The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-11-03
BOARD OF coMMIssToNERs.

A special meeting Of the Board Of Com.
missioners was held yesterday morning.
All the members were present excep!
Mr.. oesterling.
POOH AGENTS REPORT.
Mr.. B. Stanley, agent Of the Poor
House, submitted the following report for
the month Of October: Receipts, none:
expenditures, SAT "a. Whole number Of
inmates, 40; white mAles, 30; do females,
10; coloEed males, /; do females, .; white
males under / year Of age, o; do females,
q colored males do, /; colored females
do, 0; white males over / and under 10
years Of age, !; white females do, 2;
eolored males do, 0; colored females do,
0; births, 0; Deaths-Wm. Farrell, a
white male, and two female children:
Number Of tranps, So. The report was
received and filed.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
The Committee on Poor House and
Farm reported bills amounting TO S9S3 Ii,
which were ordered paid.
The Committee on Court House and
Jail reported the following resolutions,
which were adopted:
RESo!ctd, That Mr.. Ashworth, Tor plas.
tering, etc, aS contractor, be allowed the
sum Of 1883 "a, which includes The
patching Of jury rooms and extra work
done outside Of his contract.
ReS0laed, That the bills reported BY the
committees, amounting In the aggregate
to S2,0lS 43, be paid.
The Committee on Finance and Ac-
counts submitted the following report:
The matter Of any further appropria.
tion 70 roads beyond that already appro-
priated, your committee deem inexpe-
dent, IS the season Is too tar advanced to
accomplish much on roads
Your committee also took into cousid.
Grafton the sale Of the poor house farm
lots, empowering the President and Clerk
to employ an auctioneer; also for them 10
attend the sale, and to attend 10 The busi-
meas appertaining thereto.
The bill OF W. J. Matthews, steno-
grApher In felony cases before the County
Court, amounting to $33 50, we recon-.
mend to be paid.
Your committee held another meeting
on October 81, and examined the &C.
counts OF the Sheriff, showing the amount
oil orders paid 10 date TO be cas- 577 20
leaving balance due the county By hin,
on levy Of 1873 (which closed June 1st,
1874 OF Sl2,07S II. We have the pledge
from the Sheriff that he will assume and
pay all interest on orders from June !,
1874, that have been issued and accepted
BY him, which pledge, II carried out, will
release the county from a heavy tax.
The report Of the Commissioners OF
Election was read and adopted.
On motion oil Mr.. List, those gentlemen
receiving the highest number Of votes
were declared elected Commissioners Of
Ohio County.
As hessrs Robinson and Sheppard, in
Madison district, had received the same
number OF votes, upon motion OF Mr.,
Schultz. the roll was called and Mr.. Shep.
pard was unanimously elected a member
Of the Board.
REVOLUTIONS.
The following were offered and adopted:
| WHEREAS, some months since this
Board, IN accordance with law, pomi-
mated MesGrs Bickel and Whitman as
suitable persona to make an Assessnent
Of property for State purposes, aud a.
the Auditor has as yet failed 10 confirm
the same; therefore,
REtoEred, That the Clerk be directed Ia
again notify the Auditor OF their nom
inatiop, and il he still refuses 10 confirm
the same TO respectfully ask the reasons
therefor, and lay his answer before The
I R0ard at their next meeting.
ReSo!rstT That Mess1s, ChSrnock
| Clsrkson, Mccormick, and those having
charge OF the late Squire Clohan's ps-
pers, late Justices, are hereby directed Ia
turn over their dockets, Acts, Code, etc
10 the newly elected Justices Of their re-
spective districts.
Re'o!ued, That the Clerk issue an order
Tor SIPS, and place in the hands oil Chas
Holman, for making wider roadway
and railing on bridge over Coal street.
RsI'!red, That an order be issued 10 D
n. Maxwell, Surveyor OF Richie district
for the sum Of $500, after being examin-
ed BY the Road Superindent.
Reso!red, That the County Assessor as
certain why Michael Aamel's estate, il
Ritchie district was moi, assessed in 1874
and that he proceed 10 assess the SAINT
forthwith.
Rt'Olued, That that portion Of Triadel-
phia district west Of National Road and
north OF Trisdelphis borough, be termed
precinct No 5 OF said district, and T. A
kramme, Road Surveyor Of Chapel Rur
load, beihereby appointed Road Surveyor
OF said district.
Re'o!1sd, That the sum Of 800 be pSid
to James Dixon, Road Surveyor, out OF the
appropriation for the last division OF The
W. L. d .. Turnpike, according TO bill &C.
compAuyiDg. The work was done il
grading said road, by order OF J. D. Whit
ham, Chairman Committee on Roads and
Bridges. ass Tlf
i The following resolution was offered
| BY Mr Schultz, and occasioned considerA
BILE discussion. a motion was made BY
! Mr.. Clark that It be laid on the table, bul
the motion vas afterwards Withdrawn. A
vote was taken on its adoption, when II
was lost by 0 to4: IIIl =
heSo!ted, Ihat both the outgoing and
incoming Commissioners for Ohio COUNTY
be and the same are hereby respectable
requested not to become purchasers
either directly or indirectly, oil any lou
sold from of the Poor House farm. &c
long as they may continue inthe Office d
Commissioners. sls9- & ~
ReiSlred, That hereafter the county Of
Ohio will not be responsible for any AZ
torney's fees for any assistance rendered
the Prosecuting Attorney in prosecuting
criminal offenders.
Reio!red, That the Surveyors Of Road.
be ordered 10 hand In thelr reports az
soon as practicable, 80 that q general re-
port can be made out by meeting OF De
cembeE z, 1874. .,
MISCELLANEOUS BUsIEEsa
The bonds Of several Of the ConstableG
elect were received and placed on file.