West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-02-06

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Gle, which you will oblige the writer
by publishing at your earliest con-
venience.
Respectfully yours,
w. w. SCHoCK.
Whether from a misunderstand-
ing of the true nature of the case, or
an over anxiety to kill the cause,
your correspondent of last week
handled the truth rather carelcssly
in speaking of the action of the
County Court in dealing with the
committee, who appeared before
them in behalf of a large number of
tax payers, who in a petition asked
the court to take into consideration
the building of a bridge across the
"M hiding River Cheat" at this
place.
We do not know how much of the
proceedings of that court went on
record, but will submit the follow
ing version of that courts proceed
ings in the matter to the disinter-
ested citizens of your town, who
were present in the court room
during the entire session, and let
them decide as to who gives the true
version Of the proceedings of that
court. The committee from Rowles-
burg did not ask or petition for any
particular person to be appointed
by the court on the estimating COM
mittee. Mr.. H.. III. Wheeler during
his argument before the court, did
suggest the names of Mr.. G.. NJ.
Bishop, of Kingwood Mr.. John p.
Jones, of Terra Alta !; Mr.. Chas. r..
Lawton, of Union, and Mr.. Jon.O
Whetsell, of Portland (the latter
named gentleman then suggested,
in n complimentary way, the name
of IL. H.. Wheeler) as persons who
wauld be competent to serve on the
proposed committee, because these
gentlemen fully understand the sit
uation, and would be better able to
make a true and authentic report,
than could possibly be expected of
persons who are not familiar with
the situation and surroundings.
Remember this would not have been
a Rowlesburg committee. True Mr..
Bishop has some property in this
neighborhood, the value Of which
will be enhanced by a bridge at
this place, but why did he not build
it during the many years he held
the honorable position Of chairman
of our County Court ? Because he
was busy building bridges over
smaller streams in other parts of
the county, that accommodated the
citizens Of the respective districts,
and advanced the value Of their
property, and when the petitions
from Valley, Grant, Pleasant and
Lyon came to his court and asked
for these improvements, did he say,
Gentlemen, we will submit it to q
vote of the people No. Neither
did any other county court, sitting
in Preston but the present, and on
this particular occasion, insult any
committee with such an unwarran-
ted piece of impudence. When we
elect men to serve us as county com.
missioners, it is generally presumed
that they understand the duties of
that Office, and will discharge them
without calling the entire voting
population to assemble at the polls,
and tell them to build a bridge
across Sandy, or some other creek
in the county.
As for Mr.. Jones, every INTELLIGENT
citizen in the county knows that he
has no personal interest in haymea
bridge here, except the %interes. that
every one liyingin the county should
feel in making ~judicious improve
mcnts that will increase the value
OF real estate, benefit and accommo-
date his neighbor, and open an av-
euue TO immigration aud capitalists,
many Of whomare looking towards
our State at the present time, but
viii never stop with us if we force
them to swim Cheat River, or risk
their lives ahead Of a locomotive
on q three hundred and ten
foot bridge, with nothing but slip
perry crosstics to run or walk on and
even this luxury is now at the risk
Of being arrested by the company,
and prosecuted for trcspassing, and