The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-02-29

Interest and expense OF Loans. ........ 26,08i 80
commissioners OF Sinking Fund. ...... 1884 50
b buI 1tN ............ ........"".. q %
Fer diem allowance. ...........g...... b65 SO
miscellaneous expenses. .............. 4l3 20
Births, Deaths and Marriages. ....... 81 II
Township Clerks salaries, ............. IS 70
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 2,O25 %
ELECTION expenses. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. AT 20
$s4,9OG 10
Amount Of bills contracted by old
Board, for which orders have been Issued
since January l, 1879, are as follows:
Iuquests Observation-Disclosures. 90 90
LanAtiGs. .;.:...;...,..,.......... 10 %
Court House and JAIL. .............. 269 81
Roads and Bridges. ...... ............ 1871 90
miscellaneous expenses. ............... II 90
Witness fees and costs. l,1l5 20
Printing and Stationery. .............. 81 81
Contingent poor fund. ................. 100 80
Add. sheriffs fees, levied for. ........ G,0OO 90
{. 49,, sSs,ssO s.
toAugust1. 1874. ..................... s7,45l 10
Deficiency for SIX months only, leaving
August I. 1872, $500 IL
year 1870 stll out and for which NO
provision was made by the last Board,
amounting to.... .........."........ 1900 %
- Amount unprovlded for ...........$Sl,s9 800 u
The following figures exhibit the entire
1879: -
Old lIcmPlcld Il. Il. Bonds. ,.......... $4,000 90
Issss q IssS eenpfonsc Soads ,S SS g g
Poor house, due In 1873. ............... COCO 90
Total $iOs,SSO %
Owing to the TACT that the levy of last
year has been about IS perJcent below
which It should have been, causing a
deficiency OF about $32 900, which will
have to be provided Tor by the present
Board, and owing to the necessity of
making an additional levy Of SEE, 1900 TO
meet our obligations in the case Of the
Pittsburgh, Wheeling & Kentucky rail.
road, your Committee does not deem It
advisable to add TO the burden of taxa.
ton another levy TO redeem the Hemp
field railroad bonds maturing this year,
and therefore recommend the passage OF
the following ordinance:
he ii OrtdiRed, That the President OF the
Board OF Supervisors be and Is hereby
to issue bonds to an amount
not exceeding $4,000, bearing interest at
7,per cent, and that said bonds be offered
in exchange to- the holders Of the old
Hempheld r, r. bonds wherever such
exchange can be effected; and that said
BOMBS shall be retired upon the same
basis US the bonds TO be Issued in favor OF
the Pittsburgh, Wheeling s. Kentucky
Railroad Company.
JOHN OEsTERLING,
Chairman Com. on finance.
The report was received and filed: the
ordinance read three times and adopted.
The Committee on Court House and
Jails presented bills amounting to $57S.53,
and recommended their payment. aF
Received and filed and the bills ordered
to be paid. 7T7i =
The Committee on Roads and Bridges
reported in favor oGpaylng bills, amount
Ing 10 1877. "a
Ordered TO be paid. 80
The oath of office OF r. II. Cochran,
clerk Of Clay township, was received and
ordered to be filed.
The bond oil A. Kelly, Superintendent
Of the First Division Of the Wheeling,
West Liberty and Bethany Turnpike, was
presented, and being in due form and
properly stamped, was accepted and or.
dered To he filed. = 3lt,u
The application Of B. Stanley, agent,
for authority TO employ o suitable person
10 mine coal on Poor House Farm for use
at Poor House, was read and referred to
tho Committee on Poor and Poor House
Farm for report at next meeting. .,s,..--..
Mr. Otte, Of Richie township, presented
the receipt Of the Sheriff Of The county
for $500, received from Frederick Knapp,
IN inmate ofthe Poor House.
The following bills swere referred To
their appropriate committees: William
Ewing, $16; B. F. Caldwell, $24 so; Jos.
Long, $808; Kimberly & Co., $34 IA; CITY
Of Wheeling, gas bills, $40 IS; Carter 4
STEELE, $57 go.
The water assessment $4,000 Tor the
year 1871, made by the city, was ordered
10 be paid. ... -,r.,,In,r
Mr.. Harrison moved TO reconsider the
vote by which the Committees on Poor
and Poor House Farm were consdi Id
1t the last meeting. "a 5.
Mr.. Stone offered as q substitute that the
Committee be reduced to five members.
Carried. a4al ~ .i,.r..5ta..
MIR. Clark rendered hisresignation as a
member Of said committee. Not accepted.
Mr.. Jacob offered his resignation as q
member OF said committee. Accepted.
Inc petition OF John II. Storer. and
o G iEr new road from point on the
cumberland road at Frank LaWson's in
IInadelphia, TO point on the Wheeling,
West Liberty and Bethany nike on t6e
farm Of George Miller, was read
Referred to the Committee on Roads
and Bridges for report. n
The petition Of Dennis Dorsey, resi.
dent OF Marshall county, to have refund.
ed the taxes on 1000 bank stock owned
by him and returned to the asses.
sor oil said county, was read and referred
to the Committee on Finance with mower
to act 81 y SD II Fy"'N|t
4, On motion the Board took a recess "a Of
one hour.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Boardire-convened at / O'clock
Present the same members as Of The
morning session.
Accommodation from DR.. J.E. Reeves
IN relation to q widow and child from
Prince William county, Virginia, who re-
Gently came to this county and was now
DESTROYS OF returning, was read, and in
view OF the fact that II she remained here
she would become county charge, tho
President of the Board was authorized 10