The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-17
.RFPORT 0F CITY MANAGER SHOWS
CITY To BE IN GOOD CONDITION
CITY MANAGER IS CoNaHAruIAT-
ED BY COUNCIL FOE HAFDLING
CITY AFFAIRS WITH ACT.
Ordinance Making It A Misderneanor Il
Leave Cattle On Boats at The
Wharf Passed.

,',,v council held its banner session
las, night when the report OF CITY Man
,rcr g.. .. Magic was read. showing the
rity 20 be- III better condition than
hs> bar. for many years,
councilman Eium expressed hltn"SeAe
as b.inS proud 20 b.. associated with
r,saa iil;.. h. cir? manager t"uncI'n'an
William Hare also expressed hlASelt IN
h.irr Iuuch pleased w!,h thu report ana
offered !; motion that the report III KUN
bc given III IN. papers OF N" CITY so
AS to tax, tn, citizens into the contl-
demo. ~ th.. city council and snow tue
..\acI cririitl",t Of the ci:y tinancEtltE.
Mayor - Mur@;tu E"St"r stated th''
uui:. an i:&,n ia tn. 7.rrr, Was the 'act
that there was u tremendous decrease III
IA. ;;Lx..s. possibly as uAuch as $l'.8o9.
that II The hotels and au'"m"piieS. d!
WRIT. q tn. tan going 70 tn" stat.
Thu. report in detail is given below:
Wheeling. W. Va. Apr. Ii. l9tS.
To tn. Honorable. Mayor and Members
Of Council Of the cry Of Wheeling:
Crntlem:n:-
kar. tho pleasure TO report that the
total revenue for the first min" months
of thu. fiscal year. including the amount
carried over from the previous year on
.July. Isl, amounted io $il6.J3H.3". This
l,rvuut includes Sl2.S9D.h3 carried over
from Ia" previous Year and $:-,'3'.'f
collected from tn. stat" as corpora
ton tax. and that tn" Figures Tor IN"
corresponding nine months or IN" pre-
vir;is year amounted il total revenue OF
<S95. lS..p5. which includes $3'.S"h.SS.
amount carc!rd over on July list from
tlir previous GEAR.
IN
,...r w.S mot received until after April
ICY, and therefore: - not Included III
.h.S.. figures.
TIL. expenditures fer IN" first nin''
months - his prcS"n: fiscal E"Ar
amounted 10 $3.50 42n.5?. and tVr ihe pre-
vious .ea-. 1855 .nra.3l. Cas-. ola hand IN
Nprii LIST 1918. amounted to SN""i'.9l
rs against cast on hand April lSt. i'i''
..r;uuutius To S"h992.?". against ms
amount. however. there w"r: "utStind-
ING ,:naaSh.,l warrants for S2bh'5.i''
L"avlnE Il n"t ''tSh b'tlaticf oh -NP'' 49,
!"I. ~ $S".3t9.t,.
In rider 70 Get Il correct comparison.
,.,,yry.r II - necessary I" deduct from
h.. :: noun; ,n hand April list. 1918 IN"
,..,,r OF s"."?..t h:inS thc corporation
IN which WAS collected thus year PRIOR
20 kprii l., and WAS NOT collected last
var ;lr,il 40: that dat" and hence d'd
no, MT into the Figures Ut thr prrFi-
..riss .rar as :lbrv" given. i'E dcuuc'hS
his amount "" would have q hal;tnr''
~ sJ1649y1 without amy outstanding
,.,rr,n,s SIS tn. last outstanding war
-,u,s v"r.. retired on February nth
;.S. Their figures show an improve
,r.r. IL, th,. cash account Of the city lpT
:Ie nine mouths OF III" present fiscal
lar. Of S"I.%"p.ap.
'rh. amount Received for licenses Tor
rn.- first nine months ut thc present
fiscal v.ar as compared with ths Same
;,.-,nd ~ th.. previous year decreased
<i:..ll.Sl.
I, may interest YOU t" know mat attcr
al outstanding warrants w"r" palu on
L.,,r,,,ry 18Th last. that that was tn:
FIRST time the city had not hal any out-
.,,ndiur warrants since October. l"il.
,,, ,ha; ,ht amount of thrS'' warrants
that v,r., outstanding IN July lSt last
amounted I" S3a.H"I.@".
Respectfully .submittrh
T.. =. NAGi-E.
l'ity Manager. .
r.,:y Manager NagI" AIS" save Il report
-; rh.. increase in wages and materials
,i. curious offices Of The city gov
rn,urn, and gay" Il detailed oral report.
Other Council Matters.
pho r,,,;,ll petition WAS filed ana mo-
,,c.. Given hv City Clerk W. RI. smith
,,h, asked that he be empowered 10 EN-
,ro,. IN. assistance. OF at least fifteen
,.-sons for - period OF Two days "
,.o,rn,.t.. thu. checking of the names on
IN. petition This was extended inc
;,, c,.rk bv a resolution offered by
,h,. city solicitor and a Tos" on roll call
,..s,,I,.d in its adoption by UNANIMOUS
vote.
.rh.. huilding cod" came up Tor partial
r,..,d:r,- but owing to many other Things
..,,r, I'M before. thr body Its reading
,,.,s deferred. bu, while waiting tor Mr.
>,.,,ec Of the Warwick China Company
Ute Of i, vcr, read Mr. Blum asked
~ nrjnted copies So that each council
,,,p could read it at his leisure where
,.,n nc WAS instructed that It took civil
engineer to understand the code out tn'it
" would have to be read IN i"il oeloFc
l;s passage ~ s;r,,,>,
The reading of thu code was discon-
,;,,,ed when Mr.. Mckee WAS tcnocr'u
30 f,nor in connection with the granting
+ha W-arfieid China Company OF 4
,o,-,,it to lay gas main 81 inches
d;,nnter on Water street between
,l,c,. IL and ~ Councilman Ambrose
lI,hir made 4 motion To refer X I'd Il
r,noittre but tin motion was not pass
III The ordinance was formally passed.
lv vote Of the entire houE.
An ordinance pertaining 10 oftchscS
,,ss.d bv council on January ~ i'l ~
,.,. amended making ii an "ti:nse t"r
,,o.t olyinr on the Ohio river 10 stop AZ