Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-10-12
WAYS AND MEANS
DRYISED FOB ENTERTAINING THR COMING
CAPITALISTS.
The Results Of the Session Of The Board o.
Commissioners IN the Afternoon, and o. the
Joint Committee, Last Evening.

The Board of County Commissioners
met in special session yesterday afternoon
at two o'clock to take action upon the
proposed reception and entertainment Of
the Eastern capitalists vino are expected
70 arrive in the city on the afternoon Of
the 16,h inst. The communication from
the Chamber of Commerce, apprizing the
Board officially Of the seton taken at
Thursday evenings meeting, was read,
and President Dobbins called for the sen.
,iments of members as to Just what ought
20 be done.
Mr.. Cruise said he was decidedly Of the
opinion the visitors ought 70 BE- hand
somely entertained, but he favored mod
crate expenditure Of money by the county
for that purpose. II would DC proper, in
his opinion, for ths Commissioners to pro
vide carriages and escort the gentlemen
about the city, snd go with them on On
excursion to the Benwood industries, pos
sibly, but that ought 20 be about the ex-
tent to which the county should reasonably
b. expected to 90. II the Chamber of Com
merce desired to tender the visitors ban
quit, all right, but the county ought not
20 be expected to pay for purely social
affair.
Mr.. McGregor differed with Mr.. Cruise.
He Thought the Board had as much right
10 bear the expenses as the Chamber Of
Commerce. l. was true the members Of
the Chamber were bus ness men and manu-
aciureIs. but they were large tsXpay ers
a the ssme time, and they had seen nc
improperly in the proposition 10 allow the
Board Of Commissioners TO foot the Dill.
The Chamber Of Commerce bad nc money,
besides. The idea was to offer the visitors
handsome entertainment. He had heard
of no disposition 10 kick on the county
paying for 3 banquet He thought the
matter ought to 90 to a committee, with
out limitation.
Mr.. Mckinley was decidedly opposed to
the county footing the bill for banquet.
Ii did not seem to be right or proper.
Mr.. Tyler thought no taxpayer would
object to carriage hire, etc, but he did
no, think it proper for the Board to
foot the bill for banquet.
Mr. McGfegOr sgain took the door With
the proposition that the county could we'll
afford 10 spend little money in helping
along big thing. At such time, liOer-
atty was TO be commended. The capital
lists coming 10 Wheeling deserved good
treatment They we're not going to be
content with building a railroad bridge.
In order to get the matter before the
Board in tangible shape, Mr.. Cruise
moved the Board take charge Of the reeep-
ton and entertainment Of the visitors.
This was carried
President DObbins-NOw, in what man
ner?
Mr. K ch-That's the question.
President Dobbins-How would it do to
designate q sum, and let the COMMITTEES
take charge of it?
Mr. Gruse-I don't think the sum ought
to exceed $50
President Dobbins-Thst is not enough
There will be twenty visitors, and an equal
number of Wheeling gentlemen. That
would not provide carriages.
Mr. McGregor moved that 5000 he ap-
propriated, and Mr.. Tyler seconded the
motion. Another discussion resulted on
the banquet proposition, during which
Mr.. Maxwell said be thought banquet,
however fine, would have no effect on any
investment ia contemplation by the syn
dictate. They were here on matter Of
business, and what they desired to koo"
most was about the manufacturing and
bus ness interests of the city.
Ia reply to this Mr.. McGregor reiterated
his opposition to being niggardly. MANY
a CITY half the size of Wheeling would
spend $500 or 81, 600 on such matter,
and be glad of the chauce.
The motion to appropriate $500 was then
carried, nth the understanding that only
so nue. should be spent IS might be
necessary to properly show the strangers
about the city, and the Board sgieed 10
meet with the Chamber OF Commerce Com
mittee at eight p. Ii.