The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-04-07
poABD OF COMMISSIONERS.
NoNDAx, April 9th. 1874.

4 stated meeting Of the Board OF
Commissioners Of Ohio county was
held yesterday morning.
Z Present-Nessrs. Hapdlan, Presis
dent, Clark, Epglisb, Fisher, Klsives.
List Oesterlipg, Sheppard. Schultz and
Whitman. |
! The Committee on Court House aod
Jail reported in regard to the charges
against the constable OF Washington
district the following resolution, which
wss adopted:
Resolusd, That the Committee on
Court House and Jail are hereby su-
thorizsd to summon Mr.. Dedbaugh
and the other parties before them, and
report st the next meeting ofthe Board:
B. Shanlsy, Poor Agent, submitted
the following report for the month OF
March: Expenditures. A85.7G no
receipts. Number of inmates, AZ; white
males, "A; do females ~: colorsd males,
/; do ismalo, o. -Undsr one year o.
ae-whits males, j; femaiss, 2 over
and under 10 years Of Of ase-whits
males, l; do females, l; colored males,
| l; no births or deaths. The report wa
received and fled.
The committee on Printing reported
bills amounting 70 $3.50, which were
ordered paid. ~ e 80 .
Committee on Poor House and Farm
reported bills amounting to $66l.l7.
Ordered paid.
The report OF the committee on Court
House and Jail was received and adopt
ed. Bills amounting to s223. AZ were
ordered paid. =
The committee on Finance and Ac.
counts recommended that to refund
Robert Campbells taxes for 1878,
amounting TO 1884, and paid BY Sher-
il Brown interest due him amounting
to $25l.28. The report was received
and the Recommendation adopted
The bill tor water rent for 1878, for
the Court House and jail, amounting to
$4,000, was referied.
Bonds Of William CASTOR, Surveyor
OF Roads in district No. 4, Liberty town
ship, and OF Michael Edwards, Sealer
of Weights and Measures, were recsiv-
ed and died.
The resignation Of Noah Price, ~
Constable Of Washington district, was
read and accepted.
GODFREY Price was elected to fill the
| vacancy occssioned BY the resignation
Noah Price. and bic bond Was received
and approved.
The committee on Roads and Bridges
reported favorsbly upon the appropria.
ton for the Meeting House hill and
Boggs' Hill road. Upon other petit
,ions they asked more time. In re,
gard to the petition OF Wharton the
Bethany pike, toll was taken off BY Or
der OF the Committee, and they report
ed the road 10 travelling condition.
They also recommended the discontin.
uance OF toll through the month Of
April. They recommended the pay
meut Of $50 to Il. 8. Thornburg, for
q bridge across q ravine on Middle
Wheeling creek road according to con-
l tract.
Mr.. List offered the following reso-
luton, which was adopted.
Resolpsd, That the Committee on
Roads and Bridges, furnish an estimate
OF the necessary amounts required on
the folluwing roads at the next meet
| ing Of the Board, viz: Meeting House
road. River road. Fairmont pike,
Bethany pike and such other roads 40
they deem important.
On motion OF Mr.. English, the
| gu perintendent Of the Bethany pike
was orded to submit . report OF HE re-
ceipts and expenditures to the commit
tee on Roads and Bridges for examina-
ton.
The committee on Roads ssd Bridges
reported that they had selected site
Tor bridge across Wheeling creek. at
or near Chamber store. and recon-
mended that said bridge be built, above
Chamber store, on the national
DAM" below the junction Of Middle
and Big Wheeling creeks, as the
che pest and safest location. A reso-
luton auth orizing the President to en-.
ploy w. C. Smith, or some other good
engineer, to draw . plan and furnish
estimates for the stone work Of bridge
over Wheeling creek, and when said
plan 10 furnished, advertise for propo-
sails to furnish iron or wood superstruc,
lures for same, was adopted.
| Application Of Hugh Harrison to be
constable OF Madison township was re.
csived and on motion be was appointed
to the office.
i A communication was received from
| Thomas n. Mccormick, Justice OF the
Peace, stating that there were two
constsblss 10 his district, both Of whom
were working men, and as they had
declined to serve he was left with no
one to attend to the necessary businesa,
On motion OF Mr.. Schultz the Offices
OF the two copstables Of Centre district
were declared vacant, on account OF the
regular officers reglecting TO attend to
their duty.
Thomas B. Rose was elected consts-
bic OF Centre district and bis bond was
received and approved,
| A petition OF citizens In regard to the
county road leading from Robinsou's
saw mill to Hsueytown was referred to
the committee on Roads and Bridges
A counter petition to the above wa
referred 10 the same committee.
D. N. Maxwell was elected to serve
- Road Surveyor Of Richie District.
The Board OF Equalization was ore
dered to meet o. early as possible. in
order to examine and report upon the
books of the county. -.s
Mr.. Whitman submitted specifications
governing the building Of county roads,
which was accepted - the basis Of oil
future contracts to be made by the