The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-09-08

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Of the National Insurance Company case,
and, after further argument, the following
resolution was offered .r
RsIol5sd, That the applications OF the
National Insurance Company, the Frank
lin Insurance Company, aud the Citizens
Fire, Marine, and Life Insurance Com
pany, OF this county. 10 correct the asses
ment Of the tax on said companies, re-
spectively, tor the year 1870, as shown on
the property books for that year, be re-
jecIed.
On motion the resolution was adopted.
Tie following was offered ResIb,d,
That the indenlurc executed by Daniel
Murry on the ed Of June, 1869, under au-
ihoTiiy Of the Board Of OVeTseers Of the
Poor, by which Amanda b. MalOney was
bound 10 Mrs. A. Graham, is hereby can.
celled, and the said Murry is authorized
10 place the said Amanda b. MalOney in
the ChildTens Home in the city OF Wheel.
ing, on the conditions prescribed in the
act Of Incorporation, and the rules and
regulations adopted by the Board Of Man.
ayers OF said institution. Adopted.
Monthly report Of the expenditures al
the Poor House was read Bills amount.
ing to $l9l.SS received and filed Nun.
Der Of inmates, 80 white males % col.
ored, 0; white females, %; colored 2; I'm.
der year, 7,-males 5, females 2; over
year and under 5, ee,-males 2, females
/; under 8 years, 10; Adults 40. Births
during August, males none, females 8.
The following paper was read
CRY CouSCn Rooms, !
WHEELING, Sept. 6, 1871. !
Alta joint meeting Of the Special Com.
mites appointed By the Board Of super.
visOrs Of Ohio county and the Council Of
the City Of Wheeling upon the subject Of
the proposed bridge across Wheeling
creek at Sixth street, together with citi.
zens specially interested therein, it was
proposed by the Crescent Iron Company
that they would guarantee that citizens ID
terested in building the proposed wooden
truss bridge at Sixth street, would donate
and pay One.ihird Of the cost oi said
bridge, provided the entire cost did no!
exceed the sum Of six thousand dollars (;
and that said company would further
agree that all the stone necessary for the
abutments Of said bridge might be taken
from their quarry close by, Tree Of charge,
and that they would also, free Of charge,
gil up the abutments with cinders from
their mill. Upon inquiry and investiga.
ton ii was the general opinion Of those
present at the meeting, that wooden
truss bridge should be Immediately built
at that piace-the bridge 10 be u sUfii.
cient width and strength for a single
wagon track and f0ot.way on one side (;
the abutmenB 10 be Of stone taken from
the quarry Of the Crescent Iron Works,
unless the contractor should prefer to get
them elsewhere. II was believed that by
accepting the proposition Of the Crescent
Iron works 10 furnish the stone in their
quarry and Gil the abutments FREQ Of
charge, that good and sufficient bridge
OF that kind can be built at a cost offrom
5000 TO 10000; that a plan and speci.
fcatiOns should be obtained from Walter
Z. Smith, Esqr., and the job let to the
lowest bidder; that the expense should
be limited 10 six thousand dollars TO be
paid by the county Of Ohio, the city Of
Wheeling and the citizens specially In.
terested, in the proportion Of one.third
each.
The meeting accordingly agreed upon
the following resolution, 10 be proposed
Tor adoption by the Board Of Supervisors
and the City Council, and recommended
is adoption, and the appointment, by
each body, Of q committee TO Superin.
tend the letting and construction Of the
bridge Re1oiIed, That the public inter.
ests require the immediate erection Of a
wooden truSsbridge, with stone abut-
ments, across Wheeling Creek, at Sixth
street, in the city Of Wheeling, to be Of
sufficient width and strength for single
wagon track and footwSy upon one
side, at q cost not 10 exceed 90 900, TO be
paid One.third by the county Of Ohio,
one third by the city Of Wheeling, and
the remaining third by donations from
citizens. The stone TO be furnished in
the quarry and the abutmenis filled by
the Crescent Iron Works, as proposed by
them, free Of charge; the plan and speci.
fications TO be made by Walter G. Smith,
Esq, civil engineer, and the bridge TO be
let to contract, in the usual manner, TO
the lowest responsible bidder, and all 10
be under the superintendent Of such
person or persons as said Board Of Super.
visors and City Council may jointly or
Severally appoint.
G. W. B. ALLISON, Chairman.
Received and filed.
Mr.. Roberts made the motion that the
President be authorized TO appoint spe.
cial Committee TO confer with like Com.
mittee appointed by the City Council in
rel alton 10 the erection Of a bridge at
the loot Of Sixth street.-The Committee Of
the Board not 10 assume the payment Of
q sum exceeding two thousand dollars
towards building said bridge, should II
be determined 10 build.
Col. Curtis offered as substitute that
the subject be referred TO the special
Committee to examine and report on the
erection Of bridge similar to that across
Indian Wheeling Creek at Bridgeport.
Withdrawn.
The motion Of Mr.. Roberts was passed,
and Messrs. Harrison, Jeflers and Rob.
erts were appointed under Il.
The Committee on Roads and Bridges
reported in favor Of building bridge
across Peters Run in Triadelphia town.
ship, and recommended an appropria.
ton therefor.
The report was received, and filed and
an appropriation oil $3.50 made for that
purpose, 10 be expended under direction
Of the Committee.
The following was offered: Rlaolted
that the Street Commissioner of the city
be and is hereby authorized to superin.
tend the expenditure Of the amount ap.
propriated by the county to the portions