The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-23

The board OF county commissioners
met yesterday morning with full at
tendance Of members, President McGre-
gor in the chair, and passed the ogdl-
nance giving right OF way east of the city
to the Wheeling & Elm Grove Railway
Company for It's electric line, In the at
ternoon the board met as a board OF
equalization and appeals and took up
petitions for changes OF assessments and
sheep claims
An amendment was introduced, to The
effect that where not otherwise provided
for, the space between tracks and eigh-
teen inches on each side of the tracks
shall be macadamized at the expense OF
the railroad company
Another amendment provided that
In the event of the grade OF the National
pike being changed by the board at any
time, the railroad company shall change
the grade of Its tracks to conform, and
at Its expense, II the pike is paved with
brick, the company shall reconstruct Its
line and use Shanghai "T'' rails, and
pave with brick between tracks and
eighteen inches each side OF the rails.
Just before o'clock the ordinance
came up for passage and was passed
unanimously, The time for acceptance
Of the ordinance by the company was eX-
tended from January to January 10 1t
is understood the ordinance win be ac-
cepted at once and the work OF construc-
ton Of the new line begun as soon as the
weather will allow.
BOARD OF EQUALIZATION.
When the board of commissioners re-
convened for the Afternoon session. at .
o'clock. 1t met as a board of equalization
and appeals and considered several APP
pllcaions for change OF assessment on
both realty and personal property All
of the members were present.
The petition OF H. schmeichel, Centre
district, for reduction Of $3.50 on as
sassmcnt OF realty, was acted upon fav-
orably; It was an erroneous assessment.
L. Wehrle, Webster district, was
granted a rebate on sl,2iO, his assessment
on personal property
The petition OF Joseph sauers, Union
district, was rejected
on the petition of C. II. Robrech!, OF
Triadelphia district, the clerk OF the
county court was instructed to reduce
assessment $500 next year
Considerable time was spent on the APP
plcatlon of L. NJ. Mccoy and Mary d,
Crump, Trladelphla discreet, for a reduc-
ton of $3.50 on realty assessment, which
was finally granted
A reduction OF $50 on the assessment
of D. y. Keller. of Philadelphia district,
was ordered, as wen as rebate for rhe
years 1895 and 1896.
The capltatlon and personally tax
amounting to 81 "a paid by John Otto,
was ordered refunded.
Bishop p. j. Donahue OF the Catholic
diocese Of Wheeling, petitioned for the
wlplng out of assessment on the lot oc-
cupled by the South Side paroclal school,
In the Eighth ward. The petition stated
that the city had already taken such ac-
ton. There was some discussion re-
gdrdIng this matter, the law OF the state
seemingly not giving the power to &c.
according TO the petitioners desire 1t
was brought out that the Mt. de Chantal
property was not assessed, and this
seemed surprising, as It is not public
free school and therefore does not come
within the scope Of the property that the
law allows to remain unlssessed. Finally
the matter was referred to Prosecuting
Attorney Meyer and his assistant, Mr.,
Ncsbitt, the latter being present, for an
opinion to be presented to the board
later
The APPLICATION of William Hartens.ein
for rebate on 500 assessment on per-
sonll.y was acted upon llvorlbly, there
having been a double assessment The
rebate will be allowed when HartCns;cin
produces the other bill
A. w. Miller who conducts feed store
IN Wheeling and Is citizen Of Brooke
County. asked for the refuudng Of caQi-
tatlon tax; the petition was granted.
John G.. West, Webster district, asked
Tor $500 rebate on erroneous assessment
on realty; the clerk was instructed to
make correction on The 1898 hand book.
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