The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-01-03
HOARD or sUPRRrIsoRs.

\ stated meeting u he Board OF So.
perTisofs was held yes'erisY -Prr.iieri
salisbury 10 the char AZ r1.LcAll the
following members answered Msssrs
Clark, Harrison, JsEefs, Kelly, Roberts,
WaierhCnse and EDckler.
The mihH.es o; the las; two meetings
were rad. approved and signed.
The following were offered and Sdop,ed:
Iilss5si that the thanks Of this Board be
and they are hereby rendered 10 Mr. sails
bury, President, Tor the courteous and
impartial manner In which be hAa presided
over the deliberations Of this body daring
the past year.
Ltsoluod that the thanks Of this Baa.d
are hereby rendered TO Mr.. J. p Rogers,
CLERK, sor bis prump,nesA and efficiency.
Rsg'sed that the thanks Of this Board
be and are hereby rendered 70 the gentle
men Of the press u this city for the cor.
rect and efficient manner In which they
have reported and published the proceed.
ings Of this Board.
The old Board then adjourned, and the
roll OF the new members was called by
the clerk. The following answered
MessFs Clark, Of TriAdelphia Fisher, Of
Clay; Harrison, Of Webster; Kelly, oil
Bichhnd List, Of Washington, Otle, Of
Richie; Oesterlihg, OF Union Stone, Of
Madison, and jacob, Of Vest Llnerty;
On motion Mr.. Stone was called 10 the
chair temporarily, and Mr.. Rogers ap-
pointed clerk until one is elected pema.
ncuily.
Nominations for President were called
for, when Mr. OCsterling nominated Mr..
stone, Mr., List Mr.. Kelly, and Mr..
Harrison Mr. List.
Mr. List declined, but his dcclination
was not accepted by the Board.
A ballot was had, which resulIcd-Mr.
Clark acting as tellur-Mr sStone, 3; Mr..
List, 2 Mr. Kelly, 5.
No election.
Mr.. Kelly Withdrew his maine, but the
Board declined tn permit him TO 80.
Another ballot was had, with the fol.
lowing result Mr.. Stone, 4 Mr.. Kelly,
3 MIR. List, 3.
No election.
Mr., Kelly again desired to withdraw
his name, and the vote thereon was de.
clded atlirmatiyely-Mr. X. voting Tor
himself
The chair decided that a candidate
could not do so.
The decision Of the chair was appealed
from, hut was sustained.
Mr.. Fisher was placed in nomination,
but respectfully declined.
The Board refused to accept his dc.
clinAtion.
A third ballot was taken and resulted
Mr.. Stone, 8; Mr.. List, 2; Mr, Fisher,
o; Mr.. Kelly, 3.
No election.
The motion to take a recess til one
O'Clock was made but voted down.
Mr., Oesterling made the motion that
any the nominees who wished to do 80,
might decline. Carried.
Mr.. Kelly and Mr.. Fisher offered their
destinations, and nominations were de.
Clarcd closed.
The fourth ballot resulted-Mr. List, 8;
Slr Stone, l.
Mr.. List was declared elected President
Of the Board for the ensuing year.
The election OF Clerk being next in or.
der Mr., Kelly nominated Mr.. Rogers.
A communication from {. b. Cecil was
read, announcing himself a candidate.
Mr.. List nominated Mr. i. A. Galligan.
MI Kelly was appointed teller.
The first ballot resulted: Mir. Rogers,
8; Mr.. Galligan, q Mr. Cecil,3
No election.
Second baIlot-Mr. Rogers, ); Mr.. Gal.
ligan, !; Mr. Cecil, 4.
No election.
Mr. Galligan's name was Withdrawn
Fourth balIot-Mr. Rogers, 4; Mr.. &c
Gil, 6.
Mr., Cecil was declared elected Clerk Of
the Board for the ensuing year.
Mr., List, President elect, was then sworn
into Office by Recorder Woods.
On motion, recess was taken until
lP.N.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Board re-assembled at / o'clock
present the same members as at the morn.
ing session.
The bond OF Charles B. Cecil, Clerk
elect, was presented with A. J. Cecil
as his security, which being approved,
Mr.. Cecil took his seat as clerk Of the
Board.
The petition Of Frederick Brinkeman
asking to be appointed to the office of
Constable in Richie township vacancy
having been created by the failure of J.
7. McCreRdy to quali(y--was read.
The prayer OF the petitioner was
granted.
The following statement OF the last
years levy and expenditures was made by
the retiring clerk;