Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-05-04
AT AN END.
The Road and Bridge Approprla-
tiOns Go Through
At Yesterdays Session Of the Board Of
Commissioners---The Total
Amount Granted $l2,950.

The Board of County Commissioners
met in regular session yesterday morning,
all the members being present except Mr..
Stoker.
When the reading OF the. minutes of the
last meeting had been concluded, Me-. Del
brugge moved to amend as to the rejection
of the application Of A. Pestinger for
liquor license, aud moved that said license
be granted. After some little discussion
the motion prevailed.
Mr.. Maxwell then moved to reconsider
the license granted at a former meeting
TO a F. Harrleib, and that The application
be rejected. This was ruled out OF order
by the Chair.
THE MEMBERS QUOTING LAW.
A motion to suspend the rules and take
up reports of Committees was lost, AMI the
Board proceeded to consider the unfinished
business, il being the road and bridge ap'
preparations, the pending item being the
appropriation OF $500 to the Valley Grove
and Middle Wheeling Creek road.
Mr.. Picket spoke against the sppropria,
ton, quoting Chap. 3d. Sec. 43, Acts OF
1882, which resds as follows:
Sec. 10 The inhabitants OF any incor'
porated city, town or village, whether the
same is or has been Incorporated under
this chapter or other wise, which constructs
aud keeps 10 good repair the roads, streets,
alleys sidewalks and. cutters within the
same, shall not be required to pay any dis
trict road taxes, assessed by the County
Coart, or to perform any labor on the
roads outside of the corporate limits OF the
city, town or village in which they reside,
nor shall the inhabitsts of any such city,
town or village, which provides for it's own
poor, be required to pay any poor leVies
assessed by the County Court for the sup
port of the poor outside of said corporate
limits; but beyond this, the taxable prop
cry of no city, town or village shall be ex-
smpt from the payment Of county levles
for any purpose for which such levy may
be lawfully laid, By reason of any proVis-
ion in its charter or act of Incorporation,
or otherwise. ;"
Under this, the speaker contended, it was
unlawful for the city taxpayers to pay any
part Of any appropriation for roads and
bridges.
Mr.. Stein combatted this position, and
Mr.. Boring replied,
Mr.. Maxwell then took the floor in sd.
vocscy of the appropriation, quoting Secs
Is aud &c, Of Chap. Il, Of the Acts Of 1881
as follows;
Sec. IS When bridge iG necessary
within county or across the boundary
thereof, and it is not practicable for the
surveyor OF the road precinct to have it
built or repaired with the means at his
disposal, the County Court Of the county
may contract for the same, or any port
thereof on such terms as may be agreed
upon, and take bond end sscusity from
suy contractor FOR the faithful performance
Of his contract, and pay for the work in
whole or in part cut Of the couaty
treasury, or by issuing bonds, or other evil
dence Of debt, for the purpose, as may be
agreed upon. And to this end they may
appoint one or more commissioner. or q
committee of their eWn body, to
advertise for snd receive pro-
possIs, and may make such other
order in the premises from time to time as
may be necessary and proper. Upon the
completion of any such bridge the Court
may charge and receive such reasonable
tolls thereon as they may from time to
time ordsin or establish, subject to the right
of the Legislature or Board of Public
Works to change the same.
Sec. Is In like manner they may con
tract and pay for making, improving or
keeping in order the whole or any part Of
any county road within the county"
APPROPRIATIONS PASSED.
The discussion was continued at consid
cradle length and finally, on motion Of
Mr. Prince, an appropriation of $3.50 vas
made.
The sum of 5000 was then appropriated
to the Wheeling, West Liberty and Betha-
uy pike, in Triadelphia district.
Recess until 2 p IN.
At that hour the Board resssembled and
the wrAngle over the road and bridge ap.
preparations vas resumed, Sans were
passed as follows
Wheeling, West Liberty and Bethany,
second division, $3.50.
Wheeling and Fairmont, 5000.
West Union and Roney's Point $500.
Peuiusuls road, $500.
River road first division, $500
Chapel Run to Springers, Sl00.
Dixon's Run, g., C. Il P 5000.
Gilnore's crossing to Pstterson's mill
500
Kelly's to Dement, cemetery, 500.
MeGraws Run to G, c. 4 P. road,
$3.50.
P CUES Run, 800.
RIVER road, second divisicp y, 5000.
Rice and Castlemsn's Rup, $3.50.
RIney's Point to B, s 4 B. road $500.
s one church, 5000.
Snort Creek, Northtork $3.50.
Sort Creek, Southfork, $306.
Wheeling & Elm Gtovs, 800.
West Liberty to Harvey 6, $50.
Browns Ron, $500.
B .ttle Run to G., C. 4 P. Tosi, 500.
MoCammon's and CAST, m AIS Run,
5000.
Piers Run, $780,
R .iley's ard Dslaplaine's Hill, $7o0.
Snort Creek, main stem, 5000.
West Liberty to 'Castleman's Run, 1900,
Wsddles Run road, 5000.
Uuion Hill extension. $500.
Staeurods bridge, $50.
Fsirmont pike, from toll gate to bridge,
5000.
At previous meetings appropriations had
been made as follows:
Bogg's Hill, Springer's and Bushfeld's
Mills, $500.
Greggsville, Clinton and Potomac,
81 800.
Middle Wheeling Greek, $500.
River, Gienn's Ran and Short Greek,
$500.
This makes a grand total Of $l2, $50, as
com pared with $l4. 900 asked for by the
committee, q saving 1889.
When the question Of adopting the ap.
as whole came up, Mr.. Del |
oruggs moved to scale each item % per |