The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-08-07
COUNCIL COMMITTEES ASK
FOR LARGE SUMS OF MONEY
SIX MEETINGS HELD TO P1ERAR1
REQUESTS ron oovERuIHo BODY.
Firs oomm1tsss wants Largest suua-
Asking for Bum $4,000 In Exosss
OF Last Years Appropriation

Six committees of council held brief
meetings last night and considered the
amounts which the heads OF the various
departments controlled by the commit
tees ask appropriated for the coming
year.
ractically all OF the departments save
fire ask for approximately the same
amounts that were appropriated last
year. Chief Rose. OF the fire depart
meut. asks FOR an appropriation OF tll4.-
s6O. 10000 more than last year. the
extra moneys TO be used in purchasing a
new automobile fire truck at a COST OF
$4,000. a new So foot aerial truck at a
cost OF $4,000. and for the erection OF
new chemical fire station on the site
OF the Atlantic station. at cost OF
$4,000 chief Rose also asks for an
extra fireman on the Island. TO receive
$3.50 per year. two new fire boxes on
$3.50. and an automatic repeater bell at
headquarters that will cost $1,000.
According TO the report 81 the chief
the new aerial truck. II purc hased. could
be placed at the Twentieth street sta
ton while a new auto truck would be
placed al the Nigiient station. The Wig
liant engine now used could be taken
20 the Niagara station and held in re-
serve. The requests OF the chief EVIL
IDENTIFY took the breath ~ members OF
the fire committee. as they decided that
all that the chief asked be recommended
favOrahly TO council.
Police Committee.
The requests OF Chier Leyland. OF the
police department are very reasonable.
as modified 10y the committee The re-
quest for four new officers To be used
as corner men WAS not granted and only
one Of the two motorcycles asked for
was recommended. The request for a
new automobile patrol wagon. TO be pur-
chased for $4,000. was granted. The
auto will De used both AZ all ambulance
and patrol. and will do away with an an
nual expense OF tl.O54 that has hereto
fore been caused IN feeding and snoe'ns
the horses kept for patrol and ambu-
lance purposes In all Chisr eylsnd
than was expended last year. and the re-
quest was recommended.
The committee on city prison also
met and increased tAe salary Of the po-
lice matrou from $50 per month TO $50
PER month.
Health Commission Etzler met with
She committee On health and a~isrd for
an appropriation about 500 less than
tie sum spent by the department Task
ear The salaries paid employees or the
department were not hanged from lat
year but the request that slhNN u
granted FOR autitpNin and thrCiur- Was
modified o. read $500 In al ~" nealth
Department will spend s@23fo Ills year.
but 81 his sum $1,000 viii hc used 10
buIld a suitable furnace near the IRE
mltory "a wuicn 20 burn night soil.
water Committee
tie afpropr'afious asked hy Superinten.i-
.rt ~ Water WORKS. S.rorglHs o. the
reason that Nj Scroggius was not pros
.,.f 30 frr meeting However. the COM
uttfee ar. EcI io visit th" works tHiS
DO -tt.~ro.u 90 n',Ioek. Superintendent
~.r"ssirs asks fo~ au approximation 81
s.. rsf 60 conduct t.- works this wear.
Last wear $4,000 Was appropriated and
~ t~drf-e a.tlo- 0as taken hv the
ssz committee. aIth0uE. an item ask
ing fLst $500 he Appropriated for ne
purchase of coal WIS lowered 30 $500