The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-29

Holmes. -hlhsrt SchcEk and c. u.
Thompson: damages claimed al $1,000
W. j, Cots va. William Holmes. ".
NJ. CieEan7 and Esill MCEauGhtOn:
damages claimed at 5000.
W. j. Colts " u. d Ingram. Albert
Schenk. c. y, Thompson and William
Holmes: damages claimed At S5,O00.
The defendants arc al well known.
MeSsrs. Thompson and Sc!,enk being
members OF the board Of public works;
Mr.. Holmes IS stree; commissioner. and
cismanS and Ingram are police lleutcn-
ants.
The declaration alleges that the plant
IN was injurs,! the amounts FAMED by
the acts ~ the defendants. who served
election papers IN him ana fprcibly kept
him from occupying properly which ;he
circuit court has just decided really does
belang TO him
The stDry u she litigation between the
city and NJ. Colts FOR possession OK a
small and not AZ all valuable piece Of
ground a. the corner Of Baker and MIC
ColloCh streets. extend over period OF
yearly two years AS will be seen by the
nlat accompanying this. the turn at
Baker and McCollOch streets is very
sharp. The board of public works. as
SumiDs from certain plais. tina: the
ground outside Of the now famous
board walk" belonged % the city, had
fences which had been erected by Colts
torn down and proceeded TO fill In the
property and make 4 better turn ut the
Junction of the tw" thorOughfans.
Ahou; this time Mr.. HoGr "X-Clty en-
Sineer. mad. plat for Mr. Colts. by
which IL was shown that the city was
using mis- property. Cots erected fence
and at the iEstigitlOn Of the street COM
missioner he. waS arrested and lined IN
police court He appealed the case and
Il was MT decided until Last week, when
he circuit court decided against The city.
The suits against She csty'S servants
mentioned above. result: from that de-
cisIon. Since tn" DECISION. Cots has
again fenced In his property. and the city
board NJ public works has been comp"ll-
I'd 10 make changes at Tn" corner - that
traffic can BE- continued between the two
streets.
In 1895. under an agreement. the city
and Mr.. Colts submitted the controversy
10 arbitration. Mr.. John Boiicy was &C.
lected by the city as an arbitrator and
Mr.. Colts selected Mr.. w. y. Wilson.
These In turn. determined upon Mr..
James McAdamS as the third arbitrator.
They fixed the value NJ the lot at 1900
and that part OF 1t used by the city ut
500, hut Mr. Wilson diSScntcd, giving n
verdict for 81 900. The award made by
the two Other arhitratOr5 was set aStf"
by the circuit court in connection with
suit for re- possession decided In favor OF
Cotte. The ground for the setting aside
OF the award was that Mr.. McAdams
had not attended meetings OF the arbl-
IRA tors.
Mr. Cots claimed to Clerk Walton, OF
the circuit court. that be can II h" de-
sircs. block the Wheeling & Elm Grows
!. Railway Cnmpany'S triin% II" claims
that this road runs on his property and
that II will he necessary for Il to con
tiuuc on It hl-,aia" the formation OF the
ground Mt the turn bcyorh Baker street
makes II Impossible for the tracks 20 h.
moved west to the other side Of the street
+ without occupying lots on that side "t
McCoIloch, which he has recently pur-
chased.
Mr.. Colts has lately made an effort {"
purchase titles to lots in the old Gene
tery Mt tn. caat end u Sixteenth street.
which was recently improved and turn
ed into a small city park. being general
Is known as "Haller's Park" If he cnn
secure titles /. is saId he will make alt
the trouble he can for the city over THIS
matter.
Altogether, II can be said that the city
stirred up hornets most when T. mon
kcycd with the Colts buzz saw.