The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-09-29

BOARD OF SUPEHFIbOH9s-A CaA1e0
of the Board of Supervisors
was held yesterday In their room at the
Court House. The chair was taken by
Mr.. Miller, president, who called the
Board to order, and directed the clerkito
call the roll. The following gentlemen
answered to their names: Messrs.
Hobbs, Holiday, Howell, Jacobs, A:
NJ, Jacobs, s. s., Mcclellan, Mcdonald
and Sa ulsbury.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
The report of John B. wilson, John
w. McColloch and Thomas North, Com
missiouers to view and locate road
from a point on Glenn's Run TO a point
ON the National Road, was submitted.
Mr.. Richardson addressed the Board
In support of the route adopted by the
Commissioners, and closed by request
ing that an order be entered on the min
utes postponing further consideration
until some future session OF the Board.
Mr.. Clarke, on behalf OF sundry per-
sons, presented the report of survey
of a road between the same points, py
a different route, and claimed for 1t
several advantages over that made by
the Commissioners.
On motion of Mr.. A. NJ. Jacobs, both
reports were received and placed on
file and the further consideration
OF the subject was postponed until the
next meeting of the Board.
The following bills were presented
and ordered to be paid; r. B. Woods,
for services, $16S; Wilde, for wall paper
for Clerks and Recorders Offices, $50, ~;
Thos. j. Campbell, lumber &C., $3.50;
s. F. Faris, keeping and dieting prison
s., 80; John Murray, for repairs &C., to
jail $s4, SS, and Alex McCortney, s..
The following were presented and
referred to the committee on Finance
and Accounts for report; George Rob-
erts, hanging paper &c, $50; II. II.
Friend & Son, for collins, chair &C.,
S3s, %. and IT. B. McCord, for surveying
road &C., SI2, so.
On motion the Prosecuting Attorney
was empowered to employ additional
counsel in the case of B. f. Green Us
the County, II he deem 1t necessary.
The resignations of Joseph Carson
and Robert NJ. Bonar, Justices for Lib
TO take effect when their success
sers shall have been elected and duly
qualified.
The petition of NJ. B. Cox, to correct an
assessment on bank Stock, was referred
to the committee on Finance and Ac-
counts for report.
The petition of VIM. Maxwell and
others for the construction of bridge
over Little Wheeling Creek at Roney's
Point, was read. The petitioners,
through their attorney, represented that
the citizens in that neighborhood had
already subscribed about one half the
sum necessary to build the bridge, and
they asked that the Board appropriate
| the balance out of the county treasury.
On motion Of Mr.. A. NJ. Jacob, Messrs.
John Z. Sisson, Thomas G. Yates and
Perry Pierson were appointed special
commissioners to examine the site Of
the proposed bridge and report the es'
timRted cost to the Board.
James s. Hay, Esq, one of the Jus
tices for Richie township having re-
moved, a vacancy was thereby created
which the Board filed by the election
OF VIM. B. Martin to fill the unexpire6
portion of the term.
Tie Supervisor and Justices of Web
ster township sent a communication tC
the Board stating that they had filled 3
vacancy in the office OF Consta BILE in
said township, lin accordance with the
statute made and provided for such
cases,) by appointing a. L. Lady tC
serve as such officer, and their action
in the premises was confirmed by the
Board.
On motion, the Clerk of the Board
was authorized to advertise for propos'
ais to put slate roof on the jail-the
work to be done under the supervision
of the Committee on Court Houses and
jail.
The District Surveyor of Roads was
instructed to call to his aid the Sheriff
of the county, (if he deem it necessary
to open what is known as the "Brunel
Road"
The petition of - Moore, to be re-
lieved from erroneous assessment or
bank stock, was referred to the Com
mittee on Finance and Accounts fol
report.
The petition of S. f. Faris, for au,
thority TO employ an additional fireman
at the Jail, WAS referred TO the Commit
Tee on Court Houses and Jail, with
power 10 act.
Supervisor Mcdonald made state.
menL Of the condition OF the road lead
ing to the Peninsular Cemetery, repre-.
senting 1t to be almost impossible, and
| that unless repaired, it would be en-
tirely SO during the early winter and
spring months.
Mr.. a. NJ. Jacobs did not see why
the county should be required to make
a road to property belonging exclusive
~ to the city. The city authorities had
laid out cemetery and disposed Of
| lotS. 4uey snouIu furnish u Eohu Ieau'
ing TO 1t, without imposing that burden
on the county.
After sometime spent in discussing
the subject in n desultory manner, Mr..
Mcclellan made the motion that fifteen
hundred dollars be appropriated to re.
pair the road from Zane street bridge
to the cemetery gate, and 1t was adopt
ed. A resolution that the money be
expended under the direction of a
special committee TO be appointed bV
the President, was offered and adopted.
The President appointed Messrs. Nc
Donald, Howell and Mcclellan said
committee. (The President was subse-
quently added to the committee.)
On motion the Board adjourned.
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