The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-01-17
PROTEST AND
NENDMEN 7
MEETING HELD
OF SIXTH WARD HOOK AND
LADDER PASSED LAST NIGHT.
MEETING URGING OHIO COUNTY
MEMBERS TO VOTE FOR CHAR
TER AMENDMENT AT
SAME TIME.
HABIG ASKS SIXTH WARDEES To
VOTE AGAINST BOND ORp1NANCE
FOR NEW FIRE APPARATUS.

Al largely attended and enthusiasts
tic meeting Of citizens and taxpayers
OF the city of Wheeling. mostly resi-
dents Of the Sixth ward. held last night
in the abandoned Niagara hose house.
on Twcnty-fourth street.. two sHts or
resolutions ono declaring for the COM
hi-,inr Of the Offices OF mayor and CITY
manager. and the election OF that IN
rumhcnt. and also thr chief Of police
hr popular vote. and the other protest
Ing against tho removal ~ INC nrc
motor truck from tho 'NtnEaTa station
20 the hook and ladder hos" house on
Twentieth street. were adopted oF
unanimous vote.
C-onscrvativclr speaking. there wore
about COS men OF voting age present
and practically all Of them seemed 10
he Of tho same mind. The meeting was
characterized by fiery md lmpaSSioncd
addresses by Councilman Ambrose M
big. NJ. !. Grogan and rev others
which received considerable applause
AS a matter OF fact there wcr" wv"
meetings. The meeting was called pri-
marily for tho purpose OF adopting res
olutions urging the Ohio county Nom
hers Of the Legislature 10 vote lot lne
charter amendment that viii n" ollcreo
rro,.;din~ rnr the election OF tho mayor
and chief OF police and IL launch city
wiGn movement for tho adoption OF that
,uond1nnnt Following tho adjourn
mont of this meeting n second meeting
was called at which the 'resoIuI'onS
rro,cstinr against. the removal ~ inc
NIAGARA fire motor truck w"r" adopted
Squire T, r. Corrigan presided at me
frs, meeting and Charles Mam's OH
ciated as secretary. William Hlrch
was chairman and Councilman fan's
secretary OF tho second mc"tinE'
souirc corriEan in speaking on IN"
charter amendments project san 'hat
w,. tho matter of Increased 'aN'E 'h''
chiefly. concerned tho property o"n"rs
of the Sixth ward. 1T Is taxes S".u
n, corriEan that touches our POCKET
$500 IN opuoscd to any legislation
49,. ,,.I1, roisr The present INK rate.
,hiDL this 70 the matter concerning
n.n,rb No should take action: the rest IS
all politics. A.
councilman Habig replied 10 Mr.. Cor
rican by saving that regardless OF whN
amendments to tho charter the statc leg
jsIature might adopt. council ""u!d sun
l,avc tho fixing Of IT," tax rat" nc III
sist cd that only tho on" am"huinfn'' ''''''
dealing with the election Of Tho mayor
and chief Of police be urged and warned
his auditors that il they b"fnEGcd Inc
situation BY asking for too much they
would got nothing. Hc,urGcl that slrH'-
lar meetings IT. behalf Of IL" proposed
amendment. a copy Of which he said was
already in Charleston. BE- held IN every
ward OF the city. T.,
But it was at the second meeting III
discussing the removal CT the Niagara
fire motor truck that Councilman Han'S
was nosS dramatic ard played upon IN"
heart strings Of his noi~hhorS II "aE
also in that address that he WAS A''0S'
bitter in his Arrangement OF thr city
manager. lie pledged all "f tho Sixth
wardrrs present TO vote against any
bond ordinance that will hr submitted 10
tho people for the ratification nf S6T.-
0on.Q0 borrowed money from IN" banks
for fire apra ratus until tn" fir" motor
truck j.; restored To it's w. enty.f0urth
..lr".t CT Al ion house,