The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-06-22
BOARD OF CoEMISSIONERs.
June 90 1877.

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The Board of Com missioners OF Ohio
cou nty met in special session yesterday
morning, President Handlsn in the
chair.
Present-Messrs. Haudlau, Clark
Fisher, Kleyis, List, Oesterling. Shep.
be-d, Schultz aud Whitman.
The minutes OF the lsst meeting were
read and approved.
The following is the report oil the
committee on Finance:
TO the Board of Commissioners Of Ohio
County: ....
GRsrs.-Your committee on Finance
and Accounts held conference meet
ing, June 1lth, with Messrs. W. K.
Pendletou, Thos. Evertt and ID. u.
Lazler appointed by the County Court
of Brooke county. and Messre. Thos.
Hughes and NJ. Reilly and Hon. Z. D.
Hubbard, Precedent and directors OF the
|P. w. K. R. r Co.. to devise come
means for the early completion OF said
railroad. Various ways were suggest-
ed ss shown by the minutes On the
committees book, in conclusion OF all
plans offered the following resolution Is
offered for your consideration by Mr..
Hubbard.
Resolved, That we recommend to the
Com missioners of Ohio county TO order
an election at the earliest possible day
on the question OF further suhscrip-
ton to the capital stock OF the T. w. "
K. R. R. Co., OF $1,000, the same to
be preferred stock, paving the same rate
Of dividend as the interest on the bonds
TO be issued for the purpose OF com,
pleting aud equipping said road, and
that authority be given TO Is
cue bonds for the same, and that IT.
|, be recommended to the County Court
of Brooke county to order an election
, on the question of guaranteeing to ONO
county the interest on 100000 OF said
bonds in case the P. w. d X. r. r.
Co. fail 10 pay said interest, and pledge
| their stock in said road for the pay
ment OF said interest.
Your committee also held meeting
Friday evening. June l9. TOR The ex-
Ismination OF the financial statement
with the books OF the Clerk OF this
Board, and upon comparisons aud
careful examinations do find said books
and accounts correct, and the tenth
| financial statement OF OHIO county
elbows: ,.... i
Receipts Gi "a
| Orders on sheriff S,SSS 20
bless orders issued III 1872 out $40
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Surplus for levy OF ls73....-.........s 1881 w
The amount paid by the Sheriff upon
the orders issued by tins Board during
the wear shows balance in MS hands
due the county OF $50, 624 80. We
rec ommend the printing Of 100 copies
OF the statement, to be distributed &C
cordlng 10 law throughout the county.
Resolved, That the SUN 'ot SlOO be
placed in the hands OF }. b. leopard,
Eco, for contingent poor purposes.
Resolved That tn property as claim
ed by Rev. R. V. Whelan being used
for school purposes to be by law ex-
empt from taxation, do find claim to
be correct, that the same be and Is
hereby released.
RESOLVED. That the foregoing resolu-.
tons be adopted.
JOHN OEsTERLIyG,
Chm Com. on Finance and Accounts.
The report and resolutions were
adopted: . /
]. D. Whitman, Superintendent OF
County Roads, made a report showing
the amount expended on the different
roads, as follows: On the West Union
and Rauey's Point turnpike, S499O7
Liberty district road, 81 90; general
expenses, 80 SO. The report was re-
ceived and adopted =
The committee on Court House and
Jail made the following report:
Ia the matter OF the repairs TO the
court house and JUL your committee
| would recommend that the Clerk he IN
s,ructed 10 advertise :or bids to take
the columns from the beI(ry oflhe
court house and repair also the pastets
ing OF the front OF the jail and court
house buildings. the same to he OF
cement that will last Also the palnt'
ing of The court house, and enquire the
probable cost and report. the Board 10
reserve the right 10 reject any or all
bide.
In the matter OF J. Fl. Cox Us. B
1T. Yates, Justice OF the Peace OF Lib.
erty district, your committee would
refer the case.for more information in
the premises before reporting any &C.
ton az definite in the case.
Bills to the amount OF S39 50 were
recommended paid.
The report OF the committee was
adopted.
Mr.. Shultz offered the following
which was laid on the table.
Resolvsd, That a special election be
held by the people Of Ohio county, to
authorize the Board Of Commi ssioners
OF Ohio county to appropriate the cum
OF $500 600 for the purpose OF building
a new Court House. said election
to be held at the same
time and places as the
election authorizing the Board OF Com
missiouers 10 subscribe the sum OF
5000 600 more to the Pittsburgh,
Wheeling l. Kentucky Railroad Com
pany.
Resolved, That the Board OF Drec.
tors OF the P. w. d K. r. r. Company
be, and the same are hereby held per-
sonslly liable to Ohio county for all
the expense attending the special cleo
ton to be held for the purpose OF su-
thoriz ng the Board of Commissioners
to subscribe 100000 more to the P.
W. g. X. R. R. Company should
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