The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-22
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r,ho II, co,n,,t,,oo an ire ,,enart.
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Inent ~ me, sa l1l evrnins az my ivy esetA
ONCE, with Chairman Harry Mcclure.
presiding. The following members
$40 IN a.o,, :. ,yo,,r, pnird sevsnthi
- = 800. -, ~, " :, :,
ward espltt' flith Wa WARE 'a a'
Sixth ward. Hnhpe. Eighth ward Otto,
3 First gward. Mayor Rutts and Fire
Sli5,si., ,.ila,,.ss., ,,.a.a a,,o nrs.o,,, ,nd
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4 aided the committee WIN tteif sussess-,
tons.
The committee fool, IN thc matter az
a, II.
~ ts'v ~ cur ' s
: w decided TO add i've chemicals 10 the.
Y euuipmerlt OF the department. This Is to
NJ 4 A. !, , 49,, Il, ,,,, s,,.,t
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~ ias. inc ~ i've WI. oe nag ~ IN ouliay
TONY s2,ag5. not much more thanseaeiii
4 OF the chemicals now IN use mere eost
Y wy department inns IL aecoinplisheh py
1itlng tne chefniSal apparatus 70 nose
eeis Q. wago q, touf OF me Snenieals
are % DC auNiiiary .. sne steatnets'snd
+ VIII % locatea al me Elshtn ware Nj
agara, Atlantic and Nig,iant houses,
Ing DINER - 70 pc located AROUND the
K hill IN the East END. where Inc COM
mittee mas iohg fealized that better pro-
stee,ion against nfe mas oeeflt oeslfa o!e.
me committees estimate t9ia!s sS9,.
sso, sonpareu win an .eNpehiollure, OF
9SsSS.aIS Tor 1881. There was some rear
tnat me .iinanee committee VIII scale
IA WIS testinate, outg Inc need LOT an the
W AuultlOnal4 e0ulDnnnta DrONtue0 IOrH tA
g5undlsputed, and u Is UNDERSTOOD that
the finance committee VIII be IN po-
sition TO- 50 arrange matters that the
y additions 70 me hre department and the
sttengthehing OF the ponce force. which
+ mas oeen proposed by the police COM
ml.,ee,lc can go.throush;
Inc committee went INTO session ut $
& CLOCK ana dia not complete its laoors
E nntii atter ~ O'CLOCK, ana 20 the credit
OF me members II can be stated That not
Il minute was wasted. Harry McLure,
( Nid not even attempt 10 sprins stale
4 sort. z, !, Z 8 A.iipo5.
Each item OF the estimate was care
tuiiy. considered HAY was, placed az
I si,sVV,S aitnouah the expenditure III 1891
+ wa, was only VIZ. OUT II, was remembered
.that unusually low prices prevailed in
atnat year, as shown By the shaytexpen-
ol.ure IN ls96. Sl,ioo.
ne Item OF new hocsss.was large. be-
4 cause Of the Two that VIII be needed at
me e.. chemical mouse IN the Eass Emo.
men came the hrel alarm box item. n
81 Mr.t Gartley-!,%ant pair OF EN-.
/; Shaltifan aicLnre--Ihey cost lots o.
!; money. ~ Il
Mr:tBaird-Thats right; they are sl25.
Chief kiieSe5 said TWO boxes are.
1 needed on the Island and two in the
RE.snth ward, one OF the latter to be
PAGES east OF the Baltimore g. Ohio
;lracksS IN a district that IS becoming
4 !assely populated. me committee
a plaeea sig. boxes In the estimate, at $3.50
lo2l .s me kios ~; & z. 4, -. \
Va 7tainSOtto called attention to a
I part of, he c:t2@t that pays its taxes and
h mas never received 4 cent from the fl:e
ssscommiftee: thesiWeimeF ne!ghborhcod
4 q t1oining Fulton. They keep up their
\ ROADS and sewers and In other com
= InenGapic ways mind thelr business
niet !. hlleyes said there was an UNDER
stanuins with the municipalitvso OF Full
n ton that this isolated section. OF Wheel
y lne rs. 70 De taken care OF by the Fulton
js5llfernen exceP- in case o. a large fire.
\ ana IN return for this service the
n4ee.hs: department is subject 10 call,
3 from fulton. Tn; arrangement went
INTO eHect: during Chief Healy'sr term OF
once. speaking OF the fire pressure
s.som TIE plIss in Fulton. the chief said
IT rs higher2 than can be had in ans
. part OF wheeling. the water coming
f straigst down from the reservoir, which
rs rs nearby.
ne Item ioi new hose was discussed
at length. AT first 1t was thought $1,000,
would tl De sufficient. this being the
& iast year: but when Captain Otto adj
X s dressed committee and explained
t tta az enc engine house, the 7Vigilant,
= there Is not change OF serviceable
! hos, gits was agreed that more hose
Z ought TO be provided Chief Klieve5j
ADDED that there Is need for the hose;
Y n;heelins mas been fortunate IN escap-i
Ing from DIG hres, put one Is possible at
any time and then the few, hundred feet
OF additional hose might save thousands
%Sots dollars worth OF property. Captain
3otto's motion that $1,000 he appropri-
lated for hose was passed without oppo.7
e sltlon. vsi
So It was brought out that all the en-
D zines excepting FiGliant are provided
Win heaters, which cost $50 each The
chief said he could make one as good as
these for the Vicllans a "a cost OF $50.
land that It would largely lengihen the
life Of the steamer. This was arranged
for in the estimate.
Painting was decided to be necessary
at the Eighth ward. Eleventh street
chemical, Atlantic and Island houses.
Z AZ. one member said. It Is better 10 nay
Va small painting blll6than rebuild en-
CINE houses through neglect. The an.