Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-25

| on Wednesday. This was the last well
put down by the Big Four Oil Com
pany.
In speaking of the electric light mat
| ter which has occasioned some comment
since the contract was let to the Bel
| mont Electric Light and Power Com
pany, Tuesday night, a councilman yes
| terday said to the Register. There is
| certainly a misrepresentation upon the
part of the few persons who are in
| clined to criticise the action of Council,
for such opposition is not born of
| thorough knowledge of our rights and
duties in the premises. In the first
place, Council was not bound by the
| terms of the advertisement, nor by the
| specifications, to accept the lowest bid,
| but the best one considering price, con-
venience, superiority and reliability OF
| the service. 1t would certainly be a
short-sighted policy to choose that
which is inferior and which by ten
years trial has proven itself inadequate,
simply because it is offered a few dol
| lars cheaper. No business man would
do so in his private affairs, and coun-
cilmen should be permitted to exercise
| the same good judgment when dealing
| for the city as when acting for them
selves. The new electric light COM
pany does not only offer better service
| to the city as corporation, but it is
! bound by its franchise to wire the en-
| tire city and sell it's commercial and
domestic light at figure that will place
| it within reach of the humble home of
| the working man, as well as the gilded
| parlors of the rich. | believe nine out
of ten of the citizens of Bellaire will
| heartily approve of what we have done
when they once understand the case,
and we court the fairest and fullest in
\ vestigation upon the part of any and
! all, and have no fear of a contest be-
| fore the people or the courts. AS to
| the bids being opened in secret session.
| IL Is Ouly Cullu lcilh auN COIuCS llOll
an amazing ignorance of the rules and
customs that have governed Council
| from time immemorial. No bids for any
contract let in the city for the past 20
years have ever been opened except in
executive session. 1t has been urged by
a local paper that councilmen should
| 1o,p To ha
| This we are only too willing to do to
all desiring such information. but we
| do not feel it imposed upon us to hunt
| the editor up and detail the motives
and reasons for our action. Should he
| call upon us we will define our position
cheerfully, clearly and l believe salts
factorily to himself and readers"
Harrison Bryant and Miss Bryant
left yesterday for Atlantic City.
Miss Alice Cunningham went out to
the Institute yesterday.
John Jones and John McGraw are
hunting out the c., L. & W.
| Harry, son of Councilman Carson, of
the Fifth ward, had his face bitten by a
dog yesterday.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Caroline
| Evans took place from the residence of
her daughter, Mrs. Williams. in the
| Second ward, at O'Clock yesterday
! afternoon. Interment at Rose Hill.
Miss Margaret Cockayne, who has
been visiting friends here, has returned
to her home at Tifin. 0.
The marriage of Edward Brant, a well
| known steel worker. and Miss Cora
Hirsch, of Meyersdale, Pa. is announc-
ed to take place at the home Of Frank
Brant, in the Fifth ward. tonight.
Miss Eva Corbett and Miss AIDA
Huffman are attending Institute at Be
thesda.
Miss Jessie Dunaway has returned
from Quaker City.
Miss Mary Simmerman has returned
| to her home at Glassboro. n j.
Rev. c. NJ Watson and wife viii be
home from Bethesda tomorrow.
A large crowd OF fans went to Wheel
ing yesterday TO see the Washington
and Wheeling clubs play.
J. H. Carpenter, of the Park barber
shop, is taking a two weeks vacation
| in West Virginia.
| Miss Bessie Shepherd. of the Fourth
| ward, and Miss Alice Steel. of the
| Third ward, will go to the Mounds
vile camp grounds Sunday.
Geo. Beaver, mother and sister, Miss
Kate, have removed to their old homo
near Bailey's Mill.
| Heatherington' band has gotten out
posters tor the excursion to Chippewa