The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-01-20
SUBURBANITES GET TOGETHER
ON BETTER FIRE PROTECTION
ENTHUSIASTIC MASS MEETING
HELD IN WOODsOAlE
LAST NIGHT.
Committee Reports on Cost OF Pur-
chasing Equipment and Main
tenanee-May Bond


Committee Reports on Cost OF Pur-
chasing Equipment and Main
tenanee-May Bond
Towns.
An enthusiastic meeting OF resi-
dents and property owners of the out
the-pike district was held last even
ing In the auditorium OF the Woods
dale public school. at which reports
OF committees appointed recently
were made concerning better fire pro
lection. Representative of Pleasant
Valley. Woodsdale. Leatherwood and
Edgwood were present and discussed
the matter OF securing an auto tire
truck, TO be used Jointly by the citi-
zens OF the towns and vicinity.
Al a meeting held last week the
matter was brought up and commit
tees were appointed to go further
into the consideration OF the work.
These committees reported last night,
giving the total property valuation OF
the various towns and estimates on
the cost of an auto chemical truck.
building OF a station and maintenance
Of same.
9e fSIwins 500 oeG GoPeggty SaJnIns
10: Pleasant Valley, s4s6,065; Leather
wood, S3O4.260. Cost OF purchasing
truck and building IRE house. estimated
pense. including three paid hremen'
about $4,000 per annum. .
figured the proportionate share OF the
expense as follows; Woodsdale, cost. 81
sSg; mSint caaa man,linence SOS
PIE isant Valley. cost. $2.fi2. maintain
snee; SOIL: iLSesagtherwood' cost 1888
Haywood Can't Assist.
After the figures were submitted, rep
resentatives OF Edgwood stated thst
they would have to be excluded from
further consideration insofar as the
town was CONCERNED. as Il Is. at present,
unable To pay the necessary amounts as
the tax Is now up, to the limit and the
town Is also bonded TO the limit, but
added that they were willing 10 do what
they could by private subscriptions. u
amounts could be realized easily IN TINS
manner.
an invitation be extended TO residents
Of the out the pike district who are not
located within the corporate units, @,
either OF the four towns named. ana II
IS expected that many others Will tak'
advantage OF the offer and enter into
the movement with a spirit Commit
country districts as follows. AltenhelH
district y. c. Flaccus. James Heuder
son and Clarence Eheltug; Mt. de Cnau
tai district, Lewis Steenrod. Earl Schaf
or and Gus ROckabrand. Edgdale dis
trict, J. l.. McI.ain,;, Albert schenk' Sr.
trict, Or. VIII Cracraft, Jr, Franz
O'Brien and DR.. r. b. Plant. Wheeiini
M erK nlS'I ana s. p ;" Norton S.''''
The meeting was declared open Tor
discussion and many avaiied themselves
Of the opportunity to express them
selves regarding the movement and the
benefits to be derived therefrOm. Mem
bers OF the committee stated that they
had secured estimates Of cost OF the
truck. saying that the cost Of the truck
would 4 be $500 and the ground and
building would be close 10 50 800.
The towns In the combine will secure
the necessary funds by means of a bond
issue with the exception Of EdEwood
which together with the country dis
tricts named. will raies the money by
means OF private subscription. The res
idents Of the districts are very much
enthused with the idea that has beer
sprung and feel confident that suitable
fire protection will be assured within q
short time.