The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-11-11
Bean0 CFC0nMIESIONERS.
MONDAY Nov. 10th, 1873.


The Beard met pursuant 10 the call
Of tie President.
Pregeut-Messrs. Clark, English
Fisher, Let, Schultz, Sheppard, Wit
ham and President Handlan.
The minutes o. the last meeting were
read, approved and signed.
The Committee on Poor House and
farm reported in favor Of paying billie
to the amount Of 1884 06, and the reso.
luton authorizing payment wss adopt
ci.
The proposal OF Drs. john II. Store
rer, and Geo. 4. and W. A. Cracraft TO
attend all cases at the poor house re-
curing medical or surgical aid for $500
per aunum, which should have been
recorded July 2n1, was ordered to be
placed on record.
The report OF the agent OF the poor
house Tor the month OF October, show
ipg the expenditures 10 have been 1927, :
76 and the number OF inmates ~, TWEEN
ty-nine males and twenty females was
read and referred
The Committee on FIusnce sud Ac-
counts reported in favor OF paying bills
to the amount OF $l409 IS which was
adopted.
The Committee on Court House and
Jail reported q resolution for the pay
mcnt OF bills 10 the amount Of S2lO.S5
which was adopted.
The Committee on Printing reported
bills to the amount Of Sll0 90 and pre-
eented q resolution for paying same
which Was adopted.
Bill OF j. u. Pendleton. Q. w. Heis-
kell and John Howell, special commits
sioners for receiving election returns.
- was ordered paid.
Bill of James Terrell. election ex-
peuses, October 10th, So WAS ordered
paid.
The Committee on Roads and
Bridges reported that they had exam
ined the abntment Of the Short Creek
bridge, and recommended the payment
OF this county's proportion of the ex.
pense, $lO5O.67. The committee also
reported resolution for the payment
of bills amounting to $685. Report
and resolution adopted.
The Committee on Finance reported
the following list OF State taxes re-
funded: State taxee, for State purposes
s60l II; State taxes for school purposes
$4,000; State taxes for asylum purpo"
ses Sl5lG6; capitatiors 50. Total
Sl06629, and the following vas adopt
ed:
Ordered, That the Clerk OF this
Board be and is hereby ordered TO de-
liver to the sheriff, sn order on the
State Auditor for all State taxes refund
ed By this Board. and that said sheriff
upon receipt of money for same, place
it to the credit Of county levy OF 1878 /;
ard that the clerk shall execute a sim
liar order for oil taxes that may be re-
funded for the year 1873, within the
time prescribed by law.
Bill Of Wilson & Blake, s., was
ordered paid.
Bond Of August Miller, Tor coffee
house lcenae, with Chris. Rspp and
Ado ph Yoke as security, WAS &C.
cepted.
Application OF ". Morrison to have
sum expended BY him, refunded, WAS
rejected.
Petitions for refundipg and reduction
Of taxes OF various parties were read
and referred.
Mr.. Schultz offered the following:
Ordered, That the Committee on
Court House and Jail proceed at once
10 have the necessary repairs made to
the rooms now occupied in this build
Ing SIS jury rooms, and that they have
mating placed on the came and the
necessary furniture, stove, DC. Re-
ferred to the Committee on Court House
and Jail with power 10 act.
The Superintendent Of the Wheeling
and Farnont pike reported that he had
received s493.3S from gate tolls, and
had expended S2540l. Accompanying
this report, R. Campbell, the superin-