The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-05-05
BOARD OF coMMrssIoNERs.

Present: HAndlAn (PtesItenD, Clark,
English, Fisher, List, Oestefling, Shep-
pard, Schultz, Whitman.
The Sheriff submitted q delinquent tax
List Tor 1879, in which the county % re-
turned delinquent to the amount Of
S487 20. The list was referred 10 the
Finance Committee.
The Committee on Court House and
Jail recommended the payment OF bills
amounting 10 S187 80. Also submitted
the following report: Your committee
have had under consideration the subject
Of the county's liability TO justices for
fees, costs, etc, In the settlement Of various
accounts before them, and the following
conclusion Is the best your committee
could offer 10 meet the case before them
Reso!ed, That Geo. o. Davenport,
Esq, and the Prosecuting Attorney, make
q careful examination Of the law and the
late acts Of the Legislature regarding the
ices and costs Of Justices and conslables
In the cases that come before them; also,
how much oil said fees and costs the
county 10 liable for, and the fund said fees
and costs are paid from, and the examIn-
alton Of the accounts Of justices now in
the hands OF your committee, same 10
regulate such accounts in the future.
The bill otthe city Tor water rent for 1873
amounting TO $500 was rejected, and the
sum Of $500 TO be rendered in full for the
same; and that in case the full sum Is in
sisted on, then the county charge rent for
the use Of the police court room sufficient
10 make up the difference.
The bills were ordered paid. The re-
solutions were adopted; the frat being
amended by striking out Mr. Davenports
name.
The Committee on Finance and Ac-
counts submitted the following resolu-
tons:
ResO!red, That the Board will sppro-
PIRATE the sum Of $1,000 to the W. W.
and Roney's Point Turnpike Company,
on the following conditions:
That the said Turnpike Company ex-
pend the sum Of 90 900 additional on the
road, subject TO the approval and certia-
cate of the Committee on Roads and
Bridges, and pay all claims OF every kind
outstanding as against said Turnpike
Company. Said appropriation not TO be
paid until satisfactory evidence Is pre-.
sented to the Board OF the faithful per-
tormSnce Of the contract on the part OF
the said Turnpike Company.
heso!utd, That the above resolution and
conditions, and the action Of your COM
mittee, be adopted.
The Committee further reported bills
amounting TO $l7S5.
The resolutions were adopted, and the
bills ordered paid.
The Committee on Poor House and
Farm recommended payment Of bills
amounting 10 1854 80, which recommen-
dalton was adopted.
B. Stanley, agent Of the Poor House,
submitted the following report for the
month Of April: No Receipts; Expsndi-
lures, 1887 70. Whole number OF in
mates, 80; white males, 81; females, 10;
colored males, !; females, O: white females
under ! year Of age, 2; white males over
one and under ten years Of age, /; females,
l; colored males, /. Number OF travellers
for the month, 81 The report was re-
ceiyed and adopted.
The Committee on Roads and Bridges
recommended payment oil bills amounting
to 81 90, which was adopted.
The following communication was read:
BANK OF WHEELING,
WHEELING, W. Va, April %, 1874.
To John Randlan, RSQ Presidskt.
DEAR Sin Herewith send you &C.
count with this bank, showing balance
due Ohio county Of 1914 02 on March Q,
1874, | will thank you to have same ex.
amined and report thereon. The $1,000
bonds and the 484 coupons named therein
will be handed over as may be directed.
l am, yours respectfully,
d. G. LIST, Pres.
The accompanying statement was re-
ferred TO the Finance Committee for ex-
animation and report.
The special committee on the Chapel
Run road reported that they had exam.
ined the road built by James Mcdonald
IRON Triadelphia up Chapel Run, and
recommended that 1t be taken of the
hands Of said Mcdonald, to be classed as
county road. The recommendation was
adopted, with the provision that McDon.
aid give security for all claims against the
county for the same.
A dele CATION Of ladies from Triadel. |
phis township presented petition signed |
by about twoh undrcd citizens and voters
Of this county, asking that no license be |
granted for the sale Of liquor.
a request was also made 10 make a |
short prayer, and no objection being Of. |
tered, Mrs. Rev Ball, Of this city, deliv.
cred tervent prayer.
The resignation Of Lawrence Clark. AZ
Constable oil Webster township, was ac-
cepted.
Petition OF ciIizsns Of Brooke and |
Ohio counties, asking an appropriation OF
5000 to macadamizs the east division OF |
the Wheeling, West Liberty and Beth
any Turnpike, was referred to the Com
mittee on Roads and Bridges.
Petition Of Thomas Steele and others,
for review Of road, was referred TO the
same committee.
Petition from Liberty district, asking |
the opposition Of the Board 10 legalizipg |
the liquor traffic, was read and no action |
taken.
Petition OF Otto Roediker, for license
to keep ordinary in Fulton, was granted. |
Petition Of August Hamburger, to keep
ordinary at Roney's Point, was granted.
Petition of VIM. Stamm, to Keep ordi-l
nary on National Road, Jour miles east Of
Wheeling, granted; also petition OF Frank
Walters Tor ordinary In same locality.
Petition OF August Roetger, to keep or.
binary at Elm Grove, was granted.
The following resolutions, submitted BY
Mr. Whitman, were adopted:
Reso!oed, That ]. Q. Porter be appointed
Road Surveyor Of that portion OF Liberty
district lying south and east OF National
Road, to be termed Road Precinct No, s,
? Re'0!ped, That VIM. Moore be appoint.
ed-Road Surveyor in District No. 3.
Re'o!ned. That the Clerk oil this Board
be ordered to notify the above person 10 |