The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-03-18
ROAD OF sUPRRvIsoRs.

r. The Board OF supervisors me' Pu'S
ant to call.
Prssent-Messrs. Clator, Curtis, Davis
Harrison, Miller, Roberts, Salisbury
Waterhouse and Zoeckler.
The minutes of the preceding meet
ing were read and approved.
Bonds of A. R. Jacob for the prope
disbursement of funds, Fritz Heller TO
license, A. NJ. Jacobs for proper dis
bursement of funds and j. LaundeI
bond as Justice Of the Peace, were re
ceived and approved.
The guarantees of the subscribers t.
the river road, that the road shall b,
properly graded, culverted and Macad
amized, and that sufficient money bat
been raised fer that purpose, were pre-
scented and deemed satisfactory.
The special committee to whom wa'
referred the proposed alterations in the
Court House aud Jail, reported in favor
of complete change in the arrange
ment of the court room and providing
fire proof vault for the clerks office
and of providing passage from the
rear Of the Court House to the Jail for
the safe conduct of prisoners. The re-
port was adopted and the committee on
Court House and Jail authorized to ad-
yertise for lowest and best bids for
doing The proposed work.
The committee on Poor Hoase re-
ported that they have visited the Poor
House of Washington county, Pa. On
motion further time was allowed them
in which to make report,
The resignation of William Buchanan,
Justice of Washington township, was
presented and accepted. Joshua Bur-
ley was elected to fill the vacancy thus
created.
The Office of Clerk Of Union township
was declared vacant, and Francis Britt
was elected.
The following we're adopted:
Ordered, That the committee on Court
House and Jail be authorized to have a
new floor pat in the Recorders office.
Ordered, That the clerk of the Board
of Supervisors be directed to have books
prepared for "se of the superintendent
of Roads Bal hging to the county.
Petitions of the National, Citizens
Fire and Marine, German and the Frank
lin Insurance Companies, asking for a
reduction of assessment, were received
AMI referred to the committee on FL
nance and Accounts, with power to SIND
for books, persons and papers.
Petitions of N. Bauman, t. Reid, IL.
Conant and others, asking relief from
erroneous assessments, were referred to
committee on Finance and Accounts.
The bills of Lewis Baker IL Co., P
L. Kimberly, HALEY Mccoy and Alfred
Caldwell were ordered to be paid.
The committee on Poor reported in
favor of paying Robert Martin $3.50 and
DR.. Hukll $685.. The report was
adopted. .
The Office of clerk of Clay township
was declared vacant, and VIM. T. Nc
Kelvey was elected to fill the vacancy,
Bids TO supply coffins to the poor were
received from J. G.. Mendel & Co. and
r. T. Friend & Son. The contract was
awarded to Mendle & Co.
Report of G. p. Maxwell, Surveyor Of
Roads, First District, Liberty township,
was received and filed
Messrs. Davis, Botsford aud Zoeckler,
appointed, under order of January 20,
1870, a committee to view proposed
change in the road near the monument,
upon what was the Cruger estate, re-
ported adversely. On motion, the COM
mittee were discharged, and Messrs
Harrison, Clator, Davis, Miller, Bots
ford and Zoeckler appointed commit
tee to view the proposed change.
The following was adopted:
Resolred, That when this Board ad-
iOurn it be to meet on Monday next, the
DIST inst.
On motion it was ordered that the
clerk be authorized to advertise for
proposals to physicians to pay profess
sional visits to the poor.
A committee of Messrs. Miller, Clator,
Harrison, Botsford and Waterhouse,
was appointed to draft au ordinance
and rales for the government of the poor
of this county.
On motion the clerk was ordered to
notify the steward of the Poor House
that the Board would require possession
of the premises occupied by him on
April 1st.
Adjourned.