The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-05-04
MORE ROAD RACKET.
ruk COUNTRY MrMBEps CARRY
Their POint, and thS Commissioner. APP
prOpriats Ia aIanSy Asked Dat of the
Treasury for Work the Law Provides
shSIlbs Done BY the Local Levy.

Treasury for Work h Law Provides
shSIlbs Done BY the Local Levy.
All the members Of the Board Of County
Commissioners we're present at the rsGu-
lar monthly meeting yesterday except MI.
StoCker, Of Richie district, The license
refused to A. Pestingsr at the last previous
meeting was on recommendation granted.
Mr.. Maxwell movedt0T reconsider the vote
by which II. +, Hartleib was granted Ii
csnse, and that the license be revoked.
This was ruled out Of order.
Then the road appropriation was taken
up. MI. Pickett read the law iorbidding
the taxing OF Citizsns Of an incorporated
town or city which constructs aud main
tains ita own streets, for the purpose OF
maintaining country roads, Messrs. Bor-
ing and Peterson also opposed the appro-
priations, while MessTs. Stein and Max.
we'll favored them. A motion to suspend
the rules and take up the monthly reports,
and another to take a recess, were rejected,
and the roads were taken up one at a time
and aCtsd upon.
The appropriation OF $500 to the Valley
| Grove & Middle Wheeling Creek road was
reduced TO $3.50 The $500 asked for for
the Wheeling, West Liberty 4 Bethany
pike was carried by q vote Of 3 to A.
Messrs. Woods, Prince, Maxwell, NlCholls
and Stein for, and Messrs. Peterson, Pick
cit, Delbrugge and Boring against, a vote
which was repeated on nearly every Ques,
ton, A recess was then taken until
=. NJ.
At 9 o'clock the Board reRssembled, anC
the roads were again begun serlatim. II
each case one Of the minority moved Il
reduce, but the majority refused, II
nearly every case some special reason fol
granting the whole amount asked wa
given. 10 several cases 1t was asserted
that roads were partly completed from
each end, leaving an impossible gap in TIT
middle.
The Bethany Pike In Liberty distric
was given $3.50, the former sum appro
priated to the same road being for Triadel
phis district. The Wheeling 4 Fair
mont Pike was given 5000 West UnioI
K Roney'A Point, $500 Peninsula road
$500 River road, first division, $500 anC
less important roads SUM varying from
$50 to $500. When the original list wa
completed, the aggregate Of the appropris
tions granted was $4,000. The PROPOSE
ton to appropriate $500 for q new extern
sion OF the Union Hill road caused al
extended discussion. Mr. Pickett moved
to strike It out; lost. Another motion Il
reduce to $3.50 was also rejected, but an
other to scale to 500 was carried. ThC
CaldwelIs run road (FairmOnt Pike in
eide the city limits, got $500, and Steen
rods bridge $50 for u coat Of paint, a tota
OF 1850, q reduction Of $3.50 from thu
estimates OF the committee,
On the motion 10 adopt M a whole, MI
IDelbrugge moved to reduce the whole lis
% percent. He said the committee die
not expect 10 get the whole amour
recommended; q member Of the commit
/. tee told him so,
Mr.. Stein said this language was insult
ing; he did not want no such talk talket
here.
Mr.. Delbrugge-"Itis immatsrial to me
Mr.. President, whether the gentleman
wants such talk talked or not. asser
that q member OF the committee told mt
the Road Committee did not expect am
such sun as asked to be granted"
Mr.. Stein-"That Is not the truth"
Mr.. DelbruVge-"It is true. You do no
tell the truth"
Mr.. Peterson, who was in tho chair
called the d%isputants, who were both OF
their feet in adjoining seats, 10 order.
Mr.. Delbrugge said the member be re
ierred to was Mr.. StoCker, who told hin
So 900 or $4,000 would be an ample ap
preparation.
Mir. Boring said Mr.. StoCker told hin
the same thing.
Mr.. Maxwell said 1t was easy TO quote
what u member said when that member
was not present. Mr.. stoCker told him
the appropriations ought to be made
higher.
Mr.. Delbrugge wanted to know II 1t was
not as easy for Mr.. Maxwell to quote an
absent member as for other gentlemen.
He proceeded to argue In favor OF his mo-
ton, pronounCing the exorbitant appro'
priations an outrage.
His motion was r%ejeCted-5 10 land
Mr.. Boring moved to scale down the total
20 percent. This was also rejected, and
Mr.. Pickett moved to scale ID percent
lost. Mr.. Boring moved 10 scale 10 per
cent; lost. Mr.. Delbrugge moved to scale
8 percent; lost.
Mr., Woods moved to adopt as a whole
carried.
Bills to tho following amounts were
ordered paid: On account Of Court House
and jail, 1854 20; Poor House and farm,
$l52 "a; county poor, $40 Y,
The President was authorized TO give q
proxy to vote the county's stock IN the
Ohio River railroad at the stockholders
meeting to be- held at Petersburg next
week, and on motion OF Mr.. Pickett the
Board adjourned till 10 A.. N. to-day,