The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-02-15

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shall not have been offered by the holders
thereoflor redemption at their par value
or less, 10 exhaust the fund then applica-
70 such redemption, the additional bonds
necessary Tor tho entire number necessa-
ry, II mono have been so offered
shall be elected by lot by the
President for the time being Of the said
Supervisors, or the Sheriff Of said county,
or II they failto do 80, by the cashier for
tho time being Of the Bank Of Wheeling,
and the bank shall give notice oil the bonds
selected, specifying the numbers by which
they are distinguished, BY advertisement
published for two weeks ct least In
newspaper pIinted In the city Of Wheel.
ing; and on the publication OF such notice,
the bonds therein mentioned shall cease
to bear interest after the first day Of
March next succeeding such publication,
and the coupons pertaining thereto, there
after falling due, shall be void.
g. From time 10 time, as the said su.
pervisors shall direct and at least once o
year, the Bank OF Wheeling shall render
TO them full and correct accounts of the
receipts and payments Of tho bank in the
matters Aforesaid, and settle and adjust
the said account with the said Supervisors
or such person or persons as may be by
them for that purpose appointed, and sur
render the coupons and bonds paid or re-
deemed by the bank as aforesaid, on
proper receipts therefor, 10 be given by
the said Supervisors or under their au.
thority.
0. This ordinance shall he in force from
It's passage.
Tho ordinance was read three times
and adopted.
An agreement between the county OF
Ohio and Daniel q. List, embracing tho
provisions given In tho above ordinance
was read and referred.
The following resolution was adopted {:
ReSoIral, That tue President OF this
Board be and Is hereby directed TO sign
the agreement made with the Bank OF
Wheeling, when drawn up and properly
signed by the said Bank.
Tho Committee on Poor House Farm
made the following report, which was
received and filed.
10 The Hon. Board Of Supervisors:
GENTLEMEN - Your committee on
Poor. House Farm, who have the con:
troll and management OF sRid farm dur.
ing the present year, and of whom II Is
expected they will so manage said farm
that the greater amount Of revenue to
tho county will be derived thereirom,
with that object in view, visited the said
farm upon the Esd ultimo, and wonld
respectfully report they found the farm
Is very poor and most of the tlllable soil,
in their opinion, very thin or poor Of
the present time, caused by continuous
farming year after year, without
proper rest or manuring so necessary to
keep up the fertility of soil; and the fenc.
ing very poor Except the paling fence
that has been put up since 1t became the
Poor House farm.) And whilst your com.
mittee is Of the opinion that very poor
judgment was displayed in the selection
Of this farm Tor the purpose for which 1t
was bought and now used, yet we cannot
ignore the fact that it is nOl0 the Poor
House farm, having upon it Quilt by the
county, q large, commodiOus and substan.
tial brick building, with all the modern
improvements, (such as being heated by
steam and supplied with water from cellar
to garnet, with hose attached throughout
the house, for the use oil the agent and
the paupers, together with brick barn
and stabling underneath, costing, with the
farm included, over fifty thousand dollars,
which makes this substantially the Poor
House and Poor House farm Of Ohio
county, If continued rs such, for years to
come, and rs such we will have to deal
with it as it came from the hands of our
predecessors. A very largcportiOn of this
farm Is steep hillsides, partly covered with
heavy woods, and the balance covered
over with underground Of different kinds,
with here and there u cleared spot, which
produces some pasture, but this part of
the farm does not produce the amount
Of pasture it should and would II proper
ly cleared off and kept clean. There was
last spring some forty 10 fifty acres ofsaid
said farm sown in oats, and upon which
clover 1seed was sown, parts Of which
make pretty good appearance, and other
parts don't look as though It would
amount TO much. Upon parts of the
field now sOwn in clover we noticed the
prospects were very good for q good crop
OF blackberry bushes the coming season,
but indeed such is the case pretty nearly
all over the farm. There was some
twelve to fifteen acres in corn last season,
which had the appearance OF being tol.
orable lair crop; few acres In wheat, and
from fifteen TO twenty acres in meadow,
from which there was cut light crop OF
hay, the largest portion Of which was still
standing in stack in the meadow. All
tide above, grain, except the wheat, was
raised upon the shares. Some small
pieces Of the bottom land were garden.
ed by the agent, he told me, with pau.
per labor exclusively, raising enough OF
different kinds OF vegetables to do them.
We found upon the farm belonging to
the county the following personal prop.
crty. in the shape Of live stock: Three
head Of horses in good condition, one
yoke OF cattle in tolerable good condi-
ton, four head Of cows in very good con.
dition, one ycarling, two calves and two
brood sows with nice litter of pigs
apiece, in very good condition.
In the first place, your committee would
respectfully recommend without casting
any reflections whatever upon the present
incumbent as Agent for the past year, for
we visited the house and found every.
thing inside in splendid order and condi.
ton, tidy and clean that in their opinion,
the interests OF the county would be pro.
NOTED by the farm and house being car.
ried on under one management and one
head, called by the law the Agent, and
this Agent should be under the supervis.
ion and direction OF committee of this
Board, and should further be a practical
farmer who could take the immediate con.
troll and management OF the farm, and
with the teams belonging to the company
should do all the farming and gardening
necessary to be done, and with pauper
labor, rs far as possible. And your com.
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