The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-03-25
WELLSBURG
Proposed Bond Issue
Will Be Defeated Is
Belief of Great Many

woush,,rg W Va. March @4-Npin-
Tons are heln. trec,y expressed reia'IEe
e. ,,n nassar, o. the proposed bond Is
rus destined to Yav Cor improved street
n.yt,y 8, rerra,n sections OF the city
s,6 y stands out a. an evident fact tina,
cons!drra BILE opposition VIII oc sn'"uh'-
cred when chis matter comes ur o''"'e
M voters At III" municipal elcc;''n 4
few weeks distant
While many OF those who have cN-
MESSED themselves aEa!nst the bon" 'S-
sue believe IN good streets. they a.! see
objections - the proposed issue n"t o"-
Ing sufficiently lars" :" make tAn I'm
movements general The id'1 OF c"h''"-
Ing them. u.s. Is believed IN great many
cases TO down town sections. mas n"E
made many friends for the iSSNe ~ sec
lions not included IN It's scope.
The, there are othc~ ohj"rtions. at~"
MANY say that I" bond the city for
sN0 900 now. 70 improve streets. wou4!
mean that the limit would nearly be
re,cba1 and thlt "a" matter OF getting
nure water would have 20 be postponed
nrtll NJ least tho present issue had heen
licuidatcd or nearly 50 before additional!
Indebtedness could he incurred 10 rHNH
care ot the present unsatisfactory water
. .uprly. There Is no question ~ 'hS
being a true fact and the impression
that pure water j. more essential than
improved streets = ~ no means con
fined 70 4 few. o.,
The manner IN which the city council
mas handled the 10Th street ana rlrS'
Ua-d sewers Is also mentioned ms reas-
oDs for oproSiHr the ISSUE II has heen
no;n,.d our that tho city either would
these SAve.S % abId" by the terms or
iy;nallv sp...l".l because ~ the alleged
FACT that rnrrrI had permitted those
terms 10 ne hr"k"1. II is known tar'
that the First ward sewer was I" haN"
been completed in a S0""!'"d time. ""'
that the contractor obtained = d",aF
from council and the result was. when
me citr wanted the work pushed they
were unable 20 insist on II because o.
tchiv actions In granting an extension OF
tine.
Many are anpreh~USjvr that similar
state OF affairs will result n connection
with rho street inrruvc,n,utS In event
ths issuS Is successful Thea there Is
Tho opinion. and very strong on" II
seems to be- that those who destroy the
streets should bear tho burden Of build
Ing them. Others insist that some Log
lslat!on must ," enacted which WI! pre-
vent gas companies from tearing up the
streets before their views can h'
changed II - therefore very eHld'n'
that II the ISSUE ! to stand a ghost o.
chance Of passing, great many CD
s;acles will have 70 be removed before
the day OF election.
Boxes at wheeling
Jan Richmond Of this city and Young
GroundhoG Of Wheeling will box the
curtain raiser a. the American Lego:
boxing bout on April -. Richmond ami
Grovndhor have met in the ring before
anil fought 70 a draw. and this SIX
round bout at Wheeling in April prom
lss-s 70 he very interesting. This Is
the first OF series Of boxing matches
70 be given by tho American Legion q;
Wheeling and local ;n!"ut will appear N
. each bout in the near future.
High School vs. sraddocf
Rethany College athletic authorities
announced Friday morning that a game
was being drkered for between the
wellsSurg high school team and the
Rrndaock high team for the Irwin Gym
Saturday Aprtl :! Wel'shurc won the
. trt-Sts.e rhamrioNshiN At Rethany this
year and IS stated 10 meet the winner OF
trc lao cue ~ which Hraddock has been
the winner for two years Last season
I.!n-lv who was winner 90 the Bethany
team 10Y ! game At ~" irwin Gym anc
4, waS MAYED with I.jrS'v winning by 4
. close score. The Bratlnrk authorities
this year asked the Ecthanv authorize
10 again play tn,. winners. but as Wells
bur gwas slated for the state tourney
the Io,!ow;ng week the game could no
BE- PLAYED. However x = likely tina
these two teams will NEE; on Saturday
70 April e su,h arrangements can h'
mains uHdefcairi for rhs season.
, BUYS Home
Galrn ElSon urph.S~i tn" hons" am
10, at the south west corner ~ Fit'ceati
pni Main street Thursday from Thoma,
Osborne Tn" home WIS cnrn,rr'y tha'
/. owned by Thomas NmtcN bat now oc
crpicd by Mr.. and MrS. =. ". Buskirk
Mr. ElsnU rN"-ctS - nav" into HI
NV Residence as sn"a a. possible.
Entertain Team
Dr H. Il. McCu>key President Of th'
Board oC Education entertained the has
k"c hrll team. It's Coach and Managers
/, last night at his h"T" on north MAR
stree, The AFFAIR was a six O'Clock din
nor and was highly c"i"y"d hv ali in at
Tendance After ia" elaborate dinner tn,
guests spent III" r"luI .ud"r Of the cvC
ming n playing Eurhr" and must
Thn~N present We're. Managers Palm"'
md Miller. Coach g Y. Elder Gap'air
.Wenaj" lIop-n. Justin Wade. John Cald
c-wcoI Earnest Camillctti. Reese!
Cl1rR. NJ LIZ" Wi'Ium carmichael.
Intermediates Loso
-" local Y. VI. I. \. Intermediates
lo~t a good gtr.c ~ r~s"thail last nigh
a. Wheeling - Nv ' reserves Il" thai
p.ac" - :" - TN" gam" wIs Well at
t"nG"d add was featured by the team