Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-04-15
FOR RATIFICATION.
FOR REJECTION.
FOR 4 STONE BRIDGE.
FOR 4 STEEL BRIDGE.

This morning at nine o'clock the polls
wilrbe opened i'm the various wards of the
CITY for the reception of ballots expressing
the will of the people upon the question of
a loan for the erection of a bridge across
the creek at Main street, and AS well for
the expression of sentiment as to whether
the structure to be erected. i'm case the loan
is ratified. shall be of stone or steel. Al
seven o'clock last evening Mayor Seabrght
and CITY Clerk Thoncr met the election OIL
GERS selected by Council last Friday night,
at the City Hall, and administered the
oath The ballot boxes had previously
been prepared by Clerk Thoner, the boxes
for each ward containing two thousand
tickets and the necessary poll books and
copies of the election ordinance. and the
boxes were distributed throughout the ,ity
by the night force of police when they
went on duty az six o'clock. IN order TO m
sure that everything would be right this
morning
For the information of voters, il may be
stated that the polls open 40 nine O'Clock
this morning and close al five o'clock this
evening. The siNty-f0ot law applies 10
this election as well as 10 any other, and
there can bee no electioneering within that
limit around the polls In response 10 an
enquiry. as 10 the qualification of voters, II
is answered that the voter must be bona
Hde resident of the ward in which he offers
to vote. but IL makes no difference II ne
has lived I'm the ward but single day, pro
vided he is qualified TO vote in the city.
There has also been some enquiry about
tickets. and the vote necessary 10 carry
the loan aud TO select the style of bridge.
NrsrH sfI |tf
whether for or against the loan, may indl-
cate the stvlc of bridge they desire. For
instance. those voting for a loan would
mark off the words for rejection ana
steel bridge" thus voting for the loan
and expressing "a preference for the best
sort of bridge In like manner, those
voting against the loan would scratch on
tine words for ratification and steel
bridge. thus voting against the loan. but
expressing preference for the best sort of
bridge. If one is 20 bo built. IL takes
thrce-ffihs of AN the votes east 10 carry the
loan. and "a majority of all the votes east 10
Indicate the style of bridge.
Although aware that but few people
would bc imposed ON by the statement, the
advocates of the steel bridge idea were
busy Yesterday circulating alotof untruth-
ful and misleading stories sample beng
that the stone bridge as designed by En-
gineer Hoge. In obedience 10 the request of
Council. would Doe but 80 feet wide. The
fact is that a 30-foot bridge was never
either contemplated on designed. The
drawing of the bridge, ou exhibition
throughout the city. Is between forty-iive
and fifty feet iu width. over all.
Another report was that the stone bridge
had nothing but AN earth foundation that
there was no rock 10 be had This was IN
the face Of thc boriugs. which show red
shalc aJ depth of about ten feet below
the bed of the creak. and which shalc is
penetrated by the bridge foundations 10 a
depth of fifteen feet. al which point,
twenty-five feet from the surface, the rock
Is very hard and hrul