The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-01-01
aoARp OF SUPERVISORS.
TUESDAY, December 81, 1872.

lUESDAY, DcCcluUcs Oh AO'S'
The Board met pursuant to the call
of the President.
Present-Messrs. Clark, Fisher,
Handlan, Jacob. Kleives, List otte,
Oesterling and Stone,
The minutes were read approved and
signed.
The Committee on Finance aud Ac-
counts reported that they had examined
the condition of the West Union and
Roney's Point turnpike road company,
and recommended that no action on the
petition OF the President and Directors
Of said company be taken at present
also that they had examined the report
Of Eugene List in relation to the sub.
scription and issue Of bonds for stock
in the Pittsburgh, Wheeling and Ker-
lucky Railroad Company. They Offer
ed the following resolutions which were
adopted:
RESOLVED, That this Board deem it
inexpedient to make any further sub
scriptions to the West Union and Ro-
ney's Point Turnpike Company at pres
ent.
Resolved, That the report of Eugene
List be received and accepted.
The same committee reported that R.
s. Brown, sheriff, had presented before
them his account of the levy of 1872 Of
road funds Of 1871, and road funds re-
ceived from Messrs. Clark and Stone.
committee to settle with George Dow
ney, late treasurer OF Tradelphia town
ship, and money received of Thomas
Hutchinson, late toll-keeper on Bethany
pike, which funds he has directed been
to credit to the county levy Of 1872; he
also presented vouchers of disburse-
ments made by him After deducting
same the committee find balance due
by said sheriff OF sos, l53.05. The
clerk of the Board was directed to Ger.
tify said settlement and record the same
on the minutes.
Bills of Benz. Fisher, S2l.20, and
George Goeman, SS25.
Petition of Prot. w. K. Pendleton to
have taxes paid on property belonging
to Betheny College refunded was laid
on the table.
The following was adopted:
Resolved That the Prosecuting At
torney be directed to dismiss the suits
now pending against the several ia
surance companies of Wheeling in the
Circuit Court of Ohio county so far as
relate to taxes in arrears on United
States bonds returned to assessors by
said companies in the year 1872 in mis-
take, said bonds being exempt from
taxation, and that $500 so for the year
1871 be refunded to the National In
surance Company tax on S55 900 United
States bonds, and that the tax on $50,
600 United States bonds be refunded to
the Franklin Insurance Company paid
for the year 1869 under protest, and
that $3.50 be refunded to the Citizens
Insurance and $l75 80 to the German
Insurance Company.
The Committee on Roads reported
that they had laid out new road from
the West Union and Roney's Point
turnpike to Buchansn's mill, at cost
of 5000, and offer the following, which
was adopted:
Resolved, That an appropriation OF
800 be made to this road and an order
issued upon the treasury for a sum not
exceeding $75, to pay land damages,
upon the parties interested giving good
and sufficient bond that they will then
complete the proposed change OF road
without any further charge to the
Bill OF election expenses Of |. B. Kel-
", Supervisor OF Richlsnd township.
S73; bill of A. Roetzger, s.; S. II.
Green, s. cents, were ordered to be
paid.
Mr.. Stone, from the Finance Com
mittee, reported that there had been
county bond. to the value Of 1871, 900
and Sl57657, in coupons, total of
$685. destroyed.
The Committee on Roads and Bridges
reported in favor OF paying William
Connolly $S755. and offered a resolu-
ton therefor, which was adopted.
Bill OF Logan, List & Co. Of $500,
for medicines to poor, WAS ordered paid.
The bill Of Messrs. Burns d Clark
was rejected and witness fees were Or
dered paid.
On motion the Board adjourned.