The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-11-03

BOARD OF suPRRvIsoRs.-The Board
ofsupervlsors Of Ohio county met yes =.
Lerday In stated meeting.
Present = Messrs. Booking, Davis,
Holiday, Mcdonald, Porter, Roberts,
Salisbury, Wilson and Hobbs.
The Board proceeded 10 examine the
election returns. As we have already
published them II is deemed unneces-
eary TO reproduce them.l A resolution
declaring the persons receiving the
highest number Of votes elected was
adopted.
A tie occurring In the office OF treas.
urer OF Clay township, between MessrP,
Gibson Lamb and q. Il. Berry, the
Board proceeded TO ballot with the fol.
lowing result: On the first ballot Mr.,
Lamb received four votes and Mr.. Berry
four votes. No election. On the second
ballot Mr.. Lamb received four votes
and Mr.. Berry four votes. On the third
ballot Mr.. Lamb received Ave votes and
Mr.. Berry three votes.
NMr. Lamb was thereupon declared
elected treasurer OF Clay township,
The following bills were ordered paid:
E. Booking, Supervisor Of Union town.
ship, 81 60; ]. L. Porter, Supervisor OF
Liberty township, $40 80; s. Mcdonald,
Supervisor Of Washington township,
Sl3 Is; Allen DAVIS, $40 80; A. ]. viii
son, ST rs; J. Salisbury, sic so; j. Il,
Hobbs, Sl5; J. a. Holiday, $lS IS; Geo.
Roberts, $l5 80; Dr.. B. W. Allen, SLIT;
Armstrong, Holiday & Co., $27 So.
The bill OF +. Ii. Burt was referred 10
the committee on Finance and Ac.
counts. This action was afterwards,
on motion Of Mr.. Hobbs, reoonsidered
and the bill ordered to DO paid.
The bill OF s. L. Farls, for boarding
prisoners, &C., was ordered 10 be paid.
The DNl OF Jas. Whitehalr, for 20 days
service as surveyor OF roads, was or.
dered 10 be paid.
The bill OF Lewis Baker & Co., $50 81,
was ordered 10 be paid.
On motion OF Mr.. Mcdonald II was
Ordered, That when a paupsr ls dis.
charged from the poor house by an
OVerseer, Supervisor or agent, the
keeper OF the poor house shall not al =
low said pauper TO return without an
order from the person who discharged
him, or the President OF the Board OF
Supervisors.
g. D. Bonar, Surveyor OF Roads In
District No. II, RIchland township, re-
ported that there had been thirty days.
labor performed on the roads In bis
district during the year 1868, and that
the roads are In good order,
a petition was received from Bette
Clemens and others, asking for an al
teration In the county road from the
monument up Big Wheeling Creek,
was received and reviewers appointed,
A certificate Of good character was
ordered to be granted to Philip Kappa.
port.
On motion II was
Ordered, That William North, Will
liam Atkinson and G. D. Bonar be ap-
pointed to review that portion OF the
Short Creek road leading from point
at its intersection OF the Wheeling aud
Bethany turnpike road, at Clinton, 10
the forks OF Short Creek, near Wad.
dell'B mill dam, and also that portion
Of said road following the north branch
OF said creek from said mill dam TO its
intersection with the said Wheeling
and Bethany turnpike road at point
near Weidman's mill, and also TO 70.
view the main Short Creek road Lead
Ing from said mill dam to the mouth OF
said Short Creek, and report what al
terations, II any, are necessary in the
location OF said road, especially In re-
gard 10 the crossings Of said creek "a nd
report to this Board at lis next meeting
according to law.
A report was received from Daniel
Murray, In regard to discharges from
the Poor House, and ordered to be
placed on file.
G. Hauser, Overseer OF the poor for
Clay township, reported the expendI-
ture OF S2S for the quarter ending Octo-
Der 3lst.
Joseph Long, Overseer of poor for
Centre township, reported the expendi.
ture OF $64 60 for the quarter ending oc.
The bills Of William Clohan, Justice
Of the Peace. for Sl1 70, were ordered 10
be paid,
The bill Of William Ulohan, Justice
ofthe Peace, for SO so, was referred to
the Committee on Finance.
On motion, the Board adjourned.