The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-12-08
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS.
December 7th, l84.

December 7th, ls4.
A special meeting Of tbs Board OF
Commissioners Of Ohio county, was held
yesterday morning.
Present -Msssrs. Handlsn, President;
Clark, English, Fisher, Klsvis, List, oes-
tsrling, Schultz, Sheppard and Whitman.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
REPoRTs.
The report Of the committee on Court
House and Jail, recommending the pay
ment of bills amounting to $2S7.6l, was
read and the bills ordered paid.
The report Of the committee on Fl
nance and Accounts was read. The
committee having examined the report
of the sheriff and clerk find that the to-
tai amount of orders issued to date, 500,
5l0.75; total outstanding of 1874, Sl4,,,
1886. 90; total outstanding of 1872 and
1873. $73l.63; total outstanding to date,
sl5,il8.53. The report was found
to be correct. The report OF
J. ID. Whitman, superintendent
of County Roads, was examined
by the committee, as to the contracts on
the various roads. 1t was ordered that
the clerk ascertain the amounts deficient
on said contracts, and issue orders for the
same. Also 10 transfer 5000 of the
amounts or balances of appropriations on
the East and West divisions of the W
w. l.. B. road, to A. Kelly, Superin'
tendent, to his Indebtedness on contracts
Bills amounting to $877.07 were recon-
mended to be paid, and that the errone
Gus assessment of S485. 80 on Mrs. Bailey
be refunded.
The report of the committee on the
above was adopted.
The report of the committee on Pool
House and Farm, recommending the pay
ment of bills amounting to $774.3S, was
read and adopted. :,
The report of the committee on Roads
and Bridges, recommending the payment
of bills amounting to $462.o4, was reao
and bills ordered paid.
POOR AGENTS REPORT.
B. Stanley, Poor Agent, reported
number of inmates OF County Intirmary
was 5l-msles SO; females lS; colored
3; under one year of age, /; deaths, !
number of tramps lodged and fed, IS.
RESOLUTIONS.
Resolred. That the Clerk is hereby au
thorized to advertise for proposals to fur
nish Ohio county with stationery, from
January !, 1875. to January lst, 1876
Lost.
Resolved, That road Surveyors shall IL
no case collect any road tax in money, OF
give any order for any sum over thu
actual amount of work done; and if any
Surveyor should do so, the Clerk is here
by directed to notify the Prosecuting At
torney to enforce the penalties of thu
law. Adopted.
Resolved, That an order be issued to A
Kelly for 5000 to settle debts due anc
contracted for, the same to be deducted
from the appropriation made to the Yves
Union, West Liberty and Bethany pike
Adopted.
Resolved, That the clerk advertise fol
all accounts against the county up to De
cembcr 18th, to be filed with him for set
Element. Adopted.
RssoLred, That the Finance Com
mittee be instructed to examine
the old claim Of S. w. Wharton
against the Board Of Supervisors o.
1870, with power to summon witnesses
and examine the same under oath, anC
if the accounts prove to be just, to make
an equitable settlement without further
reference to the Board. Adopted.
Resolved, That Geo. y. Davenport anc
w. p. Hubbard are hereby employed
and instructed to take full and individual
control of the suit of this county against
the b. q O. X. r. Co., for taxes due and
unpaid; and to prosecute the same &c
Judgment without delay, and
the administrator of james
S. Wheat, deceased, is hereby directed tC
turn over the papers in the suit to the
above attorneys. Adopted.
Resolred, That William Little, Jr. Ii
refunded the sum ofeight dollars by him
paid for discount on county orders issued
to him for work done for the county, and
the Sheriff be charged with that amount.
Adopted.
Rcsoired, That the chairman of the
committee on Court House and jail be
authorized to have a new floor put in the
Clerks office of the Circuit Court
Adopted.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
Tho ros;rnot;on of Sanunl Flpminp ne