The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-02-06
OVER TnE RIVER

Bellairc independent.
The 81. Clairsville people are now sc.
curing. ,signers to remonstrance against
the passage Of the act authorizing vote
on the question OF removal ofthe county.
seat. The people in the Bridgeport pre-
Cinct OF Pease township were on Monday
signing the remonstrance by hundreds,
BIDs for the construction Of the st.
Clairsyille and Northern Railway were
opened last Thursday. They ranged all
the way from about $4,000 to $85,0O0.
These bids are for the construction ofthe
road bed alone, and the cut through the
summit at st. Clairsville to make connec.
ton with the present narrow gauge road
is not included,
REPRESENTATIVE ATKINSON last week In
troduCed bill providing for vote by the
people on the question OF the removal Of
the seat Of justice from st. Clairsvilleto
Bellaire. MIR. Atkinson will use all his in
fluence to secure the passage OF the bill,
and he and other well informed parties
think the prospects for the passage OF the
present bill very good. q
We understand the people OF st. Clairs-
vile are taking much moro interest in the
removal question than they did q few days
ago. Until Saturday they were cool aud
confident, but during the fore part Of tho
week they learned something that led
them to think there really might be danger
OF the passage Of thebill providing for the
settlement OF the removal question by q
submission to the people.
TIE NIorristown people feel much en-
couraged by the results Of their confer.
ence with the B. 4. o. Co. The plan now.
is 10 build line from Morristown to near
Lewis Mills, and run local train in from
Morristown to Bellaire, making a train
each way. From Lewis in the train. will i
do local work. On the B. & o. q train OF
this kind will be great accommodation
to people along the line of the B. & o. road
between Lewis and Bellaire.
WE hear rumors that our neighboring
town oil Bridgeport will offer to furnish q
site for the county seat OF Justice and put
up the necessary buildings free Of cost to
the people. II the people OF the county
decide against removal to Bellaire we have
no doubt, il good site can be secured in
Kirkwood, that the voters OF Bellatre will
favor removal to that place, bat we pre-
aume the people living on the south side
of the @. o. K. r. will not look with much
favor on the proposal to remove to Bridge.
port.
THE citizens Of Martins Ferry, Satur-i
day, voted on the question Of levying
tax OF 5000 on the property OF the city
for tho purpose OF aiding in the constfuc-
ton OF the Wheeling and Lake Erie Rail
road. There was some very bitter oppose
ton to the scheme, and most, II not aliof
the large taxpayers were against II, but
they were overpowered by those having
less interest in the matter ofpaying taxes.
The vote stood 405 for and 81 against. We
learn that an appeal will be taken to the
Courts.
TIE sale OF the Bellaire Manufacturing
Company's property by Conrad Troll, as y
signee, TO Messrs. Devries and others, was
confirmed by the Probate Court on Friday
last, and the transfer Of the property was
made on Monday. No objections were
made 10 the confirmation Of the sale. The
company purchasing has procured a char
ter and will be known as the IEtna Glass
and Manufacturing Company. Mr.. g. n.
Wise will act as Secretary. The work OF
constructing a furnace for the manufac-
ture OF glass will be begun at once and
pushed as rapidly as circumstances and
the weather will permit. I. n