The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-07-07

would be done with MS road 81 the
next meeting OF the Board. He asked
Tor more time; il was granted.
The present chairman was employed
by the former road committee. He
made survey and estimates and from
these, money was obtained from the
county. Of course the road was ex-
pected to be made upon the survey, and
sixteen ieet wide. For reasons best
known TO Mr.. Mcdonnell it
was not, So says your correspondent;
not ten rods of it. Mr. McD. claims it
is. BE thought be knew AS much
about road making as aUyi one ese' let
him suffer the consequences.
10 order TO 30 Mr.. Med jnstice, a
special commmittee was chosen to re-
ceive bis road: Hugh CLARK Of Triad.l-
phis Moses Ray OF Liberty, and W. E
Connolly. E.q Of Ricblsud. Under
all the circumstances" they concluded
to take the road from him. No bonds
had been given by him he had simply
got the money to spend; and he had
spent it, and some 800 besides, be
claimed, oil his own mouey, while those
who subscribed had not given him a
cent II loUks as il the management
OF q former road committee, /" not
taking bonds for the proper expendi-
ture OF the money, wac where the
blame comes in. Now why has it not
been fnished7 asks your corresp pou~
dent, and with reason. Well, no one
likes to take hold OF other peoples
botched jobs, is about the reason.
But for further " explanation shape
may bs here given 10 reports which
have come TO the ears OF the writer OF
this. When the estimate for roads was
made (ss ordered) by the Road COM
mittee, at the May or June meeting,
for the coming year, Chapel Run was
included in au amount suficieot to put
the road upon the original survey. 1t
is understood that a minority report
was prepared By Mr. Clark, OF the CONS
mittee. Chapel Run WAS not included.
This minority report wss adopted by
the Board 0! Commissioners as q basis
Tor appropriations the coming year.
Chapel Run, it is true, may get an APP
proprisrion from the district levy, but
it will come too late to do the road any
coed this winter.
Another report: Hugh Clark and
Dan Whitman" as your correspond
ent terms him, DO not agree 10 their
road policy. Clark pronounces the
making OF tive-degree roads a grand
mistake" Whitman claims the MAX
ing Of roads with heavier grade than
this TO he little less than squanderIng
of public money. Indeed, the law pro-
hiblts any heavier grade than this.
County officials should rot allow their
differences TO lie in the way OF public
Improvements.
In the present case the lower eud OF
the route was never definitely agreed
upon owing to the supposed difficulty OF
Getting a five degree grade, and It is said
tnat Whitham even refused to make
the survey for the former committee un-
less il was made at legal grade. The
citizens then agreed to fix the lower end
themselves, and let the county expend
her money on the FIVE degree portion, ,bnt
since 'botch" has been made OF Il e
remainder OF the road, they 10 not de
sire to FIX it," A good, easy grade can
be obtained by opening out an old
street in the borough OF TradeIphis,
and permission has been obtained from
tn. town couuc.l Tor opening the same
but it would be necessary 10 condemn
few rods of lard to get 10 this street 1t
will not lengthen the distance and will
coet lees money to make the road.
Clark opposes this new location and 1t IL
supposed Whitman has given III, as ne
has gone on to squsnder come money
upon Clark's route-opposed ! enpPose
to "iorcing roads upon people and
he, too, has gone into the patching sys"
tenn.
Now, Gentlemen, interested in the
road, some OF the facts are before you.
Choose where the blame lies or 60 to
other. better informed. The BID OF Conn
missioners should be released from any
Intentional neglect in the matter:
There seems to be kind of mania al
over the county Tor the indiscnmlnste
slaughter OF the reputation OF pubic
officers. This has O tendency 10 drive
away all honorable, sensitive men from
all public duties, Tor when the people,
come 10 vote, whoever can corrupt
The most votes gets the position.
The style and tone OF your corres-
popdep, is to be admired as compared
with come correspondence in one o'the
other pspers, which are captious, pe'-
sopal and seemingly malicious. They
all seem to emenste from Iriaiel
mia. There is, indeed, suspicion
that some one wants the place OF the
present incumbent
Election times will soou be here and
I should he sorry 10 do anything 10
ipiure the prospects Of any one. MI
Clark has a policy G. he own 10 the
road management, and be, l suppose'
ia not ashamed OF it, and at the same
time others have right to differ rom
him. The road interest ia certainly
p.rsmouut TO all Others just no" IN
the country, 10 tact 10 the whole coun-
ty. for the City Council attends to the
affairs OF the city.
Mr.. C. certainly encourages the peo-
pie when be goes among them,'o perse~
we're in their attempts for road I'M"
provemeps. "AgItate, agitate a2i-
tate" says he to some OF them. Yet
when those people come in to the Board
OF Commissioners be srIses IN his