The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-05-03
HEARD AGREES
TO PAY $4,000
FoR PRIVILEGE oF FURNISHING
CITY NATURAL Gas
Bat P~roeesftiea ~ss ReJeetsd % Vet.
- 2 20 2-T~o Conferences
REID YESTERDAY.

After two conferences held hy a
special council committee. the board
Of control and President Heard OF the
Natural ss company Of West virginia.
relative TO arriving az some ~conclus
ion whereby the citizens Of this city
might have the right TO use natural
Sas Tor Illuminating purposes the
whole proposition came TO naught yes.
terday afternoon when after consider
ing counter propositions from both
sides the meeting adjourned and TO
all intents and purposes the negoti-
atoms are at an end
The meeting was held yesterday AT.
ternoon TO hear the answer OF Mr.
Heard on the proposition submitted
10 him by the committee at the meet.
ing held Monday afternoon. This
proposition was TO the effect that in
consideration OF the city granting the
right 10 use the gas for the purpose
desired the company was TO paw the
city the sum OF $4,000 in ten install.
ments OF Sll 200 each. Mr.. Heard ask.
ed time to take the matter up with his
company n he informed Mayor
schmidt that he would meet the com.
mittee again yesterday.
Mr.. Heard Talks.
The meeting was held at 800 o'cIock
in the First branch council chamber
n AR. Heard informed the commit.
Tee that II would be absolutely i'm.
possible for his company to settle the
matter on the basis proposed. as it
could not AFFORD IL. He then submitted
a proposition from the COMPANY. which
carried with il the waving of all dam.
ages under the recent court decision.
the right TO sell gas for an illuminant.
ana permission to use the city mains.
ii desired, for a term Of years for =
certain amount. The number of year,
ana the amount to be paid vas left
blank, as Mr.. Heard explained for the
reason that he did not know Just how
long the committee wanted IL 10 be
operative or the price. but both of
which he expected to fix up al this
conference and insert them.
After talking over the matter. the
committee decided IL could not grant
the use OF the city mains. and after
much argument on the matter Mr..
Sands asked Mr.. Heard 10 fiji u the
proposition himself and make IL
definite. but this he was not willing
TO do.
Then Mr.. Sands asked him to make
a proposition as to what the mpa
would pay IL the city would waive all
claims for damages and give him the
right TO sell his gas TO those who de-
sired IL, leaving the city plant and
mains out OF the question.
Short Conference.
Mr.. Heard asked TO be excused,
and with Attorney Alfred Caldwell
went out OF the room for a confer
ence, n when they returned he said
he would be willing to consider the
matter providing the city mains were
not turned owe TO a competing gas
company. This provoked more dis
cussion as IL was a matter that had
not been brought up before. Finally.
after being pressed. Mr.. Heard agreed
TO pay the city the sum OF S25. 1000 In
five annual installment OF s.. 900 each.
the first 10 be paid Immediately. This
was discussed and finally on a vote
IL was rejected by a vote OF : TO >.
There being no other proposition 20
consider. a motion TO adjourn carried.
After the meeting adjourned the
committee went into executive session
with Attorney T. S. Riley. who stated
20 them the condition at present
of he case in court which was re-
Gently decided in favor OF the city by
Judge Hervey. Mr.. Heard and Attor-
ney Caldwell e~ndeavored 10 laugh off
this matter. but 81 is not so much Of
a joke as they would have the council
believe.
Whether or not the matter will be
pursued any further could not be
stated definitely yesterday but by the
action OF The committee IN ematter
sands right where Go was before the
two conferences with Mr.. Heard were
held.