Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-02-18
MARTINS FERRY.
"No Rest for the weary'-The Water
Works Bonds Unsold.

Works Bonds Unsold.
Word was received from the irm OF
bankers, in Cleveland, who were to have
purchased the water works bonds, that they
had concluded to withdraw their offer and
allow the investment TO pass.
That the investment is good one there
can be no doubt, and their reason Tor not
caring to purchase is inclosed in one or
two of the letters they received from promi'
uent business men in this place. warning
them that to buy the bonds was TO go into
law suit. Had it not heen for the
THREATS MADE ny AFEw
that the work would be stopped at any
cost the project would no doubt be we'll
under way before now. .
There are two or three men who would
like to run the town and every one in il,
not caring to ask the permission Of the
people they control.
One Of these men wrote letter 10 O
firm in New York who contemplated in
vesling in Martins Ferry bonds, and
made n statemen: Of the amount OF the
towns Indebtedness, its condition at the
nished tha town population and resources
as they stood i'll 1880. AS II result the
idea was abandoned and a possible sale
Of bonds frustrated.
MEN WHO WILL DELIBERATELY
sit down and write letters to oil parts OF
the country derogatory to the interest OF
the town and to the prosecution OF the will
Of majority OF the citizens as expressed
by ballot, are bad men and are curse
rather than the blessing they might be to
the town.
One of the great hobbies OF those who
oppose any improvement, OF no matter
what kind, is that our rate Of taxation is
high. Why is it high2 1t might be ex'
planned By the fact that the VALUATION Gs
stated in the sssescr,eata Is Ia some cases
,ess man one third the actual value As
natural consequence the rate OF taxation,
to raise a given sum, must be raised in
proportion as the assessed value ia lowered
ron EXAMPLE,
there is a piece Of property on which
$ll 900 insurance is carried, which WAS
appraised at g, 700. Another on tie ssLae
street with unimrrcTea town lots, which
sell ,or 81 ,2to and which can not be bought
for les5 than $1,000, is assessed at $3.50.
Such things, il right, are different entirely
/ from circumstances in the towns named by
High Taxes" however, where th2 tax rate
is ope.hslt What i q h.re and the indebted
mesa aud the population equal or proper
tionste. If the Water Works bonds are
illegal and the act creating them unconstI
tutional, we might as we'll conclude 10 live
on for another century or 90 in mud and
under the bane Of gasoline and we'er
carts.
ALMOST rIRk.
Last evening. while Nsnsell Rose AnC
several friends were sitting around the hr'
in his feed store,a colored boy came in aht
said the place was on FIRE The o"nFr'
and his companions rushed out and 'cun'
tvo bales OF bay abis4e The IRE va
soon axtiueuished, with little lose. IL
pronpt discovery was very fortunate,.s lh'
neighborhood is bad one for hre t
stsrtin.
GESERALIZGTIOHs.
O-Ca7 miss deDnle DltutiNs't "
place, and Mr.. Thomas Fogsrty, OF Isren
, tom, Pa, will be married in the Csthoh
{ church by Pew. EstheE Iaohy ,
. On Tuesday night On informal meello
. Of workiDgmen was held in the Town II a
to make arrangements for the Workne
o mems convention TO nominate candidate
/ irrespective OF party, to serve in the mi mi
. nicipsl Offices the coming term. "a
} meeting gss Esesids4 over by 4sco
Pence, With Chsrles F. Green ss aching se
retary. The convention was called tc
Saturday night in the town ball, 10 me-
at o'clock.
II The Cli1la1 will make special TIP
y Wheeling tonight to accommodate tho
Is wishing 10 attend the Opera and Acadeu
% of Music. -.
IT Rison Furbsy will open the Eureka RiI
's next week. -,
"a Mr.. F. D. Csttsll hiss given up the i'd
q OF building a store room on hls lot
fourth street.