Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-08-27
JOINT OCCUPANCY.
This Familiar QUESTION again Under
Discussion.
Meetings Of the Committees Of Council and
Board Of Commissioners Yesterday
and Last Night

With the return of cool weather the ques'
ton of whether or not the county authori-
ties shall occupy the Capitol Building joint
" with the city government has again be-
come leading topic with our local legis'
lAtive bodies, and yesterday committees OF
Councilmen and Commissioners jointly and
separately wrestled with the subject.
In the morning the special committee OF
the Board Of Commissioners to conduct ne
gotiations With the City Council consisting
Of Messrs. Stein, Boring, StOker, Delbrugge
ard Prince, net at the rooms of the Board
of Commissioners and set about discus
sion of the matter. The members of the
committee went over
THE WHOLE GROUND
of advisabiity, praclicability and cost, aud
the discussion at times approached warmth
Il seemed to be the desire of Messrs. Stein,
Stoker and Prince to obtain the sense OF
the people of the county on the proposed
transfer, and one Of these gentlemen came
to the front with proposition to first hold
an election on the abstract question OF to
remove or not to remove If the people
we're favorable to the idea, then he would
fix upon loan sufficient IN amount 70
cover all items Of expenditure necessary to
provide well appointed county building
and submit that.
This proposition struck other members
as calling for the expenditure Of quite sum
Of money in holding elections involving
delay Of the plan until next year, and being
otherwise Objectionable.
TWAS then proposed BY the majority to
rec ommend to the Board the issuance OF
$75 600 of bonds for the purchase and fitting
up of the north half of the Capitol, and thai
the people be asked
TO VOTE UPON THIS QUESTION.
The minority objected to this also, claim
ing first that the sum set was far too high.
ard was thus inserted in the hope of secur
ing the defeat Of the whole project BY the
people; secondly, that any issue OF bonds
vas uncslled for, and thirdly, that this be-
ing so, there was no necessity OF submitting
anything to the people, inasmuch as largt
majority Of them were favorable to the
change. -,
This view of the matter, however, did not
prevail, and it was agreed to recommend
he $75, 900 bond scheme to the Board IL
case the trsnster was thought to be for the
best interests of the county.
The committee then talked over the mat
ter OF terms, the citys proposition being un,
deIstood to be $4,000 or q trade for tn.
present Court House property. After .
yocd deal of discussion the committee ad'
iourned, with the understanding thai
az other meeting should be held last night
and that Chairman Dobbins, of the Council
Committee be asked to call his committee
together also for q general talk.
Mr.. Dobbins called the committee as re,
uuested, and last evening
THE TWO BODIES
met in the chambers of the First Branch Of
Council There were present Commission
RS Stein, Boring, Delbrugge, Stoker and
PETERSON. and COuncilmen Dobbins, Water
house, Farrell, Jones and Stanley. Tne
Joint committee organized by electing Mr.
Boring Chairman and Mr.. Wsterhouse Sec
retary. The Chair stated that the object OF
nesting was the obtaining from the Coun.
ell Committee the exact terms upon which
the city would sell or exchange the north
halt Of the building for Court House.
The Council Committee asked leave to
withdraw for elaboration, and this being
granted it went into the chamber Of the
Second Branch and deliberated over VIVA
terms it would be best to ask. There was q
very decided opposition to making
AN EVEN TRADE
n the part of majority, and the commit
90 finally agreed upon $40, 900 in money
the Court House property and $4,000
money, as tie Commissioners might
elect.
The two commi lees again met, and the
Conclusions OF the Council Committee were
communicated TO the Com nissioners Some
title discussion epsued, and then the joint
reetipg dissolved, with the understanding
hat the two committees would report tc
teir respective bodies the terms agreed
lpon.
1t was the general feeling among thc
Committeeman that the present Court
House property could not be sold for NOR
ban SIS 1000, and that this was too smal
c n amount for the property of the city.