The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-11-03

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The following bills were ordered TO be
paid: Mira A. Stanley, IS So. r, Lar.
kins, 80 IS; List s Hubbard, IS 90. IRE.
farred to the Committee on Poorl d
F. Maxwell, $50; s. F. Faris, S244 10; ",
q. Harrison, Oyerseer Of Tie Poor, S18 90;
Powell Wharton, $94 %; DR.. 3. A. Hid.
retb, s; Handlan, Jordan & Co, $40 2S;
n. & j. Pollock, $40; VIM. Budkie, IS IS;
Henry Otto, $50 10; Walters s Kraft'
s. 20; W. G. Smith, $115 rs; Frew,
Hagans & Hall, $S7 50; Cumberland
Road, Sc 90; ]. NJ. & Q. w. Cunningham,
81 40; Luke .Curran, $24; Christman s
Debold, IS; Chambers, Thornburg & Co.,
$83 81; Henry Otto, $27 80; B. STANLEY,
81 90; James Livingston, $15 20; n. Z.
Wins, s.; j. @. Orr & Co, $40 IS.
A communication from ]. NJ. Estep,
Uniontowu, Ohio, In reference 70 JOHN
Dixon, and bill for his maintenance. were
read, and referred to the Committee on
Poor for report.
Report Of B. Stanley, Agent, tor month
Of October was read. received and filed.
Report Of VIM. Conley, Surveyor Of
Roads for District No 8, Rfchland town.
ship, was referred TO the Committee on
Finance for report.
Communications from B. A. Galligan
and Thos. P. Shallcross, candidates ior
Clerk Of Circuit Court and Sheriff at the
late election, asking that q count be made;
also, notices that they proposed to contest
said election, were read
The following are the papers referred
to-: 90 2,
WHEELING, Oct 2Oth, 1870.
~ he Hon., ne Presideyt, and Aln,bsTt or he
B01rdof StptrtiAOrSef OHIO CouHty, W "a:
GENTLEMEN: Believing that the count
Of the inspectors Of elections Of the bal
lots in my case, rs u candidate for the
office OF Clerk Of the Circuit Court Of
Ohio county, Is incorrect, I desire that
you would recount said vote, us far as
relates to said office Thereby give no.
ticc that l will contest said election.
Very respectfully, b. A. GALLIGAN.
TO the SppsrplSors Of QUO County!
Having been voted for at the election
held on Thursday, October 9th, 1870, for
the Office Of Shcriff>of Ohio County, and
Richard s. Brown claiming to have re-
ceived higher number Of votes for said
Office than myself, I hereby give notice
that I intend 10 contest the election Of said
Brownie said Office, and request q recount
Of all the ballots cast tor Sheriff on the
said eth day Of October, ult., in tho
county Of Ohio.
THos. P. SHALLcRoss.
Norembtr /, 1870. .> ''&
The report Of the Committee on the
Elgington lane road was referred to a
special committee Of slS-AIessrs. Sails.
bury, Zoeckler, Davis, Boring, BOtsford
and Harrison.
The following was offered: RcsOlrol,
That the Agent OF the Poor house he in.
structcd TO take bids for supplying tho
Poor house with coal. Adopted.
The following was offered: ReS0lred,
That u special committee of three be ap.
pointed TO confer with the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad In relation to the stock
held by Ohio county in the uempfeld
Railroad. Adopted, and Messrs. Miller,
Salisbury and Roberts appointed said
committee.
The following was offered: ReSOloed,
That the employment Of fireman for
heating the Court House and Jail be re.
ierred 10 tile Committee on Court House
and Jail with luwrr to act.
On the question ni printing the report
of tho Committee on tue sanitary condi.
ton Of the Jail, the yeas and nays were
demanded and the demand was sustained.
Those voting yea were Mcssrs. nArri.
son, Miller, Roberts, Salisbury and Zoeck-
Ter.
Those voting my were NTessrs. Botsford,
Boring, Curtis, Davis and Warehouse
So the question did not prevail.
Reports were received from Overseers
of the Poor Of Clay, Centre, Webster,
Union, Richie md Liberty townships. :
There being no contest for any Of the
offices except Clerk and Sheriff, the Board
proceeded TO examine the returns from the
sevenl townships. The names Of the
candidates having received the highest
number OF votes on the State, County and
Township tickets were read out, and an
nolmcemcnt mNde Of their election. This
being done before the contested cases
(above noteD were taken up the Board
took recess until u Pm,