The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-05-17
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

was held yesterday
Present-President Salisbury, BOTS
ford, Clator Curtis, Davis, harrison
Miller, Roberts, Waterhouse and Zoeck-
Ter.
The order, passed at the last meeting,
that a notice be served On
Ellen Ranford in the matter of the road
from the Monument to the Marshall
county line, was so amended that the
notice shall be served on her heirs, she
having died since the last meeting OF
this Board.
A bill of DIR. w. B, Allen of S25, for
post morton examination Of body of I'M
known infant, was taken from the table,
and So was allowed in full Of the same.
TIE committee on Finance reported
in favor of paying $3.50 to DR.. B. w.
Allen, for professional services rendered
poor of city and county, and bill ofMills,
Frew IL Co, of $3.50, and Of w. j.
Matthews $40. The following resolu-
tons were adopted
Resolecd, That the clerk be directed
to issue an order on the Treasury for
1880, payable to Mills, Few Il Co.
Resolrcd, That the Clerk be directed
to issue an order on the Treasury IN
favor of w. J. Mathews for $40.
Rcsolccd, That the amount OF taxes
collected on twenty-five acres of land
enormously assessed upon David b,
Shcrrard, of Liberty township, be re,
funded, and the same amount collected
from Robert White, Of Liberty town
ship. who should be assessed with said
tax
Rcsolocd, That the Board OF Super.
visors OF this county appoint a delegate
to meet with delegates from the cOun'
ties of Marshall, Wetzel, Marion, Tay,
lor, Preston, Mineral, Hampshire, Nor
gan, Berkeley and Jefferson, at Grafton,
on the 18th day OF June next, for the
purpose of considering what measures
should be adopted for the purpose OF
collecting the taxes due said counties
from the B. d o. railroad.
Rcs6lccd, That the delegate so ap
pointed shall report the result of the
deliberations of the representatives OF
said counties to the Board for its ap
prevail or rejection at the next meeting
of the Board after the meeting OF said
delegates.
Resoiccd, That the clerk of the Board
transmit a copy Of the foregoing reso
lutions to the clerks of the Board OF
Supervisors of the counties named i'll
the first resolution.
Mr. Miller was appointed said dele
gate.
The report OF the special committee
on appointing an additional justice Of
Madison township, recommending the
appointment of r. II. Gillcspy, as jus
ticc for said township was received. On
motion it was ordered that a special
committee Of three he appointed to re-
port charges against Alex. McCourtney
Mcssrs. Harrison, Roberts and Botsford
were appointed such committee.
The committee on Court House and
Jail reported that the roof Of the Court
House is now secure.
Notice was served ON the Board that
bill will be filed in the I. 5. District
Court at Wheeling, on May 18th next,
PRAYING for an injunction against Ohio
county to restrain it from collecting
county taxes from the Baltimore Il Ohio
Railroad Company, and Gen. J. :.
Wheat was retained Is counsel to file
IN answer and to protect the interests OF
the county.
The action of the Board in regard to
Justice for Madison township except as
to preicrring charges against Mr. Nc
Courtney, was recOnsidered, and III. j.
Loomis having failed to qualify, the Of
flee was declared vacant, and Robert ii.
Gillespy was elected to fill the vacancy.
Mr.. Gillespy filed his bond and was
qualified.
The following resolutions were
adopted:
ReSolrcd, That the proposition Of Rev.
W. II. Morton, for the sale of his lease
on the Wheeling Female College and
the furniture belonging to the College,
be accepted.
Rcsoiyed That the President and
Clerk be ordered to issue an order to
Mr.. D. C. List in payment Of the
Wheeling Female College.
The Commissioners OF the Sinking
Fund made the following report:
We have paid the interest accruing
during the year on the Sinking Fund
bonds and have purchased for the fund
$ll 800 OF Sinking Fund bonds, at par
and interest.
We have cash ON hand in the Mcr-
chants National Bank, S93S.32, and
there arc due from the Sheriff $500 on
account OF the levy of 1869
The Am. TX. National Bank com......S . G3
J. &. Rogers, Auditing Commission
cr'S account for lS69...................... 10 ~
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