The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-04-18
THE VOTE sUMMAKNED.

Tp,navers Of Wheeling by their ro'e
,.o.,rrdav rejected the Sl.620.00 filtra-
tion b4Id issue, by vote OF l2o' Loi
ratification and 20S7 for rejection. 4ne
,l,r,litv for rejection was 676. The. vote
cor The bonds was T6S less than the re-
quircd thrce-fifthS.
seven precincts gave tho bond issu:
q slight majority. The Second "':iu
was tho only ward endorsing IL CIV
ing majority of Two.
slightly more than onc-fourth OIL inc
nuaIifird voters Of the city voled PRIV
ing that interest in the bond issue c'n-
toe, was worry light Bad weather Ser'-
ed 10 keep the vote against Inc ISSUE
down. ,,,
,brnc-fif,hs votc would have been
noccssnry to carry the issue, Dut 'ne
vote vas moro than reversed lot "'oi.
Than rcc-firthS of the total vote cast
was for rejcction.
Mayor yrstrr's ward. the Flrst. apu
the Island gave big majorities as"4n
the bond issue. They had been count
sd on. BY the administrator As
Of, s,rorrhoIds for the bonds. The Si1tn
yard rave the biggest majority asa''S.
tho bond issue, 343. Tho Third waro
ravc the smallest majority against the
issue. Is.
Not Against Pure water.
Tho vote is interpreted not as 'ose
against pure water. II is taken fatiIe,
AZ a vote against the intendco was 80 ~
expenditure OF almost million "o'ia'
for the moving Of the present pumping
station four milos up the river 70 "u'
wood und the construction OF mann
moth storage reservoir, which lhsur~
sncc mon say will not serve 10 lo"er
u.nnc;.uc. fire insurance rates.
Administration officials had advcrtis-
cd Il vigorous campaign that inc Pfo-
poscd new pumping station ana reser
yoir were absolutely necessary -NuSo-
cotcs Of pure water nrd the chcinlcai
system as proposed held that such
urrc. expenditure ~ money was uhheo
assary and tho people backed thcin uP.
I, is highly probable that at Fefs
early date a campaign will be lau"Iheu
for thc construction OF llllrAIloi'
p,snt such as is advocated by the CIT!
water commission, without the nc"
numping station and reservoir.
Getting the Returns.
# .was the longest election day ever
held in Wheeling and the polls did ho'
close ur;il $50 o'clock last night.
The returns were heard in City CLERK
Smiths office. The first precinct 10
report was No. 4 in tho Second waro'
md tho precinct officials came lugGlns
/, the ballot box at S:55. This precinct
ravc the bond boosters shout OF
iuy when the totals of ll3 votes. FOR and
IS ar,inal was read. Their JOY wa>
short lived because No. 3 Of the same
ward WIS read IL minute a1tcr"aFo aN
gave &c for and SS against.
from that time on the bond boosters
could extract no comfort from the re-
turns, as the opposition began piltng
m their ma jority IN every precinct on
the returns tabulatcd.
Thir,y-four pr. .cincts out Of total OF
20 were carried BY tho anti-bond sioe
while the bond boosters only carried o.
Tho best showing made for inc oo'a
issue was in the rirS, precinct reported
No. IN tho Second ward. where INC
! voto was 11s for and 4S against ratio
| OF less than 2h TO one.
Tho best showing made by tho oDpsi-
! ton was In the Sixth ward In precinct
No. l. where tho vote was for and 81
against. or n ratio Of over 10 l.
Tao total vote Of 3.@96 was only
about 20 percent Of tho total vote IN
/ the city which shows the apathy shown
by the voters whether tho city should
spcnd over a million and half uo'Iars
on the project Of pure water or "ai'
until il was in better shape financially
The lasI precinct to report was no
OF the Eighth ward. which went INTO
! Clerk Smiths office as the big bell
| in the city hall tower WAS announc-
! inC 10 O'Clock.