The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-05-04

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Ing to $37451, and thereport was adopted.
The petition Of r. s. Brown, Sheriff,
asking that an assistant jail0r be appoint
ed to take charge Of the Court House and
act as guard when necessary was read.
The Sheriff recommended the appoint.
ment Of William Budke for.the position.
Said petition having been referred to the
Committee ON Court House and Jail, was
returned by the Committee with the
recommendation that It be laid on the
table. The report was adopted.
The Building Committee reported IA
yorably on bills amounting TO $S06 o..
On motion the report was adopted. q.
The report of the Special COMMITTEES
appointed to settle with the Superintend.
ents Of the several roads in the. county
wis read. 1it
The following resolutions were append.
ed to the report: ReSOlued, That Stephen
Warehouse be and Is hereby directed To
pay TO the Sheriff of Ohio county, 1927,
being the balance in his hands OF the ap.
preparation for CGldwell's Run bridge, and
lake receipt for same.
ResOlrai, That Stephen Waterhouse be
and is hereby directed TO pay 10 the
Wheeling & Fairmont Turnpike Com.
pany, $75.93, being the balapce OF appro.
priation unexpended, and take receipt for
same. '. ~
WHEREAS, 1t appearing that Of the appto'
priations and private subscriptions in the
hands of Messrs. Jacob and Gardner, dis
bursting officers OF the Wheeling & Glenn's
Run road, $953.19 were on deposit in the
Wheeling Savings Institution at the time
of its failure, and 1t being represented Il
your COMMITTEES that $500 will be to-
d1ired to complete the road, thereby SO.
curing TO the people Of that portion Of the
county the benefit of the large cxpendi-
ture already made, your Committee aro>oI
the opinion in view Of the benefits arising
from the completion Of said road that the
county should reimburse tho Wheeling &
GlenRs Run road for the full amount oil
their loss by reason Of the failure Of the
Wheeling Savings observation-disclosures,
A. NJ. Jacob and Thos. ]. Gardner pledg-
ing themselves to raise by private sub.
scriptiOns an additional sum not less than
$500; therefore, ReS0Lped, that an apprO-
priation Of $953.10 be and Is hereby made
10 the Wheeling & Glenn's Run road to
replace a similar sum deposited in the
Wheeling Savings institution.
IIeSOlrGd, That the certificate for the do.
post In the Wheeling Savings Institution
be returned to the Sheriff. Ia
The first, second and fourth resolutions
were adopted, and the third, after being
amended by striking out $053 10 and In.
serting $40 80, was also adopted.
The Board having carefully and impair.
tally examined the returns Of the cleo.
ton held at tho several places OF voting
within the county on the 9th of April,
ascertained that at the said election there
were cast Tor Ratification Of the Flick
Amendment 434 votes, for Rejection, 1903;
and directed the Clerk to certify tho re-
suit to- tho proper authorities at the Cap
ital. ..,..
The petitions Of Frank Walters, VIM.
Stamm, Otto Roettiger, August Richter,
Peter Erb, August Heimberger and Henry
Elmer, for license to sell'spirltuous and
malt liquors; also that Of August Miller,
TO sell ale and beer, were read and granted.
The Committee on Poor House report
cd in favor Of paying bill Of P. Clark.
Adopted. Z d 'o
The petition Of sundry citizens to have
commissioners appointed 10 view the road
known as the Ridge road, was read and
referred to the Committee on Roads fol
report.
Tho petition Of Jos. W. Morgan and
others 10 have commissioners appointed
to relocate the road down the North fork
Of Short Creek, commencing at Weldman'S
mill to the Brooke county line; also, q
road down the South fork OF said creek
commencing at Clintonto where said creek
inlerteCts the north fork Of said creek, was
read. The petitioners recommended the
appointment Of MeSsrs. A. j. Wilson, Jno.
W. McColloch and ]. W. Bruner, said
commissioners
The petition was referred to the Com.
mittee on Roads for report.
The Sheriff transmitted his certificate
Of posting notices Of the election to be
held on tGe20th inst, at the several voting
places in the county. E,
The report Of the agent at the County
1nlirmary for the month of March was
read. Bills amounting to $408 OF were
presented. Number Of inmates, 40;
males, 80; females, IS; under year, 0;
over l and under five, 8; adults, IS. Re
ceived and filed. ~
The following was offered: ReSOlped,
That the clerk be directed to issue an or.
der to the Committee on Market Street
Bridge for the remainder Of the appropri-
alton made by the county, subject to the
order Of the committee oil this Board,
Adopted.
A special committee of two was ap.
pointed to confer with tho committee on
the part Of the city on the Market Street
bridge. a qua dl.NEo Sr .lG..a
Messrs. Harrison and Roberts were ap-
pointed said committee.
John W. McColloch was appointed
OveIseer Of tho Poor for Richland town.
ship, and Peter Delaplain and Jos. W.
Morgan, Surveyors of road districts Nos.
10 and 12, respectively, in said township,
A proposition to put lightning rods on
the County 1nirmary at 81 cents per foot
was sent in bv II. T. Patton, said price to
include tour points and two ground con.
hections. Laid over for the present.
The attorney Of the Board submitted
his opinion on the subject Of refunding
the tax on the gas stock owned by
Bethany College. He was clearly Of the
opinion that under the law said stock was
exempt from taxation, and the amount
claimed should be refunded.
An order to refund was adopted.
Onmotion a recess was taken until Il
o'clockP. N.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Board re-assembled at 81 o'clock,
fn,1onI - Dnnoonf NhA emma Y,no,,n.