The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-02-25
BOARD OF sUPsRvIsoRs.
The Board met yesterday pursuant t.

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adjournment.
Present-Msssra. Botsford, Cla.er'
Curtis, Davis, Harrison, Miller, Roberts,
Salisbury and Waterhouse.
The minutes of the preceding meeting
were reed. approved and signed.
Prosecuting Attorney Good presented
petition ofThomas Pollock and other
citizens OF the Island, asking that
portion of the Ohio river be declared a
lawful fence. Referred 10 the commit
tee on Roads and Bridges for report.
The committee on Finance and Ac.
counts reported the following which
were adopted: g. ..'.cs .F1glJ
Ordered, That the bills of Justice
VIM. Clohan, amounting to 500 20 be
paid. -.
Ordered, That the bill of Justice Clio.
han for sl1.05, for fees, &C., in the case
Of the State Us. Matte Bathain, be re-
jeCted.
Ordered, that $1,000, erroneous as
sessment against West Virginia Iusur-
ance Company be refunded.
The special committee to whom was
referred the order in relation to issuing
On order on the sheriff for $4,000 in favor
of A. NJ. Jacobs and I. j. Garden, foT
grading aud macadamiziDg road com.
mencing at point at or near the school
house on or near the division line ofthe
lands of the Wheeling Iron aud Nail
Company and tie lands of the heirs Of
Hugh Nichols, deceased, and ending al
a point on Glen's run, where the pres-
ent read crosses the said run, and APP
pointing two members of the Board of
Supervisors to be commissioners to asst
in behalfof the d ard, reported in favor
of making the appropriation when good
and sufficient security shall be given b.
the subscribers to said road for the pro-
per disbursement of the money and the
grading, culverting and matchmaking
of the road. The report was adopted
The report of the Board of Equaliza
ton was received. 1t appears from it
that the Board has increased the values
in the city district of Ohio county Si02-
500, and in the county district S35, 800
The time occupied in the work was
Sheriff 26 days; Recorder 20 days; AS
SCISSOR city district % days, and Asses
sors county district 10 days. The report
was adopted, and per diem allow,G s.
follows: Sheriff, Recorder and cit. a.
SCISSOR 81, and to Joseph W. Morgan,
Assessor of county district, So per day
The committee on Poor reported the
presence of 81 adult males, IL adult
females and 3 children at the Poor
House, with their names, ages and causes
of restitution. They ask for the erec-
ton of larger and better farm, easy of
cultivation and sccess. The report was
received and filed.
On motion of Mr.. Harrison, a special
committee of thrae was appointed to
visit Washington, Pa, and Belmont
county, Ohio, to examine the Poor
Houses there and report their advan-
tages at the next meeting of the Board.
Merrs. Harrison, Clator and Miller were
appointed.
On motion, President Salisbury and
Sheriff Campbell were added to the
committee.
On motion, Elisha Connolly was ap-
pointed surveyor of the road leading
from Clinton to Waddel's dan.
The official oath and bond of James
P. Rodgersh Clerk, was presented and
ordered to be approved and filed
The bill of Mary +. Parker was taken
from the table and referred TO the COM
mittee on Poor, with power 10 act.
The petition of Martha McElhenny,
asking that Sl4.92 double assessment
be refunded, was granted.
James OLDHAM was appointed Sur
veyor of the First District, Philadelphia
township.
The following was adopted:
Ordered, That the Treasurer of Tria-
delphia township be and he is hereby
directed to turn over to the Superin-
tendent of the first division of tie
Wheeling, West Liberty and Bethany
turnpike all road taxes in his hands
belonging to said turnpike.
Bill OF the city, $500, for water rent
for Court House and Jail was ordered
10 be paid.
The following was referred to the CON-
mittee on Court House and Jail:
Ordered That the city be charged a
rent of $500 per annum for the use of the
basement of the Court House for Police
Court room aud lock up.
Bills of ID. G. Mckinley, $3.50; b.
Hammer, S.; William Detwiler, SO; Ed.
Young, SIS, and w. J. Brown, S2l, were
ordered 10 lie paid.
Bills of Drs. G. Baird and B. w. Allen
were referred TO committee on Finance
and Accounts.
On motion of Mr.. Davis, d. j. McDaid
received a certificate to enable him
to be admitted to the practice of law.
Mr.. MaxwelPs road report was re-
turned to him for correction.
Petition of Philo L. Kimberly in re-
gard to erroneous assessment was taken
up, and the relief prayed for granted.
The bonds of Messrs. Waterhouse and
Miller, in regard to applying money for
the improvement of roads were read,
the security approved aud the bonds
placed on file.
The report of the committee appoint
cd by the Board of Supervisors on the
Wheeling aud Farmont pike was re-
ceived. 1t shows receipts of S22S3 81
and an expenditure of $2254 66, and a
balance in the treasury of the road of
$685. The report was referred to the
committee on Finance and Accounts for
report.
The petition of Fitz HER, of Triadel-
shia township, for license to keep an
ordinary, was received and the prayer
of the petitioner granted.
Reports were received from the Over
seeTs of the Poor in Washington, Web.
ster, Union and Clay, and ordered to be
placed on file.
On motion the Board adjourned.
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