The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-07-18
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ClGrk, English. PiSheT, KleiVes, List, Oes-
teEling, Sheppard, Schultz and Whit
ham.
The minutes Of the last meeting were
read and signed.
The Committee on Finance and Ac-
counts reported in favor oiretunding taxes
on Children's Home, 10 R s. Brown; re-
ducton Of assessment Of RobL Simpson 8
property; ALSO, OF that Of DR.. Weisel; re-
funding $l4 taxes eTOneously assessed on
W. q. Woods; also, 7cts 70 Thomas
OBrien; rejecting petitions Of Edward
LSukin and Charles GortZe 70 have taxes
refunded them; in favor Of paying sundry
bills amounting 10 81 $50 o..
The Committee further reported that
they had examined the account OF the
Commissioners Of the Sinking Fund; also
the annual statement Of the Clerk anc
Sheriff, and had found them 70 be correct
The latter Sccount showed surplus OIL
&l64 As, after paying the large deficiency
Of 1871, and the old indebtedness maturing
during the year past ,
The Committee add that they believe
levy Of GO cents hereafter viii meet al!
necessary expenses and pay the railroad
investment, principal and interest
On motion the report was adopted.
The COMMITTEES On Reeds and Bridges
reported that they had examined the pro
posed route Of several roAdS, and had
made sundry chSnges which they oeneVe0
would make the rJS6S conloEm 70 he !AW
in respect 70 gsGde. The Committee
recommended 81 appropriation Of 2'UW
70 the road I'D Woods Run, the ciuzens
having expended S1,l00 OF Their own
tnnds On sG,d road during the past year.
on motion OF Mr.. List, the SppropEia-
ton VS. reduced 70 81 900.
The same committee reported in favor
OF paying Elias Burt 800, and George
Ssytell $50, Tor damages done their lands
By construction Of road up south IoEk Of
Snort Greek.
Mi. Burt accepted the award Of the
committee, but Mr. Sswtell having de.
clined it, on motion the tact was certified
10 the Circuit Court and jury asked Tor
70 assess the damages done Mr.. SaWteIs
lands.
The Committee on Printing reported
in favor of paying sundry billsamounting
10 $l41 50.
On motion the report was adopted.
Petitions OF sundry citizens Of Liberty
district to have q road located from the
Bethany & West Alexandra road TO the
Ridge road; also, q review Of the old
Ridge road from the State line, near
William Rice's TO the Clinton & Castle.
mans Run road, were read and referred.
The Committee on Roads and Bridges
submitted an elaborate report, suggesting
certain changes in the roads running
through parts oil Liberty and Richlsnd
districts; also recommending the con.
struction Of one or more new roads in
said districts; also recommending the
erection oil q new bridge at Elm Grove,
al cost BOT exceeding $500.
!. F. Jones, Esqr., presented the remon'
STRANGE Of Sundry citizens against the
change recommended by the Committee
on Roads and Bridges in the road up Bat
tie Run.
On motion,th report 80 fer as It relates
70 roads, was recommitted 10 the Commit
tee, with instructions TO ascertain the cost
OF constructing the proposed new roads
and the changes suggested 10 the old roads.
The recommendation Of the committee
10 build q new bridge at Elm Grove was
taken up, and the Committee authorized
70 advertise Tor proposals. (The Commit.
tee was instructed 70 ascertain the cost Of
an iron bridge. The subject Of the loca-
ton OF said bridge was referred 70 the
Board as q Committee Of the Whole)
The following is q recapitulsiion Of the
report above mentioned: Two roads are
recommended-on from CastlemSn's Kun
10 Clinton and down south fork Of Short
Creek, with three branches, viz: North
Fork branch, Long Run branch and Bat.
tie Run branch; the other from Valley
Grove TO West Liberty, with branches TO
West Alexander and Bushfeld's Mill.
The immediate opening OF q portion (5t
miles, Of said roads is recommended also,
the building Of a bridge al Dixon's Run,
on certain conditions. The Committee re.
ported that they had contracted for the
repair Of the bridge at the mouth Of Short
Creek-Brooke county 70 pay half the
expense.
The official bond OF W. E Freese, ap.
pointed constable Tor Webster district,
was presented, but there being no vscan-
cy at the time Of his appointment, the Tor
mer action of the Board was rescinded.
Bills of J. D. Whitman C$16 50) and
Comisioners Of the Sinking Fund (S277 9s)
were ordered TO be paid.
Report Of the agent Tor the Poor House
for June was presented. Expenditures
&245 IS. Number Of inmates 49,
Received and filed.
The bill and petition Of Bishop Whe-
Ian asking payment OF burial expenses Of
paupers who have died in the infirmsry
and have been buried in the Catholic
cemetery, since 1858 (which had been re-
ferred 10 the Committee on Poor, were
returned without any action having been
hsd thereon. The Board considered the
subject, and on motion the bill was re-
jected.
The official bond OF John J. Cooper,
recently elected by the Board, constable
Tor Webster district, with VIM. Cooper as
his security, was presented and approved.
The appropriation Of $1,000 10 the
Woods run road was placed in the hands
OF DR.. ]. English to be expended under
his perVision-Dr. Z. TO give bond with
approved security.
The bill oil the Wheeling Hospital Tor
boarding and care Of county patients
therein, amounting to $3.50 80, was pre-.
sented and 1854 80, part thereof, ordered
to be paid.
Recess until 2 o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Board re.assembled at 2 o'clock
present the same members as reported at
the morning session.
J. II. Pendleton, Esq, attorney Of the
PittSburg, Wheeling & Kentucky Rail.
road Company, made a statement in re.
lAiion TO the Injunction recently granted
by the Circuit Court, restraining the
Board from making the additional sub
Of $4,000 70 the capital stock
oil said company.
The following communication was
read.