Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-01-19
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County Commissioners NJ. X. Hart, W.
$ Mechen and SiiaS Bailey, with County
Auditor j. A. Henderson as clerk, and
Prosecuting Attorney HOllingSworth,
met here yesterday for the purpose Of
conducting an examination into the al
legations made by a number of persons
In regerd tO the contractors not doing
the wo K on me PA they township pixies
accOrdiu2 to specifications. j. f. An
dersOn, Esq, and George NJ. Wise con-
Quoted the examination for the COM
plainants, and Dewitt DanfOrd, Esq,
was present as counsel for the Contrac-
tors. The forenoon session was held at
the Belmont House, while the afternoon
session was held 10 Danford's law Office.
The first thing was the submission Of
atidavitS by George NJ. Wise, l. il. Day,
John 5. Keyser aud o. c. Tarbet, &C
companied by a petition asking
for Engineer DawsOn'S dismissal.
The afidavits specified certain
portions Of the work alleged to have
been sighted or not in accordance with
the specifications, nothing further be-
ing developed than what has been com
mon talk on the streets for weeks.
At the afternoon session George NJ.
Wise, l. II. Day, VIM. Mcfarland, VIM,
Hume. Alex Neif, Franklin Nef aud a
Mr.. Futhey were examined by MessrS.
Anderson and Wise. Some Of the testi
mony, especially that OF Mr.. Hume, was
very damaging. he said in regard to
a certain piece Of stonewOrk that the
difference in cost between the kind of
work done and what is required by the
specifications would De as much as g
per yard; that the stone was put upon
a portion OF the road without the road
bed having been previously rolled, and
that at least one-iOurth the stone was
of poorer quality than that called for
in the specidcations.
The contractors nor their counsel
asked any questions, and the counsel
for the cOmplainantS finished their work
by tour o'clock. The Commissioners
then adjourned the meeting until the
3Oth inst, when further investigation
will be held at their rooms at st. Glars
vile.
Surprise was occsSioned by the con-
tractors counsel taking no part in the
investigation. as the public is anxious
20 hear their statements.
Thermometers about the city indics-
ted nine and ten degrees below zero
yesterday morning. Al the 3. & O.
stOckyards, wesS Of the city, twelve de-
grees below was indicated.
Ex-MayOr Joel Strahl, an aged resi-
dent of the Third ward, is seriously III
at the home of his daughter, Mrs. John
Jones. His aged wife is alse suffering
from partial paralysis.
Miss Hannah Keefer, of Westerville,
O., who has been visiting friends and
relatives in this city and county for the
past two months, Will leave for her
home this morning.
The local branch of the State Liquor
League held a meeting yesterday for
the purpose of getting in shape to pro-
test against any increase in the Dow
law tax.
A young man named John Welsh was
hit by sled on the cOasting line on
Thirty-eighth street, and sustained a
deep cut above the eye.
Men are at work cleaning out Heath
erington's lower mine, damaged by fire,
so that work may be resumed at an
early date.
Mr. aad Mrs. Valentine Ault, of Bar
neSviile, are the guests of Amos MellOtt,
of Rose Hill.
Scarlet fever is reported from differ
ent localities throughout the county.
Abe Stahl has returned from bust
ness trip at DunKirk. Ind.
Ex-COunty Commissioner Berry was
in the city yesterday.
Harrison Craft, Of Rose Hill, is re-
ported quite sick.