The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-09-28
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
TUESDAY, Sept. p, 1870.
The Board met in special session.

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Salisbury, Waterhouse, and Zoeckler.
The minutes of the preceding meeting
were read, approved and signed.
The committee appointed to consider
the charges preferred against Cons table
Mccormick, OF Union township, re-
ported progress and asked further time.
Granted.
The committee on the charges pre-
ferred against Justice Clohan, Of Web
ster township, stated that they were
not fully prepared to report on the case,
and asked further time Time granted.
A communication from W. c. Smith,
civil engineer, in reference TO the cost
of grading the Glen's Run road, as now
located, together with the bridge and
masonry, as requested by the committee
on Road and Bridges, was read. The
committee recommended that 81, 600 be
appropriated for the work, under the
direction of the committee. Agreed to.
The committee on Finance reported
that they had examined the accounts
and vouchers of the Sheriff and Clerk
and found them correct, and that pub
LEGATION had been made as required BY
law.
The bonds of Noah Price and
William Scroggins heretofore elected
constables Of Madison township, were
presented.
A communication was received from
Robert II. Gillespy, Justice of Madison
township asking that Edwin I. r. Burt
and Robert Juukns be elected a. con
stables for this township.
On motion the vote by which Noah
Price and William Scroggins were elect
ed was reconsidered, and Edwin l. K.
Burt and Robert ]unkins were elected
Charles Exley presented his bond as
constable for Clay township, which was
approved
Bill Of J. X. Acker Tor services as
Overseer of the Poor OF Union town
ship $50. and bill o. J. K. Acker for
groceries furnished the poor S2Sl. &c,
were ordered TO be paid.
Mr.. Harrison stated tina, it was abso-
lutely necessary that some rules should
be adopted by which the paupers at the
Poor Farm can be governed. The in
mates of the Poor House refuse ALSO.
lutely to obey order. given them. lie
should therefore ask that the ordinance
establishing rules, prepared some time
since, for the government OF the poor at
the Poor House and County Farm, he
read with view to their adoption.
1t being found that the rules were not
perfect they were recommitted to the
committee on Poor House for amend
ment, to he reported forthwith.
B. STANLEY, Agent Of the Poor, re-
ported the monthly expenditures of the
Poor House at Sl73.9S. Ordered filed.
Bills of George Coleman, Sc for gro
ceries furnished poor of Union town
ship; of Henry Rampf, 1896, for coal
for poor of same township, were ordered
to be paid.
The name OF John Smith was re-
turned hy Sheriff Campbell as delin-
quent for license tax. The Clerk was
ordered to certify the same 10 the
Auditor.
The bill Of Samuel Faris for dieting
prisoners, dc, $40 ~, was ordered to
be paid
4. VI. Jacobs, late Superintendent OF
the Wheeling and West Liberty turn
pike reported that he had expended
S20S0 30 on the road, and had received
1925 40, leaving a balance due the
Superintendent Sljj.l0. The report
was referred TO the committe on Finance
and Accounts for report.
The following was adopted
Resolcei, That the Building commit
tee on Ohio county Poor House he and
they are hereby empowered to issue or
ders on the Sheriff TO the several build
ers and employees on the Poor House
for the work as ii progresses, in accord
ance with the contracts made with the
different contractors and employees.
RGs0lrcd, That committee OF three
be appointed to examine and report at
next meeting of the Board the sanitary
condition of the Ohio county Jail.
Adopted, and Messrs w. II Harri-
son, John Zoeckler and Stephen Water
house, were appointed such committee.
Resolycd, That Mrs. Susan Conrad
be paid out Of the contingent poor fund
for the year 1870 500 for the main
tainance of Mrs. Mary Harris a paupcr
of Rchland township. Adopted
Resolred That Mrs Law be paid ont
or the contingent poor fyd for 1870,
800 for her maintenance. Adopted.
Resolced That Watson Terrell be
and he is hereby appointed a surveyor
Of roads in district No. =, Liberty town
ship. Adopted.
Resolved, That the road taxes for the
year 1870 shall be as follows Tria-
delphia township, 10 cents on each
800; Richie township, % cents; Lib.
erty township, Is cents; Richland
township, ~ cents, and Webster town
ships cents.
An order was ordered TO be drawn on
the treasury for SSl 46 in favor OF AL
Ian Davis, being balance due for build
ing bridge over Little Wheeling Creek
near Triadelphia
Bill of Joseph W. Morgan for deliver.
ing assessment rolls Of real and personal
property for the year 1870 to the sever
al townships in the county district $40,
was ordered to be paid.
Bill of DR.. j. English $50, was order
ed to be paid
The following was adopted:
Ordered, That W. W. Miller be sp
pointed proxy to vote the stock of the
county in the Hempsfeld railroad at the