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

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fax should be successfully. carried out.
1t is admitted by scientists and ex-
perts OF oil parts of this great country
OF ours. that these springs have natural
advantages unsurpassed. IL equalled. In
any other state, ard they are held in
trust by the state and ! may say that It
Is a. grave and sacred trust. This trust
Is now held by n board Of directors, who
have had II in charge for mnnv years
PAST. Somehow, the property had not
developed, ut lest as I feel that It
should have done, when take into con-
sldcration the marvellous medicinal
qualities Of the water, The great
drawback, In my Judgment, Is the
board OF directors is too large and too
unwIcldly.
], therefore. recommend that the
statute be amended, fixing the number
OF the board Mt tlve-one from each con-
Eresslonal district and one at large; or
II you deem It better, Its management
can be transferred TO the state borld OF
public works.
+ At all events, there should be rad
ical change In It's supervision. II It Is
expected that the property shall reach
the standard which Lord Fairfax antic-
ipated, when he donated tito the moth
er commonwealth one hundred and
twenty-five years ago.
PORTRAITS OF GOVERNORS.
The portraits Of governors of this
state. now suspended in the. governors
reception room, are of a very. inferior
character. and ore by no means credit
able to the state, as to, their style and
execution. West Virginia Is able: to
pay the necessary expense. Of having
'life-sized oil Portraits OF us governors.
and l have no hesit9acg II saying Tint
it ought 10 be done. T, therefore. ask
that an appropriation be made
FOR this purpose. and that COM
mlttea be appointed Two from
the house and one from the sem
ate, TO carry II into effect: and tina, the
work be done as soon as possible after
the adjournment Of the legislature.
CAPITOL LABOR FORCE.
1t requires in the nelghborhood of
$1,000 year to pay the salaries OF the
men necessary to keep up the building
and grounds. and to take proper care
.of the different offices in the building.
The rule has hitherto been to pay these
,bllls out of the governors civil contin-
gent fund
{ beg to suggest that an appropria-
ton should be made TO pay the neces-
sary salaries Of these men, the same
rs other legitimate expenses OF the
state, and that the same be paid out,
upon the approval of The board of pub
lie works, or, If You prefer. upon the
recommendation Of the governor, as II
Is now done. ,l5.rs-
The state house needs general re-
pairing from cellar to dome. New car
pets arc necessary In the halls OF every
story of the building. Other Improve
ments are also necessary to properly
preserve the building. 4 largely in
creased appropriation for these pur-
poses Is an absolute necessity. ! re-
specially ask The appointment of n
joint committee to thoroughly look into
this matter, and report thereon.
ELECTRIC LIGHT PLANT.
! recommend the purchase and con-
struction OF an electric light plant for
the use, OF the capitol building and gov
errors mansion. Such plhnt will not
cost over $1,000 to $1,000. The cost of
lighting of the capitol building
amounts to nearly $1,000 Il year. II the
state owned its own electric plant, Il
would cost nothing additional to operate
1t. and It will pay for itself in. perhaps
less than two years, and lit The same
TING the offices Of the building will be
much better lighted than they now are.
Moreover. large are light could be
placed at the front entrance of the
building. without expense TO the state.
which light Is b'idly needed. and ought
TO be established, whether the state does
Or does not own Its own electric uppl-
ances. -
NEW BOILERS FOR CAPITOL
z - BUILDING. .1
The boilers In the capitol building
have been In constant use for twelvG
years, and they are practically exhaust
cd. When. new, these boilers were
made of plates onc-quarter inch IN
thickness, They are insured. and are
inspected every few months. They
We're carefully Inspected but few
weeks since, and the inspector Informed
me that they are well nigh exhausted.
lie advises that q new outfit should
be purchased, rs 4 guaranty of safety
to the capitol building. II new boilers
are not purchased. the present ones
must be repaired at heavy expense,
which, II done, will cost in the neigh
borhood OF the price OF new ones To
furnish new ones You will have to M
proprlate the sum Of $1,000 1t seems
to me that economy requires new boil
ers.S instead Of repairing the old ones.
and incurring the risk of fires, which
necessarily result from explosions.
FOUNTAIN FOR CAPITOL BUILD.
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1t Is apparent to every one who visits
the capitol grounds That there should BE-
II large fountain midway between the
capitol building and the street on the
west side. The walk way Ia sufficiently
wide TO admit Of II without In ans way
Interfering with the iugrcss and crrcss
OF pedestrians. Such mn appliances
would add greatly to the appearances
and real value OF the property.
do not nalS the legislature 10 mako
an appropriation for this purpose. hui
l mention 1t with the hope that someone
Of ohr wealthy citizens wifi see NJ 10
his memory by erecting n