The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-11-18
SENATE BII.L No. -.


\ Fill Amending the Charter If the
City of Wheeling, in Relation To- the
Paving or MacadumIzng OF the streets
and Alley, and the Payment of the
Expenses Thereof,
Be- II Enartci 5a tire L,y,alqt.re nt W"t
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SIC. |. 1t shall be- the duty Of the
Council of tn, City OF Wheeling, ut their
fist regular meeting, after the passage Of
. thl, act, or as soon thereafter IL practicn'
plc, to appoint board, consisting OF
three freeholdcrs of SAID city, to be called
tine Board of Commissioners on Streets
and PavcmcntS. The members of sand
board shall be duly sworn or affirmed,
diligently and faithfully to discharge the
duties imposed upon them 10y this act.
>. 1t shall be the duty of sind Board to
ascertain and report thu value OF the
c,hblc stone payemeuts IN front oi each
lu; or fractional part of II lot, fronting or
bounding ON any street or alley 4 q G
city Of Wheeling, extending to the mid
die of said street or alley, which has
been heretofore paved at the expense OF
said city, and make report thereof a.
soou.ls practicable. For their services,
each member OF said board shall receive
such compensation n may be fixed and
determined By the Council of said city.
Ou,-half of the value of the cobbIe-
stone pavement, 10 the middle Of til"
stree, or alley, rs thus asccrtaincd and
reported bv said Board, shall be II lien
upon the lot or fractional part Of II lot
mentioned in said report, IN front where
of said pavement has been heretofore
laid down at the expense Of said city, and
/ snail be paid in five equal instruments
/ the first being due and payable on tn,
/ first day of September next, and the re-.
naming instalmentS on the first day OF
September in the years 1877, 1873, 1875
. and 1850. The SAID value for each lot
/ or fractional part OF u lot shall be return
I cd in the name of the person holding the
, title thereof in fee whether in his own
/ right or any fluciary character. The
/ lien created and declared by tins section
/ NAV be enforced by the decree OF the
I Circuit Court of Ono county, should an!
instalmcnt Of the said ouc-half of tn,
value. a,certaiucd and reported by SAID
Board is to any lot or fractional part OF I
lot, not b. paid into the treasury OF The
city or to such person or officer rs may
be designated or appointed by the Coun
eli thereof, to collect and receive The
same, within three months aitc'
the said nstaIlmeut shall hav,
become due and payable, uPor
no, less than thirty days notice, c.thcl
bv personal service or by publication il
some newspaper published in th'
city of Wheeling. The report q
said Board shall be referred L
= Joint committee of the Counc!
Of sand city, and after hearing any one
claiming to be aggrievcd, after havln.
not less than ten days notice OF the time
and place Of this meeting, the said join
committee shall revise the same, with iui
unwer of correction and amendment
And thereafter said report, thus revised
and corrected, shall bc deemed and ta&cr
n, conclusive evidence Of the values Sc
forth in said report.
,. Tnc'said report thus revised and cor
r.r,od. shall be- placed in the hands @
such person or officer n the Council may
select or appoint, for collection; and 70
performance OF thj, duty, such person o
officer shall have the same powers rs ar
vested in the sheriff Of Ohio county b.
iaw for the collection Of taxes; shall Civ
bond with such security as the Councl
may hv ordinance, require, and togeth"
with hi, surc,ics, shall be subject to tn
-amr responsibilities rs are by law I'M
posed upon SAID Shorthand his surcIl''.
The proceeds ct all collections mad
under and by virtue of this act, OF tn
rue.hnIt of the value of the robbIo stone
pavement. heretofore laid 10y the safe
r,,v of Wheeling, shall bcaud remain
separate and distinct fund, to be know
rs "thc street pavement fund, OF wnICI
separate account shall be kept IN IN
book, of the city, and shall never be use
or dl>bIrscd 10y sad city for any othe
purpose than the paving oil the street
and alleys Of said city, IN the mamie
and urou the terms hereinafter pre-
SERTED
The Council of said city shall hav
the power to order any street or alley +
hn uuycd between the curhs with cobblc
stone. or other suitable material, undc
III, slperiutcudourc of the Street Com
missioner OF said city, upon the loves