The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-01-05
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

Ihe Board Ol supervisors met yeSteIuty
morning alto o'clock, punuaht'to ad-
journment-present Messrs, Clark, Curtis;
Harrison, JefEers, Kelly, Roberts, Sallsbp,
ry, Tinglc, Waterhouse, and ZoeCkler.f
The minutes Of the last meeting were
read, approved, and signed, i-
The Board proceeded TO organize
permanently. Nominations for President
being in order, Mr.. Roberts named Mr.,
Salisbury, and there being no other, Mr.,
s, was elected by exclamation,
Mr.. Kelly nominated ]. P. Rogers for
Clerk, and Mr.. Jingle, Isaac F. Jones.
A ballot was had and resulted; Rogers
8; Jones 2.
Mr., Rogers having received a majority,
was declared elected Clerk Of the Board
for the ensuing year.
Mr., Tingle offered IN ordinance entitled
IAN ordinance TO amend rules 20 and 81
oil the standing rules Of the Board" The
ordinance proposes to change the present
mode Of appointing the standing commit
tees, giving the power to the President ;
also, 10 add Committee on Printing to
those already provided for.
The ordinance was adopted unani'
mously.
Announcement was made that the Re.
corder had reported five Of the 0verseers
Of the Poor as failing to qualify within
the time prescribed by law.
. The following OverseGrs of tue Poor
were declared duly elected; Cletus llau-
ser, for Clay township, and George GOeh'
man, for Richie,
A. Budtke, Janitor Of tho Courthouse,
presented his resignation, which was ac'
copied.
Ebcnczcr McGcc was appointed Survey.
or Of Roads in district No. 2, Mchland
township.
The following bills were ordered to be
paid:J. NJ. Br0dic, $780, James Dur
ken. SEE. so; W. II. Robinson, $4.S2; Allen
G. Davis, (serviCes) SEQ; Martin & Co.
800; B. l. j. W. Charnock, Sc; John
Ball, $3.75; $. +. Faris, $3O.4O; r. II.
Cummins, $94.50; Christman & Debold,
SIT; Thomas WittGn, So; D. j. McCOr'
mick, $50; Maxwell & Tingle, $l54.l4
Is. NJ. Wharton, $l2; j. Living.
ston, $500; i. Stanley, $7,13; r,
Kennedy, $1,000; J. NJ. Ewing & Co.,
$40; Walters & KRAFT, $685. W. J,
Matthews, $40; Z. T. smith, $40; Joseph
Goats, $l9; Jacob Snyder, SAL; John
Howell, $500; G. T. Biggs, $500; W. II.
Stelle, $3.50; Curtis Il Son, $500
Cletus Hauscr, $50; A. Montgomery, $42i
Daniel hurry, 500; George Goodman
$7G5O; Thomas Witten, $59,50
The following was offered ind ad0pLed
ResOlrtI, That no bill hereafter be paid by
the Board until II has been examined and
reported upon by the proper committee
Tho Committee on Roads ind Bridges
were instructed to examine tho SteCnrOd
bridge and report whether the work had
been done according TO the specifications
at the next meeting Of the Board.
Bill Of Wheat & Forbes, amounting Il
5000, was referred TO the Committee on
Finance.
Bills of +. c. Winship Is Co., 80. 70
Trimble s. IIornbrook, $4G.57, and B. &
J. N. Charnock, $25.2O, were referred To
the Committee on Court House und Jails
Bill OF p. Kennedy, $34.00 was referred
To the Committee on Poor,
A communication from John Frazier
asking for the appointment MS SupCrin'
terident Of the Poor, was read, and or
motion was received and filed.
Two coupons amounting to $04.O5, and
interest, belonging TO John 7. Sullivan
were presented and payment asked. Or
tlprcd to no mid, t
Bill of Geo. Downcy, $OG.7O, was re-
ierred 10 Committee on Buildings and
Real Estate.
Bill Of VIM. Clohan, $500, for costs III
the Buthem case. was referred 10 the
President of the Board for examination.
Bill of August Wcidebuscll, $G3.50, was
referred to the Committee on Poor for en-
animation and report
Report of the amount Of labor eXpend'
ed in opening the road through the Blu
chanan and Thornburg Nlrrows, WIS
read. Number Of days, =; cost, 1926
80 Received and filed.
Christian Wolf owner Ofthe steam fer
ry at tho south end of the Island, appear
ell before the Board by his counsel, A. j,
Clarke, Esq, and asked that the amount
OF taxes assessed and collected ON said
ferry landing be refunded.
The following order was passed: II
appearing 10 tic Board that Christian
Wolf has been enormously assessed on
$500 real estate, the said real estate being
the "icrry landing" Of said Wolf in Web.
stcr township and included in his ferry
right assessed at $1,000; and It further up
pearinE that the said Wolf has paid the
whole INK assessed against him, II Is or
dCrcd TINT the late Sheriff Of Ohio county,
Thomas J. Campbell refund to said
Wolf the sum Of s. Is, the amount Of tax
enormously charged agninst and paid by
him.
Bill Of Wood & IIOrnisll, $l10 20, WIS
referred 10 the Committee on 10. ads ant
Bridges for examination and report.
Monthly statement Of expenditures nj
tho County Poor House, during DGcem
Der, was read. Amount expended $3.50, 10
number eliminates, 39-males 25, females
10; under one year, .; under ten, .
adults, 80. Received and filed.
Monthly reports Of several Overseers Of
the Poor were received and placed or
file
On motion oil Jetlcrs the Board took
u recess until 2 O'clock, p. NJ
tH
AFTERNOON SESSION. 1
Tho Board rc.assembled at 3 Il. NJ
Present the same members as at the morn
ing session.
Under tue Ordinance passed in TIT
morning, the President announced tn
following appointments rs Standing Com
mittnns. Esn1nhe Ind /icnOunN-Nfcsrrs