The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-10-05
BOND ISSUE FOR NATIONAL ROAD AND BRIDGE
REPAIRS WILL Be SUBMITTED At bridge OR1;
TAX PAYING ON CORPORATION PROPERTY STOPS
MAYOR JUNK1Ns TELLS PROTEST.
ING CITIZENS RE FINDS SOURCE
OF uNCA1LED ron EXPENSE
ESTIMATES OF WEST EED BRIDGE
RECONSTRUCTION AND NATIONAL
SoAp RETAINING SUBMITTED
BRIDGEPORT'S 6KARE OF CADN
PIKE FUND NOW IN HANDS Ok
COUNTY TREASURER

Replying TO n number OF tax payers
who appeared NJ last nights Session OF
tho Rridgcpurt municipal council. Mayor
charles JU,klns stated that he ha'
found that for tw"uiy-nva or thirty
Years the municipality CT Bridgeport his
been paying county and state taxes Oh
, munl,ipAl property. which ia not re-
qu!rcd, and that th!a source Of expense
! 20 Brldgerort IL TO halt Ht once. The
mayors statement WAS II r"Si'"n9" I"
protests against poor streets som" heu
lights and "A numhcr OF other matters.
AS the result OF last nights council
transactions. Solicitor W. '. tainpDc l.
of rridgrp0rt. was instructed to DRAFT
the necessary papers and d"r"iH'h|S
providing for vote VI ~" people n the
general election on providing money -
repair the West End bridge and 20 TO-
pair rnI rCpIve awrh PORTIONS ~ the
National road ard Lincoln Highway as
are located In bridegroom.
Councilman GrnrE" iI',i." s"hm.ttca
III. estimate o: tho cost -: rria!rinx tho
West End bridge. The eR'imate IS
s2T.l15 .aHpnr,!oned as follows: cost of
steel STRUCTURE. $1,000: labor and con-
struCtioa. $1,000: enclosing tte". IRil-
road rails in concrete. $4,000: Cr"osote
block roor. $4,000; liking Hril"a '.es I"
bridge $4,000. Solicitor Campbell was
instructed to draft an Ordinance Submit
ting the cost Of the bridge 10 the peoT.e
for approval.
Engineer Ray Sykes offered an estt-
nnl;e OF tho cost OF proposed street re-
pairs. which Is part q: the river 'front.'
highway prCgram. including tho Ma
;lqnaT rlke from the Brooksidc corpor-
! taco In
Highway from the Martins Ferry corppr-
ate line 70 the Crystal glass hous". For
brick on an eight inch Stag base the
cost Is estimated at $4,000; for brick
on concrete. $4,000. An ordinance pro
v!ding FOR submitting this Issue At the
mex; general election WAS ordered.
! Solicitor Campbell reported having
had the bonds for the citys portion OF
the Cadiz Pike repairs printed. the bonds
put in the hands OF the sinking fund
committee and the money paid into the
county treasury.
! The state auditors report showed that
! tho service fund is oyrrdrawn s2.I00.
while there Is q balance OF $5,iGS in the
safety fund and s2Jv6 Ialance In the
general fund.
An ordinance was passed 10 pay tho
/ expense Of the public affairs fund which
I had charge OF the water business Of the
! city under recent arrangement and
$4,000 was appropriated 10 take care or
the city's water business for six months.
/ Charles Duncan offered p!o: OF
! ground as an addition 20 tho corpora
| ton The offer was referred 10 the
roads committee.
Solicitor Campbell vas directed 10
compel Il coal company IN kirkwood 10
remove n shed and gas engine from city
property.
Mayor Lunk'ns reported Sl93.53 In
fines collected IN September. Marshal
Bert McConnaughcy reported twenty
! five arrests for the month.
When virtue Is advertised, Il arouses