The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-05-24
ZAP TAIN OTTO
GIVES ANSWERS
TO LIST OF QUESTIONS SUBMIT
TED BY COMMERCIAL
ASSOCIATION.
is for Pure Water Supply as Soon as
PossibIe-FaVors Parks and Play-
grounds and Better Streets.

Declaring himself in favor of pure
water supply rs soon As possible, I'M,
proved streets. more Fairgrounds ana
marks, The drafting Of Il building ordi'
nance and the CuditiCaiiun OF all pres
rnt ordinances. the widest possible
publicity in The transaction OF All
public business and for i bigger ana
better city. Captain W. !. QUO, can.
IidaIr for council from the First
ward. has addressed Il communication
10 the Whcrlin" Commercial aSSOcla-
J. lion. answering a series Of ten Qu"S-
+! lions recently submitted by the aSSSo-
citation 10 all candidates for council.
According to original plans Of Inc
commercial ASSOCIATION. The questions
were TO have been answered. by the
candidates AT Tuesday nights mas"
meeting Being in Charleston, where
! he is serving as a member or me
house Of delegates, Captain QUO an
swerrd the questions in communities
lion which was 10 have been read Al
,Ihn meeting. As the meeting was
icalled off, Captain Otto presents ms
replies through the press, as fol
MAY, 81. l917.-Whccling CONNER
r.ial Association. Wheeling, w. Va
iGcntlcmcn: Replying TO your roH!nu-
nicaliun of May IS, desire to express
| briefly my views on the ~ projects
tyuu mention for the bClrcrucnt Of the
lefty. taking up the projects IN tue Or
der in which they appear III your c!:-
cular.
10 As Lu The matter Of 4 complete
and thorough adult. I have always
hrcn heartily in favor OF SUCH work
and think that the city should have
frequent audits. approved Of tho
faction of the state lax commits Sioncr
when he sent examiners 20 Wheeling
10 make IN audit IF III" city. while
writing about auditS | am wondering
how many Of YOU gentlemen Know
what was shown by iii" audit ot
Wheeling made by the state tax com
missioner. The report Of that audit
is a ruhlir record in tho Office Of the
city auditor,
Good Water and Streets.
81 The city has no greater nc"d
THAI, that Of a pure water supply. a.
a member Of ihc new council any plan
/ hy which tho city can srcur" Il supply
ui pure, clear water would have ny
unrestricted support And II Is my
earnest wish that Wheeling may nave
such a. water supply At Il yer! early
date.
e. Improved streets is another
great need Of tho city ana nave al
WAYS nhtn Sl.Dll- dtN w" g. ~ 49, ~
improvements. And Will" explaining
my sympathy with III" rrr.2ci to I'M
prove the lh0ruughfar"s OF Nhr"lln%
! desire to call attention 10 some prog
/ cCts of INV own along This line.
| When the Top Mill road WAS built
! / fought against III" cry paying any
mart ni tic cost and tn" road WAS
! bujlr without expense ~ IN" city. | Ii"
| road WAS not wha' il should nave been
| and | nnposrd the acceptance OF H..
hut The board of public works accept
ed il as il was. \ retaining wall was
thrn needed a. we'll as other work
, hcfprc tho road could b" used and
: through my Efforts instead ni NJ city
! having all The cost III Ihi$ work II WAS
: raid hv in" five corporations directly
! benefited hv lhr uI'ruin@ III the road.
Tho city wa$ thereby :HTrd naA%
: rhul~nnds If dollars.
! You know that wt'n III" count! pro-
rnscd Srlli-l" liz railroad stock | at
! once prnpuscd that 4 part ~ tn,
Imun"y derived from ;ho sale h" us"!
for ,hr improvement! Of tn" streets Of
/ Whrrling and that | secured ~" pas
sage by III" legislature nj bill hu'
irhorizins tho USE ri $i%I.""' ni This
money on the streets Of m" city.
| also secured III" enacImnnt or a
ihill IoraIinc thr National road over
Ithr hill from Fulton and aEru7s nc
islalG. ~ This ~; !ic County :'"m'