The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-12-29
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS.
December 18th, 1874.

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A special meeting of the Board of Com
missioners of Ohio county was held yes
terday morning.
Present-Messrs. Handlan, President,
Clark, English, Fisher, Klevis, List,
Osterling, Sheppard, Schultz and With
am.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and signed.
FINANCE AND ACCOUNTS.
The Committee on Finance and Ac-
counts met December 18th, and reported
as follows:
Ordered, That the assessment OF james
Gallagher be and is hereby reduced from
500 to $500, and the assessor of the City
district be ordered to make the change
on his books, and the amount OF tax on
$500 be refunded. Also, in the matter OF
the Auditors letter annexed returning
the the special assessment of the Citizens
Railway and Others, it was
Resolved, That the assessor OF city dis
trict, be and he is hereby directed to send
the assessment of the Citizens Railway
Company, capitation and Fair Ground
property, as assessed by him, back to the
Auditor.
Your committee also met on December
18th to investigate and settle the Whar-
ton case. After an examination of the
witnesses present, your committee DEEM
ed it prudent for the interest of the
county and to prevent any fur
Their trouble and expense, that the sum
Of six hundred dollars be paid
Mr.. Wharton, he to pay all costs upon
the case in the suits had in the various
Courts, and to receipt in full to the
county for all claims against the same
which was accepted by Mr.. Wharton,
which are now on file ut this office. Also
all suits in the case of Wharton against
the count, to be dismissed at his cost.
Your committee also held their final
meeting December 18th, and cX-
amined the account of A. Kelly
Superintendent w. w. l.. Il b. road,
together with his vouchers, find the en-
penditurc from May 9 to Nov. -, 81, 49,
08, and received from the county, the
sums of 81, $50 and $548.29, toll money,
or total of 81, 1929, leaving balance
in Mr.. kelley's hands and due the
county of $3OS2l, all Of which is believed
to be correct.
The final estimate of the total cost of
the Elm Grove bridge, by the Russell
Bridge Company, rs was
estimated by w. G. Smith,
engineer, to be $S,3l352, or $40 per
lineal foot. Bills to the amount ofS2, GI3.-
Az were recommended to be paid. The
account of the Sheriff with orders return
ed paid OH the levy Of 1874, showing a
balance in his hand Of 81, 49l. GO.
The Finance committee desires to
state to the Board and the public that
the levy for county purposes never cX-
coed scots on the one hundred dollars,
unless through some extra costs for pub
lie improvements. This sum will give
to roads and bridges $4,000; the support
of poor $4,000, and pay the principal
and interest of the railroad debt.
The following was adopted:
Resolred That the foregoing report be
adopted and the bills ordered paid.
POOR AGENTS REPORT.
B. Stanley agent of the Poor House,
made the following report for the month
of December, which was received and
| filed:
Number of inmates, So; males, 80; fc-
males, 10; colored, s; under one year Of
aye, >; deaths, 2-one male and one ic-
male; transient poor provided for, Gl
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON roOK
HOUSE AND FARM.
The committee reported bills amount
ing to $sl3,93, which they recommended
to be- paid The committee submitted
the following report Of the cost of keep
ing the pauperS at the county infrmary
during the year: