The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-02-21
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SATURDAY, Feb. 10, 1870.


Present-Messrs. Botsford, Clator,
Curtis, Davis, Harrison, Miller, Roberts,
Salisbury, Waterhouse and Zoeckler.
The President called the Board te
order.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read, approved and signed.
The special committee appointed to
examine the Wheeling, West Liberty
and Bethany turnpike, and the Wheel
ing and Fairmont turnpike, reported
that it would require q very large cut.
lay to put the roads in proper condition,
but in order to save the. roads from
utter destruction, there should be at
once appropriated to the first division
of the Wheeling. West Liberty and
Bethaay turnpike, from the National
road to the village of Clinton, six miles,
$1,000; TO the second division, from
Clinton TO Brooke county line, four
miles, $4,000; to the Wheeling and Fair
mont turnpike 90 the Marshall coun ~
line, three miles, $1,000, a portion. Of
this latter sun TO be expended on the
shsrt piece of road between Wheeling
aud La Belle.
.Tse committee offered the following,
which were adopted
Ordered, That the President and Clerk
of the Bcafd be and they are hereby
directed to issue an order on the Sheriff
for the snm of $4,000 to be expended OIL
the Wheeling, West Liberty and Betha-
ny turnpike, between the National road
and Clinton, and that said order he
made payable to the order of w. W.
Miller, superintendent, he giving salts
factory security therefor. .
Ordered, That the Pr sident and Clerk
Of the Board be and they are hereby
directed to Issue an order on the Sheriff
for the sum of $2000to be expended OIL
the Wheeling, West Liberty and Bstha-
ny. turnpike between Clinton and the
Brooke county line, and that said order
be made payable to the order OF A. NJ.
Jacobs. ... .
Ordered, That the President and Clerk
of the Board be aud they are hereby
directed to Issue an order on the Sheriff
for the sum of $1,000 to be expended on
the the Wheeling and FairmOnt turn
pike from its intersection with Jacob
street to the Marshall county line, and
that said order be made payable to
Stephen Warehouse.
The following order was referred to
special committee of five to include
the committee on Roads, for report.
Ordered, That ali order DO issued upon
tie Treasurer, payable to Alexander NJ.
Jacobs and T. J. Garden, for the SUN OF
$1,000 for the purpose of grading and
matchmaking q read, commencing at a
point near the school house on or near
the division line between the lands of
ths Wheeling Nail and Iron Company
and the lands of the heirs of Hugh Nc
Nichols, deceased, and ending, at a point
on Glenn's Run, where the present road
crosses said run, and that two members
of the Board be appointed commission
ers'to act on behalf of the Board, in con-
junction with commissioners appointed
on behalf Of the subscribers to said road,
to superintend the grading and macad-
amizing Of said read.
y The committee on Roads and Messrs.
Miller aud Waterhouse were appointed
to consider the above subject. 81"
IL was resolved that when this Board
adjourn it be to Thursday next at 10
o'clock.
On motion Of Mr.. Curtis the Board
proceeded to elect clerk vice John C..
Porter, deceased. Messr9. J. P. Rodgers,
A. Caldwell and ], II. Tappan We're
nominated. A ballot being taken, Mr..
Rodgers received six votes and Mr..
Caldwell four votes, so j. p. Rodgers
was declared electedcleIk of this Board,
The following was adopted:
Resolred, That A. X. Jacobs be ap'
pointed Assistant Superintendent OF
that portion of the West Liberty and
Bethany turnpike between Clinton and
the Brooke county Tine and that Lemuel
Beck be appointed 10 assist him.
On motion A. F. Garden was appoint.
ed surveyor of the river road.
The committee on Court House and
jail made dO'repOrt that they had cx.
amined the buildings and foand tae
cells badly ventilated, and consider.
able amount Of repairs needed to make
the building secure and healthy. We
find it requires the services of two per
sons day and night to keep the place
warm to prevent the inmates from being
chilled on account of the dampTeSs of
the building. There are several small
repairs that We wish the jailor to have
made.
The Courthouse, we fad, requires a
great amount of repairs. A portion OF
the wood work is so rotten that it is
easy crumbled in pieces with the
fingers. We frd that there is no fire
proof vault IN the clerks office If the
Circnit Court, for the safe keeping OF
books ard valuable papers as required
by law, and the Judge wishes some
changes made in the desks for the jurors
which are necessary for the transaction
of the business of the Court.
The. report was referred to q special
committee of six consisting Of the COM
mittee on Court House and Jail and
Messrs. Gator, Waterhouse and Miller
for report.
A petition, asking for an appropria-
ton of $500 10 build bridge over Little
Wheeling creek, on the lands of james
Vance. The following was adopted:
Ordered, That the President and Clerk
be and they are hereby directed to lssue
An order on the Sheriff in favor of Allen
Davis in the SUN of $500, for building a
bridge over Little Wheeling creek on
the lands of James Vance.
4 petition asking for an appropria.
ton of 5000 to assist in opening the
narrows between S. Buchausn's place
and Shepard Thornburg's place. The
following was adopted:
Ordered, That the President and Clerk
be and they are hereby directed to Issue
an order on the Sheriff to pay to the
order Of Allen Davis the sum of $500 tc
open the narrows ,bstweeA S. Buchanan
and Sheppard Tn0rnburg.
The following, offered by Mr.. Curtis
was adopted:
Ordered, That all the war taxes as
sessed and collected from bondholdeT:
whose lands in any way touches upon
that portion of the Wheeling, West
Liberty and Bethany turnpike road
lying between the village of Clinton
and the Brooke county line, and alsC
all the road taxes from personal prop
erty in the town Of West Liberty be ap
propriated to said portion of the road
and expended under the supervision o.
the surveyor of said road
The following bills were ordered to b.
paid: