The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-02-06

West Virginia whore tolls arc charged.
lie quoted from tho code, and said there
10 no provision outside Of tho local levy
Tor tho construction OF roads. Proceed.
Ing, no remarked on the amount OK.
pended Tor roRds-noarly onc'iourth Of
tho entire revenues OF tho county, and
tho city people already pay more than
their proportion, and hO claimed II fair
That those who use tho roads should pay
for them.
DR.. hates said Ito offered tho resolu.
ton In good faith. Ito said Mr., Nc
Grogor had cited tho city tax unfairly;
tho city people got n good deal In. 70.
turn. When tolls were inaugurated II
was Tor tho purpose OF getting tribute
from outsiders and not for tho purpose
Of making residents pay toll. lIe sOld
tho toll revenue Is SO small that II can
DO dono away with, and nobody will
over feel that 1t has been donO away
with.
Ohor members spoke on the subject,
including AIR. Y0ellinger, who re-
marked on tho increase Of tax In tho
city district and tho decrease In tho
country. lie thought tho citizens pay
enough taxes without keeping up tho
county roads. Tho speaker said the pc.
tiiioners arc mostly sporting mon who
drive inst horses out tho pike.
Mr.. McGrCgor introduced tho follow
Ing amendment, which was Withdrawn,
however:
This ordinance shnll not go Into effect until
July !. 1871, anu tho COmlnlllcC on lnlnCo 10 70.
port An ordinance raising the c0unty'a local
levy from OeCnb 1851.
Mr.. Baird said although some OF tho
politicians were drivers OF inst horses
and come OF them perhaps wcro sport
Ing mon" they arc heavy tax payers
and are entitled to respect. lie was in
favor OF trying tho system proposed.
MIR. Irwin considered 1t unwiso to In.
augurate the new system at tho present
timo.
F. Mr. McGrogor said no did not think
the tolls could DO taken oil-nt least Oh
tho old national road. Regarding tho
petitions he remarked that nearly all
nrc storekeepers who did not like 10 70.
fuse 10 align tho paper.
DR.. Bates spoke ngain in favor OF his
resolution, and said the toll Is an inlus.
tice to tho country people who come to
Wheeling.
Other gentlemen spoke on tho sub.
iect and Mr.. Baird said but 5000 is
taken in as tolls and 5000 is paid ont
10 collect them. Mr.. vollinger replied
that tho not income from the roads is
$500, exclusive Of $1,000 for tho ex-
penses.
Finally tho question was called. DR..
Bates insisted on the roll call: tho vote
was overwhelmingly against the rosolu-
ton, as follows:
Aycs-Batcs, Baird and Maxwell.
Noes-Fritz. Irwin, KindleLerger, Nc
Grcgor, Tyson, Voliinger and President
Dobbins.
As soon as tho vote was announced
Or. Bates introduced tho following new
resolution:
ksoINd, That tho committee on roads
and bridges be and is hereby instructed
to carefully canvass the toll schedule OF
the several roads OF the county upon
which tolls arc at present levied, and
report to future meeting OF this board
such amendments and rovisions as may
seem expedient and proper.
Mr.. McGregor inquired il the doctor
hadn't expected action similar to tina.
taken by tho board, and come to the
scene loaded with the second resolu-
ton.
Dr.. Bates-I don'tlike to be rude, but
really it is none Of Mr.. McGrcgor's bust
ness.
Mr. McGregor said he thought tho
doctor knew his first resolution would
not pass, and had the second one already
prepared.
DR.. Bates, replied that Mr.. McGregor
sought to place him in wrong posi-
ton. -,
Tho board decided to collect from the
Guardian Of Mollie Henry, an inmate OF
the county poor house. and at 1925 p.
m. adjournment was taken.