The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-11-24


Woods appeared and give his testimony
Us TO the return of the books TO his office
and pending the appearance OF Mr.. Tap
pan, tho Board took recess until !
O'clock. - y"
,.'t.,.r AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Board re.assembled at o'clock
| (prcsent,; the same members as in the
morning. and proceeded to dispose Of the
regular business
The following was offered: IreSOtDed,
That the Justices Of Ohio county be, and
are hereby authorized to use the room Of
the Supervisors for tho purpose Of holding
meetings. u Adopted. . w. a.mul ~
The following bills were ordered to be
paid: Allen Davis, $l4 90; John Zocck-
I Ter, $33 so; Wheeling Omnibus Company,
$40 90; VIM. L. Detwiler, $22 50; Benno
| hammer, $48 10; Porter Smith, $13 80;
Christman s. Debold, $19 90; Maxwell &
Tingle, (september) $50 IS; same, (octo-
ber) 800 As. ,...,i ID. .n.r.
The Sheriff returned tho subpoena Is
sued for Mr.. Tappan, and reported him
too i'll to be present. The officer, how
ever, delivered the registration list for
Madison township, it having been given
him by Mr. T. for that purpose.
The following was offered: a.-r.a.
ReS0Ered, that the President he author
lied to contract for fencing material for
the Poor Farm, to be delivered from time
to time as the agent, 3. Stanley, may
order ,,atgza, a5pl s7iT ts..
An amendmcht was proposed, that the
words "the Committee on Poor Farm" be
inserted instead of president" but 1t did
not prevail. "a 500. : t'HanP s7fl J.
The resolution as originally offered was
adopted
Bill of Hughes, Thompson & Hibberd,
referred TO Committee on Court House
and Jail, at It's last meeting, amounting to
1924 40, was reported on favorably, and
ordered to, be paid. s.Diaa .ali
Bill Of P. L. Kimberly amounting 10
SIS IS, also, Of Kimberly & Co., $A OF,
were referred to the Committee on Fl.
nance, with power TO act.
~ Report of j. II. Acker, 90verscer Of the
Poor for Union township, was presented,
and on motion was received and filed.
The official bond OF John J. Brown, ap!
pointed constable Of Union township at
the last meeting, was presented, but there
being no acknowledgement endorsed
thereon, on motion the bond was return
cd to him TO be perfected.
The following was offered: IteS0lred,
That there be condemned enough land
10 widen the road known as the Edging-
ton lane, so us to make said road thirty
feet wide, Referred to tho Special Com.
mittee on said road.
The Board resumed the consideration
of the contested election case. The Clerk
read the deposition OF James Hobbs,
taken In behalf Of tho contestant, as to the
manner in which the election in Richie
township was conducted. '" "
The Registrars books Of Madison and
Liberty townships were introduced, and
tho q contestant rested Ibis case. AIr.
Caldwell, counsel for cOntcstec, objected
to the testimony already read as'being
relevant, but the Board ovcrruled the
iobIection
Tho reading Of the testimony for the
contcstec was commenced. The first read
wis that Of NJ ". Burrows, inspector
OF election In Triadelphsa, followed by
that of Vim. B. Kelly and Allen Davis, in
relation 10 the mode Of conducting the
election in that township: andOf Stephen
Waterholise, William H. Hall, William
G. Handlan. and Charles Ellsworth in
reference to that in Richie,
The counsel for Contestec offered In les.
timony tile registration lists Of Richie and
Triadelphlna townships, also tho poll
books and tally sheets Of Richland, Tri:
adelphia, Centre and Richie, and rested
tllcir Case.l'iD aHBlfg0Il III
Mr.. Salisbury (Mr Miller in the chair
offered the following
| WHEREAS, The Board Of Supervisors
having heard the testimony in the contest
between B. "A, Galligan and s. B. .AcCol-
lOchy 3D.. al .g.q ,riat!.ssu ...f'd t,ry
ReS0lreti, That s. B. McColloch, having
received the highest number Of votes at
the election held October 81, 1870, be de-
clared elected Clerk Of tho Circuit Court
of Ohio county. III ...... II t.a'r-.
lls The Board was then addressed by Mr..
letters Tor the contestant, followed by
MesSrs. Cohcran and A. Caldwell for the
contestee, Mr.. Davenport closing for hIr.
GaHigan, n Alter he had concluded his mr.
gument the chamber was cleared, and the
Board proceeded to deliberate upon the
law andatestimony adduced. In few
minutes the doors were thrown open and
the announcement made that 1t had been
unanimously agreed that Me- McCollOch
was entitled TO q Certifcatejf his election
as Clerk Of the Circuit Court Of Ohio
county: lsu. .Iat a.l h'f'a',
The following was adopted Us q substi-
tute for the preamble and resolution Of
fered by MIR. Salisbury: 10 - u ,Iuti
b The Board of Supervisors, having
hearduthe evidence and arguments OF
counsel IN tho matter Of contest between
Bernard A. G8lligan, contested, and Sam
uel BaMcGo llOoh, .contestee, and having
carefully and impartlNlly examined the
returns, and counted the ballots Of the
election held on the 97th day Of October,
1870, ii1 -,,ty5fr San, ,rsa ir3.
.ResOlpAI; That the said Samuel B. Nc
COllOch, having received the highest num-
bGr Of votes cast at the election held
Thursday; October 81, 1870, be and he Is
hereby declared duly elected Clerk Of the
1 Circuit Court Of. OHIO county. al5m Of
i, Tho Board disposed ofsone business Of
minor importance and adjourned shortly
before Q O'clock until 10 O'clock Saturday
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