Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-11-30
9aiIp gntelligIIe,lt Get.
Monday morning Nov 80 1868
.SPsMRETtNa PoR THE RELIEF 0R5 THg

Monday Morning Nov 80 1868
sg-MRErrsa ToaGTHs REIrES or tn
FiNlIIEsg OF soIplRRslt- AN adjourne
meeting of citizens was held at the Cour
House! on Saturday evening 10 adopt mea
,pres forsthsrelief ofitbe amilisg OF Twin
and deceased soldiers. The meeting wa
very meagrely attended, owing to tn
threatening state. Of The. weather, DR.
Todd, The Presidep called lthe meeting 4
order, aud the secretary, a.. q. Robinson
read the minutes fthe previous meeting
Mr.. CALDWELL from aises e6hinaitleA a
pointed 20 mature teasf6is plan to afford
the desired relief, made the following re-
port: 4, n q ~. - /, III rs IS HIS
The committees appointed to take into
consideration The practicability of adopt
ing some feasible plan for the raising OF
an adequate fund for the rel fthe fam
lilies OF our brave volunteers, respectfully
submit for adoption the following resolu-
tons: ,i.saifFsT
ResOIvsa, first; That the Legislature be,
aud is, hereby solicited pass an enabling
act, AUTHORIZING and empowering the Board
Of Supervisors of each county sinslhe State,
from time to time during the war, at any
stated or special meeting, 70 levy snch a
per centnm on the value of the taxable
property of their county, as they may
deem necessary to provide adequate funds
for the relief Of the families OF the living
and deceased soldiers of their county:
Second, That the Commission for the
county of Ohio named in the schedule of
the act passed July 81 IA s3, entitled san
Act to provide for the, division inlo. town.
ships of the seVeral.counties fsthe State, !"
be, and are hereby requested to order an
election at the earliest possible day for Su-i
peryisors of said county ~ W.. go ~
Third. That the Supervisors of Ohio
county be, aud are,s hereby urgently solic-
tied, at their first meeting, or as soon
thereafter as may be to levy such per cent
ageon the value of the taxable property of
The county as will provide sufficient fund
TO meet the necessities of the families of
our living and deceased soldiers during
the approaching winter and spring. II
Fourth, Thatia committee of five, be ap.
pointed by the chair to wait upon the Leg
islatute, Commiasioners and Supervisors,
aud urge theimmediate carrying into effect
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Mr.. Caldwell remarked that the report
suggested the most feasible and equitable
plan which the committee could inYent.s+=
The committee had conversed with many
members ofthe. Legislature. all of whom
EXPRESSED d Willingness to grant the legis-
lation asked for. The,soldiets inthe field
were the protectors off property, and it
was that property that ought to afford re-
lief to their suffering families! =
The report was unanimously adopted,
and the blank was filled with the follow
ing names: a. b. CALDWELL, A. W. Camp
bell, Robt. Pratt, Robt. Crangle, aud Jas.
w. Paxton. ses
W. w. Holiday from the 1st ward re-
ported eighteen families in that ward that
would have to be supported during the
winter. They need aid and need II fmms.
diately. The money sent home by the
husbands insthe army does not pay groce-
~ bills. Whatever is done should be done
at once.. e e'si4ts go si.tf "a s,,g7 h
John Bishop, from the BAD ward, said
that the committee had found only nine
families in need, though there were fifty
odd families in the ward.
III. Williams, from thesd ward report
ed that the committee bad, collected about
$25 in addition to the amount reported ut
the last meeting, and would be able Oiget
more. 5tss5 %. ...1...4.i istss .aa ssss,e
John oIator, ffomthe 9Th ward reported
$2ss collected. There are forty-three
families, in shis hthsre are A "a persons.
Robert Pratt, from the 9th ward reported
about $1,000 collected. There are twenty
one families requiring relief s=-.
James Wilson, from the 9Th ward re-
ported ,s5 families. st,ss5S
Theodore Gorrell, from the. same ward
said the amount collected would be abopt
$1,000 or more. fs-if - t11l1 >
B.,w. Paxton from the It'll ward reported
sl25 collected. That amount would be
increased. There were six families in
need, besides 9th familie ia Ohio whose
heads belong "a. West Virginia regiments.
The whole amount OF Ropsy eeiiesteaa
SO far s$4, ia, and the number of fa ami
lies $50.
Mr.. Gorrell moved that the Receiver,
Mr.. Paxton, berequested tolc6IIIa meeting
Of the different ward committees that .
conference, ,mayB 10 had ss to- the best
means of.distributing Tue money 90 lsstsdi
The motionsBas adopted. q, g 9-.iia.1a
The meeting then adj 9prned to meet on
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