The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-08
BOARD OF coMM1ssIosERs.

BOARD OFCOMMIssIONERs.
EE SEPTEMBER, 4th fS74.
A special meeting of the Board of
Commissioners of Ohio county was held
yesterday morning. go W
Present-Messrs. Handlsn, President,
Clark, English, Fisher, List, Klevis, Oes-
terling, Sheppard, Schultz and Whitman.
., The minutes Of the last meeting were
read and signed. fs-s-r'
u BIDS AWARDED. ...
The Committee on Roads and Bridges
made the following report Of bids
awarded:
Boqqs' Hill Road.-Thos. Burke and
Martin-earth excavation, "a cts. per Gu
bic yard; rock excavation, Is cts. per
cubic yard. ......
Vest Union, Liberty and bethany road
WIN. -Macadamizing the
first mile 81 65 per cubic yard; rounding
up the road, $50.
West Union and RoneyS Point Road
August Heimberger-First mile, 1000
yards more or less, earth excavation, at
20 cts. per cubic yard. ..... ..
Proposals on the meeting house road
were all rejected, and the making of the
road given to the Road Surveyor, Alfred
Kimmens. .s..... ......
= The report of the committee wa:
adopted. .raa.r.
POOR AGENTS REPORT.
The following is the report of B.
Stanley, Poor Agent, for the month of
August: ...
Expenditures during the month,
$452.37; whole number of inmates, 81;
males "a; females, II; under year of age,
3; over one and under ten, .; number of
deaths, 2 one male and one female;
number Of tramps lodged and fed during
the month, ~.
The report was received and filed.
The report of the committee on Court
House and Jail asking for the payment
of bills amounting to $549.55, named
therein, was read, the bills ordered paid
and the report adopted.
FINANCE AND ACCOUNTS.
The Committee on Finance and Ac-
counts made the following report:
The matter of the old Wheeling Gas
Company Of differences as existing be-
tween Mr.. Geo. 7. Tingle, of said COM
pany., and the county, was read and it
was ordered that the clerk certify to the
Auditor, that said claim, for double as
scsSment TO be refunded, was made in
due time according to law.
Ordered, That the President of the
Board employ W. G: Smith, civil engi-
neer, to superintend the construction of
the Elm Grove bridge.
The vouchers of j. ID. Whitman, SUI
perintendent of county roads, of sundry
expenditures as reported in June and re-
ferred, was found correct and ordered
filed.
The matter of a further appropriation
to roads at this time Of the year was
deemed incxpedicnt; also that the Super
intendent Of County Roads make no con-
tracts for the Castleman Run road until
further orders from the Board.
In the matter of the rejection Of the
petition of the Board, asking for a reduc-
ton in water rent it was
Ordered, That the Clerk make out a
bill against the city of Wheeling for the
use of the lookup and court room in the
basement of the court house, the rent to
be from January l, 1872 with notice that
the same is to continue at same rates; the
bill to be filed with the City Clerk, to be
presentedto Council in conformity with
the instructions of this Board, in May.
The matter of new vault for the Cir
cult Clerks office, was referred to the
committee Oh Court House and Jail for
estimate of cost and report.
The following is the railroad appor-
tionmcnt as received FROM the Auditor of
the State: