Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-08-03
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The Committee on Poor House and Farm
recommended the payment of Sl7S.53 on
account of Poor House, and $499.O9 on &C
count of Poor Fund. Agreed to-.
The Committee on Court House n
Jail recommended the payment of bills
~aggregating $49l. so. Agreed to.
The Committee on Roads and Bridges
reported bills ~aggregating S49l.9 9 Z. Or
dered paid.
The ordinance giving the Natural Gas
Company of West Virginia right of way
across the Poor Farm, was again taken
up, ami Major AlOnzo LOring was heard in
the matter, making an explanation OF the
points of difference between the Board, the
Natural Gas Company and himself. MIR.
Delbrugge, at the conclusion of Major
LOring's remarks, moved to reconsider the
vote by which the ordinance was laid
on the table, at the last meeting, and
the motion prevailed. The Board
then proceeded TO discuss the amendment
to the ordinance, changing the proposed
line through the Poor Farm, and the dis
cussion was still in progress when the
Board, at II o'clock, took u recess until :
p. M.
At that hour the Board reaSSembled, and
discussion of the ordinance was resumed,
Mr.. Peterson taking the floor and advocating
the granting of the right of way without
any consideration in the way of free gas.
He thought the Board was exhibiting n
very small spirit in haggling with a COM
pany which il was conceded would do much
to advance the interests of our city and
county, and inure to the prosperity of
everybody.
Mr.. Picket took the floor i'll opposition
to the ordinance. He took the ground that
the gas line would seriously iniure the sale
of the property, should it ever be desired
to lay it out in building lots, and he
thought it nothing more than right that
some compensation should be cXacted from
the great corporation which was asking the
grant at the hands of the Board.
Mr.. Boring said he was astOnished at that
language from a gentleman who had al
ready recorded his vote in favor of ruin
ing" the farm as q town site, on the pas
sage of the original ordinance. He urged
the Board to be as liberal us possible to
the company, and not throw obstacles in
the way of IN enterprise which would so
greatly aid in building up the city. The
history of Wheeling was full of examples
of corporations and manufacturers driven
away to ~neighboring towns because of a
misguided public policy, and he thought it
time to call Il halt and hold out induce
ments to outside capital and enterprise.
Mr.. D~elbrugge spoke against the right of
way, us laid down in the amended ordi-
nance, and hoped the proposition would be
defeated.
Mr.. Woods thought the stand taken by
the friends of the company was somewhat
peculiar, in view of the terms agreed upon
between the city and the company. The
municipal corporation had receive ID thou
sands of dollars worth of free fuel in re-
turn for the right of way through the
streets, and Judged by that standard, he
thought it nothing more than right that
the small consideration of free fuel to the
Intirmary should be exacted.
The question upon ordering the ordi
nance to its third reading was then taken,
and was lost. Ayes-MeSsrs. Boring, Pc
terson, Prince and Stein-I. Noes
MessrS. Delbrugge, Maxwell, Nichols,
Picket and Woods.
THE COUNTY LEVY,
Mr.. Prince offered the following:
"Resolred, That the order passed July
:, 1856, levying sixty cents on every one
hundred dollars worth of real and personal
property in the county for county purposes
be and is hereby rescinded."
Mr.. Stein thought the resolution was
improper, because the law directed that
the levy should be laid during the month
of July. The levy had been made, and
the Sheriff had made out a large number
of tax billS-in fact the law had been COM
piled with in every respect and 1t did not
lay in the Board to make a change at this
time.
Mr.. Delbrugge took the same stand.
Mr.. Peterson was at a loss to see how the
law could be tortured into the meaning
which had just been outlined. The law
said that at a meeting to be held in July,
1.-THE Board shall proceed" to do so and 80.
Wasthe word proceed mandatory? He
thought not.
After some additional discussion, the
ayes and nays were called for on the adOp-
ton of the resolution, and it prevailed,
ayes, McsSrs. Boring, Maxwell, Nichols,
Peterson, Prince and WoOds-6. Noes
Messrs. Delbrugge, Picket and Stems.
Mr.. Peterson then moved that the levy
be fixed at So cents, and the motion prevail
ed; ayes-MeSSrS Boring, Maxwell, Nichols,
Peterson, Picket, Prince and Woods.
N0es-MeSSrS. Delbrugge and Stein-2.
After some wrangliqg, Messrs. Delbrugge
and Stein changed their votes to aye, and
the motion was declared unanimously adj
opted.
Road TAX o FULTON.
Mr.. Prince then offered the following:
Resolved that the portion Of Washington
district lying outside the city be assessed
the same road tax as the other portions OF
the County outside of the city, for the year
1886, and every subsequent year, unless
otherwise ordered"
MI. Stein said Fulton was able 10 nav
the tax, but he thought it was a piece of
spite work.
Mr.. Peterson failed to see any injustice
in the resolution. Certainly there was no
spite work in it, as had been alleged by
Mr.. Stein. There was no reason why the
people of Fulton should escape the pay
ment of their proper share of taxes.
MI. Stein again spoke, characterizing the
attempt to put a road tax on the citizens
of Fulton as an outrage.
The resolution was adopted.
COUNTY PHYSICIAN.
Mr.. Peterson moved to 60 into an cleo
ton for County Physician for the city
District.
Mr.. Delbrugge hoped the election would
not be ordered. 1t was an attempt TO take
snap judgment on certain members whe
were opposed to a certain fayorite candi-
date.
Mr.. Peterson disclsimed any desire to
take snap judgment on any one. and In
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