Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-28
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It has leaked out that there came
near being a clash between certain
teachers who attended the institute at
Bethesda and the Park management on
Thursday night of last week. The
rules Of the park impose peace and
quiet after ten o'clock, but party of
ladies and gentlemen said to be from
GAINESVILLE, thought that about the
proper time to start in to have a good
time. Their laughing and shouting
reverberated from the still waters CT
the lake and aroused the Park mana
ger sleeping in the hotel near by. The
latter was soon on the scene and re-
monstrated but the gay party Knocked
him and said "cn with the sport. let
joy be unconfned; we're not school
kids, you're no teacher" This sally
was greeted with round of applause
such as the place had never before
known at that unearthly hour. The
crowd after arousing all the cottagers
took their own good time at dispensing.
The park authorities were bent on pros
ecuting the offenders and the matter
came near being aired before the insti-
tute but the influence of friends hush
ed the matter up. 1t may be stated
with assurance there were no Bellaire
teachers connected with the affair.
A citizen says: THE Independent
doesn't appear to understand that
Council in letting the electric light con-
tract did not only have the privilege,
but was bound by cath and the circum-
stances to view the case from the
broadcast standpoint of the business
man and to do that which was best for
the city. In the letting of contracts, as
in other matters, Council is permitted
to use discretion. The members would
be mere figure-heads if this were not
the case, and would be compelled often
to act against their best judgment while
serving as representatives of the peo-
pie. Because an inferior article is
marked down is no reason why a city
any more than an individual should ac-
cept it. 1t is within the province of
Council to say which is best, and that
which has the most merit and will do
the greatest good to the greatest num-
Der is always the cheapest. Council
has acted upon it's best Judgment after
full and fair consideration and the peo-
pie indorse that decision. If Council
had intended to give the contract, for
good and sufficient reasons, to the new
company from the start, even then it
would have only been a mark of
shrewdness to have arrived at the price
to be paid through the medium of COM
petition. Just consider for a moment
what Council has done for the people
of Bellaire. A saving Of more than
$4,000 year to the corporation alone.
Enough in ten years to almost pay for
a city building, besides commercial and
domestic lighting that will enable all
our people to have it in their work
shops, their stores and their homes!
The people are not Directing, for their
best interests have been conserved.
They have no sympathy with the in
situations and innuendos directed at
Council. There has been no violation
of law or custom in the letting of the
contract, and those disposed to cavil
and criticise are those who have suf-
fered curtailment of financial inter-
ests or who are laboring under the mis-
guidance Of such statements and influ-
ence."