The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-07-25
FAvoRs BOND ISSUE FoR NUM-
Der OF IMPROVEMENTS
States orer Ira, Was Mace By tire
Board % Control 20 Sub
Urbanites-

During the past several days quite
q number OF queries have been made
by local citizens and suburbanites con
corning the water situation IN the out
the-pike district so far as Wheeling
is concerned In an effort 10 learn
Just what is being done and will be
done with the situation by local OF
hcials. an Intelligencer reporter ap-
preached Mayor G. G. Schmidt yester-
day afternoon. and as result some
valuable Information was received
which Is best given I'm the words OF
the city's chief executive The water
situation I'm the suburban district was
first brought TO the attention OF the
board OF control when a committee OF
citizens brought the matter up before
the board at a meeting held about four
weeks ago. The situation was care
fully gone over and the committee
seemed willing TO accept the contract
OF Wheeling furnishing the water with
the understanding that they would be
reimbursed. for laying the mains upon
their entrance into the proposed
Greater Wheeling. No price was
reached at this meeting. The commit
tee figured on laying twelve inch
main from the city limits TO Elm
Grove and consented to having the
work supervised by Superintendent
Scroggins. of the city water works.
Outthe-Pike District
About two weeks ago" Mayor
Schmidt continued. another commit
tee from Woodsdale met the board and
the same proposition was gone over.
The board set the price OF 10 cents per
thousand gallons with the usual one
per cent discount. making the price
nine cents net This offer seemed 10
meet with satisfaction with the com
mittee. but 70 afterwards developed
that the committee was representing
a company which was being formed 20
buy the water from Wheeling and sell
II TO the outthc-pike corporations.
This committee would not accept the
proposition made BY the board. that
when the out-the-pike towns Joined
Greater Wheeling that they would be
reimbursed by the city for their ex-
pense in laying the mains as then Il
would become the property OF the city
or Wheeling. Several times during
the past few days | have been asked
personally what the board intends do
ing In the way OF furnishing a supply
OF water 20 the outthe-pike residents.
and as the matter now stands am as
much in the dark as they are."
AZ this point the reporter broke IN
with the question. What has be
come OF the filtration plant?"
In answer 10 the query. Mayor
Schmidt said: In regard TO the nj
tration plant. wish 20 state that the
board has been bringing the PROPOSE
ton mp from day 20 day. and that
the matter will Dee decided IN a few
days. We expect 20 have an orli-
nance prepared for council I'm q few
days. asking for "a bond issue consist
ing of four Items az follows. First.
filtration plant; second. street
lighting plant third. To improve the
hill top and make public park out
Of f.. and. fourth 20 improve she city
Fairgrounds These four items VIII
be left 20 the citizens and taxpayers
TO decide at special election
Lighting System.
THE board IA. "a proposition Dond-
ing with The Wheeling Electrical Go.
20 furnish the city vith light. hu' as
Yet 10 action has been taken ] De-
lleve that The matter should be sub.
mitted 10 tho people 100 the same way
as the former bond issue The prnp-
osition ~ tran forming th. uiI top
into % public park ha- been recon
mendod 20 fln board hF rho park COM
mission and tle Board OF Chlrffa-.
and Tho Same committees lave
brought 'ha playground natter 900 i..
Tore fh" board IUr c.'t Fairgrounds