The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-11
HOW Revenue. Are Derived.

HOW Revenues Are Derived
There is no income tax III West Wiz
einia.
4. General Property Taxes.-Base:
The property included and the assess
| ment thereof arc the same as for state
purposes.
Rate The levy for county purposes
is made by the county court. The rate
is limited 10 80 cents per 500. which
may be increased by the court for GER
tain specific purposes or by suomietIhe
the questions to a vote or the people.
But the total rate for county and dis,
tr!ct road purposes must not exceed %
| cents on Sl00 valuation.
Is. Toll Taxcs--Thc county court may
also levy. for road purposes. poll tax
| OF 81 on every male inhabitant over Il
| and under so years CT age.
G. and y. Inheritance and Corporation
Taxcs-Therc are no inheritance or cor
| poration taxes for the county.
T.. Business Taxes. Licenses and Fees
The county court lcvics annually
! per capita tax on dogs listed by the as
| SCISSOR. of soc on males and $3.50 on fe-
males. Resident hunters License. 10
cents: nonresident. Sl5: clerks fees ad-
! ditiOnal. 25 and 80 cents. respectively.
! Your committee believes that II is
| entirely proper that the citizens and tax
payers Of Wheeling should bear their
port ion CT the expense in building 4
| system of roads and bridges throughout
the county: it also believes that it is
! incquitablc for the City To pay more
! than 75% of the taxes without receiv-
| ing any direct benefit thcrefrom. Your
! committee believes il would not he UNI
! fnir~rto the rest Of the county If so 70
| Of the revenue derived from taNahles
! within the corporate limits Of Wheeling
were devoted to road improvements
within the city OF Wheeling.
the expense OF and maintain system
Of trans-city highways, your committee
respectfully suggests m" following
courses. which careful study indicates
! will provide parallel north ana Snuth
| highways and two east and west high
ways. which are heavy travel thorough
fares. Tho committee submits for your
approval the following:
Suggests Streets for County.
Beginning at Tho corporation the on
the Top Mill road. and following the
Main street line south tn Twonty-sev-
| cnth street. thence on Twcnty-seventh
street 10 E.off street; thence south on
t,off street 10 rhirty-ninth; on Thirty
ninth street to Jacob: south on Jacob
10 Fnrty-cighth street. which Is the cor
poratiOn line.
And beginning at a point on the
Wheeling Hi road at Fulton. follow
the National Road until IL reaches Mar
ket street: south on Market street to
Twentieth street; Oh Twentieth street
10 Choplinc: south Of Chaplinc 10 TWEEN
ty-scvcnth street TO Eoff street; then
south on l:off street Ia Thirty-thirI;
out Thirty-third TO Jacob street; south
on Jacob street to Thirty-ciEhth street.
then south on Wood street 10 the cor
poration line at Benwood.
Next, beginning at the Pen nsula
Road follow that road around the
Peninsula to McColloch street: on Nc
COlIOch street TO Sixteenth: west on Sin
lccnth street to Market.
The next point OF beginning would be
at Caldwells run and begins at the cor
poriltion line and run west TO Chapllne
street.
The next point begins ut the Aetna
Vile Bridge. thence cast 10 North Wa
bash street: south on North Wabash
South Wabash street TO Ohio avenue;
east on Ohio avenue until Main street Is
reached.
The next point begins at the Bridge
port bridge. going east on Zane avenue
and meeting the line Of the first route Mt
Main street.
Esttmats County Expenditures.
1T may be pointed out that the esU-
mated expenditure OF 1916 in Ohio coun-
.ty, submitted by the board of county
commissioners. calls for the expenditure
ing and repairing the county's roads and
bridges; SlS.000.00 were required for tho
upkeep Of the county court house and
jail: S123.930.00 were estimates neces-
sary for conducting the various func-
lions Of county government; 100000 Is
for state institutions within tho county:
S4,675.00 to be applied on outstanding
bonds and interest; $7.s0000 special as
sessments. and s1T.920.00 for salaries
for county officials total Of disburse-
ments Of $S36,129.79. The county has