The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-29
Ills NOT POSSIBLE.
10 Give The Fire Department Five
Chemical Engines
NOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

| iHebth Auutiiohhi Onicert lkfcommenus
ed On the Annual E.timst.s-sos Says the
Council Finance commiitss, which he.
gan The Sealing Down->Saee.. Last Eve.
ninE-Ano,hsr Meeting I, TO bs Held
N.It ,ionday Evening.
Last evening the council committee on
finance held the first or several meetings
that will be required TO formulate the
appropriation ordinance for the currcn,
year. The estimates Of the several de-:
partments were taken up and discussed
at length. From the amount OF revenue
that can be counted on with safety It
docs not appear that the FIRE department
will get the five new chemical engines
nor the police department the six new
officers that were recommended by the
committees in charge OF these two inn
,portant Departments OF the municipal
government.
Chairman Horkheimer presided. and
those present were Councilmen Dawson.
zwicker. Berry. Nesbitt, MegraIl, Chew,
and Ebeling. the entire membership,
making a showing seldom seen al COM
;mittee meetings. 4 81 s., M
Ex.City Solicitor Thomas S. Riley was
present at the request OF the chairman
In order that he might enlighten the
committee regarding the Paige. Carey &
Company claim situation. Mr.. Riley
stated that. as Is well known, the firm
mentioned failed to complete the Main
erect stone bridge in 1892, and the city
found 1t necessary to complete the work.
When the work was completed 1t was
found that I'll. 4SS was due Paige. Carey
g. Company. The creditors OF the firm
covered this amount with Establishments,
assignments, mechanics liens and other
pieces OF legal sticking plaster from
which It has not emerged to the present
day. AT that time Solicitor Riley adj
.vised the city to file bill In the circuit
court, which was done. making all the
creditors, parties to the suit, including
the amount due from the city is 81, 800.
and the special commissioner appointed
by, the court to investigate made the
amount due Sl6.a0 Including interest.
Mr. Riley submitted the following state
ment from Commissioner Gilchrist:
ADMITTED BY CITY.
Material levied on..!..... Eli s9-,i1 ass 90
CLAIMED BY CREDITORS.
Interest to Aprilll 1906. $3.50 55-s2soie IS
COMMISSIONERS FINDING.
Admitted by the 81, iss II
Damage Goshorn wales 500 80
Interest SS...:.................. 80 So lis IS
Materials levied on and ~ a
used BY the city III %
Interest to April II, 1885,. s9I So 1853 10
Total :. ..sl6sI0 40
Much testimony was taken. said Mr..
Riley and the commissioner has found
for the city excepting the damage to !
the Goshorn wall and the city should
contest in court, first resistance of the
claim for damage to the Goshorn wall,
and the second to oppose the claim for
interest. The city ought to pay the 4
amount admitted. s11.4Ss.09. and allow
any balance TO remain unpaid until the 4
court determines what that balance is,
IL any.
Then the matter OF probable revenue
and needed expenditures for the ensu-i
Ing year was taken up. Clerk Watkins 1
was absent on account OF Witness, but,
Assistant Clerk Note presented MIR.
Watkins estimates, as follows:
ESTIMATED REVENUES.
Water works sle6 .sss II
Gas works .................... $500 %
Taxes liiit q 7 ar
(! Fifty-cent levy....... .sll6, 900 90
Ten-cent levy 1900. Zoo CO. 13s,e00 90
Licenses 42- 600 90
Cemetery lots E................ .. 800 90
Kent 81 500 90
Railroad taxes :.....;...........:.. s,2sss.s
Balance. general fund ...:.......... 1.Ss1l Il
Balance, contingent fund....,....> p 0l %
Balance, l0c (. go u
Board of public works............. L, 500 %
Total /: .sll0.s;0 81
ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES.
Gas works ....t....................{9 $500 %
Water board ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10, Se6 Ii
Contingent expenses ............... 1000 90
Salaries mot otherwise provided 2 1919
lori $40 90
Collection OF taxes ........-........ 5000 90
Loan OF ISL. 1850 90
Loan of 1851 .............. II rs 80
Main street bridge UnteresO... ,3I2 30
Main street bridge QntercsD...... 4,l1O 90
Electric'light loan $3.50 90
Compromise loan ACKNOWLEDGMENT. ??.5e1 a
Total fixed expenditures. s. s.sa,sso S
Board OF public works.
I Ten:eent s,cco o. $500 %
Balance on Main street stone
. bridge 1900 %
Cemeteries .......................... ] Goo 90
Markets I............................ 5000 90
Real estate i................ts, 900 60
Police Observation-Disclosures. i, 100 60
City prison Observation-Disclosures 1900 90
Health department ................. 5000 90 |
Scales and weighing &.............. 100 90
Fire department .................... 10000 90
a
Total estimate :: .;tls,sso S
After, discussing the figures that had
been arrived at by Clerk Watkins, the
committee began to make an estimate
OF revenues from It's own point Of view,
withIth result that 1t was sent up from
s4l6, 900 to s423 900 in round numbers.
The. estimate when completed was as
follows
81 OFFICIAL REVENUE ESTIMATE.
: Fifty:cent levy .......s 900 90
-Ten.centi levy 1900 00--Slt6, 900 60 |
Gns works 81, 900 90 |
Licenses 900 90 |
Water! board OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES LOG, S66 II
Cemeteries g.,..s................t.... a 500 % |
Rent of city property.........;... 200 70
Railroad taxes .....s................ ,26S ~ |
Balance, general ifund.....,........ l,SSl Al |
Balance, contingent fund .......... 2,aOl - |
Balance. tcn-cent fund .........,!., 90 81 |
For board OF public works.
street paving .............3 20 FL
4 zines I,OCo ~.
2 markets s....-.............. IL, 500
Scales ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 400
g wharfage S..........,...... i00-S co.So0 %
~ TIT 1 rovonuoc foet,n,, FL go. IN OF