The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-01-06

MEyrISo OF ovERsEERs OF THE
PooR.-A regular meeting of the Board
ofoverseers Of tho Poor was held In
the Supervisory room at the Court
House, on Saturday morning at IL
o'clock.
The roll was called, when the follow
ing gentlemen answered to their names:
Messrs. hurry, (PreAIdent,) Bruner,
ElIilritz, Garrison, Gering, Long
speiIel and Tolivar.
The minutes Of the last meeting were
read and signed.
The hill Of Mr.. TolIvar, Clay Town.
ship, for articles furnished the INDECENT
during the month of December,
amounting to 81 90; of Mr.. hurry,
Washington Township, S38 so; Of Mr..
GerinR, Union Township, go 49, OF Mr..
BruneF, RIchland Township, (for Sep.
temhar. October, November and De-
cenber, y SI2 90; OF Mr.. ElliiIttZ, Web.
Ster Township, 3l1 90: OF Mr.. Long,
Centre Township, 81 Is: OF Mr.. Speldel,
Richie Township, $l3 SO; were received
and ordered be filed. ,a.-
The receipt Of Caroline Stark for one
hundred and two dollars, siXty-Six
cents, the annual payment on bond Of
David Garden, Jr., and Thomas j.
Garden, was presented by Mr.. hurry,
and on motion OF Mr.. TolIVaF, was or
dered 10 bs died.
TbR being the first meeting In the
wear, at which session It has been the
custom of the board to contract for
keeping those sent to the poor house
during the year commencing on the lst
of the succeeding April, that subject
was brought to Its attention BY the
president.
A contract was made by the board In
April, 1865, with the present warden,
Mr.. Burt, ut the rate OF two dollars and
forty cents per week for adults, and
one dollar and twenty cents for chill
drep under ten years old. In the
case OF nursing children sent there, no
charge was to be made for their main.
tsnapCe.
After the first six months OF that
wear, In consequence OF the great nd
vance In the price OF provisions, the
board Increased the price TO two dollRrH
and fifty cents In the former, and one
dollar aud twenty-five cents In the lat.
ter case. These rates were continued
during the first half Of the yeaI
1885,, when another change was
mRde In the price for adults, II be-
Ing raised 10 two dollars and seven
W 1--we cents per week. From that date
TO the present time two dollars and my
cents per week have been paid during
the summer months, and two dollar
and Eeveuty.live cents pOr week for ihI
winter months. This arrangement will
continue IN force until the first OF April
next. The Warden phys the county NJ
annual rental Of one hundred and
twenty-five dollars for the use Of tht
farm.
on motion Of Mr.. TolIvnr, the rats'
named in the original contract vert
offered for tho coming year, and thu
Warden being present, promptly nc
copied them. Some Of the member
present thought II would BIO better tC
ndyertise for proposals, but II Wal
thought 10 be too lnte, az they coult
not b. received and acted on before The
regular meeting In February, before
which time, II was supposed, thOHt
llkelytO send In proposals would have
their arrangements made for the yenr
Amer authorizing mn extension Of thu
old contract To b. written on Il and
signed by the proper officers, on bNhRlt
0fIbe Board, ON motion, tbs Board Nd'
j0uHnCd.