The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-02-15

by the law the Agent, and this Agent
should be under the supervision and
direction of a committee Of this Board,
and should further be a practical farmer
who could take the immediate control
and management of the farm, and with
the teams belonging to the company
should do all the farming and garden
ing necessary to be done, and with
pauper labor, as far as possible. And
your committee is of the further opinion
that all of the hauling on the farm and
to and from it, as far as practicable,
including coal (Which your committe is
sorry to report is now hired, and the
teams belonging to the place standing
idle, eating up the the county 8 share OF
last years crops), should be done with
said teams, otherwise OF what account
are they2
But if the Board should think other,
wise, and elect man as agent who ls
not a farmer, and the farming should
have to be done upon the shares, and
the teams belonging to the county stand
idle, then your committee would re,
spectfully recommend the sale OF the
largest portion of the said farm, if any.
thing like what it cost could be obtained
for it,-and the sooner the better
thereby getting rid OF great bill OF
expense without any adequate return;
for your committee is of the decided
opinion that itwould not pay the county
at all to own farm, and teams upon
that farm, and have the farming done
upon the shares with other teams.
In the event that the farm is not sold,
or any part of it, your committee would
recommend that a good and lawful fence
be built upon the outside lines where it
does not join with other farms; and
where it does join, that half OF said
line fence or fences be built up good and
lawful, and the party or parties joining
notified to build their share; and, if after
waiting reasonable time they should
fail to comply with the notice, then the
county should 90 ahead and build all
the fence, and throw the party or par
ties so failing loose, and not allow them
to join at all. The inside fences also
want a good deal of repairing in order
to protect the crops, which should be
done as soon as it could be brought
about. All of which is respectfully
submitted. S. S. JACOB, Chairm'n.
Mr.. Stone offered the following,
which was adopted;
ReSoloed That the Poor Agent for the
year 1872 shall have the entire control
of the Poor House and Poor farm, sub.
ject to the control OF the Board of SUI
pervisors, ami that the committee on
Poor and the committee on Poor House
Farm be consolidated, to be called the
committee or Poor House and Farm.
Mr.. Harrison moved to go into an
election for Poor Agent, which was
adopted.
MIR. Harrison nominated B. Stanley.
Mr.. Jacob nominated John II. Mont
gomery.
Mr.. Kelly nominated Elias Burt.
f. Mccoy offered himself rs a candl-
date.
A ballot being ordered, Mr.. Stanley
received six votes; Mr. Montgomery
two votes; Mr.. Burt received two votes,
and Mr.. Mccoy no vote.
Mr.. Stanley having received a ma
jority of all the votes cast, was declared
elected Poor Agent tor the ensuing year
Mr.. Jacob offered his resignation as
member Of the committee on Poor
House and Farm, which was not &C.
cepted.
Mr.. Whitaker, OF the Crescent Iron
Works, on leave, asked the consent OF
the Board Of Supervisors to have the
Bridge to be built across Wheeling
creek at the foot of Sixth street removed
to the foot of Fifth street.
Mr.. Harrison offered the following
Resolved, That this Board consent to
transferring the subscription on the
part Of the county TO bridge on Sixth
street, to a railroad and carriage bridge
on Fifth street. Adopted.
The application of Messrs. Burns
and Clark to be pail for work done on
the Glen's run road was referred to the
committee on Roads and Bridges.
The report Of B. Stanley for the
month OF January, was read. The
expenditures at the Poor House during
that month was $2l450. There are
ti'ty-four inmates at the Poor House,
males and twenty females;
under one year Of age, six; over ona
and under five years, three.
The case of pauper in Richie town
ship was referred to the Ovcrseer OF the
Poor of that township.
r. Cochran was elected clerk Of Clay
township.
The bond OF B. Stanley, Poor Agent,
was received and approved
William Weidebusch was elected
Overseer Of the Poor for Union town
ship.
Bills Of various parties were referred
to the appropriate committees.
Mr.. OsterlIng offered the following.
RESOLVED, That the committee on
Finance be and is hereby instructed to
investigate, and report TO this Board at
their next meeting, the financial con-
dition of the county in all its details.
To facilitate the labors Of the com.
mittee it is authorized to request the
Commissioners of the Sinking Fund,
G. D. Hubbard S. Brady and DR.. Camp
bell, 10 furnish the committee detailed
report OF their transactions since the
day Of their appointment Adopted.
RESOLVED, That the said committee is
further instructed to ascertain the most
favorable terms on which an additional
loan OF 100000 can be effected for the
purpose of funding the entire debt OF
the county, or so much thereof as the
may deem expedient, aud, if
acceptable in their opinion, 10 report an
ordinance to this Board at their next