The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-09-05

Lul- ~ Increase st-sdl.y IN cs-t en-
. - a5anasssa 0I PlAIL. e
Sogld withan . fe~ year,. have
sa9 aGE a. e1sEA4AaI yrCs !.r Ia.
eCssslt. ~ .fs ShlcA 80 olty - Lev
- . position % furnish its ciu..a,
a. - L.le above TIE essI .. ptOddc
ton
Ihe city manufactures power for
its street lisht Ia a well equipped
electric plant a proposition TO FUR
a-sa Asas has seea made by q vri
NAto corporation bat Tie same arri-
Ments that applied ~ lie gas plant
will hold good here and II 4. 20 be
hoped that LIE psODbo NLl never allow
he cOnirOl OF ihis Utility ~ yass out
u their hands.
Many improvements.
Without wishing to speak In a boast
Jul manner. the present city admins.
tration has accomplished more In the
way OF substantial public improve
inents than has sror before been Zone
IA a similar space ot tine. Ia 1868,
a bond Issue was passed a provide
Tor certain improvements advocated
by the city government. A numher
of these haze been completed ana The
other ara nov nearing completion.
Among the more notable are he wafer
WnTbs improvements. costing $3s0.usU:
.hs new gas wOrSs, costing $4,000,
Street improvements To- the value OF
sl5O.0eI, the Rew Market street
bridge, erected at the exceedingly
moderate cos of ass .000. the uoN ia
Generator, at a cost Of sSa.uup. and
TIE Na.d~e4ls "a Improvements al
a cost a. 81. 100 Every unu 81 these
has been furnished 10 the ciJ al The
!o"sst possible price and all have
met with hearty public approval
Street Paving.
A. The last cay election the new
plan OF paving the streets oil the c.ty
ID 4E equitable assessment on auIa-
cent property was adopted by the
voters. All u-nprejudIced persons
agree that this plan 20 the mos,
effective AMI ~ the same lime the
faireSt tn all that could be devised
under the circumstances ana n Is an
absolute certainty mat the Results wall
be highly pleasing to the people as a
whole. Hy this means, provision las
already been made Tor the paving nj
'a~urouShiarts that nave beuu IN "a
miserable condition Tor years aud %
caA safely bo predicted that within
q comparatively short time Wheeling
will rain among the best paved
cities e.. lilo country. the board al
control recently made provision Tor
an asphalt paving system and II tho
tests prove successful. 1t viii be but
"a matter Of a short time until many
-
wal" '" t'''"" '"a'''"''-
IA is a characteristic 81 Tho Amtrf-
,.t people to object strenuouAlS To-
their rats "a: taNetIuu. but while
diocese oi Wheeling have this national
..i.u t',t s-r.ainlv have less cau-y
t...u ft. .uua.iteufs ct au, otu.r
Co.. ~ ,r..l si11 Il the 1 ulteI states
.ta, t.l- I.. troat statement.
BIZ us .t.s, ..ts arl uu,ral truth -
.Wu ts |h- "u.aul ans tatl-. az
tu.t. Oh cities most CD. theta ia
A .,r..at class and some lar
sea. o-t 80 .e, ny FAR the lowest
TAX Taf-. FN.f fh- lowest ~ tlr
".tyr- aye -..-rt. dr.tArs ru thv
t.o SAINT h-'.r and Zee faf-s - =
ua+,st H.sl,l to II-r..I uure
lv uu' 90 ttv al..is col! reason O., tns
~taxgattIS ~ Wheeling.
AH.tn.r point tUat thi. table ina
r--.s NN..f.f sl fsss mind - no
value ~ ;a- r,-e,. ~ rr,ra l.tl., s~r-
Wee enterprises vf Wl.-itr % s.fu-
liar r..i-s tG itv -r'.-a fortv-ouv.
NJ hevliis T-,~i' - faT NOR, revenue
from tLi- s,'.rc- ;Iau amy except
~Jact-ouNiil-. FLORIDA. a cry ~ $3.50
people.
W. cling e. - wealthy municipality
r.. ST r:.rrs "a ;nv ta.r" mI-
nl,Ii". Yf.u-.t chow tho ~ res -
'- tf.eoi t-f g.. UI 90 which - -
course. uN,m.t !r'm taxation. The
n~-->s"t .ni.sfie r. Wheeling prop
''r' - So. 90. Th" 'n'Hl properly
tx loyy Is <s44NN. The annual Re-
.r'u @s.r~ral rc ~nuo are az
IrD.'Wat"i. S-tt.ot0 while tho re-
criI'- :rHm public service enterprises
.ast YEAR w~r" $500. ass. The boncsd
fehf totals gL.tF1.i'n.
Efforts were mad" ~ tho last see
sion ~ tna legislature 30 cr"rtO u
Wheeling There - "a strong s~nu-
''n '' '"E'1 %. ms H'N'Nl' 'sPo-
~ among tNNi''s men Al" -