The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-12-15
FROM THE CAPITAL,
STATE MATTERS OF INTEREST.
Poatof'lee Appropr,atiOns-internai Improvements
iu West yIrslnla-Norl Of Conyre1s-rhe
rarlR Commission Trying to Smoke Out p
~ Q ths Yitumfnous Coal Interest. 5t

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the lSTELLldEScER. All appropriations
made by Congress. as you well K now ara
predica,ea nno,, ,hs.o os,;.,',,.,, in". ~. Wv
m,da vr T., H.. ,..-,e... .s "'.' "'., '',"' "''
'"""e up M '"e various executive depart.
ments. slI1
PostotIice, Wheeling: fuel. s3oO, l;vht
sG,S. wo,sr soOo. r.. S,n a,,o. 90
e,c. ~ p,.,., '.' Nv o''cl peises'
1 :.Si en, M H., iv.se,soutg ss nn luei, 800; light,
n aro,;1,, ~, ny, -. oV, other expenses S2G 10.
,ats 'sso.l ~ "tso haue 10Y furniture, eur
Ma, EI.s, ~, w .ne new puDllc building at
E,a,aesion. Ha.ar..i LApehses oi collecting the
An1Stnai M revenue III est virginia, 81 500.
s,h";;.e tetoi. " ~ .ne ohiel ol Engineers Just
u.;.vu nn1 :.u ~ vonEtess Con'ains the lollow-
lug VI '''eles' " west virginia:
GREAT HANAwIIA RIVER
"The Governor of West V;r,;,;o hov;r,
notit,ad ths Sec,o,orv ~ ~. .i... '
r,;anso n,;,,, Nv ~. - " ,,', ""' '',A, III co'"'
r'"aeo WIN Ah "'e VI 'he Legislature a'l-
thorizing the sane, the Board OF Public
Works was ready 10 turn over and to sur.
render tn the limited stotes tho III, 80, - .a.
Of the Great Kanuwha River. with nil its i'm.
provements, MS soon as the United States
en nnm,a u s,oala tIo agree to tae charge
Wnr hv lot,er infor'nnd ] NV Luz s.y sssisAry ot
West Virginia that the Executive Denart.
ment was not authorized to accept the sur.
oi G1i te CO.. - .tG omnea oM.es OF lhe control
further Jurisdiction or e, contpo pr - ah
river than it Is now authorized to bnva @
without the action OF the State Of West
Virginia, or to commit the United S,ates
TO any agreement upon the subject; II il
supposed that this action Of tIle State NJ
West Virginia was intended to have the
effect Of condtionally ABANDONING the M
privilege granted years ago to IL corporation
under State authority 10 Collect fntfs in thc
navigation Of the river. The net OF incor:
poration'is beloved. to be still in force.
The amount available at the beginning
OF the yeur WAS $320,GtS q. Amount nn.
propriuted last August, S2OO. 600, Amount
estimated as required for The comnlot;on
Of existing project, se,o5o'ooo. M .rrsr,ua Amount
that can be rrotitably expended in the
next fiscal year, $3.50, 600. :" Wv
LOCKS AND DANE
The negotiations for The s;te ol IorL ana
dam No. 2,'atc still iu progress. The ut.
tempt to secure a site at the foot Of
llarvey's Shoals was SUSPENDED. ow;nc IN
the opposition Of land owners. The site
Just above the mouth Of Morris Creek was
thor Irou,,,. ny orJ u h.. ,no.,,a,, W."
% ,oue'. w. ~, "''u ,.," ~ nus scenicu more
!,keiy ~ ~ meet WIN illtle opposition than
tne ot;et .;e ~ si'cs. y :, agreements have been
nlaue WIN ~ oi tne iahd owners except the
Cannelton C9al company, and m action
LOT eonuemnatlon OF so much OF their land
as US Is necessary TO complete the site is
now before the Olrcult Court; No reason
IL known why the ste Should not be ac-
qulreu. tt;
LOCK and Jam NO. 4iavc been in success.
iul operation during the year, and there is
but one accident to report. The dam has
D Deeh up curing ne year one hundredl and
illty'ioalr.days, and VI full and CAREFUL record
Kept OF us maneuverlng,, The number Of
steamers iocHeu during the year were $50;
parges ~ steamers through pass, l,072;
oarges' through pass, oss.
ELK RIVER. ~
Work began near The ,nout,, nj s,r,roo
r.o,,. r..'7,., 60. .es. @ " ""so y,
o'eo"' n'"A''" .ouht'' oevehsy.e'sht mlles
above the mouth Of the ELK. The general
plan Of operations is that followed in all
small streams with rapid fail, and .ory;.t.
=, o,oor;n..ow Lo., ~, 49, @ Sol.o.o''
',.,u 'n S'e"ss w. uI us anI ,sinus' ~ raising
sh stoue' snns' ;,nI o;v;J;;;nanshE trees from
,lams Inv ior concantra.;nn u .s,a %a',s anu wins-
,,aan ua.,,s ,or svncem.iion o. the water IN the