The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-11-29

Tie lsttlt DnlIiCt Of Columbia tcandal
cmts intentionally ClcSG TO the White
Hcuse. it isspother zeal estate pool
manipulated by ligh tlicials at the pub.
lie txpeltc. ltis not chsrged, and prob.
ably it cannot be said in truth, that the
President knew anything Of the job until
i: was forced upon his attention, yet tho
properly he purchased for summer lesl-
denCe 10 to DO ENLARGED in value by the
indeiCrsib!e expenditure Of public funds,
and the men who have decided upon this
expenditure are theiriCEdsa and appointees
ofthe PRECEDENT.
General BOyntop, OF the Cincinnati
Commercial Castle, GRspubllCan who "a
vored tho election Of Cleveland, who is
taking leading part in tho exposure, de-
claies it TO be the mctt ttursndcus job
ever known in flo District, and adds:
1.-THE condemnation q tie President is
unavoidable, and must be serious and en-.
phatic for allowing hiso own otlic rsto thus
use him and to thus prostitute themselves
and the powers ard resources II their
office with bis full present knowledge, and
directly under his eye" The officers re.
ierred to orc the District Commissioners,
who havo the spendinGef tho money, the
Register Of Wills and the Mprshall Of the
District, the Marshall being All old real
estate operator in the DietfiCt.
The job is the expenditure Of vast
sum Of money for the building Of roads
and bridges and tho extonaion Of MaS1a.
Chuaetts avenue in the open country be-
You'd the city limits Gs far out as the
Presidents recent puIchRse. The region
ia now srarRely settled, and the improve.
lnents consist mainly Of email, cheap
frame houses. The land is very rugged,
and tho proposed extensions will require
heavy cuts through solid rock and very
deep lillE, sll at great cost.
The proposed extension Of Mafsachu.
sets avenue Is TO DO turned out Of the
original location 10 make 1t reach the
Presidents properly. This at cost Of
about 100000 Washington avenues
are wide, and 1t costs money to push them
through rough country. Sometime last
year Secretary Whitney bought in this re.
mote neiehboihood at $3.50 an acre. The
President paid at the rate Of $3.50.
Iu the meantime the syndicate, having
matured lie scheme, had taken options on
three.and.a.hall LQuare miles Of land,
through which they had resolved to drive
the intended improvements. The pur.
chase by the President was part Of the
scheme, and tho lNTRtLiGRNCIR iB' In
formed that Marshall Wilson and Private
Secretary Lamont were relied upon to
mako the President play his part
His purchase was 10 give q new
tone to the neiphborhOod, iurnieh some
sort Of a pretsxt for improving tue waste
places al least a quarter oil century be.
fore their time, and 60 make fabulous
gains a! tho public experEo for the syndi-
cate.
The latCbt valuation Of the property now
owned by the syndicate, will draw from 1t
yearly Tor tho mkt thee yeas a tex OF
Sl,0C0, Tho valuation iitelf $4,000, 10
about Onr.tOurteenth oithe tum expected
TO be spent on the extension Of MRpSGChu.
sets avenue alone. All this rural improve.
ment hGs been mSppedout while within
the city limits. In nslphboihoods already
built up, no attention lie paid to street
paving which the common convenience
requires and public sentiment would up.
prove.
CouSrcsu will certainly DO asked 10 In.
vestlgats the real estate pool in connection
with the District Commissioners. II is
probable that The Lchtme to blaCEmNll
CopRietSmen into making liberal appro.
pfiaLionS for the DlbLriCt--A sort Of hush
money 10 Cloae the mouths oithO pollCs--
will be shown to hAvO On intimate con.
neCtion with the real estate pool.
Wants damages