Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-08-26
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WBAT THE COLD FIGURES SHOW.
The Old Dams Of Fourteenth street
10 attacking the police department for
extravaganza" because there may be
a slight discrepancy between the appro-
pratioa and Expenditures has olunder-
ed into hornets nest. The detailed
figures published in che Sunday Regis
tsr shoMIag Why there may be deficit
in this dspartmene reveal state OF af-
fairs that bsrderp On the sensational
and vilf probably cause certain Repub-
Hean efieials nj the city hall to wish
the Numbering ga Woman had been
either nst 20 sarruIous On better coach
ed
This review ~ the books c1inches the
case against ehe old city ring, whose
exrrn vaSa nee, general mfsmanagemen t
and worse caused st so he kicked out of
the city Rail ae tbs lszt election, and
reveals 1etails Of ring nsmanagement
in AZ least one department. which the
general public hSetoter. has not been
familiar with. YoY which we must
thank tho blu.6-ring EFFORT OF the An
elest orgsnist - make political capita
81 ni.rerYe,s-siNg the Democratic po-
lice department.
70, instance. Investigation shows
that out ef 4, appropriation of $4,000
TIE nelieo department. has expended
but $.tS:ii5 for current expenses,
while sS5sB.4. have been used to settle
the unpaid bills ef -his department left
by the laee corrupt Republican ring.
For instance, the ring lett as a legacy
70 rhs present Democratic administra-
ton st,41o Of unpaid salaries Of patrol
men. which RAD to come out Of this
vars aperoeravon. The figures pub
lished ia the Sunday Register show
nineteen such items, bills left unpaid
by the ring which tho present admins
tratien must settle for. So il there
should Dc dsfex in this department
II Us purely legacy from the late Re-
publican ring.
The most important revelation in this
congestion is the fact that Republican
officials vhsss business it was when the
police estimates fcr the ensuing year
were submitted 70 inform the Finance
Com niues Of Council of the exact
amount Of unpaid bills carried over
neglected 20 DO So Both the City
Clerk aud the City Receiver were fully
aware 81 these orders. but neither evil
dsptly gave hint Do the Finance Com
mittee of the true situation when the
appropriation bill AoY the current year
vas made up.
estimates for the poiiee department are
first sursniasa "a the City Clerk, who
ia supposed to scar them; then they 60
to chs finance Com ,ittee which de-
eidse On ehs amonne it win recommend
Tor appropridtior, eAr Council must
take 1nal eetten, efseY which it II up
10 1no 0V5 AV'W, wiz hiahoS Nuo
payments.
fhs qusrr .cr Il:
Why afu net some official In
tarm Nhs Pinxres Committee of
Co.nsfI Of fhs syaers carried over,
which would havs 70 come out of
The appYopraStsorf
esceAd:
tee mako snsvfsv on fhis important
DofntS
p6i,s:
why IA N At tue city Receiver en-
uxhts~ eSv><il a. - the condition
Of S1fnASf
TssTsf~
What ssancetien 10 there between
mis- attss1r ~ ne Republican organ
90 40 Democratic police DEPART
nsat<fhs bsst and most economi ca l.
Iy mans npsN In tho city's history-
and ne sn&o~isktnE neglect nrst OF
tho hspubIIsss e4teials to reveal
these sspaie debts ~ the late Re-
publican rfng, second Of the Repub-
Gean Yf1anee Com snfttee 10 make In
nufyy ab0ut Nasu, ssa lastly the
failure of Shs Republican City Re-
.ei~sr TO call attention to these
,n,fssiens vhSn the accounts cam q
20 him for settIsmsstf
There = ehanes FOR libsral eAplaEa-
ton. here trsn1 three or four diff-lcns
Repusliesn eTeisl source. UP at the
CITY nall.
The thanks o. the people are due the
foolish Oh Tonss Of Fourteenth
street for bunderi.. into this latest
Republican mares nest in ci.s polite
IN ltsa while We mas gst to the
bottom OF the n tier ar atec7rer tho
rsal a3inua Of this partisan attack L