The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-08-21
short Cominss OF the municipal
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on the assessment is, 10 say the least, very
reprshsnsible. Ills upbusins's like and
cannot bat b detrimental In it, effects.
Either the afFlirs Of the city are beyond
the msussing ability Otthe present COun'
oil or else there IL such catelessnssI on
she part ,Oi that body, as will put it
In very uuiavorable llgh. In the essi-
nation of eitilsns. In fact the short
Oouings Of the Fathers are rather too
numerous and glaring to escape condem'
nation.
,Bsaiaaipg with the annual Appeopris'
don, to the different standing commit
iced, there iwSs' "a gross violation OF the
law made and provided by the legislature,
at the instance Of Council, which requires
q distribution OF the available funds to
DO made either In the month Of May or
June. Neither has either btsnch taken
any stsps, 50 lar ~ We are informed, 10
apd out what proceedings are necessary on
the part Of Council 10 make the aPpro.
pristions legal. A resolution offered with
a view Of requiring all votes on sppropri'
a.ions-oi money to be taken BY ayes and
nays, end 10 be recorded, 10 order that the
minutes may shos hattheclause requir-
ing 4 thres.fiths or ,So-thirds majority
has been complied with, ha, never been
acted upon. The frat Branch ia com.
PEELED to take for granted when sppropsi.
atious come up from the Second Branch
that .hsylhafs been acted upon in com
plisnce with Law, when it is we'll known
that the latter body ia not at all scrupu-
lou, IN complying either with law or or
dinahee. Tie First Branch, too, ia scri
ously At fault 10 many respects. Members
have become exceedingly careless about
attending the sessions either regular Or
special. For the larger part OF the time
come Of the wards are practically without
representation, their members not having
appeared for months at time. In fact
there is seldom present a. the sittings OF
the branch more than a bare quorum,
Apt-rsuu SLOW 10 getting together.
All thisifbad In !prinGiple and bad IN ell
not.
Although II was known that the report
Of the Board Of Equalization was pend
Ing, "a report absolutely necessary to
be considered and acted upon, in order
that the books OF the Assessor might be
turned over TO the collsctOrl; although it
was notorious that the time was long
past phsn the Collector should have
been at the work OF collection, yet at the
regular meeting for August the First
Branch had no quorum, nor could 1t
compel QUE, and, therefore, adjourned to
meet on Friday evening Of last week
When that evening came 1t was only
after long waiting that the necessary
su6fdd could be counted, and when
the time came for the considera.
ton Of The report Of the Board Equsliza-
,io, !, VA, found ,b., one member. like
~. .,.h h.d ,,;s,lv .,ols,v,, and the
FL, p,,,cb va. wi,bou, III, legal basil,
o.. .o1drs,,,,, h,.;,e,. and NJ eour.s al .
,o,,nsd
Tim. hu.,D... If fundamental import.
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.,,sl. no.,nossa .ines no lima ,bi. side
:, ,hk ,s,n,., n..,;ng In sep,.mber was
a. ..ss..It,oSo..S n, n. ,on.,dsr..
80 rS.S.s...so,,. hoot, ava no, in
a,ndi,,on ~ /. ,nrn.d ovsr to the Col.
,.",s.ap..s - ,o,,.. NJ coIlac,ion. can
=. ID. .nd ,hs ci,,,. fupds arc run
Nv, aorr,n ,,,o Indeed /. I. not i'm.
t az, 80 ,ov r,a.r M. no,,
pfs..st.s!ihi. rse,.c, h no.i,ivs dptv,
,sf ID -. \, i0onr,ins Al ILLEGAL dsbt
"r.S ~, Calf iconn,ill
go. T., rorsJo Il ,b,,s thing, n seem.
- \. : msi,:r ~ indissrspc. with the
49, .s:,hs,, hov mncb a, loo..
-. ,hf s,.,si,I,s,,,. ~ ,ba eity run.
III. ~ I ~ a. - .l..,,o, J,,v. near
r. ~ r..,,.r ~ ,..s..n.n,, We Know
:, ..o..Ii.s. a. ~. r.,, =, , mn.
s;,is.l.boSs +. \. comni,,ss., tb,, for
o,o,fIai.,s.,rS ~ all tbe n,ipeipls,
:, :Sa,,s -. m,,,b ,bs Al
= ~. 80, Rad
.,;...,,O :. ,ano,,.d hv Il.
~. wt.r IL. 1890,
~ go ' ia. - .,,.s rnon The
t1, S 49,. - -. =. Ii, - ~
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80 - '.s ~ .L =. 80 ~h.,.., .
uAs'st =. SA.ss 'S.' - ~ ~ - II.
NAN ), = .s'It - 80, S",-.,.f,
'0a rotsts 1.4.tSa , ~ '. -.
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.n' sun - ssus sss ~ " =, Sss ~
'o' 'ae pu'saA'e sIs'sO'' tHs OHlUl
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