The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-11-28
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
!. : sAfuppAY, Nov. 26, 1870.

- = SATURDAY, Nov. 70, 1871.
The Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment. n
Present-Messrs, Boring, Botsford
Curtis, Davis, Harrison, Miller, Sails
bury, Roberts. Waterbouse and Zoeck'
lar, .;-.s7tE ' 5'n
President Salisbury called the Board
to order. si
The reading Of the minutes of the
previous meeting was dispensed with.
The committee on Poor, to whom
were referred the communication of Drs
Estep, Campbell and Foster, in regard
to pauper named John Dixon, and q
bill for his support sent to this Board
by the Directors of the Infrmary o.
Belmont county, Ohio, made report that
the committee on Poor consider this
Board not responsible for any paupel
who leaves the county of Ohio OF his
own free will, and recommend that the
payment Of the bill be rejected. The
report was received and filed, and the
Clerk was directed to notify the author
tiles of Belmont county.
Bills Of C. P. Brown, $1,000 Michael
Clark, $3.50; August Weidebusch,
$lO2.02; List Il Hubbard, $50 DR..
Hildreth, IS; Pryor, Boyd & Co., S.;
VIM. Clohan $l0.4G j. NJ. Ewing d
Co., S.; were ordered to be paid.
The committee on Poor recommend
ed that the petition of Sister Mary de
Chantal, of Wheeling Hospital, for an
allowanceof 50. Is per week for the sup
port OF Patrick Hickey, be granted and
the recommendation was concurred in.
Mr.. Miller offered the following
which was adopted
Resolved, That the committee on
Building be authorized to have gas pipes
placed in the new Poor House, at cost
not exceeding SITS.
The matter of insuring the Poor
House and procuring a Waterman tor
the same was referred to the commit
tee on Building with power to act
The bill of D. J. Mccormick for
thirty-seven and half cords Of wood at
seventy-five cents per cord S26.l2, was
allowed.
The committee on Roads and Bridges
reported that they had examined the
accounts of A. r. Jacobs, Superintend'
ent of the Second Division of the Beth
any pike, and found them correct. The
report was received and filed.
Bond of Joseph Burrows, as Assessor
OF the Country District was received.
The bond is in the penal sum of $4,000,
and Moses Ray and Charles Otterson are
the sureties. The bond was approved.
The following communication from
Mr.. Burrows was read:
| hereby resign the position OF Super
intendent of Free Schools OF Ohio coun-
ty, and would respectfully recommend
the appointment Of John c. Faris, OF
Liberty township as person eminently
qualified for the position.
The resignation of. Mr.. Burrows was
accepted.
The vacancy thus occasioned was
filled by the election Of John c, Faris,
of Liberty township, to be Superintend-
ent Of Schools for Ohio county.
The Clerk was directed to issue a
warrant on the Superintent Of Free
Schools for 5000, in payment of Mr.
Joseph Burrows services as County
Superintendent OF Schools for the year
ending November |, 1870.
An ordinance fixing the compensa-
ton of the officers Of Ohio county was
introduced. 1t is as follows:
SEC. /. Be it ordained by the Super
visors of the County Of Ohio, in the
State of West Virginia, that the salar-
les of the several officers Of said county
be as follows, viz:
Prosecuting Attorney, $780, Sheriff
of Ohio county, $780, Clerk Of Circuit
Court, $500; Recorder, 500; Clerk of
the Board Of Supervisors, 5000; Jailor,
$50.
SEC. 3. This ordinance shall he in
force from and after the LIST day OF Jan.
uary, 1871.
SEC. 3. All ordinances, or parts Of Or
dinances in conflict with this ordinance,
are hereby repealed. The ordnance
was adopted.
The present salaries are as follows
Prosecuting Attorney, $1,000; Clerk of
Court, $500; Recorder, 500; Sheriff,
5000; Jailor, $50; Clerk OF Board OF
Supervisors, 5000.
The committee on Finance and Ac-
counts reported in favor OF the payment
of Squire Gillespy, Of Madison town
ship, two fee bills, one of $50 30, and
the other Of $3.50. The payment OF
the bills was ordered.
A bill of Squire Gillespy, So, for SER
vices at inquest, was referred to COM
mittee on Accounts.
A communication was received from
Mr.. Mccormick proposing to lease
from the Board the privileges Of the
brckyard and a small house in its
neighborhood. 1t was referred to
Messrs. Miller, Warehouse and Boring
as special committee, with power to
lease.
The following was adopted:
Resolved, That the matter of open
ing roadway from Fourth street to
the rear of the county Jail through
grounds attached to the Court House,
be referred to the committee on Court
House and Jail, with power 10 act.
On motion the Board adjourned.