The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-07-22
WELLSBURG

wELLSHURG. ". Va. July .i-Tho
state Board 81 Public works has set
the valuations on which the 1915 taxgs
OF municipal corporations In the state
are Co b. assessed The urst report OF
thc board Is FOR the transportation com
panies only. The transportation COM
pauies doing business In this unit
nave been assessed a. follows.
StcubcnNille Bridge Co. 100000. Pan
Handle Traction Co, S6so.nOU. Lines lu
Brooke and ohio counties. St.ubsn
Vile. Mcllsburg and Wcirton Railway
CO.. F15o.uoo. Lines iu Brooke and Han
cock %counti's Weilsburg. bethany n
a by. Sl.3uU.UUO. Brooke and ohio
counties. D a. O. & ST L. $1,000 600.
Wabash-pfttsburgh Terminal. $4,000.
The taxes Of these lines were raised
generally In the state. hut what pro-
portion OF the increase ls due this
county will not De- known until the re-
Is received here The Wabash-I1tts-
burgh Terminal. is assessed at exactly
the same as last year. Last year the
NellSburs. Bethany and Ma%shingtuu
company ~sccuring a reduction OF $4,000.
Big Damage suit
In the circuit court uf Brooke county
a. wednesday morning July 81. "a dam
suit vss entered, styled. John
HareN. admIuistratur OF the estate OF
Patrick Haucy. deceased. against the
Stcubsuvill,. WellsburE and Mtirtou
Railway company. for damages amount
Jus 10 MA'HNNNH ANE NNH AfHNM OF lIIElnk
HancN. who was Killed several weeks
ago In front q his own home at Wheel
iuE Junction, by "A street car on the
Moirton division The suit was filed b,
Attorney r. l.. Ramsay. of ~follaushee.
attorney for the plaintiff WIN. re-
turning from his work as n brakeman
on IN" PENNSYLVANIA railroad on the
night OF saturday. June %. 1915. Pat
rick Huney was struck and instantly
KILLED hy "a north bound car ON the Weir
ton division Of the Steuhcnvius wells
nNEL A NAHNWHIm IuH|AAL U.HnHHHH# Ha
order To- get TO his home from the rail-
road. Hauey walked on the ear tracks.
lie stepped off the track to allow the
regular car pass. and then. as he step
ped back. was hit by = trailing car The
case viii likely come up al the October
session OF the circuit court.
To start Contract.
Contractor Mike NcNlauuu left we'd
nesday morning with his force ~ mon
and teams and necessary equipment for
Elucfield. W. Va. where hr viii BEGIN
work az once on the construction 1f IA
new county road. running from Blue
field 90 BramweIl. a distance or nine
miles. The cost OF the contract isl
&GG.uu0. and six months time Will DO re-
qutred for the completion Of tho work.
SiN cars l'ft Nellsburg az o. r. M.
Wednesday BY express. due To- arrive
az Brumwell Thursday at 10 a.. m. Work
on the new road VIII be started at
ward ElucNsld 4 force Ur urr.u men
accompanied the teams wagons and
other equipment on the morning eN-
press. Eleven horses and 10 team Of
mules we're shipped In the animal car
ana the other nve cars were well filled
with the other equipment Mr. Mcmahon
has worked on many large contracts IN
Hruoko county and other Dfnrra
throughout tho tate. but this BE- per-
the largest be- has undertaken. lie
viii personally oversee the work as
sisted hy hIu SON. Mike Dr.. and viii be
iu ElurfirId during the next six months.
The special train was made uu on Tues
DAY and DO required most OF me morning
Co load tho cars. which was done near
the depot Dr. Eighth street a large
crowd was present 90 watch the car
loading and fO see Che men OFF, mostly
all were local men who viii be Joined
a. Eluone'd by another large force of
lnhurrra.