wheeling, January II. 1877.
a resolution from Mr.. Britt, requiring
G. w. RobInron 70 turn over TO the spec