The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-21

= 1,,a rttertton Of eore Of you doQpt.
!, iesnsd IN in behalf Of the Big Five, con
tToItns the Wheeling ca ibs e9 trss page iS
: !. me ks psnaphiet appears the words:
;; "iIow ss5s.oOo.oo was saved to the Guy
y of Wheeling. ,,,. e 40
u .,ota1 N IN effort to show the SAVING on
4 enormous Sums Of money TOT the ctIL en-.
! 81 wheeling. due to the a!leSed aetlEl-
ties Of The city COUNCIL raad ilS Of the PAM
y phiet via show mnch Of Us aosUrdht.y;
>: But perhaps some people nave n9 e a'@ -
Ai time TO dissect 1t. In the trst plac ce o6 10
! might be proper TO ASK % VI EwSeeling in
= +wo years TINA, The city treasury Is
HtnracticaIfy without money NO improve
ttments have been MADE on our
tSan tha,r ever were before. and when
5 The city needed to improve ITS hre de-
i 1artroent, It had TO borrow the lno,leS
!, IN the personal endorsements OF num-
81 ~ Citizens. In other words. where
= = 20 t,,e ss5s. 900. 90? It bias not been spent
ION pubic improvements has IL oeGtt
Il wasted. o. has been rn1sapprop5Isa $50
. The fact is that the saving OF $Soy.-
non m - sheer camoutiaGe, sheer ao.
I snriity thrown out for the purpose o.
,deceivtnS q few voters VINO .niay Hoe
have time to investigate ehe e''''t-
Ths Fggery Claim
= r1ha A-st Item in the pamphlet Is a
'l.1ai1n Of $50, 10000 being saved b., aoan,'
fdoutng the crematory on the NIL Sn ~
>kestablishing amunlclpa p1se ~ sing
\ has not shown itself In the CITY tlcts-
my. The idea OF a municipal pIgGery
IS not new: It may prove rato 10 6o ,r Dut
IDS proposition than the other riemoHrs
7 Of The city council. and the best that can
stha sad Of It. Is that 1t IS an c1pcrlInens
tfrom which we nope eo 90, II wifi not not
ssave $5O.o0o-o0 to the people F -" heel,
,:5nr either in one years time. or in three
! or four years time II y SAVES IL a. "a,
+ saving Of $40. 10000 being made by OBJ
ELECTIONS raised to the claim or the "cS.
= Virginia Traction & ELECTRIC GonepIain t
4 13Sb r Of Commerce, tho Chamber Of,
4 So1nrnerce Of Elm Grove and hundreds
d Of citizens took part in this protest just
has EFFECTIVELY as any reP p sent 5b OF
tfnr many months this fight has been car.
:ried on exclusively BY the rnuolcirai
rovernnent Of Elm Grove. and by nT-
:. Sste citizens interested out-the: pike: The
g rfty government appeared in II just to
&. 1hc extent OF making one protest The
fiTht IS not yet settled and no one
and the claim that he City s9rornnent
~ wheeling saved s4Q.hon.o0 by IT'S. in
diyidual action In this matter Is q lnush-
able absurdlty. Any one OF man! o!!LG f
With equal justice.
A Similar One
The next item shows an alleged say
Ing Of 500. 10000 by the objections TO
the application OF tho Wheeling ELECTRIC
company for an advance in rates Here
~ Is again to laugh The Chamber OF
Commerce. manufacturing companies OF
ali kinds ard citizens generally took
part in this objection. The city OF
wheeling did not spend dollar TO pro
mare the case. It's representatives did
Par less than scores ~ individual citi-
xerrs and corporations The case is still
0rIding before tho Public Service Com
mission Of West Virginia. and ita dec!S-
Ion will doubtless be based on facts and
not upon any naisy claims OF q bunch Of
politicians seeking re-ei"ctlnn 10 office.
Street lighting.
Another item claims the alleged saw
ting Of SEC. 900 made by abandoning the
street. lighting plant Of the city and
making a contract with the Wheeling
Electric company. It Is a curious thing
when you contrast these two claims In
ono paragraph. by fighting the electriS
company these alleged municipal
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