The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-08-04
BOARD or CoMM1ssIoNERs.

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A blated meeting ofthe Board of Com.
missloners was held yesterday morning.
All the members were present except DR..
Rnglish.
The report oil the Committee on Fl.
nance and Accounts, respecting the bridge
at Elm Grove, previously published In
these columns, was read and accepted.
B. Stanley, Poor Agent, submitted his
report for the month Of July. Receipts,
So; expenditures, $404 II. Whole num-
Der Of inmates, 90; white males, 90; white
females, IS; white mAles under one year
Of age, /; female do, q white males over
one and under ten years Of age, Il females
do, /; births, one female. Number oil
trsmps, "a.
The report WA received and filed.
The Committee On Poor House and
Farm submitted bills amounting 10
$40 70, which were ordered paid.
The Committee on Roads and Bridges
reported that they had had examined the
various road bids referred 10 them, and
recommended contracts 10 be awarded as
followed. t-.. %,
Woods Run Rodd-Alex. Kaye, he to
file his bond within ten days, and in case
be fails 10 do 50, ths'conract to be award.
ed TO Thos, CurIenA
Rfeer Road -Th0S. curreus, he to file
his bond at once.
PGirm0nt Road j. Schelley was award.
ed the contract Of Matchmaking the
FAirmont Road.
The time given the Aforesaid Kaye hsv.
ing expired, and he having tried 10 sell
his contract before ding his bond, ETC.,
the contract for Woods Run Road was
re- let 10 Thos. Currens on OF about July
18th, he having filed bond for the faith.
lul performance OF his contract.
The Committee on Roads and Bridges
submitted an additional report Bills for
road repairs, amounting TO $727; due on
contracts expiring July lst $500; also
bills amounting 10 $l72 OIL. The Com
mitlee recommended appropriations az
iolloVs: roSd from Clinton to CASTLE
mans Run, 81 600, roSd connecting Nc.
Graw and Battle Kun, 81 400. They also
recommended that notices be posted on
steenrod bridge and other important
bridges Of the county, warning persons
In regard TO fast driving over the same,
according TO section "a OF the road law.
The several recommendation were sdop.
ted, and the clause referring 10 the ap.
preparation TO Castleman's Run was
amended by referring the balance 10 the
Committee on Finance and Accounts.
The following were adopted:
ReSO!ped, That the Finance Committee
be instructed 10 examine into the claim
Of the Gas Company against the county,
with power to act. % l-s.E rif
REGtOsd, That the Assessor be and is
hereby ordered 10 place the "Fair
Grounds" property on the tax list with
interest according 10 law from the date
Of its lease for purposes other than lor
which its exemption Is allowed By law.
RESo!ced, That the Assessor be and il
hereby ordered to place all the property
Of the Citizens Railway Co, from date Of
organization, on the tax list, together with
interest according to law.
Bonds Of the different contractors on
The county roads and the Elm Grove
bridge were examined received and filed
The following resolution was adopted
RES0lued, That the Committee on Roads
and Bridges open the road from Lopg
Run across TO Short Creek, provided II
can be done without further expense.
The report Of the Committee on Court
House and Jail was read and adopted, and
several bills ordered paid. 2 NJ
The bills for election expenses were re.
ceived from the several townships and or.
dered paid. s a.s-rr
John Hutchinson, ESQ, was granted a
certificate TO practice law in this county.
The petition Of J. bI. Bickel and W. 2,
McKelvy, respecting the laying oil water
pipe, was granted.
Petition Of J. Il. Cox, for Board to in
struct the Committee on Court House and
Jail to appoint a day for the trial Of Byers
T. Yates, Justice Of Liberty district, was
referred to the Committee on Court House
and Jail g.ssf
Petition Of voters Of Trisdelphia town.
ship, 10 appoint an additional voting
place in the township, at the house Of
Wesley Robinson, was granted.
The bids in the hands Of the Clerk were
in body referred TO the Committee on
Roads and Bridges Tor report. -.-.
Mr.. Schultz offered the following, which
was adopted:
Resolved, That the delinquent tax bills
against the B 6 o. Railroad 90. be given
TO an attorney, with view oil collecting
the same, without unnecessary delay,
either by law or otherwise.
MIR. Whitman:
RESOLVED, That the Road and Bridge
Committee open a new location for the
road running from the National Road at
P. g. Atkinson's 10 the West Alexander
and West Liberty Road, provided said
road can be opened without further cost
10 the county. Adopted.
Adjourned.