The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-11
WILL CHANGE
LAND BOOKS.
WORK STARTS THIS MORNING
ON CLERICAL CHANGES.
clerk Oldham Refuses TO W6rk for
Board Of Review-city Treasurer
to Hello.

As result or the conference hell
Yesterday by Tax Commissioner Riue
the board of review and equalization
the county commissioners. Assessor
rrohme and Prosecuting Attorney
Handlan. work will be started th.s
morning on the clerica. changes on
the land books. authorized By the
board OF review. The business dis
'rlct OF the city will be taken up frs.
ana IN making these changes. :he
Doaru VIII have the assistance OF
wy treasurer Johnson. whose land
DOCKS contain full description ot
CIT! property. and who has generous
~ volunteered TO give all possible
assistance. The board will meet at
treasurer Johns office ais morning
al o'clock and continue from day 10
DAY until the work is completed.
county Assessor Henry Frohme
mas agreed TO assist in making tho
changes in the country. so that ali
The work authorized viii BE done
promptly and tho ,cughly. Land
values IN the county viii be raised
approximately two million dollars
ana the increased tax revenue VIII
amount 10 neat sum of money.
There now appears to Je no obstacle
In the way OF carrying out the orders
OF the board and it is not probable
that any serious ones can be inter.
posed.
Oldham Gets Sersppy.
The final decision Was reached after
two very lively sessions. during which
considerable feeling was exhibited nv
some OF the conferees. 10 the state
ment OF Mr.. Blue tina: Clerk Oldham
81 the board OF commissioners. hav-
ins charge of the fiscal affairs OF the
county. should be clerk OF the board
OF review. Mr.. OLDHAM objected
s'renuous!y and intrmatcd that ne
would take the matter To circuit cour-
at the coming term. Mr Blue agreed
that this would be the test way 10
get final settlement Of The question.
Nj Oldham then caused consider.
able %; sensation by declaring tina
The board OF review OF tins Year never
had legal existence. rs TWO of the
members had not filed bonds win
the county commissioners II is
claimed, however. that whom Mr.
Foose and Mr. Hamilton were appoint.
cd, they were sworn in by County
clerk Wells and placed their bonds
NAA A'NbAN4 az llAr Oll4tt- no bonds
were not located last evening but are
undoubtedly there as the officials
could not be sworn in without them.
The bond OF the third member. Lester
smith. who Was reappointcd this year.
is on nle with the commissioners.
For the members TO assemble without
proper bonds would. OF course. be- A
vital omission. but the mere fact that
they were not fled with tho com.
missioners would not render them
invalid
Prosecuting Attorney Handlan took
quite prominent part in tho dis
cussion. advising the commissioners
10 do what was best for the interests
OF the taxpayers. n Was on his rec
ommendation that the board agreed
10 pay for the publication Of the reso-
luton Of The board OF review. bv
which the increases wcra made. and
which appears in fun elsewhere
TIL" value ~ This publication is
matter % discussion. as u - con.
tended that 10 one who aid not an
pear before the board OF review AZ
tho regular sessions can legally make
q protest now. II IS pointed out that
the changes are of general nature
ana 90 Nbt apply To- lr4I. lIfal tracts
and that Tho board OF review is not
compelled by Jaw 90 give public notice
OF such changes III. increases and
reductions are of ten per cent IN
each case
Charges % Inconsistency
ln regard fo fhc books az d.. as.
SCISSOR not containing descriptions OF
land. Mr. Frohmc explained zinc d!Ni-
Guilty az securing This data and WIS
advised by Mr. lIiuc that land owners
nor complying with the provision of
The Law should Doe prosecuted accord.
ing % law. Mutual charges of incon
b st"nt WORK We're made by members
~ the board of revi"w and assistants
~ The nss"ss0r. AND several warm
arguments took place.
Prosecutor lHni.au agreed with
Mr. ll.u" ON 3D." vital points that the
clerk az 'hc commissioners .hould DO
clerk ~ fh" board of r.yloK. and chat
IN case Do WAS unable tD Doc present
th" commissioners should mai. a
county appropriation or Ho work
This point win ha settled LATER In