The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-08-04
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

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Peesent-Messrs. Botsford. Clator,
Curtis Davis, Harrison, Miller, Roberts,
Salisbury, waterhouse and Zoeckler.
The minutes Of the previous meeting
were read, approved and signed.
Mr.. Clator announced that as he had
removed from Union to Clay township
he was no longer member of the
Board, and he retired from its delibera-
tons.
Mr.. Miller, from the committee OH
Finance and Accounts, reported that
they had examined the accounts and.
vouchers Of the Commissioners of the
Sinking Fund and find them correct
The committee appointed to examine
into the matters contained in a COM
munication of DR.. George Baird in re-
lation to alleged grievances suffered by
him at the hands of James Launder,
Justice of Union township, and Thomas
Mccormick, Constable Of said town
ship, reported that they had heard the
testimony in relation to the matter adj
ducei 10y each party, and recommend
! that charges and specifications be pre-
fcrred against Mccormick. They also
report that Justice Laundcr Is without
blame in the matter
The charges are as follows:
lst. tits charged that Thomas McCor-
mick has been guilty Of misconduct IN
office in that he did on the - day of
- 1870, pay justices and constable
costs ont of certain monies in his hand
belonging to one George Baird, which
costs were costs of suits to which said
Baird was no party and in which he
I had no interest, nor was he in any way
liable for said costs; and also in that
he the said Mccormick, did on the
day of -, 1870, levy on the
property of and compel one Franz llcIt
' to nav a fee bill for costs in the case OF
Amelia IIclt rs. Sarah Gilbert lately
pendin:Sbeiorc J. Launder, Justice OF
said township, which fee hill was cx-
horbitant and totally unauthorized by
law in a number OF the charges therein,
and for which said last mentioned costs
/ the said Franz Hclt was not liable, and
the said Mccormick was also not au-
thorized hy the said Justice to collect
said costs; and also in this, he. the said
Mccormick, did Oh the - day OF
-, 1870, levy, 10y virtue Of an exccu-
ton in favor of George Baird issued by
said Justice upon three heifers, which
he kept for twelve days, while he was
advertising the same for sale, for which
keeping he charged the sum of SlS out
of the proceeds Of the sale of said
heifcrs, which charge is cXhorbitant
and maut horizcd by law.
ID. That the said Mccormick did
violate his official oath III charging
and collecting cxhorbitant fees for ser,
vices performed hv him in his official
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81. That the said Mccormick has in
numerous other cases and at divers
other times acted contrary to law and
in violation of his duties as an officer.
18th. That the said Mccormick has
been guilty of gross misconduct in that
he did OH the - day Of -, 1870,
charged and received from one D. V.
Tharpe in tile case Of the State against
said Tharpe before said Justice, the
sum Of 81 20 for constable fees for ser,
vices rendered in said case, which ser,
vices were never rendered, nor were any
services rendered in said case by Nc
Cormick.
The clerk was ordered to give Mr..
Mccormick ten days notice, az prOvi.
ded by law, that the charges had been
preferred.
\ petition was received from citizens
of Richland township asking, as the
old road from the mouth OF Short Creek
cannot now be used, that $1,000 he ap-
propriatcd TO open the road relocated
by the Board and put ii in passable
condition Referred to the committee
on Roads for report.
On motion of Mr.. Harrison the Board
proceeded to fill the vacancy Occasioned
bv the removal of Mr. Clator from
Union township.
John w. Boring and Ed. Booking
were nominated. A ballot being taken,
it resulted, Boring, I; Booking, . So
John w. Boring was declared elected a
member of the Board of Supervisors
from Union township.
Vt. Mill, ,,o,.ol ,bo, ,ha yoc,nc,,
on the Building Committee, caused by
the resignation of Mr.. Clator. be filled
Mr.. Roberts was appointed.
Mr.. Warehouse stated that Mr.. Viii
liam Little claimed that he had been
assessed for two acres of ground which
he does not own, and moved that the
matter be referred to the Committee on
Finance for report Carried
James Mccarthy and Harry Russell
applied for certificates to practice law.
Granted.
The following were adopted:
Ordered, That VIM. Busbey, John B.
Wilson and James Lisle, be appointed
Commissioners to view and locate q
bridge across the waters of Glcn's Run,
at point near the Frederick school
house, and report the necessary and
probable costs of construction of said
bridge to this Board at its next meet
ing.
Ordcrcd, That the Surveyors Of Roads
within the townships of this county be
and they arc hereby empowered to pay
as high as $50 per day for hands work
Ing upon the roads of this county; pro-
vidcd they cannot obtain hands at the
price fixed in the Code Of West Vir-
ginia, chapter IS, section -
Notice of vacancy in the office Of
Constable Of Richie township being
read, Augustus J, Schultz WAS appoint
ed to I'll such vacancy.
A petition was received from James
c. Maxwell, asking for license TO keep
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