The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-04-17
WARNS VOTERS
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Wheeling now sST5. 90; tho now hnnd
issued. would increase this 10 So.t9I.-
on0. nn. with the probability that motors
would have to br put in. TO saw" vast
aye Of water nj an estimated cost or
$500. nOn.nO. Tho proponents Of tho bond
issue have figured labor ut Sam 4 day.
watcr pipe at S4n.h0 4 ton. whereas lnn"r
cannot hr gotten for much less than
s.. IN a day and wafer pip" is selling AZ
S57 nn per ton: MS they purpos" 70 Ia
about four miles Of water nipr. OUTSIDE
Of pipe that will have 10 hc laid 10 TN"
outlying suburbs. il thr Greater Whoo,-
ing becomes an actually. II ran h."
easily seen that This would add. prT-
hans, ss35n n0n.nO moro IN tho ind"htco-
ness Of III" city Of Wheeling putting m"
city Of Wheeling in position or "S-
trcmc danger. and ,hos" who would h"
guilty Of putting tho city in such posi-
ton would be not only acting with littl"
business So Eacity. hut. in my judgment.
il would approach criminality. as il
would leave the narrow margin Of less
than soh0. nnn. % for future borrowing.
wasterful Proposition.
"Wc all want pure water and 7 be-
licvr the people would overwhelmingly
vote in favor Of tho S5nh.0hh .0h ~
s6nn. nn0.0n that would hr necessary for
thc installation Of filtration plant. hut
Il do not believe tho people Will "r"r he
guilty of voting for the dismantlinE Of
tho prcsen; pumping station and tho re-
n1oval and building Of a now RESERVOIR,
which means y was;cful expenditure o,
perhaps million and n half of dollars.
and tho wanton destruction Of valuable
prnperty worth considerably in excess
Of n million dollars. and both Of which
arc in splendid condition.
This is more especially true when
We all know there has b""n for years
a crying nerd for the "Ercnditur" -!
large sums of money 10 Improve IN"
STREETS Of tho city Of Wheeling. ina
arc in such horrible condition To-day.
endorse tn" views Of Gen. Riley and
other attorneys who say that this large
chtcdnesS will have Ia hr horns ny
the people and property now within ih"
present corporal" limits Of the city "f
Wheeling and not by thr properties anr
reoplc Of the suburban towns. who may
become part of Greater Wheeling n
October. 1879 th"y bear no part OF IT,.
Tho present city administration lad tho
last Legislature increase the general levy
from 81 cents 10 e. cents. I helinvH al
most doubling tn" taxes Now will ~
added the additional burden of this use
less bend Issue. which will fall not only
uron tho property owner. but the ~c1tcr.
as tho property own"r, when h" has to
meet the heavy burdens OF taxation. wiz
necessarily raise tho rents Of tn" citizen
who docs not own property. hui is i
renter.
No Railroading.
The trnuble about this whole uucS-
tinn is that the people in power hay .
allowed two years 10 70 by without
making tho slightest effort In moot this
situation. and in tho last few wccks take
it up. hurricdly prepare an ordinance
and within two wccks after it is pro-
scntcd TO council for tho first tinr. pre-
sent il Ia tho people Of Wheeling for
their vote. Time has moi hcrn given
10 properly digest and ascertain what Is
best.
This. perhaps. may hay" nothing 70
do with he question. but tho matter that
is worrying me- is the question. Who
has been paying for tho cxtrnsiv" ad-
vcriising that has been appearing for
tho past twn weeks in the local papers,
advocating the passing Of tho bond issu".
and which advertising diStorts the cast ="
II is not the city. because such an OK
rrnditure by IN" city officials would be
illegal. 1t is not tho chamber OF COM
mcrrc. or thr hoard nf trad" for they
have asked to nav" the ordinance with
drawn. 7 hope il is not III" people who
expect ~ have various contracts or
building a now reservoir. ntr.. whom W"
already have onr hat Is ample. or tho
now pumping station. which IL modern
and up-to-datr and docs it's work 10 PEI
lection. hut somebody Is paying and
cannot help hut think that tho follow
who is doing it expects TO gain whole
lot by tho passage of this ordinance.
However. ! have confidence IN tho COM
mon sense and Judgment Of tho voters
nf Wheeling and fool sur" that this bond
Issue will no defeated to-day. as II
should be.
"1t would he an awful mistak" should
this bond issue pass. il is worse than
thai, il would be crimnnl-but in the
language Of tho glorious French peo-
pie. slightly paraphrascd. it shall not
pass"