The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-05-29
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Tho first report or the receipts ana OK
ptHdtiures OF III" water works IN iH!a city
That has been printed tor u long timc
II now being printed by the Bcllllrc pa-
pers by order Of tho city council, The
report III not very encouraging IN yOmt
particulars The cRslt receipts shown for
the last fiscal yenr amount to &hiliOs,
with $3.50 gtlll unsolicited, The eNpondl'
lures for the last ycnr woro Sl9,9g ", but
thiH includes the payment OF $500 OF
water works imrroycnteht bonds ana ihe
interest on tho $4,000 similar bonds that
were outstanding last September. The
breaking down Of the machinery ut the
pumping station required expenditures Out
OF the usual run, amounting 70 thi2t. T4e
statement gives what n usually given In
such exhibits to show where the money
goes but the lack OF encouraging features
consists In the fact that IN the twenty odd
years the plant has been tn operation
there has never been any accumulation OF
with, and about the only thing now leii
OF the original plant ls some Of the old
wooden pipes that are constantly giving
trouble. All OF the original debt remains,
however, and 10000 additional, and dur
ing all the time the tnN-pnying people
OF the city have been carrying the $4,000
original debt in addition to puytnB water
rent.
Congressional nominations have not
been very expensive In this state this
year, according TO the statements itled
under the GARFIELD law, which requires
sworn statements OF the cost OF the can
yass for any office. Those filed so far
by congressman Are rs follows: Lorenzo
pRnford, Sixteenth district, SO; Il. w.
Taylor, Eighteenth district, So; y. d.
Dewitt, Fist diHtrlct. nothing; II. J. West.
Sixth district, SO 80; 5. W. Brown, Sixth
district, $40 %: W. s. Kerr, Fourteenth
district, 81; \. S. Mcclure, Seventeenth
district $50 10.
DR.. d. W. Boone, OF this city. and Miss
Jessie +. Webb, OF Bcullsyille, were
married at the home Of the brides par
cnts at Beaiisvtiic Yesterday evening
immediate friends were present Dr.
Boone 81 tho city health officer, and has
n splendid practice besides. He will bring
his bride to this city to-day and they viii
make their home here. whore host OF
good friends will cordially erect them.
The new buildings put upon the tax du.
pllcate this year In this city viii swell
the duplicate 80 far as this city Is con-
cerued from $4,000 to $4,000 more than
u was last year very healtbfnl c0ndl-
tlon for such times as have prevailed.
In the whole county the personal returns
so far indicate loss ms compared with
last year OF about Sis50O0, hpt good part
OF this Will be made up In the way OF new
structures,
The. Increase Of 800 In the Dow law tax.
making II SjJ1 per year, was expected TO
lessen the number OF saloons. The law
took effect last Monday, hut the saloon
men have until the 10Th or June to pay
the tax. All have not yet reported, but
the auditor Is OF the opinion that ten or
fifteen out of the more than hundred
in the county will 20 out OF business
Rev. S. T.. Dubois. who was married to
Miss Bette Danford ut the brides home
In Summarized Tuesday evening, spent
Wednesday at the home OF his father, ex
Mayor Dubois, and yesterday tho young
couple went out to West Alexander TO
visit other relatives before leaving for
Nebraska.
County Treasurer Howard Kirk and
family are visiting at Kirkville. Mo, and
some apprehension was felt yesterday lest
they be in the path OF the terrible tor
nado that swept over portion Of that
state.
Harry Heller is home from Arcadia, Ind,
the window glass factories all having
closed down for the season.
There is lull in business at the mayors
court