The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-10-15
CITY FATHERS MEET AND DIS
CUSS SITUATION AND
ADJOURN.
Ratelitfe-OiNon Case Comes Up-con-
tractors Ordered Paid For Work
Done-Meet Friday NIGHT

Oone-Meet Friday Night
As the result OF council doing moth
ing in regard to the appropriation ord
nance tthe same as usual the pay
roll OF the city will be held up. for a
time al least, and there will be no
salary distributed to the departments
today. The next semi-monthly pay
roll should be distributed Saturday.
but II there is no supplementary ap-
preparation passed by that time. there
Will still be nothing doing in the SAL
airy line.
This is the way it all happened.
\ motion was made by the Second
branch TO pass a supplementary ap-
preparation not TO exceed one-twclfth
OF the yearly appropriation. Butts
wanted 10 make 10 one-twelfth of the
appropriation passed recently by the
First branch OF council. which would
have meant the cutting OF many sal
aries The motion was therefore lost.
" was next brought hack on the floor
when a motion was made 10 cut out
everything with the exception oil pay
ment OF interest. and interest on the
bonds which come due this month
this motion was lost by a vote OF n
10 10. when the original old motion
was again brought up and passed by
the Second branch by vote OF Is
20 S.
First Branch Cuts Capers.
The First branch also cut capers
when the supplementary appropria.
ton was brought mp. and they sent ii
back, with the pass only on bond in
tercst which was turned down by the
Second branch. which non.concurreG
In the action OF the First There was
great deal Of Wrangliug and arguing
In the matter before IL was finally de
D.
ring in the First branChs action. II
was ordered 10 recess by both
branches until Friday evening. when
an additional effort viii be made 10
pass the supplementary appropriation.
Councilman Butts protested against
VOstpOnomcnt. as De stated that there
are many workers who will suffer on
account of tardy action.
3 solar pleNus blow was handed
the corr orations Who have been 81
the hobit of applying for nifty year
franchises when The council passed
av ofCiuauC" reducing all franchise,
from go 90 800 years. The ohio valley
Traces and Labor Assembly sent an
urgent appeal IN behalf Of the WORK
inp class. 20 cut Iown the long term
franchises and the giving away or
public land The Assembly stated
that the Board Of County Commit
sioners passed 10 and that 30 was up
20 the council TO do likewise They
oheyed the orders 90 the letter ana
in the future 10 will be 80 years M
Radcliffe Case UP.
The matter Of paying George Rat
clne. DISCHARGED city fireman. rus
salary was next taken 49, city Sole
itor J. Harold Bremen was csllcI
and stated that as tIc circuit court
Judge had decided to listen To- a mo-
ton for new trial be Thought tina
10 was useless 10 pay the salary until
said judge had handed down hl- final
opinion boo the matter The matter
was therefore laid ON the table
Dixon Case.
The case Of Fireman Dixon wac
also disposed ~ 100 q similar manner
Tie was present Iu tho room and GIl
not beat about the bush boz stain.
that h' thought that hc had workeI
fur th" money. Bio has been WORKING
for fho past three months without
salary lt was decided hy council 20
Jay tl' matter ON che table and wait
until Judge Newman gives DTS
answer
When tbe bills for The month of Sep.
iDmber were presented there was au
Ifrm for fiNsHU for furniture FOR the
humping station. delivered by Ie .I
a. 'rtrThriw Complain. ou fhe Dion.
which acted as H rod hand. .rrHID.
would do to o. mad h.I' I' was G...I.
'I FOB Cuf Dr. tU before passing fUr
mn which was done An it,m fog
RI" worth Df STAMPS was Also CIuuY..
orr thr account The other depart
mont bills we're ordered paid vIthou.
amy clfflur
An application was received from
Ha0rsc y. and Harry 49, UIhbrrd flt
f.r placing off 1 stairway Irldire from
Ono street fo their cellar at The ccrrr.
or Fifteenth and ND'uHnoh stree.
Tho application was referred FOB OPT.
committee ru streets. alleys ar
grades ard if is t.ciy Chat chat bod.
HUl take action lu fhs rntr future
To Pay Contractors
There WAS great deal of arruir.
nI.u fho wee.lrc from frc BOARD u.
Control asking fhHf council toxic nr
on. matter of paying two contractor.
for their work They were grn.r.
-fnhha ftnf1. for ths pIvI.r of Scout.
10rt efrc.f and Goes A. Meyers
$4,000 for fNr paving of H.H. I.Ir Dr.
Was claimed hf council chat fhe UoarI
N' Control hHd ro rILHf f1 order fht
rOr. dome until fHr matter was first
approved hy council lf u.. however
stated chat fhc work Was IDur ami
Chat thc contractors should he paid
Tho bond. for tho paving v.ro thor.
frro approved hy OBJ. SECOND branch
chief Rose waa AGAIN bruIeHf into
fNr ImfII.nf when fhu BOARD uf