The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-07-18

bridge to connect tine Dixon Run road
with the National road at cost OF
from $500 to $500 when location is
selected. They also recommend the
, building OF a bridge OF Elm Grove, to
be OF first class mausonry and wooden
o. iron superstructlon, at a cost not
exceeding $500, and that proposals be
Immediately advertised for the same.
The sum of $1,000 was appropriated
TO the road up Woods run.
So much OF the report OF the Com.
mittee as re'ers to the relocation OF
roads, was re-commit,ed 10 the Com.
mittee on Roads and Bridges; so much
as refers to the Elm Grove bridge TO
the Board as a committee OF the whole.
In the case Of VIM. E. Freeze, appoint.
ed constable Tor Webster district, the
following was adopted:
WHEREAS, The Board having appoint.
ed VIM. E. Freeze, constable OF Web.
ster district, and the same having been
filled by election, .
Resoivsd, That the appointment Of
W. T. Freeze, as said constable be here-
by revoked.
The bill Of the commissioners OF the
Sinking Fund amounting TO S277 9S,
and bill of William Steel and others,
s62, were ordered 10 be paid.
The report Of B Stanley, Poor Agent
showing the expenses OF the institution
for the month of June to have been
s245 So; and the whole number OF in-
mates 40; 80 males and Is females;
IS of these are adults was read.
The bill of Bishop Wheelan, for
burying Catholic dead psupers, run
ming from 1868 to the present time was
elected >,
The bond of J. J. Cooper, constable
| of Webster district, was approved.
The committee on Finance reported in
favor OF refupding R. S. Brown the
amount OF taxes paid on Children's
Home, for the year 1872; OF reducing
assessment on Robert Simpsons prop
erty to $3.50, and Of Dr. Weisel to
$500; Of refundiug taxes enormously
assessed on VIM. II. Woods; Of refund.
ing II cents road tax to Thomas o Brien;
in favor Of passing bills to the amount
Of 81 $3.50 81; that there is due from
the Sheriff $430l5 Al, and due to him
SlO,677 26; in favor OF receiving and
filing the report Of the commissioners
OF the Sinking Fund; that they have
examined the statements OF the Sheriff
and Clerk and find them correct; are
confident that no levy need ever here
after exceed 60 cents. The report was
adopted.
The committee on Printing recon-
mended the payment Of bills for print
ing and stationery to the amount OF
Sal so. Ordered TO be paid.
A petition from citizens OF Liberty
township, asking review OF certain
roads. was read and referred to the
committee on Roads aud Bridges.
Bill OF Wheeling Hospital for care
of patients. was ordered paid, as regards
two OF the patients. the other was refer
red to Mr.. List, for investigation and
report.
The following was adopted:
In the matter of the additional subscription
TO the capital stock of the Pittsburgh,
Wheeling and kentucky railroad COM
pdny
The Board OF Commissioners having
on the ID day OF June, 1873, subscribed
for $4,000 OF additional stock in the
said company upon the conditions in
said order set forth, and it appearing
that since the passage thereof Andrew
Wilson and others have applied 10 the
Judge OF the Circuit Court Of Ohio
county for an injunction against said
Commissioners, restraining them from
carving out the terms OF said subscrip-
ton, which said Injunction is now
pending before the said Circuit Judge;
it being the opinion that delay in the
matter OF making subscription would 10
most Injurious to the interests OF Ohio
county, delaying as it would the con-
struction of work in which the said
county has already pecuniary interest
to the amount OF 1925, 900, besides a
general interest to it's people in the
construction OF such work OF improve.
ment; and the Board being OF the
opinion that the further subscription OF
SIS 900 will be beneficial to the said
county, (the said Pittsburgh, Wheeling
and Kentucky railroad passing
through said county, it ia
Ordered, That the Sheriff aud Com
missioners OF Election Of this county do
proceed on the 18th day OF August,
1878, to open the polls and take the
sense of the legal voters Of this county,
on the question whether the county OF
Ohio shall subscribe the additional sum
Of SIS coo to the capital stock of said
Pittsburgh, Wheeling and Kentucky
Railroad Company. The following
persons are appointed commissioners
to conduct the election at the precincts,
respectively, in said cosuty:
Washington District, N. Edwards, jr.,
II. w. PHILIPPE, Caleb Sylvis.
Madison, E. J. Stone, Daniel Scham-
bra, Lewis Woodmsnsee.
Clay, o. W. Heiskell, James Bodley,
John Howell
Union, A. J. Cecil, Ed. Hobbs, jr,
VIM. Georing.
Centre, Henry Hubbard. Thomas
Moffatt, Washington Rumble.
Wtbiter, Henry Wallace, 81. Clark.
John Miller.
Richie, s. L. Brice, Michael Roth,
Charles L. Cowen.
Triadelphia, Hugh Clark, David
Armstrong. Daniel S. Thornburg:
Li6erty-J. Il. Montgomery, W. B.
Curtis, John Wait for Mrs. Bea-
gle's, and J. D. Witham, James Slator,
VIM. Castor for West Liberty.
Riehiand-Geo. W. Wilson, Jas. W.
Bruner. Peter Delaplaiu.
Mr.. Schultz offered the following:
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