Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1883-01-25
REMOVE OR NOT TO REMOVE.
That's the Question the Legislative
Committee Were Trying to Solve.
Their Visit to Belmont County.

FIVE MEMBERS OF the Committee on
New County aud County Affairs of the
ohio House of Representatives-Hou.
L. C. Ross, of Carroll county, chairman
Hon. NJ. 81. Mccullough, of Allen; Hon.
Osman Card, of Cuyaboga; Hon. John
Hopkins, of Marion. and. Hon. Z. P.
Brooks, accompanied by Hons. John f.
Locke, of Logan county, Chas. Negley,
of Darke county,D. B. McCrory, of Rich
lard. G. III. Barger, OK CoshoctoD, T.
II. Dunham, of Cuyahoga county, and
David Wagner, of Belmont, members
of the House, in charge of Mr.. Fred
Blenkner, the efficient Asst Sergent-at-
Arms OF the House, came down from
Columbus in a special car of the B. & o.
road, on Thursday evening, to examine
into. the necessity of the WAGNER bill
for the Removal of the seat of justice
to Bellaire. The entire party went d.
rect tes Wheeling, and quartered at the
Stamm House until merning. Their
train was boarded at Bellaire by MeSsrs
Chas. Batzell, Samuel Simmons, S. @
Hamilton, and T. S. Tappan, who ac-
companied the party to Wheeling, and
Bellaire by boat the next morning Al
the Stamm House they were met by
Judge c. W. Carroll, DR.. John E. West
and W. A. Hunt, from st. Clairsville, and
Messrs. Z. p. Rhodes, A. Brannum, VIM
Alexander, land DIR. John Cook of Bridge
port, and during the evening several OF
the West Virginia statesmen paid thcil
respects to the party.
Friday morning the committee went
to Bellaire by boat, and were met at the
wharf by a committee of citizens, with
carriages, and were driven to the Square
and the Barnard property, proposes
sites for the phantom court house, after
which they were escorted through some
of the manufacturing establishments
but care Was taken that they should moi
be shown any of the public roads lead
ing to the town. The partywere dineC
at the Globe House, ,and after dinner left
for Martins Ferry on c. &. Z. train
returning to Bridgeport at ) 80 o'clock
remaining at the Sherman House unit
the departure of the St. Clairsville train
During their stay at Bridgeport, they
were called upon by the principal bust
ness men of the place, who, with one voice
Wagner bill. Leaving Bridgeport 4
little before six O'clock. by way Of the
c., r. V. g. W. and Northern railway
the party were landed at the depot ir
81 Claiisville. in 80 minutes, wher.
carriages wtre in waiting, which con
veyed them 10 the National and st. Clail
hotels. Here the party was Joined b,
Dr. Ellsworth, Uf the House, who re.
mained with them during their stay
During the evening many of the leading
citizens of town paid their respects tC
the visiting statesmen.
The weather being thoroughly disa
greeable, the days iaunt was anything
but pleasant, and it was not astonishing
that most of the visitors found rest by
retiring early. Saturday morning clouds
Overhung the sky and the rain was fall.
ing briskly, and it seemed destined that
no ray of sunlight should CLEAN upon
the hills of Belmont during the visit OF
the committee, but notwithstanding this
after breakfast they went about the in.
spection of the county buildings, begin.
ming at the Court House and going
through all the public Offices, examining
them closely. Theirofficial duty regard.
ing the buildings being concluded, they
were driven in carriages west on the
pike and their attention directed to the
accessibility of the present location of
the county seat, and the splendid mac
s'damized highways by which it is