The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-11-16
no.RD OF SUPERVISORS.
TUESDAY, Nov. -, 1870.

The Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment.
Present - Messrs. Boring, Curtis,
Davis, Harrison, Miller, Roberts, Sails
bury, Waterhouse and Zoeckler
President Salisbury called the Board
to order, and the minutes of the last
meeting were read, approved and signed.
On motion the rules were suspended
and the contested election cases taken
up.
Mr.. Harrison offered the following,
which was adopted by the Board.
A declaration of the result of the
election held in Ohio county, on the
9th day OF October, 1870, as to the
Sheriff having been continued from the
regular time to this date in the request
for a recount, and notice Of contest by
Thomas P. Shallcross and to ena-
bic said Shallcross to prosecute
his said contest, and he having
failed to produce any evidence, and the
Board of Supervisors of said county
having carefully and impartially exam
ined the returns Of said election, do
hereby certify that Richard S. Brown,
at the election held in said Ohio county
on the 9th day OF October, 1870, for
the office Of Sheriff of said county, re-
ceived a majority of all the votes cast,
therefore be it
Resolved. by said Board, that the SAID
Richard S. Brown is duly elected to said
office for the regular term.
Mr. Davenport, Attorney for B. A.
Galligan, offered dispositions to establish
his claim to the office Of Clerk OF the
Circuit Court, showing that IN certain
townships the polls were closed at noon
and the ballot boxes taken away to
allow those having the polls in charge
to get dinner.
Messrs. Cochran and Caldwell, attor,
news for Mr.. McColloch, resisted the
introduction of deposetions, claiming
that the notice given of the contest and
taking of dispositions was insufficient
After considerable discussion, pro and
con, the Board decided that the notice
given was sufficient, and also decided
not to hear the testimony taken on be,
half of Mr.. Galligan until Wednesday,
November 23d, when the case will be
heard for both sides.
The committee on Finance and Ac,
counts submitted the following resolu-
sions, which were adopted:
ReSoLued, That $67. be refunded to
John Reid on account Of taxes for the
year 1870.
ResoIusd, That Sll.20 he deducted
from the tax of Miss Adeline Caldwell.
Resolved, That the petition Of Mrs.
Hester Stephens be rejected.
Res0loed, That the bill OF W. }.
Matthews, amounting to $50, be paid,
ResOlved, That the fee bill of Justice
A. n. Johnston, amounting to S5lO.2j
be paid.
Resoloed, That the bill OF Justice
VIM. Clohan, of 1915 be paid.
The bills of NJ. j. Breinig, $2S.97 ;
Daniel Fritz, 81; Allen Davis, $23 s.
August Heimberger. $3l ; Nesbitt a
Bro, $3.50; r. Larkins, $27.S3; VIM.
NJ. Nicol, So 4j j. Salisbury, $50 D:
j. Mccormick, $ll2.5O were ordered
paid.
Bills of Hughes, Thompson " Co,
S924.4O; Wheeling Wagon and Car
riage Company, 81; Robert ii. Gillespy
$77.S0 and of John Barr, $50, were
referred to appropriate committees.
John j. Brown was appointed con
stable for Union township rice McCor-
mick, removed.
Proposals to furnish coal to the Jail
of Ohio county were received and
opened. Kimberly IL Co., offer to fur
nish coal at seven cents per busheI ;
John Nolan, seven cents and Roberts
& Co., at S6.S7 per 100 bushels.
Roberts & Co., being the lowest bidders
the contract was awarded to them.
A communication from w. c. Smith,
civil engineer, in regard to the Stcenrod
bridge was read and referred
1t was ordered that the charges and
specifications prepared against William
Clohan Justice of Webster township
by r. j. Blake!ey, be laid upon the
table until said Blakelcy give security
for the costs incurred
Ordercd That the county pay all
necessary expenses incurred by the com
mittec appointed to confer with the
officers OF the Baltimore & Ohio Rail,
road Company in regard to the stock
held by the county in the llcmptield
railroad
On motion the Board adjourned