The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-02-02

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and Wilson.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and signed.
The official bond of Jno. C. Porter,
clerk elect, with Richard Porter, as
surety, for one thousand dollars, was
presented and accepted.
Bill of VIM. Clohan, justice of Web
ster township, for So So, fees &C., was
referred to Committee on Finance and
| Accounts.
Petition of W. J. Robb to have
bounty tax refunded was presented and
the prayer OF the petitioner granted.
Bill of d. w. Brodie, material &C.,
for jury room In Court House, amount
ing to S242 u, WAS presented and ordered
to be paid.
Bill OF W. w. Miller IL Co., for new
stove &C.; amounting to 1872 90, was or
dered to be paid.
Application of James Gray, dischaTg-
ed soldier, to have bounty tax for the
years 1863 CTS refunded, was present.
ed and granted.
Application of John English, to have
bounty tax for years 1875, refunded,
was presented and granted
Bill OF John C. Hupp, NJ. D., for
post mortem examination, amounting
TO So, was, on!mOtiOn of Mr.. Mcdonald,
referred to the Committee on Finance
| and Accounts for report.
The official bond of James c. Max
we'll, Treasurer of Liberty township
with W. Il. Curtis as surety, was pre-
scented and accepted.
Communication of DR.. Baird lin
| reference 10 his action in providing for
II destitute and diseased family at the
east end OF Zane street bridge, was read
and his action approved.
| On motion of Mr.. Booking, q Com
mittee OF two was appointed with power
to act in cases similar to the one
mentioned by DR.. Baird.
The President appointed Messrs.
Booking and Mcdonald said Com
mitIee.
Petition OF j ohm Zeigler and others in
relation to bridge in the neighbor-
hood of Fulton, was read, and on motion
was referred TO the Committee on
Roads, with power 10 act.
The report of Samuel Oldham and
others, viewers of a road from Robin
sons old mill, on Middle Wheeling
Creek to Haneytown, was recommitted
Tor fuller and more explicit Informs
ton.
The application of Joseph SeybOld 10
be released from double assessment on
live acres OF land on Wheeling Island,
was read, and the relief prayed for
granted.
The application Of Camclia Alexan-
der, of Triadelphia township, to be re-
leased from double assessment on per-
SOnal property, WAS read. and relense
granted.
On motion of Mr.. Booking. resolved,
that II Committee of three be appointed
20 examine the petitions of persons who
teel uegrieVed in assessments, and that
they be allowed four dollars per day,
each, for their services. The resolution
vas adopted. The Committee is TO be
known ms the BOARD of Appeals" and
the chair was authorized to appoint 1t.
Bill OF Esquire Schultz and Constable
HOnecker, of Ritchie township, for
holding an inquest, was presented and
was referred to Committee on Finance
and Accounts for report.
The application OF Joseph Eiseman 10
be released from double assessment was
presented, and the amount paid by him
on one tax bill ordered to be refunded.
The Board took u recess until two
o'clock +. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
! At o'clock the Il oard re-assembled.
Present - Messrs. Booking, Davis,
Hobbs. Mcdonald, Porter, Simpson,
Salisbury aud Wilson.
The President announced as cOmpOS-
ing the Board of Appeals, Messrs.
Hobbs, Mcdonald and Wilson.
On motion, theClerk of this Board was
added to the Board of Appeals.
Mr.. Hobbs offered the following pre-
nmble and resolution, which were
adopted:
WHEREAS, There is outstanding of
the bonds issued for the stock OF the
Hemptield Railroad about siXty-eight
thousand dollars that have not been
compromised, and which cannot be
done. and the same will be due January
/, lS7l, and at that time will have 10 be
paid, and to do so would be OnerOus on
the people i'll one year, and as we have
large surplus fund which ought to be
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sand dollars of said bonds, if they can
be bought at par or less.
RESOLVED, That the President OF the
Board OF Supervisors and Clerk be au-
thoriZed to purchase the amount OF eight
thousand dollars worth, il the same can
be bought at par or less, and the Clerk
of the Board is instructed to issue or
ders for the same.
The petition of John c. Hervey, Sec
retury of the Fire and Marine Insurance
Company, that the company be releas-
ed from taxation, was read, ana the
prayer of the petitioner granted.
Bill OfP. l.. Kimberly, for coal at The
, Court House and Jail, amounting to
SS6 TO- was ordered to be paid.
Bills OF S. T.. Fhris, for dieting prison.
ers in jail. amounting to SSS 50, and for
fireman a: Jail $50, were ordered 10 be
paid.
Bill of John DolRn, for cleaning out
Jail yard. amounting To IS 40, was Or
dered to be paid.
On motion Of Mr.. Hobbs, all the po;i-
tons Tor correction of assessments now
before the Board, were referred to the
Board of Appeals; and that all which
NAV be placed i'll the hands Ofthe clerk,
shall be laid before the Board OF Appeals
without formal reference by this Boaru.
The report of the commissioners np-
pointed TO locate IL road from McCon-
nel's, on middle Wheeling creek, to Ro.
news Point, and the amounts claimed
as damages by persons through whose
lands said road passes, was laid before
the Board, and on motion referred to
the Committee on Roads for report.
On motion of Mr.. Hobbs the Commit
tee on Finance was empowered TO settle
with the county Treasurer.
Tue following resolution was offered
} and adopted:
ReSOLved, That the Committee ON
Court House and Jails be authorized TO
have a water closet put in the Count
House.
On motion OF Mr.. Hobbs the Board
J adjourned.
: SUPREME COURT.-Onr report of the
} proceedings Of the Court on Saturday,
in yesterday mornings paper, was
| correct as far us it went, but it didn't
go quite far enough, as will be seen
from the following, which, in the haste
of getting off on the train, Saturday
evening, was forgotten TO be put i'll the
hands OF the cOmpositors.
In the case OF Titchcuell u.s. HOrner,