The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-03-17
Tho Capitol Building Questions.
How d House suitable for state,
County and City Purposes may
be had without Individual SUBJ
RCriptiOn and with Little or no
Taxation Tor the Purpose.

County and City Purposes may
be had Without Individual Sub
ECriDtiOn and with Little or no
Taxation Tor tho Purpose.
(IIy 0nc who has no "Iron In tho FlrO'')
Editors IutCllIgcnCCr;
Much has been written and much more
spoken upon the subject Of suitable
building for ChpiLol, purposes, as we'll us
with regard TO tho most suitable site for
said building. There are not few Of
our prominent citizens WHO believe that
the school house site, on the corner Of
Eofr and 18th streets, is by far the best
yet spoken Of for the purpose, and the
suggestion which has been made to take
In connection Herewith, tho adjacent
premises OF Mr.. Brady, and erect thereon
building In exterior similar to the
school building, and Join the two by a
handsome structure suitable for the legis.
lalive halls, seems to impress the minds
Of many as meritorious, and worthy Of
serious consideration. Such n building
would certainly DO n remarkably hahd.
some one, and rightly planned within,
would serve all the purposes Of n capitol
building n courthouse and city build
ing combined.
One writer has said that the entire cost
of building and ground would not exceed
eighty thousand dollars. Had he said
ono hundred thousand instead, he would
have more nearly appfoximatetl
correct estimate. Let Tia see.
The cost Of the new school house COM
plcte together with the grounds, will not
Tall dollar below fOrty.iive thousand.
The cost Of Mr.. lIradys premises and an.
other house Of tic same size az the school
building would swell the amount to at
least eighty thousand. The connection
would cost twenty thousand, making a
total Of one hundred thousand dollars.
There are some who are ready to say
that II would be uhwise to expend so
large n some Of money in the erection Of
a structure Of this kind, until we are IA.
sured that Wheeling will be the perma.
nCnt Capital, that II would he better to
provide temporary quarters until this
question IL fully determined. There ia a
seeming plausfbility In this view Of the
case, and yet will we not, by dilatory &C.
ton, be likely 10 give encouragement and
aid TO those who will favor the location Of
the Capital at some other point3
Let us consider what would 10 lost or
gained to the city by taking the. site
above referred to, and erecting building
such as that which has been described.
That the building would be quite large
enough for State, county and city purposes,
admits Of no doubt. The old Court House
and The present City Building would then
he for sale. These, with the grounds up.
pertaining, would readily sell for one.
third, and pcthaps for one.half the entire
cost Of tho new building and grounds.
The actual outlay would thus be reduced
to say Fifty thousand dollars. And II the
schools oil the city, as some have claimed,
can be carried on without the expense Of
another building, or by retaining the old
ID ward building and putting an addition
to ii, there would, by this transaction, be
saved to the city In way Of taxation iot
school purposes from thirty 10 Fifty
thousand dollars.
Now, viewing the matter from these
Atand'pointS, II would seem that a very
suitable building for all the objects con-
templated may be provided without butd.
ening tho community with much add.
tlonal taxation,
But 1t may DO asked what will be done