The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-11-27

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George 0rem, witness fees. w
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J. ID. Whitman, Surveyor Of Roads. 10 "
The statement of George Mendel, al
leging that he is enormously assessed,
was referred to the committee on FL
nance and Accounts for reports.
j. w. Hancher, County School Super
intendent, made a verbal statement,
that he had examined the accounts of j.
Updesraf. County Treasurer, in regard
TO the school fund, and found the same
correct. On motion Of Mr.. Howell, j.
Updegraff's bond was ordered to be can
celed, and he lie released from further
responsibility.
The bill of A. J. Wilson, for money
expended on roads, was referred to the
committee on Roads for report.
The petition of W. S. Buchanan, Esq,
for Justices docket, was read, and the
Clerk ordered TO procure the same.
A bill of J. c. Campbell, fer release
eff bounty tax, was referred to the COM
mittce on Finance and Accounts for re-
port.
- Clark, Esq, took the necessary
oath and was permitted to practice law
before the Board.
Mr.. Clark submitted the report of w.
Robinson, A. Davis and A. Sample,
viewers appointed by the Board to
view a road running from Robinson's
saw mill to Mr.. Beagle's, on the Nation
al Road, which report was adopted.
And il was further ordered that the
Sheriff of Ohio county do summon the
following persons, viz John Brown
Ice, Edward McCausland, Absalom
Sample, Margaret Millegin, Alexander
Orr, David Hosac, David Frazier, and
John Z. Sisson, proprietors and tenants
of the land on which it is proposed to
open aud establish said road, to appear
before this Board at it's next meeting,
on the - day of -, 1856, to
show cause, if any they have, against
the same.
Mr.. A. VI. Jacob being called to the
chair, Mr.. Miller made statement in
regard to the entrance and exit to and
from the County Jail; and on motion
it was ordered that the subject be re-
ferrsd to the committee on Court House
and Jail, with power to act; and on
motion, it was further ordered that Mr..
Miller be added to said committee.
On motion of Mr.. A. N. Jacob, it was
ordered that a special committee be
appointed to negotiate loan of ten
thousand dollars for the ensuing year.
The committee consists OF MessrS. A. N.
Jacob, John H. Hobbs, S. Mcclellan,
and John Howell.
MIR. Mcclellan moved that Mcdonald
& Mitchell be released from the taxes
that would accrue on their property
after September 2Sd, 1867. Referred to
the committee on Finance and Accounts
for report.
Mr.. j. w. Hancher, County Superin'
dent of Public Schools, made verbal
statement to the Board in regard to the
services performed by him as County
Superintendent, and desired the Board
to fix his salary for the last six months
his term expiring LIST January proximo
On motion of Mr.. A. NJ. Jacob, it was
ordered that the salary for the time
mentioned above be fixed at two hun
dred and fifty dollars.
On motion, it was ordered that the
Board adjourn until half-past ont
o'clock P. NJ, aud then proceed in
body to the County Jail and examine
into its condition.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The chairman of the committee OIL
Roads made verbal report in relation
to the bill of A. j. Wilson, Preferred a
the morning SESSION.; on motion, it wal
ordered that the Clerk of the Board is
sue q draft for forty-three dollars (tb'
amount of Mr.. Wilson's billy, on tht
Treasurer, upon Mr.. Wilson making :
report to the Board at the next meet
ing of the money he expended on thai
part of the road extending from the
mouth of Glenn's Run to the mouth o
Short Creek, running through his land
On motion, the President and Clerl
of the Board were instructed to execut'
certain bonds to different Banks 70
money borrowed.
! On motion, it was ordered that tn
Clerk advertise one week for proposal
to furnish clean and mixed coal TO tn
Court House and Jail for the ensuing
year, and that he hand the said propo
sails to the COMMITTEES on Court Hous
and Jail, and that said committee. b
authorized TO make-a contract with tn
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