The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-11-03
RESOLUTIONS.
Tho Eollnminn wns ndnntnd.

The following was adopted:
WHEREAS, Some months since, this
Board. in accordance with law, NOM
mated Messrs. Bickel and Whitman rs
suitable persons to make an assessment
of property for State purposes, and
WHEREAS, The Auditor has, ms yet,
failed to confirm the same; therefore,
Resotred. That the clerk be directed to
again notify the Auditor of these nomi-
nations and il he still refuses to confirm
the same, to respectfully ask the reason
thereof and lay his answer before the
Board at its next meeting.
Rcsoired, That Messrs. Mccormick,
Clarkson, Charnick, and Clohan, late
Justices, are hereby directed to turn over
their dockets, acts, code, &c, to the
newly elected Justices Of their respective
districts. Adopted.
RcsoIrcd, That the Clerk issue an order
for 1925 and put it in the hands of
Charles Hoffman, for the making of n
wider roadway and railing on the bridge
over Coal run. Adopted.
Mr.. Schultz offered the following res
olutions:
ResoLrcd, That hereafter the county of
Ohio, will not be responsible for any rs
sistance rendered the Prosecuting Attor-
new in prosecuting criminal offenders.
Adopted.
Resotrcd, That an order be issued to
ID. NJ. Maxwell, surveyor of Richie dis
trict, for the sum of 5000. Order to BE-
issued after the county Superintendent
of roads makes the proper examination.
Adopted.
Resolred That the County Assessor
ascertain why Michael Aumcl' estate in
Richie district was not assessed i'll the
year 1874, and that he proceed t" a,>"Ss
the same forthwith. Adopted.
ResoLred, That the Finance Commit
tee I've directed to settle with Aaron kcl-
ly, and John English, for appropriations
for roads. Adopted.
BY Mr.. Whitman.
RcsoLred, That the portion Of TrIadrI-
phia district most of the National road
and north of Triadelphia borough, be-
termed road precinct No. of said dis
trict. and r. \. Drummer, road surveyor
of Chapel run road. be hereby appointed
surveyor of said district. Adopted.
Resolred. That the sum of $50 be paid
to Joseph Dixon, road surveyor out of
the appropriation for the east division of
w. L. & B. road according to bill ac-
companying. This work was done in
grading by order Of }. ID. Whitman.
Adopted.
Rcsolred, That the surveyor of roads
be order hand in their reports rs soon
rs practicable, so general report can be
made out by the meeting Of December
7th, 1874 Adopted.
Mr.. Schultz offered the following rcso-
luton, but it was rejected after some dis
cussion by vote of six to three.
Resolred, That both the outgoing and
incoming commissioners of OHIO county
be, and the same are hereby respectfully
requested not to become purchasers either
directly or indirectly, of any lots sold
from off the Poor House Farm, 81 long
as they may continue in the office of COM
missioner.
On motion the following named gem
tlemen were declared elected Commits
sioners of this county: Washington
District, John Bayha; Madison, j. b.
Sheppard; Clay, Michael Reilly; Union,
Aug. Rolf Centre, William klevis;
Webster, Geo. Carnahan; Richie, j. W.
Schultz; Triadelphia, William Waddle;
Richland; w. H. Caldwell; West Lib
erty, J. D. Whitman.
The candidates receiving the highest
number of votes at the recent election
for district offices were all declared
elected.
The committee on Roads and Bridges
reported as follows:
That II. A. Caldwell be appointed
road surveyor of precinct No. 5, Liberty
district. Bills amounting to S296.15 were
recommended to be paid. a number of
petitions for new roads were before the
committee, upon which it is unnecessary
to act, as the road proposed cannot be
opened without money, yet we still re-
cognize the great importance of many of
them, Ms well to the citizens petitIoming
for them as to the county at large.
The report was adopted.
The petition of A. Kelly, asking an
appropriation of 81, 200, for the repairs
OF the Bethany and West Liberty turn
pike, was referred to the committee on
Finance,
The bills Of Campbell X Frew and
Lewis Baker & Co, we're ordered to bc
paid.
I'm nation the Board adjourned