The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-11-01
BOARD OF suPERvnols.
TUESDAY. October 81. 1871.

The returns of the election held on
Thursday last were referred to special
committee consisting of Messrs. Water
house, Curtis and Tingle, who reported
the vote cast as already published by
US on the various candidates. They
reported tie between James NJ. Ewing
and VIM. Weidebusch for Overseer of
the Poor in Union township, and
in Richie township between George
Bowers and R. w. Hazlett for
School Commissioner. A ballot be-
ing ordered to decide the tie, James
NJ. Ewing was elected Overseer Of the
Poor for Union township. The ques-
ton OF the right Of the Board TO decide
the tie for School Commissioner was
referred to Messrs. Tingle and Harrison
for report.
The committee on the Pittsburgh,
Wheeling and Kentucky railroad were
granted further time, the survey ordered
not being completed. -.
The committee on the petition Of
Alonzo Loring for q change OF road was
discharged from the further consldera.
ton OF the subject.
Bill Of VIM. Askew for work at Poor
House, $l12, was ordered to be paid.
Bill of James Lyle for repairing bridge
at Glen's run was reduced to "a, and
ordered to be paid.
Bill of J. G, Whitman, for surveying,
$40, was ordered to be paid.
The report. OF B. Stanley, Poor
Agent, for the month OF September was
received and filed. He reports the total
expenses of the poor house for the
month at $337.53. There are al pre-
sent fifty-two inmates at that institu-
ton, as follows: White males, twenty.
nine white females, twenty; colored
females, three. OF these six are under
one year of age, four male and two
female.
A petition was received from Phillip
REILLY, asking that be be allowed $500
for damages done him in laying out the
Glen's run road.
Petition Of Charles P Atkinson to be
relieved from taxes improperly assessed
was referred to the committee on
Finance and Accounts with power to
act.
A petition from citizens Of Liberty
township asking to have road running
through the lands OF Mrs. Mary Yates
and B. T. Yates abandoned, was re-
ceived and referred to committee on
Roads. -,
A petition from residents Of Road
District No. 9, Richland township, ask
ing that Gilbert Holmes be appointed
Oyerseer Of Roads for that district was
read and the appointment made.
The petition Of John Siml er for sal
airy as night Waterman OF the poor
house, was referred to committee on
Poor.
Report of Robert Patterson, Over
seer of Roads of Road District No. 2
Liberty township, with bill of $1,000
was read and payment ordered.
Bill of A. Roeteger, $50, was ordered
to be paid.
Bill of A. J. Pannell, A. Wilson and
John Bishop, Commissioners, for e1'
pense of Constitutional Convention
election, 1926, was referred to commit
tee on Finance and Accounts.
Petition OF G. w. Steenrod, asking to
be released from taxes improperly
levied, was referred to the Prosecuting
Attorney.
The committee appointed to ascertain
the right of the Board of Supervisors to
determine the tie between George Bow
ers and R. w. Hazlett candidates for
School Commissioner, in Richie town
ship, reported through the Prosecuting
Attorney that they had the right to de-
eide the tie.
The candidates for county and town.
ship offices having received the highest
number of votes, as already published
by us, were declared elected.
The Board then proceeded to the cleo
ton of a School Commissioner for
Richie township, to decide the tie be-
tween George Bowers and R. w.
Hazlett. A ballot being ordered, Mr..
Bowers received four votes and Mr..
Hazlett three votes. Mr.. Bowers WAS
declared elected.
The toll gate on the First Division
West Liberty, Wheeling and Bethany
pike was awarded to Thomas Hutchinson
at 81 20 per month, he being the high
est bidder.
The committee on Finance and Ac-
counts reported bills to the amount OF
$50 IS, and presented the usual resolu-
ton for their payment.
Bills for holding election on Thurs
day last, were allowed, as follows:
Washington township, $25; Madison,
$3.50; Clay, $50; Union, $25; Cen
tire, $25; Webster, $3l; Richie, $25;
Richland, $25; Liberty, two precincts,
$50; Triadelphia. $3.50.
Bill of Gen. j. S. Wheat for pro-
fessional services in several cases, $3.50,
was reported back from committee on
Finance and Accounts and ordered paid.
Bill Of Drs. G. A. Il w. A. Cracrafl
of $35, for professional services, was
read. The yeas and nays being order
ed, those voting in the affirmative were
Messrs. Clark, Kelly, Roberts and Tin
GLE. Those voting in the negative
were Messrs. Curtis, Harrison, LETTERS,
Salisbury and Zoeckler-5. So the mo,
ton to pay the bill was lost.
Bill of James Dixon, Surveyor OF
Roads in District No. 4, in Liberty town.
ship. SAC, was ordered paid.
Bill of George Mendel, for use ofslley
pext the Jail, SIS, was ordered paid.
Bill OF Courtney Il Wharton, for
building bridge on Bethany pike, $50,
was read and rejected, ss were all bills
contracted by w. W. Miller, Superin.
tendent of the Wheeling, Bethany and
West Liberty pike, beyond the 5000
appropriated by the Board.
The committee on Printing made
sunlemental report in favor Of paving