The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-03-02
INVESTIGATION FINISHED.
Very Satisfactory Showing For
The Finances of The Town.

fCfy odtlSiIItOIy SHOWluS T VI
The Finances of The Town.
Bond Indebtedness and all we Owe Rut
seventeen Dollars. lit was Feared
that we were In the Hole Thirty
Thousand Dollars. THE Work was
Finished Much Sooner thea Expected
And cost but twenty-five Dollars.
The Council talks Over the Matter
informally. They are Very Well
Satisfied and will as soon as it Can
be arranged Order a Bond Election.
The examination of the towns
books is finished and the report is now
in the hands of the mayor. The work
did not take nearly as long as was
thought, nor was 1t as expensive as
the people professed TO think it would
be. The amount of the Indebtedness
was feared and there is apparently no
reason why bond issue TO pave the
streets shall not be made.
DIR. Turner was doing even better
than he said he was and finished the
work much sooner than he was ex-
pected. 1t WIS done and in the hands
of mayor yesterday morning and the
Doctor took the train for Wheeling at
noon to attend to some business there.
Those of the citizens who were proph-
esying that the investigation would
take several hundred dollars and be
weeks in being made are very much
taken down. 1t took but few days
and the total cost was twenty five
dollars. This is very low amount
for the work bnt it is all that was
asked by DR.. Turner
The council held An informal meet
ing last night to consider the matter
and find out just how we stood. The
result is that every one is feeling pref
ty good over the matter The total
bond Indebtedness Is $4,000 and the
floating Indebtedness is $8,061.82. So
then the total Indebtedness of the
town is $i7,06lS2. Since it was
thought that this might reach as
high as thirty thousand dollars IL can
be seen that we have reason to be sat
isfied with the result of the invest-
cation.
After talking over the statement
informally it was decided by the com
Gil that from the showing made the
town was in good shape TO begin
street paving and they are now in cor
respondence with city engineers in re-
gard to this work in Cincinnati, Pitts
burg, Wheeling and Parkersburg. a
bond election will be ordered as soon
is the details can be arranged and it
will be made to suit the wishes Of
the voters. If they wish the town to
pay a third and the property holders
to pay each third it will be that
way. If they wish enough bonds is
sued to pay the whole thing it will
be that way. The wishes of the peo-
pie will be consulted in every particu-
lar.
The statement showing the result
of the labors of DIR. Turner will be
published in a few days and the item
lied statement will be published as
soon as arrangements for it can be
made SO that the people can see just
how we stand.
A set OF books for each of the Of
ficers as demanded by the platform
on which the present administration
was elected has been ordered and they
will be kept from no one so that any
time the exact standing of the town
can be ascertained in few minutes.
The wishes of the people in this as
in all other cases will be strictly fol-
lowed. The council at their next
regular meeting will formally take
up the report as made by DR.. Turner
and will then decide what they will
do.