Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-06-16
ing i. thirty cents, and NJ. slOEsf 70 make


| it twenty-five cents.
Mr.. Delbrugge wanted the levy msde ct
thirty cents. BE thought the city had been
very liberal toward the county, and the local
levy should not be made too small.
Mr.. Maxwell said the country members
were under no obligstions to the gentleman.
he had uniformly opposed everything the
county had asked for.
Mr.. Boring spoke IN advocacy of his
amendment fixing the levy at thirty cents.
He grew warm in reciting the wrongs the
country had done the city, and said the
farmers should be willing 10 90 down IN
their pockets for something.
Mr.. Maxwell denied q number of state
ments made by Mr.. Boring, notably his as
sertion that the country paid bat nineteen
hundredths of the taxes. He said, By the
Assessors figures, the county paid twenty
sixhundredths Of thetotal tcxes, and that
made nearly twice the sum asked for roads
and bridges.
The discussion between these two mem
bers ran along for some time, and at tlne5
grew personal in its character, the Chair
being several times obliged to can for
order.
Finally the question was taken and the
amendment OF Mr. StoAer, fixing the levy
at twenty FIVE cents was lost ayes 4, nays
Mr.. Behring'S amendment, fixing the levy
at thirty cents, was then pat and and lost,
ayes'4, nays 6.
The original motion YVES then put and lost,
ayes 4, nays 5.
Mr.. Peterson then renewed Mr. Stoker's
ka laury Hua
but Mr.. Woods made the point Of order that
that sum had been already rejected. and the
President promptly ruled it out Of order.
Mr.. Delbrugge moved to make the levy
twenty six cents. Lost, ayes T. nays
Mr. Delbrugge then moved that the levy
by twenty.four cents. Lost, ayes 5, nays o.
Mr.. Stoker then moved that the matter be
postponed until the next meeting. Lost,
ayes 4, nays 5.
Mr.. Picket moved that the levy be twenty
three cents. Mr.. Nichols amended by max
ing it twentyone cents, and Mr.. Boring
further amended by making It twenty-five
cents.
Mr.. Peterson rose here for the purpose OF
saving that motions before the body were
getting to be rather tritiiDg," remark
which provoked smile. He went on to say
the matter under discussion was OF serious
character, and should be treated according
Iy. His lecture was timely, even If little
heed was accorded bis remarks, although
each and every member laid has hand on his
heart and solemnly declared he was entirely
honest in Offering amendments, etc.
The vote was then taken on Mr.. Dor
ing s amendment. and it was lost.
Mr.. Nichols withdrew his amendment,and
the question was put on Mr.. Picketts mo-
ton, fixing the levy at tweatythree cents.
Lost, ayes 4, nays 6.
Mr.. Stoker then moved to reconsider the
vote by which the twenty cent levy was lost.
The motion was agreed to.
Mr.. Picket moved to adjourn. Lost.
Mr.. Stoker then moved to fix the levy at
twenty cents, and it was agreed to- ayes
S, nays t.
DOG TAX.
Mr. Delbrugge moved that the tax be the
same as last year, fifty cents on one male
dog, one dollar on one female dog and two
dollars on second dog.
Mr.. Prince offered an amendment that
the tax on all female dogs, after the first, be
FIVE dollars. Carried.
Mr.. Boring offered an amendment that
all male dogs, after the first, be taxed one
dollar. Carried.
The resolution, as amended, was then
agreed to.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
Mr.. Stein moved that the clerk be in
structed to make up the statement, and that
bids for printing it be invited, in the same
form as last year.
Mr.. Maxwell offered on amendment, that
each Commissioner make out an itemized
statement, and that the question of how
much should be printed be left to the Com
nittee on Printing. The amendment was
agreed to and the resolution adopted.
CRUGER'S LANE BRIDGE.
Mr.. Woods brought up the matter of the
bridge at the first ford above the Monument,
and moved that the sum Of 800 be appro
priated to m axe start upon the proposed
| bridge. in order to secure the individual
contributions made.
Mr.. Delbrugge opposed the matter, and
hoped it would drop right here"
The Board dropped it-ayes 8, nays 5.
COMMITTEE PER DIEM.
A communication was read from Prose,
cutting Attorney Jordan, giving it as his
opinion that per diem charges for attend
ance upon meetings of standing committees
were illegal, except those meetings espec
tally provided for in section u of chapter
of the Acts of 1881, and sections 30 and 81
of chapter IA Of the same Acts.
When the opinion had been read. Mr.
Prince moved that all standing committees
be disbanded. Messrs. Delbrugge, Peter
son and Others objected to such proceed
ing as being illadvised.
The Chair ruled the motion out OF order
and the matter was laid over.
TIE ESTIMATED EXPESD .TURES.
The clerk then submitted the following
estimate Of expenses:
AsSes SmCntS '''.'''"1 -
Births and deAthS.. ..".'.'''''''''''' A'' '"
| sinking fund .
y. per cent bonds,...,"....."..SEsilOD 10