The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-03-30
BEhLAIRE.
All Sorts of Local News aud Gossip from
The Glass City.


The Glass City.
The receipts and expenditures oil tho
city were published yesterday, and all
the funds in the city have fair balances
to their credit except the sanitary fund.
Over $500 was spent out OF that fund last
year in addition TO the work tho street
commissioner did in the way OF clean
ing up at the instance Of the board OF
health. All OF the money was used for
salaries except Sl02, which was paid for
burying dogs, etc, But the balance OF
the city finances arc in good shape and
$4,000 OF bonds were paid of during
the past year, and the tax levy was only
\ mills, whereas 1t has been running at
0 mills for many years. There Is good
supply OF money on hands.
Judge Collins, president oil the Cen
trail Ohio Railroad Company, writes
that the agreement for the opening OF
Belmont street, and new steel bridge
on Union street. has been signed by
the Baltimore 4 Ohio Railroad Com
pany and by the Central Ohio Railroad
Company, and will be forwarded TO the
city to be placed on file in few days.
They are held now to be Ottested by the
secretary OF the Central Ohio. The
work OF opening Belmont street, that
is, preparing the approaches, will be
commenced ut once.
The Electric Street Railway Company
promptly accepted the terms OF the
franchise rs passed by the Council here
Tuesday evening aud filed their accept
ance yesterday This had hardly been
done till representatives OF the Wheel
ing electric road were here to procure
copies OF the ordinance, ali Of which in.
dictates that the project on this side OF
the river is "a wheel within q Wheel"
but this will make little difference to
the public il they got u serViceable line
all along the river. One oil the condi-
tons OF the grant here was q tive'cent
fare from any point in Bellaire to Bridge
street in Bridgeport
Though there is no excitement and
very little interest manifested in the
election, there are three members OF
the city board Of education, two mem
bers OF the water board, five council.
men and five assessors to elect, and all
are important places and have more
direct influence upon the welfare OF the
city than most any other officers to be
chosen at any time. 1t is probable a
very fair vote will be polIed when cleo
ton day comes.
Rev. A. b. Williams and family were
given an interesting farewell reception
at the homo OF Mr.. A. II. Marsh Tues
day evening. Mr.. Williams will leave
to-day for Mt. Vernon, where he has
charge of fouriahing church, and he
leaves with the good wishes Of this en-
tire community.
The adoption of central standard time
by the state legislature has caused the
banks hero to take cognizance OF the
change, and they will open at 5 a. m.
and close at Up. M, and tho election
next Monday will BIO held by central
standard time.
Mrs. Fannie Price, whose death ut
her daughters in Columbus was noted
yesterday, will not be brought home for
burial, but will BIO inferred In the fam
lily burying ground at GAINESVILLE, where
they formerly lived.
W. S. Mccullough returned Yesterday
from Chicago and other western points
and will start up the Barnard brick
works, which he recently bought, next
week.
II. W. Burrows, the carpenter con-
tractor, fell from the second story Of u
building yesterday and sprsined his
right leg, but escaped other injuries.
There was an alarm OF fire yesterday
evening, caused by n q slight blaze in
tho First ward. The department was
out, but was not needed.
John Denham sold his coal mines,
now in working order, with about 100
acres OF coal aud five acres OF surface, at
Barton, for $4,000 cash.
DR.. Willitts lectures in the Christian
church this evening, and this lecture
closes tho course for this season.
A few Bellaire people will attend tho
golden wedding Of Capt. Thomas Moore
at Iiltonville this evening.