The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-07-23

Total. ........,.,............ 81, $50 200
1871, Personally .......... J. SS2as,456
Gaia for 1s72......,......... 1851
Received and filed.
A report of the Committee on Frazier's
Run Bridge asking an appropriation Of
$15ito finish bridge was adopted. .
Report OF the Finance Committee re-
commanding payment Of bills amounting
to 81 ,491 IS was adopted.
The application Of B. BfDovenor for
a certificate to enable him to practice
law was granted. 9, a.,
The following was adopted:
ReSolued, That the Committee on Court
House and Jail are hereby instructed to
have the boiler.in the Jail examined and
II new one is found necessary, advertise
for proposals and have new one made
on the best terms possible. .r,
ReS0lUed, That the Finance Committee
are hereby instructed to make an imme.
date settlement with the Township
Treasurers for all road taxes, etc, collect
ed and not yet accounted Tor.
WHEREAS, Through heavy rains 0 large
amount Of damage has been, dope on Jei.
terson street, and still greater Is threat.
ened to. the citizens Of this county by
leaving it in its present condition; and
WHEREAS, A disputed point as to
liability OF, the P. W. & K. R.. Co., or the
City Of Wheeling in the matter, therefore
be II - : +: 49, 70
Rcsolucd, That Che Board Of Directors Of
the p. W. & X. r. r. Co., are respectfully
urged to take immediate action IN repair.
ing damages done on. the line of their
road in the case mentioned: reserving and
retaining all their legal rights in the mat.
ter. Adopted unanimously. -
Committee on Roads and Bridges made
a report. They recommended the pay
ment of bills to Buchanan and IKimmons
amounting to $3.50. Also recommended
that petition Of J. c. Hervey aud others
DO granted. Also 10 reject petition Of
Mrs Yates and others. Also instructing
Jacob Lash to open culvert In dispute be.
tween him and Mr.. Garden and if not
done in ten days then that the Surveyor
Of Roads will open il at the. expense Of
said Lash. All adopted save the last
proposition which was tabled.
Adjourned until II o'clock. e.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Present same members as at morning
session.
Petition from R. Marshall and others in
relation to constructing Inclined Railway
across the river road, about one mile
above the city, was granted.
Petition Of voters from Webster town.
ship IN regard to changing voting place
from school house to engine house was
granted. ~,
Same from Liberty township to change
voting place from Centre school house 10
house Of Mrs. Bickel's. Granted.
Gen. Wheat submitted the following
proposition in regard to new county or.
CARNATIONS, which was adopted:
A bill TO establish County Court and a
Board Of Commissioners for the county
Of Ohio, Under tho "a Section Of the sti
article Of the Constitution Of 10 State Of
West Virginia.
BiteHGcted BY tho LegI!atare Of Ret
Nryinia::
SEC. lin the county Of Ohio there shall
be elected by the qualified voters thereof
on the--day Of December, 1872, Tor which
not less than ten days notice shall be
given in the manner prescribed by law
for holding general elections) and on the
I'd Tuesday in October 1876, and on the
I'd Tuesday in October in every fourth
year thereafter, a judgeifor the countycourt
Of said county who shall be commission.
cd blythe Governor. His term Of Office shall
be four years, and he shall receive such
salary or compensationas maybe ascertain.
cd and fixed by the Board Of Supervisors
Of said county before the first election,
under this act, and thereafter by the Board
Of Commissioners, before the day Of any
election; provided GItrdyS, that
the salary Of any incumbent OF said office
shall neither be increased nor dimin.
ished during his continuance therein. A
vacancy in said office, If not more than
one year shall remain Of the term thereof,
shall DO filed by the Board of Commits.
sioners OF the county; but If more than
one year oil said term shall remain, then
shall said appointment be made until the
next general election, at'which time said
vacancy shall be filled by the election OF
some suitable and fit person BY the quail.
fed voters OF the county. The Judge OF
Baid County Court, during his term Of o.
fee shall not practice the profession Of the
bar or hold any other Office, appointment
or public trust under the authority OF this
State or any other government and upon
acceptance thereof shall not be during
his continuance therein eligible TO any
political Office. He may be removed
from office by a concurrent vote Of both
Houses oi The T,epislaturA. when from