The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-07-07
BoARD eE COMMISSIONERS.
July Z, 1874.

Commissioners OF Onlo county W&s helu
at the court house yesterday morning,
President Handlsn in the chair.
Prsseut-Messrs. Handlsn, Presi-
dent, Clark, Euglish. Klevis, List, Oes-
terliDg, Sheppard, Schultz and Whit
ham.
The minutes OF the last meeting were
read and signed.
B. Stanley, Poor Agent, made his
report for the month OF June. The
expenditures during the month amount
ed to s456 81; receipts, $500. Whole
number OF inmates, So; white males,
80; females, 90; colored, l. Two
deaths occurred during the month,
Mrs. NJ. Sharp, white, and q colored
child. Number OF trsmps lodged and
fed, q.
The report was received and filed
The committee on Court House and
Jail met on Friday evening, July Sd,
and opened bids for the work proposed
to be done on the court house and Jail.
They recommended that the different
work 10 the following persons:
The painting to Harry Smith as
specified, at 1856 to be the bes, lead
and as per bid.
The ptastering to James Ash1orth,
as specified at 81 $50, 90, cement mortar
provided he includes the coloring and
bio ckipg not mentioned in bid.
Carpenter work to James Murray at
sl25,O0.
The report was adopted and the COM
mittee ordered to close the contracts
with the parties named in behalf OF the
Board.
Tne report OF the committee on
Printing and Stationary recon mending
bills to the amount OF $S4 90 was adj
opted and bills ordered paid.
The report OF the committee on Poor
House, recommending the payment Of
bill TO the amount OF $406 81 was
adopted and the bills ordered paid.
The petition of l. G.. Sisson for gates
across certain county road WAS
granted.
The committee on Roads and Bridges
reported that they had examined the
road built by J C. Hervey aud Jona-
than Craig, and found it satisfactory,
and recommended the following resolu-
ton, which was adopted:
RESOLVED. that j. G. Hervey and
Jonathan Craig be released from fur
ther obligation upon eaid road.
The report Of the committee on
Roads and Bridges recommending the
payment of bills amounting to $342 90
was adopted, and the bills ordered paid
The following was adopted:
Reeolved, That H. w. Phillips be
and is hereby released as security for
the bond ofG. w Defibsugh from and
after this date, and that his Office as
constable OF Washington district lie
hereby declared vacant until a new
bond has been given and accepted by
this Board.
The following resolutions were adopt
ed:
Resolved, That the Justices OF the
Peace be and are required to serve their
processes through the regular constabIes
OF their districts, they being bonded
officers.
ReSolved, That the cum Of $50 be
spprOpristed to the improvement Of The
Chap!e Run road, as ordered by this
Board June 20tb, 1874.
Resolved, That the committee on
Poor have the Poor House property
perty surveyed and laid off in lots i'm
mediately, by a competent surveyor IN
such manner az will realize the highea
price as building lots, reserying en-
amount not exceeding fifty acres four
county purposes. -,
George Weidman was appointed
surveyor of the road from Waddles
mill to the Brooke county line, in place
of 6. D. Bonar, deceasei, and Frede-
rick Lickel to be surveyor OF the road
from the north to the south FORK OF
Short Creek, in place OF II. Boon, re-
moved out of the township.
The bids for the stone work and ex"
csvating for the proposed new bridge at
Elm Grave, were read and referred to
the committee on Finance, with power
to act.
The bids for the iron work were read
aud referred to the said committee.
The Board adjourned until Il P.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Board met at 4 o'clock,
The bide Tor mscadsmizing the coun-
ty roads were read and referred to the
com nittee on Roads and Bridges with
power 10 act.
The following was adopted:
Resolved, That the committee on
Printing be Instructed to procure the
printing OF one huudred copies OF the
road law for distribution among the
road Surveyors OF the county
The bill OF the Wheeling Hospital,
amounting to $4,000, was ordered
paid.
The bill of. L. BAN hsrger, amount
Jog to $l5l 90, was laid on the table.
Mr.. Oes;erliug offered the following
resolution:
RESOLVED, That it is the sense Of this
Board that the 100000 which the d.
rectors of the P, w. & X. R. r. are
asking from this county as an addl-
tioual subscription should not be ap-
propristeJ, and therefore defeated at
the pole.
Mr.. Liet offered the following as q
substitute:
RsSoLyed, That in ordering an cleo
ton for additional subscription for the
P, w. d X. r. r. Co., his Bosri
hereby disclaims any intention OF rec
amending the same.
The yeas aud usys were called Tor
and the substitute was adopted by the
following vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Clark, English, Hand
lap, Klevir, OesterliDg, Sheppard and