The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-04-29
BOARD OFsUPERvlsORs /.
SATURDAY, April 2


The Board met on the call OF the
President.
Present-Messrs, Clark, Fisher, Har-
rison, Klevis, Jacob Oesteriirg, Otte,
Stone and President List. ed
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read, approved and signed.
The Board Of Equaliz alton presented
their bill of $l2 for duties performed.
They also recommend that there be re-
paid to Aaron Kelly the amount OF
overtax paid by him on portion OF the
Cruger estate. Referred to Committee
on Finance.
Various bills were read and referred
to appropriate committees.
The following resolution ives adopted.
Resolvsd, That the Sheriff be and is
hereby directed 10 pay the reward OF
5000 offered tor the arrest and delivery
OF Taylor Strauder, and the cost Of ad-
vertising the same.
To the Board of Supervisors Of Ohio
county:
The following communication was
read:
GESTLEMEN.-At a meeting of the
BOARD of Corporators of the Wheel
ing and Ohio Union Railway Company
bridge company held April Sth, 1872,
the following resolution was adopted ;
Resolved, That the officers OF this
Board petition the Board OF Supervls-
ors to submit to the voters OF Ohio
county a proposition to subscribe $780,
900 to the capital stock OF the Wheel
ing and Ohio Union Railway company.
In accordance with the above order
and in view OF the fact that the city
council has fixed on June lst as the
time OF holding an election for taking
the sense of the voters of the city on a
similar proposition, your Board is most
respectfully requested to order an cleo
ton to be held on the same day to AS
certain the wishes of the voters OF the
county in relation to the matter.
Believing that large number of the
citizens of both city and county are ex
tremely desirious OF having this sub
crip,ion made, and recognizing the fact
rhat.the only way Of ascertaInIng their
desire is by holding an election, the
Board of CorporatOrs ask your Boari
to give their petition a favorable re-
spouse. Respectfully submitted.
A. WILSON.
President Bo ;rl OF Corporators.
Referred to Messrs. Fisher, Oesterling
and Clark as special committee.
The following communication was
received.
TO tie Board Of Supervisors
GENrLEMEN.-The following resoln-
ton was passed by the City Council
and some action asked for on the part
OF your honorable body:
Resolved, That a special joint com
mittee Of five be and they are hereby
appointed to confer with the Board OF
Supervisors and report to Council the
expediency and probable cost OF max
ing a cut or tunnel through the hill at
some point near the east end of Wash
ing,on street, First ward Of the city,
sufficient in size to accommodate the
travel from the National Road and
Fulton. Adopted, and Messrs. Clator,
Warehouse and Phillips appointed on
behalf of the Second Branch.
Referred TO a special committee con-
aisting of Messrs. Harrison, Jacob and
Clark.
The Committee on Roads and Bridges
reported in favor Of paying bills TO the
amount OF SAB and offered the usual res
olution therefor. Adopted.
The Poor Agent reported the expendl-
ture of 1921. IA for the month Of March.
He sold 800 head Of cabbage for $50.
There are 49 inmates in the Poor House
TO date, 90 males and 81 females. One
child was born there during the month.
The agent recommends that $500 he
expended to purchase young cattle to
use up some OF the surplus grass The
report was referred to the Committee on
Poor.
The Committee on Poor reported a
resolution in favor of paying the bill OF
VIM. Askew of $3.50 for work done
on Poor House farm. Adopted.
Gen. Wheat called the attention OF
the Board Of Supervisors to the article
in the new Constitution IN relation to
County Courts, and offered an ordinance
in relation to this matter. The
ordinance proposes to hold an election
on the fourth Thursday OF August to
ascertain from the people of this county
whether they are in favor Of the County
Court system or desire different sys-
tern OF county government. Referred
to a special committee consisting of
Me.srs. Stone, Jacob, Otc and Harrl-
son.
On motion Of Mr.. Harrison it was
resolved that when the Board adjourn
it be to meet on Tuesday next, April 30,
the special business being to hear re-
ports from the special committees on
railroad bridge proposition and ordi-
nance in relation to voting on County
Court system.
Mr.. Pendleton, Attorney OF the P,
w. " Ky. Railroad, submitted the
entered into between his com-
pany and the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and
st. Louis Railroad Company. He
stated that an objection had been made
10y the latter named company to laying
down the rails until they we're assured
that they could, by the laws Of this
State, run railroad under lease, and
that that company, while agreeing to
and putting in the contract all that had
been before agreed upon between the
TWO companies and asked for by the
Board OF Supervisors OF Ohio county,
had added proviso that il the legis.
lation necessary to enable them TO run
the P. w. y KY. read under a lease
was not obtained of the Legislature, |