The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-02-24
Meeting OF the Beard Of Supervisors


yisors was held ON saturday last when
the following business was transacted:
Minutes of the previous meeting were
read and approved -, .E
ID The Clerk called the roll and the FOL
lowing members answered to their
names WV. Miller, President, and
Messrs. Hobbs, Howell, Holiday, A. NJ.
Jacobs, S. S. jacobs, Mcdonnell, Sails
buryiand Robinson. .s"
.u Report Of the Committee on the
Zane's street Bridge was received and
ordered to be filed. y
Bill of James Ewing & Co., for print
ing, &C., $4,000, and that of S. I. Farls,
jail keeper, for feeding prisoHers, &c,
S227 30, were both ordered to be paid.
Bill of George Bulger, for holding an
inquest, $500, was referred to the COM
mittee on Finance and Accounts TOR
report. r.s' M,
Petition of Mrs. Morgan for refund
ing of bounty taxes at the reduction OF
Sl.39 per hundred on valuation, was re-
ferred to the committee on Finance and
Accounts.
The committee appointed to examine
into the necessity of ferry at point
near or at Washington Mills, and be.
tween the county line of Marshall aud
Ohio counties, reported faVorably TO
the establishment of said ferry, and
leave was granted to David Detwiler to
establish the same, provided the rates
of tolls charged does not exceed that
paid at the West Wheeling ferry.
Petition of a. w. Woods, asking to
be refunded certain taxes enormously
assessed, was referred to the committee
on Finance and Accounts for report.
Petition of Samuel CrayIon, asking
for the refunding of capitation tax, was
granted.
Report of the committee in relation
to the road leading from the lands OF
John Thornburg aud j. Halsted, claim
ing a certain sum of money, was re-
ceived, and they allowed legal
amount.
The petition of James w. Bruner and
others, for the opening of road from
Allison's Blacksmith Shop, on Woods
Run, TO the blacksmith shop of Daniel
Dean, on the South Fork of Short creek
in this county; the verdict of the Court
was confirmed and the road ordered to
be established.
, Petition of George w. Stoner for the
reduction of taxes on Religious Book
Store was granted.
The petition from the Overseer of the
Poor in Webster township, asking per-
mission to employ nurse for a certain
sick party therein named, was granted.
Petition Of Messrs. Hobbs d Bradley,
asking to be refunded taxes enormously
assessed, was ordered to be refunded.
Petition from citizens of tie village
of Leatherwood, asking that certain
place therein named, be designated for
holding the election polls, was granted.
The petition from parties desiring to
purchase a certain book case in the Cir
emit Court was referred to the committee
on, Court House and Jails with power TO
act.
A petition from the trustees Of Green
wood Cemetery, asking that 1t be ex-
empt from, taxation, was received.
The yeas and nays were called on
this petition, which were rs follows:
YEAS-Messrs, Hobbs, Holiday, S. S.
Jacob, A. NJ. Jacob aud McDounell-5.
NAYs-Messrs. Howell. Miller, Robin.
son and Salisbury.
So the petition was granted.
A resolution was offered that fifty
dollars be appropriated to bear the eX-
penses of filling Ladley's run, which
was adopted.
The report of the Commissioners III
reference to read running from a place
near the Brooke county line to the Ma.
tional pike at West Alexander, appro-
priating one hundred dollars for the
repair of the same was received and
ordered to DO filed.
The chairman of the Board of Super
visors of Brooke county presented IA bill
for the building Of a bridge over Short
creek, under the joint supervision of
Commissioners from Brooke and Ohio.
counties, but the committee TO waom
the matter was referred, being not ready
to report, the subject lays over until
the next meeting.
A report was received in reference to
the road running near Castlemau's run,
asking that property holders be sum.
moncd show to cause for damages claim
ed. Accepted. O..
Petition To close q certain road run
ming from the town of West Liberty to
Short creet aud Wiedman's mill-dan,
was received, and Lemuel Beck, Peter
Deleplaiits antk Thomas a. Hammond
were appointed Commissioners to exams
ine the same. 4
Petition of Mcdonald & Mitchell for
an abatement of taxes was gruntcd.
The petition asking that Mt. Wood
cemetery be relieved from taxes was re-
ferred to the committee or Finance and
Accounts for report.
The petition Of w. b. Curtis, asking
to be refunded bounty taxes for the year
1863 to 1867, inclusive, was referred to
the committee on Finance and Accounts
for report.
A resolttion was offered that the com
mittee on Court House and JLils be in
To furnish Immediately suita-
BILE ease for the use of the Clerk of the
Board of Supervisors t. file his papers
in. Adopted.
Bill of John Nolan, for hauling ashes
from the Jail, amounting TO $3.50, was
ref rred TO the committee on Court
House and Jails.
Petition of Mrs. Flood, asking to be
taxes enormously assessed, was
granted.
Bill of P. Kennedy, of SLIGO for cali
90. DC, used in the Jail, was referred TO
the committee on Court House and
Jails. t.,.r ~ .
Bill of John Bitz of $3.50, for repair.
ing the jail, was referred to the same
committee fer report.
The bill of W. Hare ofSl0.70, aud that
of George Roberts for S5.G5 were order
ed paid.
Bill of John Bayha for $3.50 was re-
ferred to the committee on Court House
and Jails. o. ri a
Bill of J. Irwin for $3.50, was referred
to the Prosecuting Attorney for report.
Bill of William Clothan for $50, was
ferred to the committee on Finance and
Accounts for report. ... a
Petition of K. w. Hazlett for money
enormously assessed, was ordered 10 be
refunded. -
A resolution was offered that the com
mittee on Reads be instructed TO exam
inc that portion of the river road be.
tween Glencoe's ran and the month of
Short creek. and report the condition
thereof. Adopted.
A resolution was offered that the Su-