The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-01-17
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
po,Rp OF SUPERVISORS.
TUESDAY, January 10.

TUESDAY, january ~
The Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment.
Present-Messrs. Clark, Fisher, Har-
risop, Jacob, Klevis, Kelly, Oesterling'
Oue, Stone, and President List.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read, approved and signed.
The matter OF the Glen's Run road
came up for settlement. Mr.. Garden
and others, through whose lands tn:
road is to run, appeared and protested
against the proposed location. Th:
Woods heirs, through A. Jacob, ac'
cep,ed the award made by the Commits
sioners. The matter was referred to a
special committee of six, consisting ef
Messrs. Kelly, Clark, Jacob. Olte,
Fisher and KIevis.
Henry w. Drakley, Conrad Steinagle,
John Daily, w. o. MeClusky, William
Carey and others asked to have erro,
neous taxation corrected. Referred to
Finance Committee.
The committee on the claim Of Silas
w. Wharton reported that tie county
mo, liable for the claim, and offered
an ordinance rejecting the claim, which
was read three times and adopted.
The committee on Poor offered a
resolution to pay bills to the amount o1
$779.O9, and rejecting bill Of D. Murry
which was adopted.
The bill OF Jos. Watson, 81, for
cleaning at Jail, was ordered paid.
The report OF B. Stanley, Poor
Agent, was read and filed. 1t shows
that there are fifty-two inmates at the
Poor House, thirty-two males and
twenty females; under one year,
five; over five years and under twelve,
eight; one colored male child born, and
one male and one female have died.
TIE following resolutions were
adopted
Rsso!ved, That the committee on
Court House and Jail be authorized to
purchase one dozen chairs for the use
OF the Recorders and Circuit Clerk 8
office.
Rssoloed, That the Board Of Correc-
ton OF the land books of the Assessors
of Ohio county be and is hereby ordered
TO meet before the first day OF April,
1872.
The special committee appointed to
confer with the Directors OF the Pitts
burgh, Wheeling and Kentucky Rail
road company and the Supervisors OF
Brooke county, on the subject OF sub
scription to the capital stock OF the said
railroad company, reported that they
had a meeting on Friday last, and the
following article of agreement was
made, which is presented tor consdera-
ton:
Articles Of agreement between the
Pittsburgh, Wheeling and Kentucky
Railroad Company Of the one part and
the Supervisors Of Ohio county OF the
other part, witnesseth: That whereas
the voters Of the county of Ohio have
by more than the requisite majority
authorized a subscription on behalf OF
the county of Ohio, to the capital stock
Of said company Of two hundred and
twenty-five thousand dollars, and the
Board of Directors of said company
being willing to receive the same, it is
hereby agreed that the Supervisors OF
the county of Ohio will subscribe the
said amount OF two hundred and twenty
five thousand dollars to the capital stock
OF said company upon the following
terms and conditions:
FIRST, That the Supervisors OF the
county Of Ohio will only pay their pro
rata OF the current expenses necessary
10 make proper survey, and detray
the preliminary expenses connected
Herewith OF the whole line from point
OF connection with the Pittsburgh,
Cincinnati and st. Louis railroad, near
the east end oft Steubenville bridge,
TO a satisfactory termination in the city
OF Wheeling, until satisfactory bids
shall have been received and contracts
entered into bv the said Pittsburgh,
Wheeling and Kentucky railroad COM
pauy to complete the graduation and
masonry, pay land damages and pro-
vide depot sites, according to the terms
of the proposition Of the said Pitts
burgh, Cincinnati and ST. Louis rail-
road company, as modified by letter Of
Thomas 4. Scott, the President thereof,
dated September -, 1871, to Hon.
Andrew Wilson, chairman OF special
committee appointed by the Super
visors OF the county OF Ohio, which
proposition is acceptable to the said
Pittsburgh, Wheeling and Kentucky
Railroad Company; but it is herein
understood and by the said The Super
visors OF the county of Ohio reserve,
that in the event the survey above
referred to should disclose the fact that
the aggregate OF the subscription Of
Brooke and Ohio counties, together with
the other private subscriptions, is INSULT
cient TO complete said road to the extent
contemplated by the resolution adopted
10y the Railway committee OF the Pitts
burgh, Cincinnati and st. Louis Rail-
road Company, passed April 7th, 1871,
the right to withhold the subscri ption
and rescind this contract, except 30 far
as may be necessary TO pay their pro
rata of the expenses OF said survey.
Second, The subscription hereby made
is to be paid IN cash, as the require.
ments of construction may demand !;
said railroad company giving thirty days
notice to that effect.
Third, The said Pittsburgh, Wheel
ing and Kentucky Railroad Company
further agree that so soon as said sub
scriptiou shall be made they will create
two vacancies in their Board Of Di'
rectors, to be filled upon the nomina'
tion OF the Supervisors Of Ohio county,