The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-04-20
BOARD SUPERVISORS.

WEDNESDAY, April l9th, lS'o
The Board of Supervisors met in
special session.
Present-Messrs. Botsford, ClatOr,
Davis, Miller, Roberts, Watcrhouse,
Zoeckler and President Salisbury.
Under a suspension of the rules com
mittees from the Ohio County and
Wheeling Medical Society and from the
City Council were heard on a proposition
TO appoint a committee of the Board of
Supervisors to consult in regard TO Sc
curing the location Of the Institution for
the Deaf Dumb and Blind in this
county. Afrer free interchange Of
views a committe OF five, consisting Of
MeSsrs Miller, Botsford, WatcrhouSe,
Roberts and Zeeekler, were appointed
10 investigate the matter and report to-
dav.
The committee on Court House and
Jail were ordered to open sewer from
ihe jail to Fourth street.
The special committee on location Of
Institution for Deaf, Dumb and Blind,
reported the following resolution:
ResoIred, That 5 be and Is here
hy appropriated by the county Of Ohio
for the purpose of purchasing prop
erty TO be donated to the State of West
Virginia for the use Of the Deaf, Dumb
and Blind Of the State.
A motion to fill the blank with S22,-
600 was lost on call of the yeas and
navs. Those voting in the affirmative
we're Messrs. Botsford, Clator, Miller
and Roberts,.
Those voting in the negative were
Messrs. Davis, Salisbury, WaterhOuse
and Zoeckler-4.
A motion to fill the blank with $40
600 was lost by tie vote
Mr.. Salisbury offered the following
substitute:
Resolced, That it is mexpedient TO
make any appropriation to the State for
the Institution for Deaf, Dumb and
Blind.
The yeas and nays being ordered, it
was lost. Those voting in the attirma-
tive were Messrs. Davis, Salisbury,
Waterhouse and Zoeckler-i.
Those voting in the negative were
Nlessrs. Botsford, Clator, Miller and
Roberts,.
On motion, the resolution was laid on
the table
Bill of VIM Mathews, of $40 for
short hand reports of trials before the
circuit Court, was referred to the COM
m ,;ttee on Finance and Claims for re-
port.
mittee of three to confer with a like
COMMITTEES to be appointed by the City
Council in regard to widening the bridge
of Caldwelrs run, with power TO act, be
anpointed. C,.qrried, and Messrs. Water
house, Harrison and Clator were aP-
pointed such com mittee.
4 retition from residents on Edging-
ton ) Lane, asking that the road might
he made ten feet wider, was referred TO
committee on Roads and Bridges for re-
port.
A petition was received from Z. L.
Kimberly asking the Board to appoint q
committee to inquire whether the road
leading from the Zane street bridge on
the east side of Wheeling creek, over
lands belonging to the Steenrod estate
was a county road Referred to COM
mittee on Roads and Bridges for report
The following bills were allowed b.
A. Gallagan, 500; James P. Shallcross,
.Sl5l.5O; VIM. Ewing IL Co., IS;
Frew, Hagans Il Hall, $7l.50. and 5.
F. Faris, $3O650.
The bill of Mills, Frew d Co., $3.50,
was referred to committee on Accounts
for report.
On motion it was ordered that the
committee on Roads and Bridges be au-
thorized to advertise for proposals for
building the bridge over Little Wheel
ing creek, on the lands of james Vance
and others, and let the same out to the
lowest and best bidder or bidders.
Bond of B. Stanley, agent Of the
Poor House, was received and accepted.
Thos. j. Campbell, VIM. Miller and
John Clator are the sureties.
The subject of examining lands
offered for sale to the county for Poor
Farm was referred to the Board OF su
pervisors as a committee of the Whole
Propositions for the sale of farms were
received from Samuel Buchanan, $40
acres at $50 per acre, with improve
ments; Perrigrine Whitman, 23O acres
at $4,000: David Thornburghr -