The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-01-08

NC LAW ButLDtSG,-lUe IOullultISs Va
Court House and Jail OF The Board oil
Commissioners, met in their Clerks office
Yesterday morning for the purpose oil ex,
aiming and passing upon the plans q
specifications Tor the new law buildipgthat
MessTs, Barr and Hubbard proposed erect
ing on the northwest corner OF Cbapline
and Twelfth streets. mn
Messrs. Boring, Frew, Carnahan, PM;
lips, Hutchinson and Schultzeappeared,aad
also Prosecuting Attorney Jordan. Mr..
r., G. Barr represented the petitioners.
The plans and specifications were theh
submitted to the committee.
The matter wa then laid open Tor dis
cussion before the committee, and q gen
eral and liberal interchange oil opinion
was had, and at some length.
The plans submitted contemplated o TWO
story building, brick walls, thirteen inches
in thickness, three lues and finished with
sinks, water closets and oil MODERN I'M
provements, and in short, o very conVen-
lent building. ,,,,-u
Captain Boring, las practical builder"
pronounced 1t q model Of convenience,
and q practical building and n thai
would honor the city and the corner upon
which 1t was mol TO stand. Mr.. Schultze
also expressed himself as well satisfied
with the projected structure, aRb demon
strated It's conveniences, and the future
benefits that would result to the county
from It's erection and the favorable
terms upon which It was being acquired
by The county OF Ohio. But it was all Of
no use, neither the architectural ideas Of
the "Sage OF East Wheeling, o the sub
lie elouuence OF the Emperor OF Richie
town avaiIed." Sir Christopher Wren
couldn't have arranged plan for a build
ing for that corner. -,
In the committee 1t appeared, In TIT
first place, the recommendation in tavoi
OF the petitioners was only obtained by In
direction, and not by any decisive vote
There were only four members oil the
committee present at the time, and .
motion was made to reject the petition
which was lost by q tie vote, two voting
for rejection and two against 1t.
The vote on It's passage in the Boarc
was taken in the absence OF certain mem
beers who would have opposed 1t, and The
project itself has been looked upon. will
considerable dissatisfaction by the public
When the plans were presented to The
committee Yesterday morning by Mr.
Bar, Mr.. TT. Hutchinson at once raised
the question OF the right to dispose Of the
ground for this purpose, and instanced The
refusal 10 permit another person to built
a business house omit. This question wal
talked over at some length and the right
conceded, but then the question arose al
to the expedieucy Of the project ant
whether the county would derive any
adequate benefits from such a lease. Th'
discussion on this point was long and de
sultory, and Mr.. Barr In closing It sale
that Il necessary they would surrender
their lease at any time, providing a reason
able, or II they so desired it, no compensa
ton for the expenses OF erecting the build
ing be given. This is not In the nature Of
contract, and is not binding upon you
successors. The building we propose
erecting Is not a fimsy building. The
plans and specifications OF this building
In comparison with the adjoining Law
offices below the Court House, are vastly
superior TO them. This building will moi
clog the county in its operations.
After five years you say get out n we
will pay you s. or $50, or whatever you
like, and We will go. You a not make
another lease on such terms. We will
make no money by the operation. l now
pay Sl80 per annum. This will cost mt
much in excess OF that, but l shall have
more light and air in the building.
Mr.. Prew-"What will the county gain
by itP"
MIR. Barr-''In five or ten years they
will have q valuable building
Mr.. Schultz -"Lst's build Mr.. Barr
house." =,
Mr.. Barr-"I wish you would. ! would
save money by it" 49,,
Mr.. Frew then made a motion which
Mr.. Hutchison seconded, that the plan,
and specifications be rejected. This gave
rise to some other desultory talk, but
vote resulted as follows, for rejection
Messrs. Carnahan, Frew, Hutchinson and
Philips-4; against: Schult2e and Boring-2
So the plans and specifications were re
jected.
Mr.. Frew then moved the recommends
ton to the Board, that the lease be re
jected, which was carried by the same vote
Mr.. Barr-"I desire 10 have 1t placed on
record why the plans and specification
were rejected"
Nj Frew-'I want a record" 'This IL
the reason. they were rejected: The ma
jority OF the committee do not want Z
building to be erected on that ground
The county is growing and we may neec
it."
Atthis juncture County Clerk Hook ap
peared and stated that there vas a large
number OF the county books that were
badly in need OF rebinding. He also
stated that the reason. OF this necessity wa
that gas was continually burned In the
vaults, and the intense heat produced
"dry rot" which caused the binding L
give way.
The committee thereupon decided To
recommend to the Board that the parti.
ton between the vault and passage be
taken away, and thus allow the vaults 10
be lighted from the windows on the north
side Of the Court House.
The committee then adjourned.
This practically settles the question oil
the building IN the corner, as there are
two or three members In the Board over
and above those on the committee who
are opposed to it, and their united votes
will surely defeat II.
The petitioners are not very much de-
jec:ed over their defeat, as one OF them
philosophically remarked later in the day:
1--WE will be considerably ahead in the
matter, as 1t would cost us much more
than We anticipated"
TnE CouRrs-CouSrY CouRr - Judgs
Bowd.-This court met at 0 o'clock yestei-
day and transacted the following busi-