The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-05-05
BOARD OF conAIssIOHERs.
WHEELING May 4, 1877

I "A tpecisl meeting Of the Board Of
Commissioners OF Ohio county WAS held
at fheir room il the Court House yes
terday morning. '''' -
= Pressut-hessrs. Hsndlan, (Presi.
dent), Clark, English, Fisher, List,
Oesterling, Sheppard, Schultz and
Whitman.
The minutes OF the last meeting were
read, approved and signed.
The delinquent tax list reported by
the Sheriff of Ohio county. TOR the
year 1873, amounted to A37.70. The
report was referred to the Committee
on Finance and Accounts for examin,
alton. a.s ... .a..
The bill Of Dr.. William Hukill, of
Liberty township, for medical attend
ance on poor was ordered paid. 4
The report of the special committee
10 regard to Chapel Hill road, recon-
that the road be hereafter
classed as a county road, was read and
adopted. 80 '.,,'. ...
REPORTS. ..
The committee on Finance and Ac-
counts offered the following:
Resolved, That the Board sppropri-
ate the sum of $1,000 to the. West
Upion and Roney's Point Turnpike
Com pany on the following conditions:
That the said turnpike company e1.
pend the sum OF two thousand dollars
additional on the road. subject to the
approval Of the committee on Roads
and Bridges, and pay sll claims Of every
kind outstanding against said Turn
pike company; said appropriations not
to be paid until satisfactory evidence is
presented to the Board Of the faithful
performance OF the contract on the part
Of the said Turn pike company.
: The committee also recommended
the payment Of bills amounting to
$l7.35. The report OF the committee
was adopted.
The report OF B. Stanley, Agent Of
the Poor House, was as follows for the
month of April:
The total expenditures during the
month was $3S7.72. The whole num-
Der OF inmates is fifty. White males,
81; white females, Is; colored, l. Mum
Der under one year of age, g over one
aud under ten years, 3. During the
month there were thirty-iour travellers
furnished with lodging and meals.
The report was received and filed.
The following was received and
read:
BANK OF WHEELING.
WHEELING, W. Va, April 18th, IA.
TO John Handlan, Esq, President Of
Board of Commisssonsrs:
DEAR SiR:-Herewith l send your
account with this bank, showing bal
ance due Ohio county Of $2l4.03 on
March I'd, 1874. l will thank you to
have the same examined and report
thereon to us. The $1,000 bonds and
the 424 coupons named therein, will be
handed over as may be directed.
Very res ectfully,
ID. Z. List, President.
The above was referred to the COM
mittee on Finance for examination and
report.
The committee on Court House and
Jail made the following report: Your
committee have under consideration
the subject OF the county's liability to
Justices for costs, &c in the settlement
of various accounts before them, and
the conclusion is the best your COM
mittee could offer, to meet the subject
before them.
RssoIusd, That Geo. o. Davenport
and the Prosecuting Attorney make
q careful examination oil the law and
the late acts Of the Legislature regard
ing the fines and costs OF justices and
constables 10 the cases that come before
them also how much OF said fees and
costs the county ia liable for. and the
fund said fees and costs are to be paid
from, and the examination OF the &C.
counts OF justices now in the hands OF
your committee, the same 10 regulate
such accounts in the future.
The bill oil the city for water rent
for 1873, amounting to 5000, was re-
jected, and the cum OF 5000 be tender
ed 10 full for the same, and that in case
the full sum is Insisted upon, then the
county charge rent for the use OF the
Police Court room sufficient to make
n N he. difference
Resolved, That the bills mentioned in
this report amounting to $l37 80 be
paid and the resolution of your com,
mittee be adopted.
Signed, JOHN KLEIvIs,
Chairman OF the Committee on Court
House and Jail.
The first resolution WAS amended by
striking out the name Of Mr.. Daveu-
port and the report was then adopted.
The report OF the committee on Poor
House recommended the payment of
bills amounting to $5S4.30, was adopt
ed the bills ordered paid.
Therepor ofthe committee on Roads
and Bridges, recommending the pay
ment OF bills amounting to 7l50, was
adopted and the bills ordered paid.
A delegation OF four ladies from
Triadelphia township appeared before
the Board with a petition signed BY
about two hundred persops. praying that
the Board OF Commissioners refuse to
grant any licenses for the sale OF intox-
lcsting liquors in the county for the en-
suing year. No disposition Whatever