The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-06-17

| the 10Th OF June charter was Issued
by Hon. William A. ohley, secretary of
state.
On the second of July, 1890, the in.
corporators met in tho office OF the
Fire and Marine Insurance company, in
the Peoples bank building, Main and
Twelfth streets, and elected q board OF
directors. the five incorpOTatora becom'
ing five directors. The board immedi'
ately organized by elechng George
Baird, president; John NJ, Bellevllle,
secretary; Alex II. Forgey, treasurer;
Brothers Baird, Collier and Sterling
being made an executive committee.
On tho Sth OF August, 1890, n pur.
chase was made ofsthirty-three feet OF
ground on Chapline street, directly
south Of Saint James German Luth-
eran church, no money to DO paid upon
it before April, 1891,
September, 1890, circular was sent
every Master Mason whose name was
found on the roll of our city lodges, In
this circular it was stated subscrip'
tions to the capital stock OF Masonic
Temple Association would be taken
upon the building association plan, SUD"
scrbera to pay % cents per share per
week until the full amount is paid.
March q, lS0l-An informal meeting
OF tho board was held this evening, OF
which no record was made, but at this
meeting DIR. George Baird and Col,
Hugh Sterling had agreed to meet the
next day before noon and begin eau
Gus amongst our masonic citizens for
the purpose OF obtaining subscriptions
under the building association plan,
"But man proposes and God disposes"
was never more strongly emphasized
At the hour ut which the two gentle
men were to have begun the canvass
DR.. Baird was dead-from gunshot at
the hand OF u brother physician. This
calamitous occurrence, SO disastrous to
the hopes. OF those who looked upon
DIR. Baird as the leader in our masonic
enterprise, was followed soon after
March 10, lSOl-by the death OF Mr..
Chas, II. Collier, after n brief illness,
The death Of two so very important
members OF our board, was blow, COM
ing so soon after our organization, US
to we'll nigh PROSTATE us.
The surviving members OF the board
met and selecting Col. W, II. Travis, OF
Ohio No. /, and Archie 4. Hupp, Of
Nelson No. 8, instead OF Bros. Collier
and Baird, elected them to fill tho vac
ancies these accepted the trust but We
were yet without leader, none OF the
board seeming willing TO assume the res
possibility OF acting as president AT
this time Mr.. Delleville, who removed
to Martins Ferry, Ohio, offered his re-
signation as member OF the board; his
resignation was accepted and Col. j. A.
Miller, OF Wheeling lodge, was chosen
to ill the vacancy.
Colonel Miller, by unanimous request
OF Ithe board, became its president
and at once began an active movement
toward the accomplishment OF thode-
sign OF the association.
Upon the organization OF the now
board new ideas were introduced. 1t
TRANSFERRED that all agreed that Chapline
street was not the proper place for our
building. We must locate where We
could obtain the most revenue for that
part of our building not devoted to Ma
sonic purposes. Again the building
association plan of raising funds did
not meet the approval OF majority OF
the board. 1t was too slow aud too OK
penslve.
This idea was quickly dropped, and
1t was determined to make it plain
stock association, the stock being paid
in in installments at the call OF the
board.
At the Goth OF May, 1891. we made q
payment upon the Calm purchase, but
had determined to sell the property as
soon us we could do so without too
great sacrifice. On October l, 1881, a
proposition came from owners Of prop.
erty on the southeast corner Of Twelfth
and Chapllne streets to sell us the whole
or part OF tho property at one time be-
longing to Ohio county, but we consld-
cred this location no better than that
we had, and the offer was not consid-
cred further.
April 9, 1892 up to this time few in
dividual subscriptions other than those
made by the incorporation had been
made. At a meeting Of the board held
this evening the treasurer presented
and road the copy Of letter he pro-
posed sending to several prominent
Masons of the city and state, If 1t met
the approval OF tho board, requesting
the parties to whom it Is sent to address
meeting of Masons to BIO held some
time in the near future to discuss ways
and means OF obtaining funds with
which to build Masonic temple, This
suggestion OF the treasurer was deemed
a good one and he with the president
were instructed to prepare the letter
and send it to such Masons as they
deemed advisable to send it to.
At this same meeting Mr.. Alfred
PAUL. and Col. W. IL. Travis were ap-
pointed q committee to confer with Mr..
james NJ. Brown, owner OF the lot adj
Joining PolloCk's flour mill, on Market
street, to ascertain upon what terms
and at what price he would sell OIL
trade us said lot.
April 10 this committee presented q
proposition from Mr.. Brown naming O
price for his property and agreeing ia
take our Chapline street property al
the price We were paying for it in part
payment. At tho same time PROPOSE.
ton came from the parties owning the
old court house property to sell US ono
half of that property, they also agreeing
to take our Chapline street lot at cost
in part payment A motion to buy the
court house properly was rejected, and
the proposition OF Mr. Brown was &C
copied.
May IL tho committee in mass meet
ing reported, having previously tiXet
tho time OF holding the meeting to be
May 90, and having distributed tho fol-
lowing letter and programme;
WHEELING, W. VA. May 10, 1892.
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