The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-02-08

washed away, and the paSeu "Iai 49,
in many places, torn up. This has oc-
Cured sometimes by accident, but am
informed that boatmen have deliberate
" dug up the boulders so as to make
secure hold for spar. There shonid pe
a more tringent ordinance passed as
sessing a fine against any person DONG
so, and also to cause paymentof the ac-
tualhamage.
REVISION OF CITY ORDINANCE
An order of council was passed last
wear authorizing ''the Mayor and Presi-
dent of the Second Branch TO employ
Mr. Lamb 81 some other competent per
son" to revise and arrange the city ordl,
nances for publication. Mi. Lamp Goulu
not undertake it at all, having 1ully Gu
gagged his time, and the only proposiLion
we could obtain from any person WHOM on
we considered competent. was lor Que
thousand dollars, sum which we WIZ VIZ
NOT willing to give, and so the matter
rested The arrangement ana st9le VI
the nresent edition made US very eau
tions in employing a person to prepare
the new one, and fearing similar pro,
dnction we declined propositions which
were made at much lower figures. AS
the old edition is exhausted, another is
needed and besides many acts OF the
Legislature affecting the city exist
which should be published, and except
a few newspaper scraps all the ordl'
nances passed during the last eleven
wears are found only in writing ana are
not generally known.
AFTERNOON MARKET.
During the last year, an AFTERNOON
Market was established for two days,
Tuesday and Friday, Teach week, and
ON the whole perhaps it has been bene-
fic1al although many of the citizens are
NOT better satisfied than before Inns
market is much overcrowded, and 1t has
been suggested that to tx the time OF
opening one hour earlier would relieve
the difficulty. think no remedy would
be had by the change That there is
enough time now given to do business is
evident from the fact that long before
the hour of closing in the evening, near
" all both buyers and sellers, have left
the market space. The principal rush
and crowdi is at the opening, and would
be the same if the time of commencement
were one, two or three hours earlier, and
is caused by persons who anticipate the
opening of market to select and secure
such articles as they desire, to be PAID
for after market does open. This is
clearly forestalling, and l have instruct
ed the Market Master and the Police
men that they report all cases which
come to their knowledge, that the offend
ers may he punished. recommend the
adaptation of the Old City Hall to the
purposes of the market; great increase OF
room and convenience would result to
both buyers and sellers, and large rev.
enue be realized by the city
Many of the farmers who attend com
plain that, particularly in summer, they
do not find room for their wagons at the
Market House, and are compelled to take
stands either above or below it, on the
street, while a large portion OF the
market space proper IS occupied by
empty wagons. | recommend that an
ordinance be passed which shall give to
the Clerk of the market power to regu'
late this matter, by causing the removal
ofsuch empty wagons when necessary
UNEQUAL ASSESSMENTS
Ii March last the Legislature passed q
law giving to the city the power to tax
personal property, stock, bonds, notes
money. SC, for her own benefit. Under
! the law an assessment was made which
| believe to be worry imperfect and un
| equal, and, in some respects, not IN ac'
c0rdance with the law, and l earnestly
protest against the use of it in any way
as a basis for future assessments The
greatest care should be taken in the Sc
| lection of the person to make the return,
and. as an additional security for fairness
and equity in making the assessment, |
recommend the appointment by Coun,
Gil of a supervising board to consist OF
| two members OF the first and three OF
| the second branch, whose duty 1t
shall be to carefully examine tn" s"id
assessment and return as IL progresses
Last year many credits OF money, stocks,
&c. were not returned at ALL household
goods, in some instances, were placed at
their full value, in others, at not over
one.fourth; and goods, wares and mer-
chandise at far below their average val
ne Lest | may be understood as find
ing fault with the gentleman who acted
as assessor last year here expressly dis
claim any such reflection, and, on the
contrary, it gives me great pleasure to
say for him that know that he labored
earnestly and diligently TO secure full,
fair and equal assessment, and that he
used every eXertion, by consultation
with Mr. Lamb and others, to acquire
the meaning and intent of the law and
inform the citizens Revision by
a board, as have suggested, would be of
great benefit in equalizing the assess
ment, no matter by whom made, as be
ing composed of gentlemen from all
sections of the city, the board would
possess in its members more general,
and better knowledge of the valuations
reported, than any one person could
Whether the total valuation Of personal
property within the city be large OF
small il amount, IF equitably made
does not matter to any citizen because
having Il given sam to raise for reve.
uue, the council will fix such rate per
hundred dollars as will produce it, but
il does affect him, and is seriously un-
just and oppressive if ollie is: paying the
rate on a full valuation, while another
pays the same rate on half valuation,
the rate having been fixed higher than it
would have been if this last person had
reported just amount
WHEELING Gas COMPANY
HE time is approaching when, by the
charter ofthe Gas company, the city can
acquire tue ownership OF the works. 1t
is the belief of very many citizens that
the stockholders OF that company, having