The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-07-08
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Tho County Commissioners Turn Down the
W. & l.. Il. Po,itinn--various other Mat.
tcrs OF Interest Considered Yesterday.
The longest and most interesting meet.
ing Of the Board Of County Commission.
ers held for u long time was the regular
monthly session yesterday. The main
subject considered was the petition OF
large taxpayers that the Board submit
to q vote OF the people a subscription Of
100000 to tho capital Rtock Of tho
Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad Com.
pany. The petition wac read, and Mr..
Cruise made some remarks agsinat
granting the request.
Mr.. J. G. Brady appeared and asked
permission 10 withdraw from the pe!i.
ton the signature OF the Hinge Com.
pany. Mr.. N. L. Whitaker made sim.
liar request on behalf OF the Whitaker
Iron Company, and both wcro granted.
Mr.. Ewing, for the railroad company,
was granted permission to speak, and he
advocated at length the granting OF the
petition. Being asked us to the double
liability OF the stockholders under the
Ohio law, he said he could not give mn
answer. His opinion was that II would
not hold under the circumstances. but
this had not yet been definitely settled.
A case, 10 now pending in the United
States Supreme Court in which this point
is in issue. .#.0..,.. -.
THE PETITION REJECTED.
Finally Mr.. Gruse offered the follow.
WHEREAS. II must DO conceded that
this county has on all occasions pursued
a policy Of liberaiity toward railroads !;
Ia fact, 80 liberal that the entire bonded
Indebtedness amounting to s37O,O00)
was contracted III aiding railroads;
WHEREAS, Tho last subscription OF
100000 was made In the interest Of our
manufacturers and taxpayers toward the
construction OF bridge and belt sys-
TEN; which, 1t was claimed and Is now
believed, will accommodate all railroads
that may desire to enter tho city should
1t, however, appear that the facilities
given are insufficient, this Board would
certainly fully consider the case IN a
spirit Of fairness, and render such aid
as would be acceptable. Therefore, DO 1t
Resolred, That this Board deems 1t in
expedient at this time to subscribe to
the capital stock Of the Wheeling 4 Lake
Erie Railroad Company should it, how.
ever, appear alter said railroad company
has entered our city that tho terminals
are insufficient, this Board will either
submit to the people proposition Ia
subscribe to the stock OF tho aforesaid
company, or will aid them in such other
manner rs may be satisfactory. '
This resolution was adopted, Messrs
Fritz, McGreeor and Dobb,ns voting
against it, and the other seven members
for 1t. t.,L.-lu
! PHYSICIANS HILLS.
Chief Of Police Delbrugge transmitted
q bill from DR.. Garrison for $40 for ser.
vices in county case, which the Chic!
asked the Board to pay. DR.. Wilson
made statement, explaining that thu
reason he didn't attend the case was thai
he was summoned by telephone, and be-
fore he could respond he was shut oil
The Board refused 10 pay the bill.
A bill OF Si5 from Or. Hupp for at
tending Thomas Smithson ("Tommy
the Dog') shot at Elm Grove weel
ago, was also rejected.
The Clerks monthly report and bis
annual statement were presented, and
the latter referred to the Finance Com
mlttee. The law requires it TO be pub
lished in the newspapers. -
| ~ OLD SOLDIERS GRAVES.
Col. George B. Caldwell, Mr.. o.
car Seeley, Mr.. Philip Fletcher anG
others appeared before the Boart
representing the local G. A. Il. posts
and requested tbat the bodies OF four OLE
soldiers inferred in the Poor HOUSE
cemetery DO removed 10 the Stont
Church cemetery. On motion OF Mr.
Maxwell. the Committee on Poor House
and Farm was instructed to compl,
with this request.
Prosecuting Attorney; Howard pre-
sented written opinion on petition O.
Mr.. Felsing, referred to him, holdin.
that this Board has nothing to do witt
apprentices, the law giving the Clerk O
the County Court cole control Of tina
matter. p.
The Sheriff presented his list OF dc
linquent taxes, which was referred t
the Finance Committee. II
LOCAL MATTERS.
The Sheriff made his return on a no
ticc OF the intention to close the KELLEY
and Warden's Run road, and largely
signed remembrance against the closing
was presented. A motion by Mr.. Crust
to appoint committee Of five members
OF the Board to examine into the matter
and report 20 to the ACCESSIBILITY OF clos.
ing the road was adopted.
A petition from farmers OF E:ch!and
district that the residents OF that district
be allowed to vote as to tue enforcement,
Of the law prohibiting stock from run:
ming at large, was on motion of Mr..
McColloch granted, and the proper steps
directed to be taken.
w.. g-ss FINANCES, ETC.
On recommendation Of the various
committees bills we're ordered paid as