The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-02-29

Total amount unprovdcd for S3l,S99 u
The following figures exhibit the en-
tire Indebtedness Of the county on Jan
uary !, 1872:
On Hempfleld railroad bonds"....s 1900 90
Interest 6,51J w
Issue of 1860 compromise bonds. lj,OD on
Drafts in o2,OOO w
Poor Farm, due i'll lS13.................. 600 w
.....................slVS,om w
Owing to the fact that the levy OF
last wear was about 50 per cent
below what it should have been, caus-
ing a deficiency of about So, 900, which
will have to be provided for by the
present Board, and owing to the
necessity of making an additional levy
of S22j 90 to meet our obligations in
the case Of the Pittsburgh, Wheeling
and Kentucky railroad, your committee
do not deem it advisable to add to the
burden OF taxation another levy to
redeem the Hempiield railroad bonds
maturing this year, and therefore recon-.
mend the passage Of the following
ordinance:
BE Il ordained That the President Of
the Board of Supervisors be and is
hereby empowered to issue bonds to the
amount not exceeding $4,000, bearing
interest at seven per cent, and that said
bonds be offered in exchange to the
holders OF the old IIempfeld railroad
bonds wherever such exchanges can he
effected; and that said bonds shall be
retired upon the same basis as the bonds
to be issued in favor of the Pittsburgh,
Wheeling and Kentucky Railroad Com
panv. JOHN OEsTERLlNG,
Chairman committee on Finance.
The report was received, the ordi-
nance adopted and both ordered to be
printed.
Mr.. Stone moved that the conso,ida-
ted committee on Poor House and
Poor House Farm be reduced to five
members, three OF whom shall be taken
from city districts. Carried.
Mr.. Clark offered his resignation as
a member of the committee on Poor
and Poor House Farm. Not accepted.
Mr.. Jacob offered his resignation as
a member Of the committee on Poor
and Poor House Farm, which was &C.
cepted.
A petition was received from J. II.
Stoner and others for new road from
the National road commencing at a
point near Frank Lawson's, in Triadel-
phia, and running west, and referred
10 the committee on Roads and Bridges
for report.
The committee on Court House and
Jail reported resolution in favor OF
paving bills to the amount of S.53,
which was adopted
Bond and oath OF R. II. Cochran,
Clerk OF Clay township, was accepted.
Bond and oath of VIM. Wedebusch,
as Overseer OF the Poor Of Union town.
ship, was accepted.
Several bills were read and referred.
A communication was received from
the Board Of Supervisors, stating that
they had rejected the application Of
Dennis Dorsey, 10 have tax on bank
stock in a Wheeling Bank released;
also note from Mr.. Dorsey asking
that the tax assessed on the same stock
in this county be refunded, was referred
to committee on Finance with power TO
act.
The bill of the city of Wheeling,
5000, for water tax, was ordered to be
paid.
The committee on Roads and Bridges
presented bills to the amount of SS7,
and offered resolution for their pay
ment, which was adopted.
A communication was received from
B. Stanley, Poor Agent, asking per.
mission to employ man to dig coal on
the Poor House farm, vein Of coal
three feet in thickness at the mouth |
having been discovered on the farm.
He asked that he be empowered to en-
ploy a man to mine the vein for the use !
of the Poor House farm, at a cost not
exceeding $50 per month. The matter |
was referred to the committee on Poor |
and Poor House Farm for report.
A communication from Dr.. Reeves, |
in relation to a widow and child from |
Prince William county, Va, who re-
Gently came here, and are now DESTROYS
Of returning. In view of the fact that
if she remain here, she will become q