The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-02-15
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
WEDNESDAY, February IA, 1872


the President.
Pressnt-Messrs. Clark, Fisher, Har
risou, Jacob, Kelly, Klevis, Osterling
One, Stone and President List.
The minutes of the last meeting wer,
read, approved and signed.
Mr.. Kelly from the committee ap
pointed to investigate the proposed road
on Glen's Run, reported that the new
route now laid out is the most practica
BILE, being an easy grade and considera
BILE shorter in distance. Italso obviates
the bridging of the run in man,
places and altogether is much prefera
BILE to either the old road or the new
road proposed by Messrs. Gardner anc
Weilshaus, the latter OF which would
have many short curves in crossing The
run and heavy grades which cannot vel
be avoided.
Mr.. Kelly moved that the report b.
accepted and that our attorney be di'
rected to take the necessary steps tc
have the road made as proposed by
previous report OF the committee. Laic
on the table.
The following was adopted:
Reso!ved, That an additional appro
priatlon of SITS be made for change
10 the Glens run road, to be paid tc
Messrs. Garden ard Weilshaus.
The committeeon Printing reported
in favor of paying bill OF Lewis BaksI
t. Co., $34.35 which was adopted
The Finance committee reported il
favor of paying Wheeling Omnibus
Company's bill $l2; Christman u De
bold 81. Petitions of George w
Steeurod and Benz. Biggs to have taxes
refunded were refused. Petition o
Merchants National Bank, in behalf o
sundry non.residents for release OF taxes
was refused. They recommended grant
ing petitions OF Edward Ingram, w. o
McClusky, James Dixon, Henry Roth
Conrad Steinagle and II. w. Drake!
because OF erroneous assessment Rober
Frazier, F. w. Rogers, VIM. Cary, re
leased from road and school taxes be
cause they live in city limits petition
of John Daily, for release from poll tax
refused, and petition Of T. w. Weitze
for payment of services as clerk OF Web
ster township was refused, as the Cod
makes no provision for payment o
township clerks in the city limits, all 0
which were adopted except the rejection
of G. w. Steenrod's petition and T. w
Weitzel's case which was recommitted
The following resolution was adopt
ed:
ResoIved That the President be anC
is hereby directed to sign the contract
with the Pittsburgh, Wheeling and
Kentucky Railroad Company, when
prepared, in accordance with agreement
made by this Board.
The following resolution was adopt
ed:
Res0lrsd, That the President and
Clerk OF this Board shall not issue an
order for any amount OF the sum ap
propriated for the Glen's run road and
bridge until the signers Of the petition
give sufficient guaranty, by bond or
otherwise, that they will complete said
road without any further appropriation
or expense, for construction Of same,
from the county.
John Oesterling, from the committee
on Finance, offered the following ordi-
nance and agreement to provide money
to pay the subscription to stock o.
the Pittsburgh, Wheeling and Kentucky
railroad, and recommended its adoption
An ordinance directing the issue o.
time bonds for the purpose of raising
money TO pay the county subscription tc
the capital stock Of the Pittsburgh
Wheelin, and Kentucky railroad com
pany, and providing fund for the pay
ment OF the interest and principal o.
said bonds.
Be ii ordained by tie Supervisors Of The
countyof Ohio,
/. The President and Clerk of this
Board are hereby directed to make and
deliver, as hereinafter provided, two
hundred and twenty-five bonds of the
Supervisors Of the county Of Ohio, each
of which shall be dated on the first day
OF March, in the year one thousand
eight hundred and seventy-two, and
shall be for the principal sum of one
thousand dollars, payable to Daniel c.
List, or bearer, twenty years after date,
at the Bank Of Wheeling, in the city Of
Wheeling, and shall bear interest from
date at the rate of seven and
one-half per cent. per annum,
payable semi.annually, on the first day
of every September and March succeed,
ing said date until the principal shall
be paid; with coupons attached thereto
for the said semi-annual instalments of
interest, payable to bearer at the said
Bank of Wheeling. Provided, never
theless, that the right shall be reserved
to the said Supervisors Of redeeming the
said bonds according to the provisions
of the 9th and 9TH sections OF this ordl,
nance
.. The bonds so to be issued shall be
sealed with the common seal OF the said
Supervisors, signed by their President
and countersigned by their Clerk; and
the coupons shall have thereto the en-
graved signatures of said clerk.
8. The said President and Clerk, as
the said Supervisors may from time to
time direct, shall deliver to Daniel c.
List, of the city OF Wheeling, to be paid
for by him as hereinafter required, not
exceeding in any one month thirty OF
said bonds, with the forty coupons at
tached to each Of them, but Of every
delivery intended to be so made, at least
one months previous notice shall be
given to said List.
4. Upon the delivery to him OF every
parcel OF bonds and coupons as a!ore-
said, the said Daniel C. List shall place