The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-04-05

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sempted from the county road tax, and
their roads and bridge they seem SORRY
4 that they spoke.
In a communication, Henry SeabrlEht.
OF Rnney's Point. tells OF a Cow being
killed at the Baltimore a Ohio cross.
ing, he at the same time narrowly escnp-
Ing. These facts have made Il apparent
from his point OF View that a watchmnn
should be stationed Mt the Roncyis Point
crossing. The matter was referred 10
the prosecuting attorney for an opinion,
Liberty and Rlchland districts citizens
asked for the construction OF n uew
road on Short Creek, interscctlng the
West Liberty and Glrty's Point road:
z referred to tho committee on roads and
bridges.
Residents OF Echo Point ask the opun-
~ to take charge OF Helskell street and
mneadamize It's surface; referred 10 tho
roads and bridges committee. :
NJ. j. Pryor. agent OF the Pryor estate,
az Pryor's hill, on the National pike. be-
yond Wheeling Park, asks tho board TO
fix the road entering HIS property: re-
ferred to the roads and bridges commit.
tee. In cutting down the hill, atthia point
the road has reached Its present cordi-
IL klblt anu w 4 ttitNN ~ All4 llloI y
property vii be put In shape US soon as
possible.
Bids for supplying the county with
medicine and medical attendance for tho
year beginning April ] were opened. aud
the contract awarded 20 DR.. ], W. Mccoy
Mt s65; his bid was the lowest OF three.
The following liquor licenses were
granted: Wheeling Park Association.
Wheeling Park, beer and wine; John
Dolan, Roney's Poipt. liquor: Amelia
Walters. LeatherwOod, wine and beer:
G. +. Hartlieb and Angus; Pestlnger,
Elm Grove. liquor LICENCES; Fulton
council reported having granted licensed
70 Julia Chisnell, Edward Imiiotf and
Joseph A. Marshall. The application OF
Jenkins & Milles for a license. at the
National road, near the stale line. was
rejected. Mr.. Farls, OF Liberty district,
claiming that a dlsorderly place has
been conducted during the past year,
The report OF the special committee
: on poor for the past three months Was
approved, and Messre. Hess and Nc
Gregor were named as the Committee
for the ensuing three months, April,
May and June.
An amendment to the Wheeling &
Elm Grove railroad ordinance was
passed. In the ordinance passed In De-
cember permission was granted TO cross
tthe National road half way between
Stackyard Hollow and Thompson's
place. The amendment passed provides
for a crossing this side OF the hollow.
: making a Y from the new line. In or
der to switch and turn traips going only
TO Fulton. The distance on the pike
between the two tracks OF the "Y" Ia 70
be paved the full width Of the road with
brick. Another amendment 10 the
same ordinance was passed; In tie or
dinance It was provided thai the COM
pany should pave between rails and
eighteen inches outside, between Sell
bert's lane and Wheeling Park. with
brick. This is changed; twelve inches
of brick viii be placed outside the track,
and then an oal: crrbing, two nv ten
inches. This Is letter than all brick. as
thc bricks will bo better projected.
At this point the board took a recess
until . p. M. At the afternoon session
three petitions from citizens of Ohio
county were presented, protesting
against the abandonment OF the Wheel
ing and Fairmont pike. Mr.. T!gM. Gar
vim addressed the board on the subject.
Mr.. Fritz moved to refer the matter 70
the committee on roads and bridges. and
that the committee and the members OF
the board so over the pike on April II.
and also invite the county court Of Mar
shall county. which is interested, to have
representatives On hand. 1t Is said
there is no intention to abandon the
road.
After the annual appropriation ordi-
nance had been passed, a motion was
passed that the committee on roads and
bridges advertise for bids on the road
wcrx provided for in the ordinance.
This work Is to be started as soon as
possible.
Mr., J. a. Birkett. the Trladelphia
member OF the board, was elected in
spec.or OF the work. on the Wheeling &
Elm Groves road new line east of the
city.
In some OF the districts the road super
fyvIsors employ farmers and other citl-
zens twoy days annually on the roads,
and in other districts this is not done.
There has been some objection from the
districts where citizens are not so EN-
ployed, and the board decided that the
matter properly lies with the road su-
perintendents.
THE FEDERAL COURT