The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-04-17
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

special session on Saturuay W Sonei"'i
the propriety of submitting to a vote OF
the voters of Ohio county the question
of subscribing $4,000 to the capital
stock of the Pittsburgh, Wheeling and
Kentucky Railroad Company.
Messrs. Clark, LETTERS, Kelly, Rob
erts, Salisbury, Jingle, Waterhouse and
Zoeckler were present.
The proposition was debated at length
and the following order was offered:
The Board of Directors of the Pitts
burgh, Wheeling and Kentucky Rail.
road Company having this day applied
to the Board of Supervisors of this
county to make subscription to the
capital stock of their road, a work Of
internal improvement proposed to be
constructed through this county, not to
exceed $4,000, and the Board being of
opinion that such subscription is
likely to be of general benefit 70 this
county and is otherwise advisable it is
hereby
ordered, That it be submitted to the
qualified voters Of the county Of
Ohio, at a special election to be held
on Saturday May Goth, 1871, in
the respective townships thereof to
decide by their votes whether they will
authorize this Board to subscribe, on be-
half of the county Of Ohio, TO the capt.
tai stock of the said railroad company,
such sum as this Board shall see proper,
not exceeding the sum of $4,000.
Said election shall be held according to
the provisions of section 6 of chapter
IS of the acts Of 1868. and such other
acts as may be applicable thereto by
the officers authorized by law to con-
duct elections on said twentieth day Of
May,:;1s7l. The. clerk of this Board
shall give the proper notice required by
law, and furnish the necessary poll
books to the officers of said election.
The order was adopted.
On motion, A. R. Jacob, Superin-
tendent of the Second Division Of the
Wheeling, West Liberty & Bethany
turnpike, was permitted to make a
statement in regard to his account.
Ordered, That A. K. Jacob be re-
leased from all liability for the loss Of
$3.50 of the appropriation to said road
by reason of the failure Of the Wheel
ing Savings Institution.
The toll keeper on the Wheeling,
West Liberty & Bethany turnpike was
ordered to pay one-sixth Of the tolls TO
A. r. Jacob.
A petition from certain citizens OF
Union township asking that the place
of holding elections in that township be
charged to the new Atlantic engine
house, was granted and the change
ordered to be made.
The following was adopted:
Resolved, That all printing and blank
books required for the use Of Justices
and the Board of Supervisors shall be
ordered by the committee on Printing.
The resignation of E. NARROW, con-
stable of Triadelphia township, was &C.
cepted.
1t was ordered that three commission
ers to represent the interest of the
county in the West Union and Roney's
Point road, be appointed, instead OF
two, as heretofore, and James Robinson
was appointed as the third commits
sioner.
A committee, consisting Of Messrs.
Tingle, LETTERS and Kelly, were ap-
pointed to make settlement with all
Superintendent of roads to which the
county has made appropriations.
The following was adopted
Resalved, That the President and
Clerk of the Board be appointed a com
mittee to act in conjunction with the
committee appointed, or to be appointed
on the part of the Bar, to procure, at
the expense of the county, not to ex-
coed $4,000, a law library for the use OF
the Supreme Court of Appeals, and sub
ject to such orders and regulations as
may from time to time be made by
this Board respecting the same, and to
make such arrangements as may be
necessary for the excepting and use of the
the said library, and the library which
may be purchased pursuant to this or,
der, to belong to the county.
A petition asking that the Edgington
lane road be widened ten feet at an
expense not exceeding $l60 was
granted.
A communication from Philip Reil-
", in regard to the River road, was
read and referred to the committee on
Roads and Bridges, with authority to
engage w. c. Smith to survey the
road.
Mr.. Roberts, from the committee on
Court House and Jail, announced that
the roof OF the Court House is in a
very unsafe condition.
Mr.. Salisbury stated that he had
gone into the garnet to make an exam
ination, but was not satisfied to stay
there great while. 1t was too danger
Gus.
Mr.. LETTERS moved that the commit
tee on Court House and Jail be au-
thorized to advertise for proposals for
building new roof on the Court House
over the Court room and report at the
next meeting. Adopted,
The clerk reported the following ap.
portionment Of the sums assessed upon
the property of the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad company and the Hempfeld
Railroad company within the county
for the several townships through which
said roads pass or in which they have
property.
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Com
pany is assessed by the Board of Com
missioners at $l9l 400, which is ap
portioued as follows:
Madison township...."..""."......... $1,000
Centre " .............-........... 1900
Webster ,.. 10000