The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-08-05

THURSDAY, Aug. 4th, 1870.

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Present-Messrs. Boring, Botsford'
Curtis, Davis, Harrison, Miller, Roberts,
Salisbury, waterhouse and Zoeckler.
Bills Of Henry Gunther, SIS; PAUL
Bros. & Co, 1851; Walters Il Kraft,
s2.2O; Maxwell & Tingle, 1921;
Aug. Weidebusch. $3.50; S. F. Faris,
s525.75; w. ]. Mathews, $57; Simp-
son, Wilson d Hoge, $44.l7; B. +
Caldwell, 81 Thos. Hughes, 80. were
ordered to be paid.
Ed. Booking made application to
have Sl0.7j double assessment, refund
ed TO him. 1t was go ordered
The bill of A. n. Johnston for fees
in criminal cases, from Dec, 10th, 1865,
to date, $5l0.25, Sas referred TO CONT
tee on Finance for report
Bills OF J. Launder and Thos. Nc
Cormick, Justice and Constable, Of
Union township, $3.l5, vac referred to
the same committee.
The bills Of Robert Gillespy, Justice
oil Madison township, $500 and W.
Ciohan, Justice Of Webster township,
SIS, were referred 10 the same COM
mittee
A communication was received from
Franklin Insurance Company, asking
to be relieved from tax on e. s. Bonds,
and referred 10 the Committee on FL
nance
Mr.. Roberts stated that there were
two vacancies in the Office OF constable
! in Madison township and moved that
the vacancies be filled by the Board.
Robert Junkins, Noah Price and
William Scroggins were nominated:
A ballot being had, Junklns received
4 votes, Price, 7, and Scroggins, 5.
Messrs. Scroggins and Price having
received a majority Of the votes cast
were declared elected constahles of
Madison townzhip.
Reports of A. Montgomery Overseer
of the Poor for Liberty township; w.
II. Harrison, for Webster; Geo. Goeh-
man, for Richie: Aug. Heimberger,
tor Triadelphia; J. r. Acker, for Union;
Cletas Houser, for Clay, were received
and filed
The Committee on Poor reported
that they had examined the bills re-
ferred to them Yesterday and found
them correct, except the bill Of c.
Houser for $3.50 which they recon-
mend be rejected. The Wheeling Hos
pital bill not being accompanied by
vouchers they return for the action Of
the Board The report was received
and filed
Mr.. Harrison moved that, as the
Board Of Supervisors, had ordered the
removal OF the patients charged for to
the Hospital, that the bill he levied for.
Carried.
Charges and specifications were pre-
ferred against VIM. Clohan, Justice Of
Webster township, by Thomas E.
Blakelev, charging him as follows
LIST. Misconduct in Office.
ID. Manifest incompetence to dis
charge the duties of the office Of Jus
tice.
! Sd. The commission OF ohcnscs in
volving violation Of his official oath,
viz: Fraud" "extortiop," and will
fully and criminally exceeding his
official powers.
Mr. Blakeley supports his charges
with ten specifications, setting forth
specifically wherein the charges are
true.
Mr. Harrison said that though quite
long string OF charges and specitica-
tons had been brought against Mr..
Clohan, he was satisfied they had been
brought in a spirit of revenge, and not
to do the public any good He wanted
10 see justice done, and should there
fore move that the charges be referred
/ to special committee OF four members
of this Board and the Prosecuting At
torney for examination and report
Carried, and Messrs. Harrison, Zoeck-
Ter, Boring and Botsford, with the
Prosecuting Attorney, were appointed
such committee
A communication was received from
J. Bodley, and Others asking that
pittance be awarded for the support Of
w. Lee Trautmann Referred to COM
mittee on Poor.
! The bid Of J. w. Ward and J. Hor.
nish, for repairing the Steenrod bridge,
being the only one in, it WIS opened BY
the Board They propose TO do the
work for Sl4OO. The contract was
award TO them
Mr. Botsford stated that there was
no constable in Clay township Charles
Exly was elected to fiji the vacancy
Mr. Roberts offered the following,
which was adopted:
Resolced, That John Zoeckler, Ste.
phen Warehouse and Allen Davis be
appointed a committee to have charge
Of the Poor farm Of Ohio county.
The tax levy being under considera-
ton, it was stated.that the last Board of
Supervisors having reduced the levy 10
40 cents, they left a deficit Of nearly
$4,000 because sufficient money was
not raised to pay the expenses OF the
county.
Mr.. Miller moved that the levy be
placed at 90 cents on each hundred
dollar Of valuation. This will raise
about 1924, 900 just sufficient 10 make
up last years deficit and pay all the
expenses Of this current year leaving
the county out Of debt.
Mr. Boring moved TO amend by
making the levy o5 cents On this the
yeas and nays were demanded. Those
voting in the affirmative are Messrs.
Boring, Botsford, Harrison, Roberts
and Waterhouse-5. Those voting in
the negative are Messrs. Curtis, Davis,
Miller Salisbury and Zoeckler-i 90