Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-06-08
ANOTHER SESSION
OF the Council Committee on Finance Held
Yesterday Afternoon.


Yesterday Afternoon.
+ Yesterday afternoon soon after four
o'clock the Council Committee on FL
nancetmet at the City Hall to take ac-
ton on the changes made or proposed
in the annual appropriation ordinance,
submitted at Tuesday evenings special
session Chairman McMechen pre-
sided.
The resolution adopted by the First
Branch of Council, on motion by Mr..
Mccormick, to add further sum of
$4,000 to the Gas Board appropriation
TO pay the increased wages demanded
by the men, was taken up, and figures
were submitted showing that to in
crease the wages of the chargers by
IL 1-9 per cent, and of the stokers by
1212 per cent, would require S1,162 for
the remainder of this year.
How to obtain this money was the
next question. After some discussion
it was discovered that in making up
the estimated receipts of the city for
the year there had been overlooked
the money due from the Wheeling and
Elm Grove Railway Company, for
mileage tax. for 1898 and 1899, under
the terms of the ordinance granting
the franchise. 1t is thought this will
foot up something like 81 100, but the
exact amount could not be ascertained
yesterday, owing to the fact that the
exact length of the line within the
limits of the city could not then be
ascertained. If there is a small dis
crepancy between the amount of this
money due and the sum esteemed nee
eSsary to meet the increased wages, it
will be raised by scaling some of the
departments slightly. This added sum
for wages will make the total Gas
Board appropriation $95,275.
The Committee then took UP the
ten cent appropriation for the Sixth
ward, and Mr.. McMechen leaving the
chair, moved the Gaus amendment Of
fered in the Second Branch of Council
Tuesday night and rejected be adopted,
and the motion prevailed. This amend
ment, which is a substitute for the dis
tribution for that ward originally in
corporated in the ordinance. is as fol-
lows
Paving Market street, from Twenty
Paving LaBeue street. from Eoff
west 49,. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 500 90
street, east of McColloch -. 100 90
Sewer from Twenty-sxth to Twen-
tynnth, on Market St. extended. 800 90
Sewer IN Alley B, Twenty-sixth to
Twenty-seventh streets ........ $50 90
Paving gutter on Jacob street,
Twenty-fourth 10 Twenty-sixth. $50 90
Curbng and bordering gutter,
Charles street, Twenty-seventh
street TO alley below. .,............. $50 %
Opening Merritt street. Alley II $50
feet west ....................... -. 800 90
CuTbng Twenty-eighth street, north
sac ......:... .......,....-....-....... LOT %
Grading Alley Observation-Disclosures. Is 90
Paving gutter on Wood street,
Twenty-seventh to Twenty-eighth. 100 90
The trouble about this schedule.
which is backed by four of the Second
Branch Democrats from the ward, is
that 1t takes $500 of city money to build
sewer through Baltimore and Ohio
ground, and it is urged against it, as
was stated in Council by Mr. Caldwell
Tuesday evening, that by the terms OF
the agreement between Mr. McMechen
and the B. & o. Railroad Company,
the lessee was to construct this sewer
himself within five years. If the ordi-
nance as amended goes through it will
set a precedent which may plague the
city later on, in the estimation Of many
Councilmen.