Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-03-29
OFFICERS NOMINATED.
MARTINS FERRY.
A Breezy Blast from Across the River
Some Pertinent Points About Township
Affairs.

A Breezy Blast from Across the River
Some Pertinent Points About Township
Affairs.
During the past week the different po-
litical parties have been hard at work
making candidates for the different
town and township offices. Both have
succeeded in selecting some very excel
lent gentlemen.
The residents OF Clark's addition are
clamorous 70 be represented in our new
Council, which is to be voted foi next
Monday. They claim that as they pay
large proportion OF the taxes they should
be remembered in the improvements to
be made next spring.
The cooler contained one inmate last
evening" plain drunk.
B. Exley & Co. are very busy at their
planning mill getting out material for
number OF houses which they are build
ing for parties in Bellaire.
Ex.Mayor Kerr who has been suffer.
ing from a severe attack Of Rheumatism
sye are pleased to see on the streets
again.
Many OF the leading citizens are COM
planning OF the nominations made by
both parties for town officers, and justly
80 when one looks back at the manage
ment OF the town affairs for tho past
two years. Martins Ferry is now class
ed at the head OF the list as amongst the
heaviest taxed communities in the east
ern part of the State, and yet the COL
lecting OF this large tax from the people
has IN a manner added nothing towards
the improvement OF the town. The
cause can only be attributed to the elec-
ton to Council OF men totally unfit TO
administer the wants OF the town. The
welfare and prosperity for the future
demand that there shall be elected men
who are well qualified to manage and
control the affairs in the interest OF the
town, and the tax payers, who have the
interest and advancement OF the town
at stake; who will make judicious ap-
plcation of the taxes collected from the
people in all needed improvements;
who will make an effort to see that the
bonded Indebtedness is paid promptly
at maturity. There are some excellent
and well qualified men nominated on
both tickets who have large
interest at stake and are among the
heaviest taxpayers; they will make eiii-
Cient and careful officers; Is to such
men rs these that one can only hope for
some good to come Of the town. Their
Interests are the interests OF the town;
thev are identical with each others sue
cess. There are other good worthy
men nominated by both parties, but
who have never had any experience in
public or commercial business. They
NAV make excellent officers, but they
must first be tried. This was the
trouble for the last two years, and it is
under this class OF men the town is now
suffering 1t is the desire OF great
many OF the citizens to call citizens
meeting and make selection from the
two tickets OF the best men. The idea
is good one and is meet
ing with much favor among
all classes. II 10th par.
ties can be harmonixed, there will be
a meeting on Thursday evening in the
Town Hall.
Will some one OF the city officials ex-
plain why the interest coupons OF the
bonded debt were protested for nom
payment, and at the same time the
Mayor can carry in his pants Pocket
some $500 OF the town fundsH
Mr.. J. l.. Schilling, Penn Mutual In
surance agent for the State OF West Vr'
ginia, has purchased the James Dean
property on Fifth street, and will occu-
py the same on April lst. Mr.. Dean
intends to 60 to Michigan at that time.
He has already bought property there.
George Smith, OF the Commercial
Bank is off on trip West.
The municipal and township electors
will take plac, on next Monday, it be-
ing the first Monday in April