The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-06

The Ohio county board Of commits
sioners met yesterday in reular month
" session, and as exclusively predicted
IN the Intelllencer. one Of the most i'm.
portant matters coming up was the ap-
pllCatlon Of the wellsburg & Wheeling
Street Railway Company for a fran
chlSe to use the county roads from
bethany to West Liberty, Gregsville.
Altenheim and the National road over
Fulton hill into the city. The ordinance
was referred as submitted, to the board
as q whole, which win arrange soon
to 70 over the route OF the proposed
line. Already the company has ac-
ouired its franchise over the roads In
Brooke county. Another important
matter that came up was the opinion
from Prosecuting Attorney Meyer
that the commissioners have not the
power to order a special tax levy for
the purpose Of providing money with
which to acquire site for the proposed
Carnegie library building. This reverse
met with by the library advocates 10 a
serious one, and the only recourse now
SEEMS to be a popular subscription
movement for raising the $4,000 or $780,
The following bills were ordered paid
by the board:
Court house and jnil...........",..$ i92 g
Finance ,..:.........'...'''.''''''' ~ y
Poor house and farm. 81 y y
Roads and idBeS.......I........... lA u
Total Observation-Disclosures Is
Sheriff Richards reported county or
ders taken up to the amount Of $500 %.
SUPERINTENDENT Birkett. Of the coun-
ty infrmary, reported as follows for
the month OF February: Inmates, white
males, rs; white females, 10; colored
males, 3; colored females. 4; total, 102.
BRder G Maurer's application for Ii
Quor license at Pleasant Valley Park
was refused on motion Of President
McGreoF and on the advice Of the
prosecuting attorney whose opinion
was that the board has not the right
to override the action OF the council Of
Pleasant Valley. which declined to Is
sue town license to the Arm. The PEE
titIoners pointed out that license had
been given Conrad Setbert at the same
place for years past.
Chairman Hare, Of the finance COM
mittee, reported that the committee.
acting on the advice OF the prosecuting
attorney, had come to the conclusion
that the board has not the power to
place an extra tax levy to provide the
site for the proposed Carnegie library
building. The board acquiesced in the
committees opinion.
William Maxwell was appointed road
supervisor for district No. g. In Liberty
district.
Mr.. Hare introduced the following
resolutions on the death Of Captain w.
A. Mccoy, former superintendent of
the county inhrmary, which were
adopted unanimously:
Whereas. We learn, with deep regret Of
the death OF our old friend. Captain W. a.
Mccoy, the former efficient superintendent
OF our county home. therefore, be u
Resolved. That the board tender It's deep.
est sympathy to the family Of the deceased
In this their time Of grief, and turtner.
be 1t
tons be sent to the family, and be spread
Resolved, That the board attend the fu-
neral.
The ordinance Of the Wellsburg &
M0Eeilnk SIeeI halfway AuHlpAuy was
introduced by the company's attorney,
was read once, and referred to the
board acting as committee Of the
whole. which Will arrange later to go
over the route Of the proposed line. The
provisions Of the ordinance are In eff
feet as follows:
Section l-Permission to the Wells
burg & Wheeling Street Railway Cons
pany, to construct, maintain and oper-
ate an electric railway over the follow
ing route: Starting at the Brooke-Ohio
line on the Bethany pike, thence over
TINT road through West Liberty to
Weidman's: thence on the North Fork
OF Short Creek road to the junction Of
the north and north forks Of Short
creek: thence on the South Fork OF
Short creek road to the junction with
the GreggsviIle, Clinton & Potomac
road, over the latter to the village Of
Greggsville: thence on the Bethany
pike to Altenheim, and thence on the
National road through Leatherwood
and Fulton, across Wheeling hill, to
Seventh street IN Wheeling.
Section 2-Materlnl between the rails
to be same as that OF which the road is
constructed. Rails to be laid even with
the grade.
Section 3-Permission to erect poles,
switches, station houses. etc.
Section 4-Compapy to keep the space
between rails mncadnmlZed.
Section 5-Permission to use county
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