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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-12-09
MARTINS FERRY.

Tue following persons compose the Board
of Visitors for the Charitable and COrrec-
tional Institution of Belmont County:
Thomas Balp, Chairman; Mrs =. h.
Rodefer. Secretary; Mrs. Ross Alexander
Mrs ] X. Mills and j. ". Blackiord,
NJ y. On their report of correctional IN
situations the following is said OF our janis;
GAINESVILLE prison is in the same condition
as last year Bellaire Is now worse than
at the last report II IS nlthy IN the eN-
treme. Bridgeport must be reported rs
deteriorltiug. Ii is BY no means in rs good
a condition Is last year IL Is dirty and
filthy. night buckets remain unemptied Tor
DAYS. Martins Ferry is 10 be commended
on having made Improvement Its prison
durinr the wear was in the best condition
of any in the county. The Board is dis
couraged concerning these local prisons
CAPTAIN sam Dean, one Of the old Ohio
river steambOatmen, died ut his home IN
Pittsburg Sunday afternoon. Captain
Dean was ! brother Of Mrs. ID. D. Martin,
ana a cousin Of Shell Martin and Mrs W.
NJ. Iupton. He has been prominent
in Ohio river boating for quite half
century, having been captain OF several 81
the old racket boats, such as the Old
Bucxeve State in her palmy days, later
operating the coal crafts. He was known
IN every river town on the Ohio and was
an ola Martins Ferry boy.
\ Runaway Boy-JameS Chambers, son
of William Chambers, conductor on the I.
!, y railroad. ran away from home about
tbree weeks ago. Just what direction he
TOOL i not known. and his parents are al
most distracted. He is boy about eleven
vears old. wearing knee pants, light coat
and striped hat. He is tall and SLIM. Any
infornaiion regarding him will DC thank
f,liv received by his father, William Cham
berS. at Bellairc, ..
" Cooper. Of Columbus; J. {. Meteor,
mick Jr. of PittSburg; :. B. Chaliant, OF
philadelphia: : :. Price, OF washington,
q p Williams. of Hartford City, and the
Bohemian Glass Blowers are all registered
at the haywood
II was mistake in saying that , VIM
ming BOYD, the newly elected Governor OIL
VeSrasl;a- was a son Of Rev. Boyd. OF TINS
c;tv Heis cousin. and the Governor
father is Thomas Boyd. Of IAnesVllIe' -
Watt Cline and George Ware were an,
rested Yesterday. Watt was drinking anu
had n in for Ware, causing good OH OF
snn on Second street, until the ponce put
an end 10 it, Watt paid 3 and costs.
lanes Beck had a hearing before Mayor !
Keller Yesterday afternoon, and was oounu
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-12-09
SALE OF
CITY Of WHEELING
Four and-a-Halt Per Cent. Bonds
OF 1890.

Motto" !. hereby given chat the under.isu.
Commissioner. appointed by an ordiuanc. .
the City % Wheeling. entitled An ordina pee
to provide for Cd" issue and sale Of bonds % a.
City Of Wheeling. 10 w.. known AS the NJ
Street Bridge Bonds, snd Tor the redempt'
and payment thereof ratified hy the voter
said city Oh the 18th day % prii. 1870 VIII,
WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER l0th. is.O
tween the hours 81 O'Clock 70. M. and 0..
D. m. NJ the Bank 81 the Ohio VALLEY. ..
city of Mheehng.W. Va. receive bids ll H-
for and sell bonds ~ said city author
said ordinance 20 tir amount Of $40 4"
hundred thereof of The denominafln
each: 100 OF the denomination 81 -
lh, residue Of said bond, shall De- OF ff..
nation Of si.yOO each. all dated 900 -.i.
ls.O. payable on on before July i,f ici
Bank OF the Ohio Valley, with in'rf-'
rate 81 a. per cent. per annuil,
ally on the lst day Of July. 1871, arl
day OF July In each wear Thereafter Do.
including the year lg2i Attn" .lil d..
Ohio Valley, in the city Of Naeelin-
interest coupons IN proper form bye a'
each bond.
These bonds are issued fo f1f ~ iA
struction Of permanent ne" hfii--
street, In the city Of Nhee ine. "f'l ~
creek. aud will be sold oulY ipl 't'N
highest bidder approved lf fAr ui4 .f'I-
and none OF said bonds wil lir SOLO jog
the principal thereof with the A'fri.
thereon The bonds hereby advert
are liable 20 redemption. 40 t."if pig
and ~ any time after the ist day pi .-.
1900. As provided in said osdinanc' -l-
such bonds nor the coupons thereto
will De- subject 10 taxation under ali
said city. IS said ordinance tLr -aii
ligat-s itself 10 pay each year after l'
the bonds authorized under -aid orlina1
fully paid the one-twenty-hfih ~ a.l -lc-
not paid before the ist DAY Of July. ~"
=. b. DOBBINs.
JE HUGHES,
r. p JEPSON,
Commits. -.
noI2. is0.2s&3o ,79,iO
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-12-09

law, as soon as possible after each succeed
ing census, taken by authority Of the
United States. When 50 declared they
shall apply 70 the first general election for
members Of the Legislature, 10 be there
after held, and shall continue in force IN
changed, until such districts shall be al
tered, and delegates appOrtioSed, under
the succeeding census.
The Tenth Census gave the population
of West Virginia in 1850 as 6ls,45s, which
made the basis Of representation 9.5l4.
The Eleventh Census gives Us 76O,i4s,
and taking the old basis Of representa-
ton, We are now entitled to Il more
Delegates. The Legislature may decide
that it is the part of wisdom TO decrease
the representation in the Legislature
There must, at least, be radical
change all round. Some counties
have outgrown their sister counties TO
an extent that demands a decided
change in their relative represention.
For instance Cabell county, which in
1850 was entitled TO but one Delegate, Is
now entitled at least TO two. With 23,542
population she is now represented by
but one Delegate, no greater repreSen-
tation than has Morgan with but cosy
population. These figures show what
the past decade has done for CabelL
Her growth has been remarkable. Ma
nawha, likewise, with her 49,665 peo-
pie, is entitled To at least one more rep
resentative on the old basis.
Then there will arise the question
whether or not the State should have
an increase Of Senatorial districts. II
the House Of Delegates be increased It
is fair to presume that one or perhaps
two more Senatorial districts might be
added TO the present number. On the
other hand. is it advisable TO increase
representation in either branch? The
larger either body becomes the more
unwieldy il gets, and expenses run up
apace. But however that may be-, each
and every county should have equal
aud fair represeniion with each and
every other county Of the State.
As To the Congressional Districts. some
improvement might be made therein by
slight change, although we are not to
have an additional Congressman. For
instance, Peasants county ought TO be
dropped from the Fourth District and
added TO the First. Likewise, Webster
county might be Topped of from the
Third aud joined to the Second. These
changes would assist materially IN
equalizing the population Of the four
districts, seeing that the Third and
Fourth have shown a greater gain in
the past ten years than the First and
Second.
However, the people can trust to the
wisdom Of the excellent Legislature that
meets next month.