The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-08-04
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

call the following members answered:
Messrs CLARK, Curtis, Harrison, Jefers,
Kelly, Roberts, Tingle, Waterhouse and
ZOeckler.
The reading of yesterdays proceedings
was dispensed with.
The Committee on Court House and
Jails reported in favor Of paying bill Of
Trimble & HornbrOok, SEE rs, and Har.
bour & DitmAnn, $25 35. Adopted.
The Committee on Finance and Ac.
counts reported in favor Of paying bill Of
Geo. Sawtelle, so 70; George Weideman,
50 45; r. II. Gillespy, $2O3 90; w. l.
Matthews, $l03 so; Alex. Wallace,
$25 20; Daniel Woods, 81 90; Louisa
ZoeCkler, $40 90; Michael Boetsche,
$34 IS. The last three bills were for
refunding taxes. Adopted.
The proposals TOR painting doors and
windows OF barn and spring house nt the
Poor House were read and referred 70 the
Committee on Buildings with power to
act.
The special committee appointed TO set.
tie with w. W. Miller, Superintendent Of
LIST division Of Wheeling, West Liberty
and Bethany turnpike, reported that they
find Mr.. Miller charged with an appro-
priation to said road Of 100000, less dis.
count, i$l22.76, and that he returned
vouchers amounting to 81 1911 showing
u deficiency OF 10 cents.
On motion the report was received and
filed, and the committee discharged from
the farther consideration Of the subject.
The proposals of John Welsh and H.
T. Patton, TO furnish the Poor House
with lightning rods were referred to the
Committee on Buildings for report.
The proposal OF John Welsh to repair
the Jail, was referred TO the Committee
on Court House and Jail, with power To
act.
James AshwOrth proposed to plaster
the north and south sides of the Court
House, the columns In front, patching in
front of Court House and Jail, and south
gable for $S26,0O, and color the same for
$650O. ....
John Clator proposed to do about the
same work Tor $500.
On motion the proposals were laid on
the table.
The following was offered and adopted:
ReSOlued, That the Committee on Poor be
and are hereby directed TO remove all
paupers from the Wheeling Hospital to
the Poor House of this county.
Bill Of w. Il. Curtis, amounting TO - 90,
was ordered TO be paid.
Bill of Fred. Miller, JanitOr Of Circuit
Court at Custom House, amounting TO
$3.50, was ordered TO be levied for,
Bill Of A. j. Pannell & Co., amounting
10 $5l1 0S, and alsoO A. Wilson, amount.
ing to $3.50 "a, were ordered 10 be levied
for. ....
The various items In the levy, aggre-
eating S7,451 AZ, to be provided for
during the ensuing year, were read and
considered, and II having been ascer.
tanned that 60 cents on every 800 of the
taxable valuation OF the real and per.
sOnal property in the county would yield
S., $3.50 40,
On motion II was ordered that the levy
be closed and that the rate be fixed at
the sum mentioned above viz: 90 cents
on the hundred dollars.
The following are the principal items
Hempfeld railroad bonds and interest
whose payment have been asked for,
$26O0l 80; Poor levy, UNPAID BILLS
81 500 90; Contingent fund, 5000 90;
estimated cost Of maintaining the poor,
$500 90; SheriiF's commissions and de-
Ilnquent list, $1,000 90; allowances made
to pay officers salaries, payment on poor
house farm, &c, SC, $50 ,2A 22.
On motion the Clerk was directed to
furnish each Of the daily papers with a
copy Of the levy for the ensuing year for
publication one time.
On motion the Sheriff was directed to
proceed with the collection Of the taxes
and pay the allowances made by the
Board.
The following was offered: ResOlpeti, That
there be and Is hereby appropriated out
of the next levy the sum Of 81 100 for the
new location OF the RiChland and Liberty
township road-$G00 Of the above named
sum to be donated to the North Fork, and
$500 TO the Main Stem oil said road, when
the citizens of those localities shall have
raised like sum, 10 be paid In cash or
labor, as that donated by the county.
The following was offered as q substi.
tute. ReS0!Ued, That $500 be appropriated
to build a bridge on the Wheeling and
Fairmont road.
The motion was made to refer both res.
OlutiOns TO the Committee on Roads and
Bridges for report, but no action was
taken upon II. p
On motion the original resolution was
laid on the table until the residents along
the road make their subscriptions for the
construction thereof.
On motion the Board adjourned until
the tiSt Thursday in September.