The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-12-02
BOARD OFCOMMIssIONERs.
MONDAY, December l.

flener, hlelFte, lNes, OeSteiitnSi ohSf
pard, Schultz, Witham apd President
Handlan.
Committee on Court House and Jail
reported bills to the amount of$94 OS,
and recommend payment. Adopted.
Committee on Poor House and Farm
reported in favor OF paying bills amount.
ing to s4Sl GA. Adopted.
The Committee on Finance and Ac-
counts reported in favor OF paying sun
dry bills amounting to 1892 70; direct.
ing Robert Campbell to pay over bal-
ance due on account Of Fairmont pike
to John S. Carver to pay Seabrook O.
McGannon $40 for burial OF Frank
Riley, drowned al Johnson's Landing
rejecting app LEGATION OF George
Steenrod, allowing reduction on
$4,000 to Wheeling Window
Glass Company, on manufac-
tured goods; authorizing payment
of SIS to J. C. Faris, salary as Super
intendent OF Free Schools, all of which
were adopted.
The report of the Poor agent show,
ing forty-eigbt persons in that institu-
ton, was received and filed.
Ralph Ankle presented a supple
mental list OF persons engaging in bus
mess in the First District since his reg
ular assessment was made.
A communication from the State Su-
perintendent of Free Schools was read.
It appears that no notification of the
election OF a County Superintendent Of
Schools has ever been sent to the State
authorities. The clerk was directed 10
forward a resolution announcing the
election Of Brooke T. Hedges.
The committee on Roads and Bridges
reported in favor OF paying bills
amounting to $29l.50. and offered a
resolution reducing the price to be paid
Tor man aud team TO 81 per day, which
was adopted.
A communication from J. A. Cox,
asking that Byers T. Yates, Justice OF
the Peace, OF Liberty distric:, he pro-
ceeded against at once by order OF the
Board was not granted.
The committee on finance offered
the following:
Resolved, That the Sheriff be directed
TO refund 500 to John Mcclure, on Nc
Lure House furniture, Messrs. Good
win & Co having been assessed with
same. Adopted.
Resotvea, That the amount OF 81 100
assessed on A. s. Vansickler be redu-
ced 10 $500 which is the true value and
amount assessed by the city assessor
Adopted.
Resolved, That the assessment on
John Redicker, o! 81, 200, be reduced to
1000 hearafler Adopted.
The committee on Printing reported
in favor OF paying VIM. Ewings bill Of
SS575. Adopted.
Receipt OF Kavanagh & Wilson for
Ohio coun.y's share Of cos! OF Short
Creek bridge was read aud filed.
Statement of receipts and expendi-
lures OF Ohio county for six months
ending December lst, showing total
amounts expended 10 be s57, 962 SO aad
levy, made June I'd, STA $50,
The following was adopted:
Resolved, That hereafter al accounts
for fees for Justices and Constables be
submitted TO the Committee on Court
House and Jail for examination.
Bill of NJ. NJ. d W. II Dunlap,
$3.50, for repairing eest division Of
Wheeling, West Liberty and Bethany
pike was ordered to be one-half paid
when they sign the contract and give
the bond.
The Sheriff was directed to psy to
John s. Carver money in his hands
wbeu Carver files his bond with the
clerk of this Board.
The clerk announced that Joe. Bur-
rows books are in possession OF the
clerk as directed by the Board.
The following was adopted:
RESOLVED, That WIN. CASTOR be APP
pointed road surveyor in road district
No. 4, Liberty District; that VIM.
Steele be removed from the road sur
veyore office in Liberty District; that
DR.. J. II Cox be allowed SO for road
repairs, and that Z. II. Rdgley be paid
500 OF contract
The Clerk WAS directed to pay Jos.
Burrows $40 50.
Petition OF James G. Stewart, VIM.
Connolly and other citizens, asking 10
have a road made from the mouth Of
Pogue's run and interesting Wood 8
run road, intersecting the Wheeling,
West Liberty and Bethany road near
the southwest corner Of D. F. Jacobs
farm, about one mile, was read and
referred to the Committee on Roads.
An erroneous assessment OF S245 was
on motion, returned to the Germapia
Insurance Company.
Chester D. Hubbard read q report OF
the condition OF the Pittsburgh, Wheel
ing and Kentucky railroad, as fol-
lows:
WHEELING, December lst, 1878.
To the Stockholders of the Pittsburgh,
Wheeling and kentucky Railroad Co.
The President and directors present
the following statement OF their affairs,
viz.
EXPENDITURES.
Graduation and Mason ry .......--.s2Sl SS4 SIS
Bridge Superstructure."-..". lO,Uil 80
Right OF OSio-O %
Real oI,35 10
Engineering ESpenseS.."-......". llOlO 20
General Expenses. ll,O.3 6I
s3s2,579 50
RECEIPTS.
Ohio county. .............G4OGU0 20
Brooke county.....--.... ll5,iCO ~
Private Stock Paid. 1854 81
Interest l,lS3 o.
Rent l6T 20
Real Estate ................ l0i7 50 $685., 9l2 81
Balance ofindebtedness
for expenditures over
aud above receipts..... Sl9,6e6 IS
Towards paying this Indebtedness
there are unpaid subscriptions of stock
Sl4,635 43, and certain real estate
which it would be better to retain for
the use of the road, valued at $4,000;