The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-05-10
TlLCl4RNFL - ~ shlr r1Hftt III Lstf.es ilirh
TO BUY SUPPLIES
A Special Committee Delegated!
for this Purpose for
FIRE DEPARTMENT PURCHASES
CAPTAIN orTo SUGGESTS THAT
THE CITY CAN SAVE MONEY BY
CONTRACTING FOR SUPPLIES
THROUGH A COMMITTEES, BET
TER THAN UNDER THE PRES
EMIT sYsTEM-cHIEF KL1EvEs
REsPoNDs-FIRE ESCAPES AND
HOSE ALSO CONSIDERED.
FIRE DEPARTMENT PURCHASES
CAPTAIN orTo SUGGESTS THAT

The council committee on IRE depart
ment last night decided to relieve the
are chief OF the duties OF purchasing
supplies for the department. substitute
ing therefor q subcommittee. which
shall purchase all supplies. hoping by.
adopting this system to contract for
larger amounts and save the city some
money. Discussion on this question had
a few animated features, Chief Klieves
and Captain Otto figuring.
Chairman Mcclure presided, and the
other members present were Messrs.
Baird, Gartley, Nesbltt, Otto and
Marschner. After bills amounting to
;2i1 81 were ordered paid. Captain Otto
arose and stated that he had long been
OF the opinion that the city could pus-
sue a more business-like policy II the
purchasing power was taken from the
chief and placed in the hands OF a spe-
cial purchasing committee, OF which
the city clerk should be q member. The
captain Intended no reflections on the
chief, but 1t was q matter Of economy
and business policy. The city could
better afford to buy In large quantities.
horse feed for instance. than In buying
little dribs from day to day." Cap
tain Otto conveyed his ideas In O mo-
ton asking council to draft an ordi-
nance authorizing a purchasing COM
mittee.
Captain Otto's remarks brought Chief
KlIeves to his feet, and he spoke with
some feeling. The chief said II would
give him no ofrense II the committee
deemed fit to relieve him OF the task OF
running around the city for every little
thing the department needed. He was
satisfied to ask for it first, and would
let the disabled apparatus await the
pleasure OF the committees attention.
after he had notified them. Chief
.Klieyes concluded by saying he had
been very conscientious in his pur-
chases, and had the best interests OF
the department always in mind.
Captain Otto FASTENED to assure the
chief that no reflection was ever enter
talned. He wanted the chief to pur-
chase all immediate necessities. the
regular supplies to be contracted for by
the committee. It was a suggestion
made so asto get as much for the city's
money as possible. The captains mo-
ton was adopted by a vote OF 3 to =, but
1t was later discovered that the present
ordinance covered the ground intended.
and that there was no necessity OF go
ing to council. Action on the motion
was rescinded. and Captain otto's res
olu,ion asking that a subcommittee to
purchase supplies be appointed, was
adopted. The chair appointed Messcs.
Otto, Baird and Nesbitt. who are to re-
port at the next meeting.
The question OF compelling owners Of
buildings and factories, over two stor-
les high, to provide their buildings with
fire escapes. was introduced by Mr..
Baird. Chief Klieves stated that he
had Q list OF the buildings, and he was
instructed to furnish the list at the
next meeting.
The committee decided to write for
bids for Between 1000 and 5000 feet Of
fire hose. There Is $1,000 appropriated
for this Item. The chief said the de-
partment has now only $500 feet. and
really needs $1,000 feet. The chiefs re-
quest for two additional horses to act as
reserves for two now almost worn out.
was granted.