The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-06-23
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
WEDNESDAY, June ID

w EDNESDAl ouhN 49,
BOARD met pursuant to adjournment.
Present all the members of the
Board except Mr.. Curtis.
The communication from Dr. George
Baird in relation to alleged malfeasance
in Office by the Justice and constable Of
Union township, referred to the Prose
cutting Attorney, was reported back as
being irregular; charges and specifica-
tons should be preferred. The matter
was referred to Messrs. Waterhouse,
Botsford and Zoeckler for investigation,
and to prefer charges against the jus
tice and constable accused il cause he
found
The following was adopted
Ordered, That the Sheriff liz and Is
hereby directed to purchase. and have
placed in the Jail sewer, sufficient
quantity OF carbolic acid as may be
necessary 70 keep down any offensive
Odor. .....r
The damages awarded for changing
the road from the Monument to the
Marshall county line were oraeredto he
paid
The bond OF William Butka, JAM
tor elect of the Court House, was re-
ferred to the committee on Court House
and Jail. ..... ...."
The bond Of the Romev'S Point and
West Union Turnpike Company, guar
anteeing the correct disbursement Of
the sum appropriated by the Board OF
Supervisors, and the speedy completion
OF the road, was submitted.
The following was adopted
Ordered, That the $1,000 appropria-
ted for this road be expended as follows :
When the directors Of the road shall
have expended $1,000, the Board of SUI
pervIsors shall issue orders for $1,000
TO be expended in the construction OF
the road.
Mr. Harrison offered the following,
which was adopted:
Res0Iced That William Salisbury be
and he is hereby allowed for the plans
and specifications prepared by him for
the Ohio County Poor House and ac,
cepted by the Board, and for his ser,
vices as Superintendent Of the building
of said Poor House the sum Of $llO0.
Bill of Lewis Baker Il Co., $685.
$. f. Faris, jailor, for keeping prison
ers, $l41. aud Of W. W. Miller n Co.,
$I2jj, were ordered paid.
/ On motion the half yearly salary OF
the physician to the jail was ordered to
he paid
Reports of Overseers Of the Poor OF
the different townships were received
and fled.
The committee ON Court House and
Jail reported back the bond of VIM
Butka, which was accepted, and Mr.
Butka was directed to receive his orders
from the committee on Court House
and Jail
f. Various Road SURVEYORS reported the
amount of labor performed by them
and the condition of the roads in their
Road Districts. which were placed on
file.
On motion of Mr. Clator, Il half dozen
spitoons were ordered lor the use Of the
Supervisors.
The action Of the Board in relation
to the charge OF malfeasancc i'll office
against the Justice and Constable o.
Union township, referred to special
committee, was recons;dered, and NJ
George Davenport addressed the Board
in behalf of Justice Launder and Con
stable Mccormick against the Board
taking any notice Of the letter Of DR.
Baird.
On motion of Mr.. Harrison, the mat
ter was again referred to the same com
mittee for investigation Mr. Harrison
was added to the committee.
On motion, the Board adjourned Il
meet at the call of the President