The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-23

which carried. Councilman Reass
moved to add 500 for Bow street i'm
provement which carried.
Delegation Laughs at Hedges.
Councilman Lee Hedges was given
the laugh when he made remark
concerning Lind street. Mr.. Hedges
moved TO cut an improvement appro'
priation for Lind street from Si.il4 10
S., 900, saying in support OF his amend
ment that there were only ABOUT q
dozen houses on the street. twenty
five or more visitors who were there
in support Of a petition for the I'M
provement gave the councilman The
laugh, and some. it is understood' went
so far as 10 threaten him bodily harm
Councilman Frohme answered Coun-
Gilman Hedges, speaking for The I'M
provement, saying the city is nov
using private property 10 get out from
the street. Mr.. Frohme was support
ed bv Councilman Fritz and Chairman
Butts, Mr.. Kindclberger taking the
chair Upon the vote. the amendment
lost Councilman killeens amend
ment TO improve Merit street 10 the
extent of 500 carried. Muhleman $
motion TO insert the words island
grading. and gutter" instead of island
curb. carried. FrltZ's amendment 10
take 5000 from the street cleaning ana
open High street also carried.
eatoIas Reinstatcd.
In the general city appropriation,
Councilman I.aSch moved 10 reinState
Clerk VI. II. Bartollas in the board oil
control at $500, his former salary. NO
action was taken on the reduction OIL
Mr. Sam Matthew's salary.
In the contingent fund Mr.. killcens
motion to strike out 81, 100 for con-
tingcnt expenses carried Mr.. kllleen
said that he wished to take care OF the
$1,100 he had had added 10 the street
department. The health department
appropriation was not touched.
In the fire department, the ONO Val
lev Trades and Labor Assembly pre-
sented a resolution favoring the in
crease in salary for the tiremen. winch
resolution was fathercd by Council
man Morgan. Some Of the recommen-
dations carried. The desired increase
would have amounted 10 $3.50, when
increase was to be taken care OF hy
numerous cuts in other departments
Superintendent Scrogglns went on
record as being opposed TO cutting nus
department to boost salaries lot me
firemen, saying Il wish YOU 10 under
stand that have figured as low as l
can. and if you cut my appropriat1o o.
crinDline The water department. ell
ficiency and you have n bad fire then
the responsibility is not on my shoui-
ders. Your fire department wouldn
be worth anything if it wasn't for the
water department" Councilman
Adams supported Superintendent
Scrobbins.
However. the following cuts were
allowed: $500 off valves: $lOO on
"hydrants"; 500 out OF the electric
light department: $500 off street re-
pairs; $400 off street cleaning; $i3o
off bridge repair and painting; $2oo
off Grandview Street; 5000 on Nine
teenth street repairs; $3.50 off fire de-
nartment repairs; and S440 off repairs
10 buildings making total OF S3.24O.
Items that were suggested for cutting
but which remain in the ordinance
we're 5000 for island curb; 500 for
cleaning street mains; and $2,4O0 Tor
Lind street improvements.
Councilman link then moved 10 add
$3.50 to the meChanician's salary after
the city solicitor had drawn Ia the at
tention Of the counCilmen that the
man had now eight machines 10 care
for.
A motion was then maze DE chun'
Gilman Lasch that the police be grant
ed an increase in pay hut the motion
did not receive second. No changes
were made in the city prison, the real
estate, the center market. or the com,
eteries. After figuring II was found
that a difference of S4S2.50 existed be-
tween the expenditures and revenues,
which difference was made up on mo.
ton Of Mr.. Plankey TO Increase the
water bills receivable in the estimated
revenues.
The second branch then found that
it had 1920 on its hand for increase
in salaries for the firemen. Realizing
that It was not fair 10 grant the in
crease 10 the fircmen without taking
care of the police. motion was made
and carried to split the amount 80
so" giving each man an increase in
salary for the year Of $23. Members
of each department were wondering
last night what TO do with the $33
remains. Nothing else was conSid'
cred. Council then recessed.