The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-10-20
pocAlloNrAs COUNTY sEAr.

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Tic Question OF Its Removal to tho New
Town OF Marlintou Submitted by tho
Court.
P0cGholtGs Times. .
Our county court on yesterday sub
mittcd to q vote OF the citizens OF this
county the question OF tho relocation OF
the county seat from this town to Mar
linton.
This action OF the court was had on
the petition Of COZ voters Of the county,
II the issues presented arc such rs to
command the thoughtful attention OF
all our people.
In presenting the petitions to the
court, Mr.. McGraw, in a spirit which
our citizens concode was eminently fair,
tor his company, asked the court 10 OK
anime the petitions, and if they found
they were not signed by. or did not
emanate from the responsible and sub
stantlal citizens OF the county, or that
the question OF removal was either pre-
mature or unwise, would relieve the
court from all further embarrassment
on the subject by withdrawing them.
After III adjournment for the purpose
OF examining the petitions, under the
proposition OF McGraw, the court de-
cided that the petition represented SO
many OF the lcadin. citizens OF the
county, 1t thought proper TO submit the
question to q vote and fixed Tuesday,
the Sth day OF December, 1891, as the
day Of the election.
Messrs. McGraw and Whitescarver,
representing the Pocahontas Develop
ment Company, filed with the court y
deed Tor 32-l0 acres OF land, rs shown
by the plat OF the town, conveying to
the county the land absolutely free and
relieved from all liens, costs and charges,
upon the sole contingency that the
court house be removed; and also filed
the bond OF that company, under its
corporate seal, with surctics to pay the
the sum OF 5000, ii the removal be
made at the election ordered by the
court.
These are Interpretations submitted,
and many OF our citizens regard them
as fair and generous.
\ proposition was made by Messrs.
McGraw and Whitescarver to pay the
$1,000 in cash, but as there was no pro-
vision OF law Tor the payment OF the
fund to the sheriff OF the county, and Il
special receiver would be necessary
who would be entitled to five per cent
commission for holding the fund, the
court elected to accept the bond, which,
with the surctics thereto, it approved
as sufficient.
This action OF the court now presents
the question to the voters OF the county
and it is Tor them TO say whether, under
the conditions proposed, they wan the
county seat at lluntcrsvillc or at Mar
linton. The court further by an order
entered OF record, also settled the ques-
ton OF the costs of the new county
buildings, in the event OF the removal,
by declaring that it should not exceed
the sum OF $4,000, and that this sum
should be extended through period OF
several years, so as to make the future
development OF the county aid in its
payment.
The voters OF the county now have
the question before them and it is for
them to decide.
There can be no question but that the
gentlemen who compose the Marlinton
Company are emong the leading citi-
zens OF West Virginia and have the en-
ergy and means to develop the great
resources'of our county and thus bring
prosperity and happiness to our people,
and in their efforts to do so they should
be encouraged and welcomed by us,
rather than discouraged and treated
with hostility.
In q later issue We will publish in
full the orders entered by the court SO
that the people OF the county may be
fully informed upon the question pre-.
scntcd to them.