The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-02-04

Garden vegetables, raddiahes, beets' IN m
.os Sns5sis potaioes at 0Sc--... $50 %
60 bushels turnips- a. ~
1900 heads cabbage ut ec..................... WV
Total value garden products--.--. $500 %
Making the total value Of farm and
garden products, $l76050. .
There has been sold produce OF farm
To the value OF 1888, and paid for farm
hands and labor $l95. There is now
on hand six tons of timothy and seven
tons of clover hay. worth $225. The
AGENT also reports that he has I milk
cows, 2 two year old heifers, 5 calves.
from four months to two years old, 5
sows, 20 young pigs, q good Berkshire
boar, and 8 good horses. On the lst OF
January twelve hogs were killed, max
ing 200 pounds of meat: :,
The cost of labor and material in
making a new fence along the creek
was $677.64.
Tb. county having provided this place
for the reception of that unfortunate
class-the poor-st 90 great q cost
your COMMITTEES, after q careful investi'
cation OF the whole subject, and an I'M
partial comparison Of the two systems'
are not prepared to recommend an
abandonment Of the present policy 70
place the House and improvements IN
the hands OF q contractor, whose only
motive in taking it would be to make
ss much al possible out Of his bargain
Believing all necessary improvements
have been made and proper utensils ana
appliances supplied, We are clearly Of
the opinion that the expenses incidental
TO the house and grounds can be re-
duced for the present year, much belo"
that of the past year, probably $1,000.
In conclusion the committee offer the
following resolution:
Re,olved, That it is inexpedient to
change the present system OF manage
ment of the Poor House and Farm.
All of which is respectfully sub.
mitted. HUGH CLARS,
Chairman.
The resolution was adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Witham, the re-
report was ordered to be printed in the
daily papers.
Mr.. Ed. Booking offered a proposition
to the Board proposing to build a brick
house on the corner OF Monroe and
Fourth streets, next the Court House,
providing certain rooms for the eounty.s
use az a consideration. The PROPOSE
ton was referred to the Finance Com-
mittee.
The Committee on Poor offered
resolution for the payment OF bills to
the amount of $208.4.
The Committee on Court House and
Jail reported the following:
RESOLVED, That there be no. change
made in the present mode of taking
care of the Court House, and that Isaac
Morrison, the present janitor, be retain
ed. Adopted.
Mr.. Schultz offered the following:
WHEREAS, one Frederick Allssetter,
an inmate OF the Ohio County Poor
House, having, as reported, real estate
in the county of Marshall, therefore,
Resolved, That a special committee
be appointed to ascertain if such is the
case, and if found to be correct then
said committee shall be empowered to
have a committee appointed for him
B. Stanley, Poor Agent, reported AZ
inmates in Poor House to date; 81
white males, 16 white females and one
colored female. Report received and
filed.
Proposals for furnishing coal were
received from w. Il. Stell to furnish
the Poor House with clean coal at
$3.50 per hundred; W. Pa j. B.
Chamber to sell at shaft, clean
coal at $3.50 and nut coal at
$3.50; Mclaughlin e. Co. to furnish
Court House and Jail at $3.50; o,
D. Thompson, to furnish Court House
and Jail at 50 so for clean coal and
$3.50 for nut; Kimberly & Co., to fur
nish Court House and Jail at $3.50 for
clean, $3.50 for mixed, and S. 50 for
nut coal.
The contract for furnishing coal to
the Poor House was awarded to w. II.
Stell.
The proposals. to furnish the Court
House and Jail was referred to the
Committee on Court House and Jail,
with power 70 act.
Official bonds of Joseph H. Pretty
man, Constable for Union township,
with w. Fl. Stanley as security. was
received and approved.
John II. Charnock was appointed q
Constable for Clay township.
The following was adopted
Resolved That the clerk have the
rules for the government Of the law
library printed and posted in the library,
with instructions to have the rules
strictly enforced.
An ordinance, providing for the
election of County Physician, in the
city district, and defining his duties,
was read.
AN ORDINANCE
Providing for the Election OF City Physi-
can, defining his duties and fixing his
salary. Passed February 8, 1873.
SECTION !. Be 1t ordained by the Board OF
Commissioners of Ohio county, That there
shall be appointed annually, at the first
meeting Of the Board, or as soon thereafter
as practicable. Physician for the Board, |
who shall continue In office for the current
year for which he IL appointed or until his |
successor Is appointed and qualified.
SEC, 2. II shat be the duty of said Physi- |
clan to attend the siok poor within the |
city limits, visit the county prisoners in |
the jail of Ohio county at least twice every
week, and oftener II notified by the Tailor |
that II Is necessary for him so to do exam |
Inc lunatics when called on for that pur-
pose by the Justices OF the Peace within |
The city limits, and make post mortem eX. |
aminations when notiaeu
Sec 3. II the said Physician shall ind Il |