The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-08-08
FINANCE COMMITTEE OF coUN.
Gil WILL RECOMMEND
SUCH TO COUNCIL.
City VIII Start Year isi4-f5 With
Estimated Revenues Equal 20
Proposed Appropriations.

II the action OF the finance commit.
tee, at Its meeting last night. prevail
at the meeting of council TUESDAY
night. the city OF Wheeling will start
upon the year 19i4-15 with its esti-
mated revenues equaI TO its proposed
appropriations. This was made pos
sible by the finance commission rec
ommending TO council that all corpo-
ratlons, manufacturers. or private con
sumers OF water, be placed on a fiat
rate basis. instead OF meter.
When the finance commission be
gan its work last evening after hay-
ing gone over the proposed appropria-
ton ordinance Thursday night. IL was
$ll. 4s2 short of the ordinances. BY
the help OF the water assessors and
changing the plan OF water collections
was able TO raise Ss.6T7.60. leaving a
deficit of Si.422.4O. With the new
buildings that have been added to the
city. the assessors say then can easily
wipe out that deficit and this should
not hold up the ordinance
On motion of Councilman Vass, sec
londed by Councilman Conrad. the city
solicitor was instructed to draw an
ordinance as an amendment to the
old water ordinance OF 1882, abolish
ing all meters and placing the corpo-
ration and manufacturer on an equal
! basis with the private consumer
This ordinance and resolution h TO
be presented at the regular meeting
I OF council Tuesday night with the
finance commissions report Further
more, that the assessors be instructed
TO assess all manufacturing concerns
on the nat rate basis. starting Octo-
/ Der /.
Conditions Good.
This action was taken, as II has
I been found that no meter made will
register correctly the kind of water
being pumped This II the first time
/ for years that the city's finances havV
been In as good shape to start the
year as they are at the present time.
Chairman Chew and his force OF cut.
ters' on appropriations took the other
q way round last night. and recommend
! cd 20 council an appropriation ordi-
nance which allows for two raises in
| salary. the assessors. besides appro-
priating $1,000 for public comfort sta
tons.
One notable saving that allows for
/ me change is the doing away with
5000 worth OF new horses and also
7 Tor feed and other expenses This
amounted 10 over a thousand dollars.
In speaking concerning the legality
| OF the change in the water rate. So
| licitor Bremen said: The change
requested involves only An amend.
ment 10 the rules governing the water
supply OF the city-the old city water
boards rules and regulations. adopted
IN the form OF an ordinance. These
rules arc expressly under the super
vision OF council. and may be, by
them, modified. amended or an
nulled"
Mayor Kirk also was very much
pleased with the proposed changes
and the excellent work done BY the
I hnance committee. He said. This
Is an idea | have always stood in IA.
Nor OF BY changing the water rates
We VIII be able TO cope with a situa.
| ton that was feared earlier in the
I year. The finances of the city are in
/ better shape now than they have been
Tor years. and we should prosper.
, heartlly recommend the proposed or.
dinance 10 the council OF the CITY. and
shall hope for its passage at the reg.
ular meeting Tuesday night"