The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-01-01
hoard OF sUPERYIsoRs.

A special meeting of the Board Of Su.
pervisors was held, yesterday, President
List in the Chair. Present: Messrs. Clark,
Fisher, Handlan, Jacob, Kleivis, Oester.
ling, Otte and Stone.
Minutes Of the last meeting read and
signed.
The Committee on Finance and Ac-
counts reported that they had examined
condition Of West Union & Roney's Point
road company, and recommended that no
action on 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 sub
scription and issue OF bonds for stock in
the Pittsburgh, Wheeling q Kentucky
railroad company.
The committee recommended the adOp'
ton Of the following:
1st, That this Board deem 1t ineXpedient
to make any further subscriptions to the
West Union & Roney's Point Turnpike
Company at present. Adopted.
I'd, That the report of Eugene List be
received and accepted. Adopted.
The same committee reported that they
had examined the account Of Sheriff
Brown of receipts and disbursements of
levy of 1879, including road funds Of
1871 received by Messrs. Clark and Stone
from George Downey, late Treasurer Of
TriadeIphia township, and tolls received
from Bethany turnpike, and they found a
balance due from said Sheriff Of $685.
1853 Is.
On motion the said settlement was ap.
proved and ordered to be spread on the
minutes.
The following was offered: ReSOlped,
That the Prosecuting Attorney be direct.
ed to dismiss the suits now pending
agalnstthe several insurance companies
OF Wheeling in the Circuit Court OF Ohio
county SO lar as relates to the taxes in
arrears on United States bonds returned
to assessors by said companies In the
year 1872 by mistake-said bonds being
exempt from taxation, and that $622 90
for the year 1871 be refunded the Nation.
al Insurance Company, tax on 1000 U.
s. bonds; and that the tax on $50, 900 U.
8. bonds be refunded the Franklin Insur.
anCe Company, paid for the year 1859
under protest; also $172 so be refunded
the German Insurance Company for the
year 1850; and $87 so to Citizens Fire
and Marine Company. Adopted.
Bill Of Benz. Fisher amounting to
$21 so; also. Of Geo. Goodman, IS 25,
were ordered to be paid.
The Committee on Roads and Bridges,
to which had been referred the petition
of J. O. HerVey and others in relation TO
the new location ofthe road running from
West Union and Roney's Point turnpike
to the Old Ridge road, leading to Buchan.
ans Mill on Middle Wheeling Creek, re.
ported that they had examined the route
set forth in said petition, but believing 1t
to be almost impracticable, had pass
cd over another and much better one
They recommended the adoption Of the
following: RsOlUed, That an appropria.
ton Of one hundred dollars be made to this
road, and an order be issued on treasury
mot TO exceed $75) to pay land damages,
upon the parties interested giving good
aud sufficient bond that they will COM
plete the proposed change OF road with.
out further cost to the county. Adopted.
Bill OF Isaac Kelly, for election eXpens.
es, $73 90; also, OF August Roettger,
So 90; also, of VIM. Weidebusch, $22 As;
also, Of y. Il. Greer, 55 cts, ordered to
be paid. Two bills Of Logan, List & Co.,
amounting to $8s Of, were ordered to be
paid.
The Committee on Finance and Ac.
commits reported that they had examined
the bond books and found that bonds and
coupons amounting TO 1886, 557 had been
redeemed, and q resolution that they be
destroyed at once in the boiler furnace Of
the Court House, was adopted.
An appropriation Of SEQ, was made to
pay for examining and listing said bonds.
The Committee on Roads and Bridges
recommended the payment Of bill Of Will
liam Connolly, amount to $S7 55. Rec
ommendation adopted.
The same Committee recommended
that tho bill Of Messrs. Burns s. Clark be
rejected and that witness fees be paid
Thos. McCord, George W. Wilson and
Jacob Lillis.
On motion the Board adjourned.
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