The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-01-14
WHEELING 1NTELLIGENCER TUESDAY, JAM L. wv
GREATER WHEELING MOVEMENT
|5 GIVEN 4 SPLENDID BOOST
MAYORS AND REPRESENTATIVE
OF SUBURBAN TOWNS JOIN IN
PUTTING IT OVER.
representatives VIII be Sent to Charles
ton to Confer With Member OF
Legislature.

Legislature.
\ meeting nc the mayors and officials
Of all the suburban towns, us well as
the officials from this city and mem
| hers Of the various industries OF tho
Wheeling district. called together by
the Wheeling Chamber Of Commerce,
gathered at the Fort Henry Club last
evening. where they enjoyed splendid
dinner. followed By rouSing contah.
which finally terminated In tho members
endorsing the plans as suggested by tho
Greater Wheeling Advisory Committee
Of the Chamber OF Commerce and the
passage Of / resolution 10 appoint a
committee and sending them Ia Charles
ton 10 confer with members of tho state
legislature rclativ" Ia boosting the
Greater Wheeling project.
The report Of the committee suggested
the holding Of al election OF all the
voters residing within tho prescribed
area set by the committee as Greater
Wheeling. said election To be held at
some definite date. The committee also
set aside what 1t considers just means
Of laws and taxation measures and many
other matters of Importance pertaining
TO the project, and il was the unanimous
opinion Of all present that the PROPOSE
tion as presented would go over the top.
with a 20 per cent majority.
Many Speeches Delivered.
Mr.. J. w. Ewing. presided as chairman
Of the meeting Ill the absence of l. VI.
Scott, the President OF the Chamber of
Commerce, and introduced as the first
speaker of the evening W. Is. Elliott, city
councilman. who read Il paper and gave
an interesting talk on the city admins
tration He told OF what had been done
since the new charter had been put into
effect and also Of what was proposed TO
be done.
City Manager G. o. NaEle was the
next speaker and gave in figures what
had been accomplished and also what
was proposed to be done during the
coming year. He stated that total OF
$1,000 had been saved since the new
administration had taken hold, BY the
cutting out Of certain jobs about the
city building. He also went into de-
tail in the matter Of the telephone case
and stated that 4 total OF $4,000 had
been saved in that case alone. BY max
ing the telephone company come across
with the forfeiture, which was stp-
ulated in the contract made when the
franchise was granted.
He referred 10 the street lighting
proposition and said that a total OF
SIS, 900 would be saved Il sa result OF
installing the new lighting system,
which would eliminate much help. now
used in cleaning carbon lamps. Also
that a total OF 5000 year was being
saved in the gas proposition year by
an agreement that was reached some
time ago.
He referred to the application Of the
Wheeling Electric company 10 the state
public service commission for an IN
crease and also to numerous other saw
iugs that had been made and then went
| into the proposition OF bad streets ana
other matters.
That Wheeling had a brokcn-down
water plant. no parks, bum streets and
| alleys and i'll fact nothing worth any
money and that with the present in
come il was impossible 10 make any I'M
| provcmcnts. was his contention, and
| he substantiated these facts with fig
ures 10 show that they could continue.
He next proposed the Increase in the
city levy from IS cents TO ~ cents and
! stated that with the added revenue that
| all these matters could and would be
| remedied
Mayor voster Talks.
! Mayor j. Morgan Fester was the next
I man called upon and stated that the
levy in Wheeling was lower than any
other city in the state and he told or
how il was proposed 10 raise addIIona!
revenue BY making an increase of 90
per cent 10 the present rate. which he
stated met with the approval Of prac-
! tically every citizen in the local dis
| trict.
Other speakers along this line we're
Otto Schenk, Harry Mcclure. y. w
! PAUL., w. E. Stone. G. y. Dowlrr ant
many others. ali OF within thought thai
the increase was justified. but scv"ra
| thought il should hc made even highc!
than 10 cents.
Greater Wheeling.
The proposition 10 link UP Greater
! Wheeling with the proposed levy m
creascs was discussed first by y. w
PAUL.. who explained the added prestige
! that Wheeling would derive from haV'
| ing tho greater population and territory
and also number of other matters OF
| importance.
W. E. Stone, from n business mans
point Of view. told what he thought 81
the proposition, and az head of on" OF
Whecling's largest department stores
! he told why he thought VIC should have
bigger and better Wheeling. anc
stated that he would pledge his sup
port.
Walter B. Hilton. Of the advisory
committee of the Board Of Tradc. cold
why nc favored Il greater Wheeling and
gave facts and figures 10 substantiatc
his claims.
Other speakers along this line were
Mayor &C. y. Dowler Of Warwcod
Mayor Campbell OF Elm Grove and
Mayor Klein Of Edgwoud and several
others. Arguments IF interest cnSucd
and the discussions brought out many
points that were not brought out in the
general talks.
following:
G.. ". Campbell Robert Anderson
w. B. Hilton T. H. Carter
G.. ". Eester l.. l.. Armbrccht
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