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


OF repairing In order TO protect the crops,
which should be done as soon as Il could
be brought about. All ofgwhich igre,
specially submitted. 10 Jtl It'll
s. S. JACOB, Chm'n.
Mr.. Stone offered the following which
was adopted:
Heaolued, That the Poor Agent for the
year 1872 shall have the entire control Of
the Poor House and Poor Farm, subject
p the control Of the Board Of Supervisors,
and that the Committee on Poor and the
Committee on Poor House Farm be con.
solidated, to be called the Committee on
Poor House and Farm. tsss 4
Mr.. Harrison moved TO 20 into on cleo
ton for Poor Agent, which was adopted.
Mr.. Harrison nominated B. Stanley.
Nj Mr. Jacob nominated John =, Mont
Mr.. Kelly nominated Elias Burt.
j. McOoy offered himself as q candi.
date.
A ballot being ordered, Mr.. shanley,r re.
ceiyed six votes; Mr.. Montgomery two
votes; MIR. Burt received two votes, and
MIR. Mccoy no vote. ,
Mr.. Stanley having received q ma.
jority Of all the votes cast, was declared
elected Poor Agent for the ensuing year.
Mr.. Jacob offered bis resignation as a
member Of the Committee on Poor
House and Farm, which was not accept.
Cd.
Mr.. Whitaker, OF the Crescent Iron
Works, on leave, asked the consent Of
the Board Of Supervisors 10 have the
bridge tobe built across Wheeling creek
at the foot OF Sixth street removed to
the foot Of Fifth street.
Mr.. Harrison offered the following:
Resolued, That this Board consent to
transferring the subscription on the part
OF tho county to bridge on Sixth street,
70 q railroad and carriage bridge on
Filth street. Adopted.
The application Of Messrs. Burns and
Clark TO he paid for work done on the
GienB Run road was referred to tho Com
mittee on Roads and Bridges. q
The report Of B. Stanley for tho month
OF January was read The expenditures
at the Poor House during that month
were $9l4 so. There are tiIty.four In.
mates at the Poor House, ihirty.f0ur
males and twenty females; under one
year OF age, six; over one and under five
years, three.
The case OF u pauper in Richie town.
ship was referred to the Overseer OF the
Poor OF that township.
X. II. Cochran was elected clerk Of
Clay township. q
The bond Of b. Stanley, Poor Agent,
was received and approved.
William Weidebusch was elected Over.
seer Of the Poor for Union township.
Bills OF various parties were referred 10
the appropriate committees. -...
Mr.. 0sterlIng offered tho following
RtSoloed, That the Committee on Fl.
nance be and is hereby instructed to in.
vestigate, and report 10 this Board at their
next meeting, the financial condition of
the county in all Its details. To facilitate
the labOrs Of the committee il is authOri.
zed TO request the Commissioners of the
Sinking Fund, G. D. Hubbard, s. Brady
and DR.. Campbell, TO furnish the commit
Tee Il detailed report Of their transactions
since the day Of their appointment.
Adopted. ..a AZ :"
ResOlred, That The said committee is
further instructed To ascertain tho most
favorable terms on which an additional
loan of 100000 can I've effected for the
purpose OF funding the entire debt OF the
county, or so much thereof as the Com
mittee may deem eXpedient and, if &C.
ceplAble in their opinion, 10 report an
ordinance to this Board ut their next
meeting. a...-s.rs
The following resolution was adopted
ReS0Euet, That the office Of Superin-
tendent of the First Division Of the
Wheeling, West Liberty and Bethany
Turnpike be declared vacant, and that
this Board proceed to ill the vacancy
thus created.
Amos Kelly was elected Superintend-
ent of the First Division ofthe Wheeling,
West Liberty. and Bethany pike, vice VI.
:, On motion of Mr.. Harrison, the com.
mittec on Roads and Bridges was dircc.
ted to investigate the matter OF the tolls
on the West Liberty pike, and report
to the next meeting ofthe the Board.
On motion, Mr.. Ostending was author.
lied to cast the vote Of the county's stock
in the Pittsburgh, Wheeling and Kentuc.
ky railroad at the election for Directors,
to be held March 9th.
On motion, the, Board adiourned 10
meet on Wednesday, February sSth.