The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-02-27

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Hickey stated that the reason the cost was
so small in Auglaize county was because
the pixies were grayeled instead OF Nc,
Adamized. while the reason it was so large
in Belmont was because the county was ex.
tremely billy. He stated rs reason fol-
no price being attached to Butler county,
that they had been built by the State.
The speaker further said that he md Mr..
John S. Maxwell had counted up the ex.
pense the county would be put to to build
pixies over the following routes: One to
smithfeld and Mt. Pleasant, one to Rich.
mond and Springfield, one to Knoxville
and one from Mt. Pleasant to Portland,
and found that would embrace about 10 OF
rs miles, with cost OF between 81, 900 and
$1,000. He further went on to say that
supposlng the total cost would be $500 900,
and we had q tar duplicate OF $4,000, 900,
that It would only be necessary TO assess
three mills 10 obtain the amount. His
figures further showed that II man own.
ed $4,000 worth Of property, he would be
taxed $50 90 per year, making total Of
$3.50 in five years. This is Just the price
of good horse, and In five years this
horse would DO worn out pulling through
the muddy roads, without considering the
time wasted, the breakage OF vehicles and
other damage done. He said the action
taken in the spring could embrace the
building OF few leading roadsthroughout
the county and the branches could be
built afterward He thought the question
OF assessing the tax and the manner OF
building The pixies should be left to the
commissioners. Nearly all the eounties in
the State have pixies, and they Ravo un-
iversal satisfaction.
Mr.. Bright said he had heard a farmer
who lived short distance out from the
city, and who was In the room at that
time, say he would vote against the pike
because il would enable the people living
further out 10 come TO the city and sell
produce equally as cheap as he could,
while II there was bud roads he could
bring his produce to the city and could
get good round price for II while his
neighbor iurthe out could not get in ut
all. The speaker went on to say TINT even
il this were true the farmer would lose
enough by the damage done to his horses
the breakage Of his vehicles and the time
lost In pulling through the mud to more
than overbalance any profits he might
gain through the disadvantage Of hi.
neighhOr who lives farther away from the
market,
Amotion was here passed limiting oil!
speeches during the forenoon session tc
three minutes
Daniel S. Mccoy said that Il only three
roads were projected now, the people
would not yete for II, as those who liyet
of tho road would bp opposed to It, VIZ
must make It broader, be said, and get tn
good will OF all concerned.
County Commissioner William Starl
said he had always been an advocate o
GOOD roads; that Jefferson county wa
sadly In need OF them, and that II land II
this county was not gs valuable gs that o
other counties, there was no reason for |
except thst the roads were so terribly bad
1 II Jefferson county was not In a favorable
condition now TO build pikOa, shp move
would be, for she was completely out O
debt and abundantly able TO stand tn
expense. He thought the estimates Of 2
mills on the dollar made at the Winters
vile meeting was too large. as II was hi
opinion 4 mills would be amply sufficient
This would bring 10 go, 900 per year, IN.
would build ut least ten miles Of Pile.
the mill which has been levied lor III
last thirty years to keep roads In repai
had been used to build pixies, we woul
have had them now. He considered goo
roads were economy, but did not thin
the Commissioners would like to make an
tiiiaher assessment than mills for thepnI
, nnsn Mr.. Sfnrk stated in addition thI