Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-30

ment of water rent, have been evad-
| ing the issue by securing their sup
ply from neighbors. An official of
the Water Board called attention
| yesterday that this is a plain VIOLA
ton of the law. He said that per-
| sons allowing their neighbors to Sc
cure their water supply from them
are liable to punishment by fine. He
intimated that prosecutions may be
! made unless the practice is discon-
tinued.
Yesterday an employee of the new
Board shut off the water supply Of
a former prominent city official, who
has been very active In his efforts
to upset the present condition Of
| affairs at the city hall. The shut
ting off of the supply brought the
official into the Office in a very in
dignant frame of mind. He de-
manded to know by what authority
his water supply had been cut on,
and was given the answer that he was
delinquent.
The Water Board Office continues
to be a very busy place. In response
to the notices which have been sent
out, a large number Of delinquents
have settled their bills. In fact the
major portion of the business of the
office at present is the collection OF
/; delinquent water rents.
With reference to shutting off the
supply Of the city official. the Secretary
| )of the Beard said he was instructed to
shut off all deliquents, and among
them the employees, wherever they were
run into, regardless OF their station in
F.; life. A prominent city official was one
of the number. The inspector called
and was notified that he was not at
home by his wife. He turned the water
off and the officials wife laughed at
him, and asked him if he was sure he
had the water off. To make it doubly
sure, a member of the street gang OF
the Board was called in. Late in the
afternoon City Solicitor Coniff tried to
arrange a settlement peaceably, the
said official presenting receipts dated
March 10Th by the secretary Of the ole
Board for two years water taxes, and
was informed that the charges of SOC
for turning on the water would be en-
forced. The official agreed to pay this
charge.
He was notified by the Secretary OIL
the new Water Board that the receipts
that he held would not be recognized
by the new Board. Early in the even
ing he called on the President of the
new Board, who instructed the inspec-
tor to return the bills receipted by the
secretary of the old Board to the de-
%linquent city official. While the new
Water Beard was in session, City So
licitor Ctniff entered and made the
statement that the delinquent city off,
cial claimed to be the only n who
had his water supply shut of. A list
of the nsum whose supply was
cut off was shown. This he reported
to the delinquent official, who entered
the Office of the Board with City So
licitor Coniff, with the proposition that
his check, made payable to John Shell
base, secretary of the old Board, was
deposited in the Dollar Savings Bank;
that he would have the same trans
ferred to the credit OF the new Water
Board. He was informed by the new
Board that the check would have to be
made payable to the new secretary
and the bills r~eceipted by him. Then
he refused to recognize the new secre-
tary or the new Board, and left the
Office very indignant, calling up by
phone later and stating that he would
be there in five minutes. After wait
ing fifteen minutes the session Of the
new Board closed.