The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-01-12

substance destructive to fish, into any
OF the waters OF this state. h Z ~ !,
=. The pennitysfor dynamlting should
be changed TO; fine or imprisonment, In
stead OF fine and imprisonment 3 as II
now reads. " At & 81 ~, y.
3. BY an oversight In drafting Section
IL OF Chapter ., of the Acts OF 1857,
protected at my time OF the year after
the interdicted period OF tWoT years,
which ends July %. 1889. This should
be 5remadied z li8 '9ss3tt,
Valuable services were rendered by
Captain =. 7. Smith. former fish and
came warden. practically without COM
ptnsatlop. A statement OF time given
to this work. md expenses necessarily
paid out by him. while In the line OF
duty, VIII be presented 10 you, Will, n
view OF asking a special appropriation
10 pay him for services rendered. or
my own knowledge. I can, assure YOU
that he rendered faithful and valuable
service to the state. for Which he re-
ceircd no compensation. The same Is
In all respects true OF Frank Lively.
esq. the prescnt warden. He, TOO
should be, paidsa reasonable conpensa-
ton for hislwork In enforcing this par
tlcular law. h
NECESSITY FOR A Z FIRE-PRoOF
BUILDING, B
I ar, impressed wIthithe necessity OF
greater security for the preservation OF
9ur state records thdii we;now possess.
While $it Ii true that our present capt.
toll building Is e6mparati lively new, yet,
no one viii presume TO claim that It IS
atsall secure. from the rayagcs OF fire.
EyerYGstate officer has an alleged fire.
proof Vault coEnscted jSltll his Office;
and YET ~ tho building were to burn, 1t
is more than likely that these so-called
flre proof rooms would prove inade-
quates to stand against the pressure of
the flames. ~ Il. ssiE,. a
The records In the offices OF the audi
tpf6Hnd l,trcaSuref}ur OF incaicuiabic
y,tlue 10 the people OF the state, and i
am perfectly confident that.thesc rec,
ords would be totally destroyed, or al
best, would be SO injured and defaced
as TO render them worthless, IL THE
building were burned e
The state library and the books, rec,
ords nnd $curios in the HISTORICAL So
ciety could not fpVssiDly be saved In the
emergency Of a lire Even II only. a
partial or. ordinary fire should occur in
the building, the loss from water alone
would produce a. total loss OF the IL
brary. and the valuable effects now
contained In the Historical Society Of
the state. 3sil $E q 3 d
Another fact Is also patent to all who
are familiar with the situation in the
capitol building, namely: There Is
scarcely nm office i'm the building that Is
not crainped. THE state ID growing
rapidly. and the business connected
Herewith Is increasing proportionate
~. More room for each of the state
officials. In II verb. short period. Will be
absolute, necessity 1t Is, therefore.
important TO Begin preparations for
this emergency; 4nd At impresses me
that early preparations should be made
In this direction. Moreover. we owe 1t
TO the people to- fhmediately take PROB
er steps TO provide against possible
losses OF our records by fire.
i therefore recommend the purchase
of a, LOT OF ground, ,ol suitable dimen-
slons. upon whicI, IA; three story fire.
PROOF building calf, ta erected, for the
use Of the auditttf ahASiseasurers d.
fees on the first;Inoor;, the law library
and supreme court Judges on the second
floor and ;th,A HISTORIC cal Society on the
third floor. Y Ei IA " III
Real estate Is nbX. quite low In value
I'm Charleston, nItG' sbulldlEt: materials
md labor can be 9DynInanded ataston-i
Ishingly cheapthHuffs. Such II buld-i
Ing and grounds cdrs he Procured at IL
sum not exceeding $50. 009, (which would
cost. would be alnrt insignificant SUM
when compared .%'tthyt security and
advantage, T%ip bring TO all con-
icerned. 5si{ !3f =. i;5 I. ~ sSii.;t.
/ 1 trust, thefef5EG, thaf you Will take
this matte. underl serious consideration
Many Of the states have provided ilre
proof buildings odlthis character, indie
pendent OF their;c4pitQls, Wholly as pre-
lcautiOnory measures to preserve Waltz
able record, IN aseiOf6uneXpected con-.
iiiagrations. T5.s I. /, i3t ,g y ~ = .
THE w. VA. HISTORICAL AND AN
1850 TIQUAELkN SOCIETY.
This institution deserves the :favora-
ible consideration and liberal support of
your body.
The organization orthe society, in
I5ls9I, relieved the stat, from the odlum
of being the, then, only state ir the
Union without aThlstorical society.
The beginning was. small, and the
progress at first necessarily slow. The
members contributed little money and
Il few books. relics, ctlriOs, etc, from
thcr own private libraries and cabi-
nets: anu they were given The use,
temporarily. OF one of the committee
rooms In this building. W.
When the state exhibits at Chicago
We're brought back here they were turr-
ed over 10 the care and keeping " this
society: and the Legislature put In their
charge Il number Of valuable govern
ment books. state reports. ETC.. for
which there was no room In the state
library building. y
With these valuable acquisitions the
society was given the use OF the largest
room III the building, formerly used US
an armOry.-
For several years past Your body
has voted them certain Sims
OF money Tor current expenses. and to
ol1 In purchasing hooks, .elcs, etc, aEll
carrying out the genera! purposes OF the
society. The members and executive
officers -of the society. have worked
.'caH aRt0re." No salaries have been
paid except moderate one for librar-
Ian.
The state has reserved title to every
thing 4 has turned over to the Sociaty,
and tho society has formally conveyed
10, tho, state their title to all their pres
cnt collection OF whatever kind. Except
bans made to the society. everything
| they may hereafter acquire Except
!onns). so that, whatever your body
mayIdo FOR the society. you will be do.
/! Ing ;yirtnIllf' for The state. as the state
Is The sole and entire owner o. every
IGthlnG the society now has or may here
after acquire. Except loans).
|! Tlo1e who iinyc not been familiar
with the growth OF the socletE's col
lection. will. upon visiting their room
.at,. ia