The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-04-10
HE WHEELING DALEY MTELLIGENCER WEDNESDAY MORNING APRIL 10 1878

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5000 added by the Collector, and, thinking
the SIS. assessed by Council is not toe
much. resolve to recommend the rejection
Of Smith & Co,ie petition. This would,
on the records, bea whitewash not con-
templated by the committee, and l be-
lieye il Is now intended to EeportA feso'
luton better adapted TO the facts.
feel il my duty 70 disclose 10 tins
Council the iacts with reference 10 the
case Of Lewis & Woodmansee, whose petit
tion for 4 reduction Of water tax was BY
Council referred TO the Committee on
Water Works, along with Smith q Cos
petition. II fkneW all the crookedness
10 be found In or about the Collectors
Office / might cite q case Of better pecu'
mary success, but | doubt II q case can
be found that Is more bold in conception
or more mastery in execution. The
Grant House was burned March 80, 1877.
Messrs. Lewis & W~oodmansee, proprie,
tors, soon established business In an ad-
Joining and much smaller building. On
or about February %, 1878, they came 10
pay their taxes for 1877, and found that
their water tax was $3.50. Mr.. Wood
mansee made instant and uncompromi-
sing protests, but the Collectors duty was
plain. he must collect the amount OF the
assessment, or they must get q reduction,
HI sympathized with them. Es thought,
foo. that II Wa IN outrage. he would
siu !nem. ne wouia gitse ne IL J;J
ior them ana see II ~ 1,sm
wfi9e IL 10 tue mosuS ""u "Suie "
ing, to-wit: p.L os 1875
WHEELING, Reo' I" 1000
10 Me Hon. Mayor and CITY Council;
GEsrLEMEs-Your petitioners would
respectfully represent to your honorable
body that The water rent assessed agains.
them ma proprietors OF the "Grant House,
for the year 1877, is the same as that as.
sessed previous to the burning Of their
late hotel. viz, $3.50. That in consequences
Of their present establishment being much
smaller and consuming far less water
imam the old hotel, they deem the amount
40 assessed as excessive and ouerous, and
therefore pray your honorable body for
such A reduction as may seem reasonable
and lust, and your petitioners will ever
pray' LEWIS & WooDMAssEE.
Tbov .;,rsd n and be took charge of Il,
III rosnc;i ~. I.b.vs sts,ed, referred II
- ~ Camm;,,ee an Wster Works. Be.
$1,000 TO- sm;,b q n + anneared
~ .ha comn,;t,ss The Committee
Gno;,o, nv ~ nnnsnal vio,lsncel de-
1870 10 bsvs the assessmsnt book be.
taaathem and see tbe record on each case
nnassn.aJ Know;na thet LAWS 4 Wood.
ssaas .ssa.smens m The books xas bnt
.fonr doiI,rs. I watched TO see how
~ 80. no;nt you'd be nsssed. The
.a,;,;"a Ss, FAD M, Rlack made his
70 n,..anan, 4, wb;ch be aiinJsd IN
sams osarS;sbt or clerical error. or some.
.I;.s =; IN LIND. snnke of tbe fro, and
Iu,"S ,amomhs1 pSst eiss. Int nv a
tsnnv ,rsn"an sroLyian If The most mar
i ap ty;%nJHbranght the Committee 10 The
tes;an. oon.;dsrsi;or ~ Inc onest;on
s ttn,Ls. Nto.sss Taw;a 3 waoSm.n.
'aa .Sn,,d have n rsdnction fom s24
IT, ,n".a nnsn;mnnSiy of ,bs on;nion
, in' ,h W. ws. II wron, IN snv resnect
sIsS.an .aa Iow and ,bse /, wss manages,
Ay o,hia tannoiI win ne ma,,er
~ ,,a,oio,s laid The na,;tion m The
IN ~ +
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L p.S'1 "'u danandsJ 10 have ,ba asssss.
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y, = ,ha Som M ,as as - who .Se
laos"S LII ~, enosmnns ws,sr taY H.
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via ha ''
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on Nv ~. 81 ro"ns;i 10 a.ssv az
nnaI s:,,,oment ,bsrs wiIi hs fonnd,, H.
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