The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-09-13

drafted new building code in which
drastic notifications in the require
ments for material and methods Of
construction are Incorporated.
berland glass plant, which was de-
stroyed by fire recently, with a loss
of $4,000, is to be rebuilt. The plant
was engaged in the manufacture of
glass chimneys and employed approx
imately 100 men.
Morgantown-Mud holes in roads
sometimes serve good purposes. So
thinks Jack button, a small boy of
this city who fell off truck into one.
The wheels Of the truck passed over
him, but thanks to the mud, he was
simply pressed down into it and es-
capped with bruises.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS from the state
road department have begun survey
Ing for a new bridge at Fenwick,
across Clay river. 1t is said a new
bridge will be built there TO take the
place of the Richwood-Summerv
bridge which was washed out follow
Ing recent rains
Beckley-Sam Treola and his wife
and her sister, Edith Hurt, were ar
rested in connection with tho death
of Deputy Sheriff L. NJ Foster, who
was shot to death several weeks ago.
Prosecuting Attorney David Ashworth
declined to say whether charges will
be placed against them or whether
they will be held as material wit
neSSes.
Clarksburg-Harlow Willis, ca, an
eccentric character of Salem, who. a
year ago, went out into the Odd Eel
lows cemetery there and built himself
a massive concrete grave, dropped
dead of heart failure. He was Wa
ter Commissioner of Salem for many
years, served also as Councilman, and
the last % years was in charge of the
Salem water works pumping station.
Charleston-George w. Sharp, chief
deputy game protector, has written
county courts relative to abuses Of
the hunters license law. Non-resi
dents have been obtaining residents
licenses by means of false affidavits
and the state has lost hundreds. If
not thousands Of dollars, in conse-
quence, Mr.. Sharp asserts The resi-
dent fee Is 81 and the nonresident
SIS.
To- ri DoT IL
the latest counties to report thell as
sessments to the State Tax Commits
sioner, both show a gain over 1922
The former cOunty's total is 500, 3,275.-
324, as against $52,67S,59 last year
gain of $597,726 and the latter's
$50, ,453,604, as compared with S25. .16S.-
81, gain of $2S5,O33. Eleven coun-
ties have not reported to the tax de-
partment.
Follansbee-C. II. Blumenauer Of
Wheeling, president of the Jefferson
Glass Company, announced the consol-
idation of the Jefferson Glass Com
pany and the Jefferson Company. The
former concern manufactures auto
mobile glass products and Illuminating
ware. while the Jefferson Company
specialized in portable lamps Plans
for the enlargement of the plant were
also announced
Beckley-Sam Treola, his wife, Mrs.
Emily Treola, and her sister. Edith
Hurt, were given hearings on charges
of first degree murder lodged gainst
them in connection with the death Of
Deputy Sheriff Luther NJ. Foster. on
July 81 at his home in Mabscott. The
hearing was before Justice of the
Peace G. G. Galloway, who at previous
hearings had held Fosters nephew,
Tom Foster, for the grand jury on a
first degree murder charge, and the
widow of the slain deputy on charge
of being an accessory.
Morgantown-"Paving, Of course.
must stop unless money can be obtain
ed from some legitimate course to
pay contractors" was the statement
Of City Manager A. A. Hall. i'm regard
to the opinion rendered some davs
ago by Attorney General England TO
the effect that the constitution itself
makes 1t unlawful for Morgan own 10
Issue evidences Of Indebtedness of any
Kind, for the payment of which levy
has not been laid, or a fund created.
or after an election In which three
ffths Of the voters render decision
in the affirmative.
Wheeling estimated tax levy
for Wheeling is 1854 cents on the
500 Of valuation. which is 6.G cents
more than the levy last year. An
erroneous valuation of property gave
an excess of $5,OOOO 900, and this mis-
take was not discovered until TOO late
to correct the assessment books. The
council had figured on keeping the
levy rate the same as last year Coun-
Gilman Edward j Lally has warned
gouglng landlords that any attempt
10 use the slight increase I'm the tax
levy for the forthcoming fiscal year
as a pretext to exact higher rentals.
would be dealt with In open council
Clarksburg - Contracts for seven
new county bridges we're let by the
county court, and two bridge propOs-
ais we're rejected The court also
rejected bids on the Glen Falls road
project. This will be re-advertised.
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