The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-01-04
MORE FUNDS FOh|
| CITY DISCUSSED
OPEN FORUM BRANCH OF COIL
CIAL ASSOCIATION TA11b g.
UP QUESTION ~
Several Plans suggestsd. @eindAg
Raising Levy and County Ts4.
ing over Roads. ~.

a meeting Of the Open Forum branch !
Of the Wheeling Commercial aesoc,aJ
lion. held yesterday at noon IN tns
Hotel Windsor, was OF interest to every
tax payer in Wheeling and indirectlySto%
all persons of this community.
The subject Of taxes was presented;
by II. c. Ogden. which brought out@a 4
number Of discussions. based upon tnese
questions: Does the proper devel0p-.;
ment Of the city Of Wheeling and tins
adequate performance Of its nccessaf, 7
functions require more money thAn5M
now raised by taxation? Should the tax
rate OF the city be increased?" ~.
It was brought out In the discussion
that one Of the feasible plans by when
the burdc0 Of expenditures in maintain
the county taking over the north. south,
east and west roads leading into the
city. 1t was suggested that 1egisIetlve
enactment be- taken by which the clty5
tax levy Of So cents on the 500 be fatb-5!
ed. This Is the maximum amount ot
taxation for this city under the present,
law. The Schol tax is nine cents more
than that paid the CRY, It being
cents. D.;
Mr.. Ogden, in introducing the tQltes: !
tions, reviewed the taxation system OF
this city and pointed out that some
method would haze to be reached soon
by which the city would have to danyo
more funds If 1t expected to continue
as a progressive municipality. 3st
City Solicitor J. Harold Brennan re-
viewed the proposed propositions irom
legal standpoint and said that II the
county would take over the maintenance
Of the four roads leading into the CITY
that il would materially increase tnO
funds that could be applied 10 the CITY:
proper. 10
City Engineer Charles B. Cooke de-;
| clared that more funds were needed.oy
,,if &c
streets and to put the 60 miles Of sew
erage in better condition: that the eyns.
! tenn was in very bad condition put .fj
| was impossible to remedy the mA0orS
| for the lack Of POUNDS. ae also told OK
, the difficulty in collecting from prop
! erty owners the two-third expense in.
! paving new streets. and that In num-.
! her Of cases it had been almost impos,i
, sible TO collect the money. The prop:
erty owners Willingly agreed to pa
| their part Of the work but when an ef::
| fort was made to collect the amount
| that was another story" said he. Il:
Attorney John c. Palmer discussed
the proposition Of taking action through
the legislature In having the tax IeSyf
| Of the city raised, as did Attorney Ben
! jamn L. Rosenbloom. Among the other
speakers 10 discuss the question from
various points were Charles II. Wlt-!
kins and Charles N. Ketchum. This
| meeting was presided over by George:J,:
MathiSon.
4 committee, composed Of AessrsS
Brennan. Ogden. Palmer, Watkins ana
| Mathison was appointed to investigate:
the income and the needed expenditures
of the city and to make q report at" the
| special meeting Of the Open. Forum:
| branch to be held i'll the Mcclure house
text Wednesday at noon. "
The meeting yesterday was not large
II yattended. because 81 - said, none OF
the so persons who were notified OF tho.
, meeting received the announcements
until it was TOO late. 1t Is reporteoS
| that the notices were mailed from the
! Commercial headquarters in sufficient
TING for their delivery by Tuesday. -