The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-05-04
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS.

A called meeting of the Board of Com
missloners of Ohio county, was held yes
,erday morning, President Reilly in the
chair.
Pressnt-Baybs, Carnshap, Caldwell
Bolt Schultz, Sheppard, WaGdle,
Whitman and the President
The minutes Of the last meeting were
read and approved.
Mr.. Schultz offered the fol lowing be
fore the minutes were signed:
Resolved, That the report Of the Fl
nance committee in relating to the pay
msnt of the debt due by the P. W. &
K. K. K. Co., be amended us follows:
That the purchasers of claims and judg.
ments TO be allowed the amount paid by
them for said judgments or claims oil
accounts of the p. W. il X r. R. Co, to-
gether with the sum Of y per cent in
terest per annum from the time of pur-
chase to the time Of payment.
After short discussion the resolution
was withdrawn.
THE DELINQUENT LIST.
The Sheriff of Ohio county presented
his delinquent list for the year 1874 pro-
perly certified, amounting TO S7l7.lO,
which was examined and found correct,
and it was ordered hat copy OF the
same be certified to the Auditor of the
State.
The report of tho Committee on Court
House and Jail recommending the pay
ment of bills amounting to S567S2, wss
read and adopted, and the bills ordered
paid.
FINANCE AND ACCOUNTS.
The committee on Finance and Ac-
counts made the following report, which
was adopted:
In the matter Of the Pittsburgh, Wheel
ing and Kentucky railroad, an eXamina-
tion Of the Indebtedness, rs presented, We
were unable at this time to offer any pos
tive solution OF the question and the in
tire matter is referred to the next meeting
of the committee.
The Shcriti'S statement, showing orders
paid since last settlement, accompanied
with the vouchers were duly examined and
found correct, showing Sll.34O So paid,
and the balance Of the original levy,
50. sos 10 and the various other source,
Of revenue to be added. The committee
offered the following resoluti on, which
WAS also adopted.
RssoLred, That the Sheriff Of OHIO
county, be, and Is hereby directed to
transfer all monies collected on account
Of the Bethany pike tolls, writs, seals and
poor house lots, to county levy OF 1919,
and any that ne may receive en- account
of the Poor House lots, between this time
and June lst, 1873, to same account.
The report of the committee on Poor
House and Farm was received and read,
recommending the payment of bills
amounting To S6lS,77, which was adopt
ed and the bills ordered paid.
POOR AGENTS REPORT.
B. STANLEY, Poor agent made the fol-
lowing report, for the month Of April,
which was received and fled:
Total number of inmates. 52-males
32, females Is, colored =; under one
year of age 3; deaths l: number of
transient paupers provided for, IS.
THE BOUNTY TROUBLE.
The special committee appointed April
9Th, 1875, to examine the records As TO
the manner of discussing the comfy
bounty for 1864 and 1863, reported as
follows:
The treasurcr's book together with the
vouchers of discharged soldiers, lthc
vouchers consisting of certiicatas of re-
crutiDg and mastering in officers and re-
cepts for the bounty of 1864
and '65, were carefully examined
and believed to be correct; and
that the amount appropriated for
the purpose as set forth above, was duly
paid to the proper persons, and If some
soldiers under said call did not receive
their bounty. it was evident from the
books that they were reported after the
quota of Ohio county had been filled and
paid according to the records of Febru-
AIRY Is, 1864. Your committee cannot
find that there was any further bounty
levied Tor under said $500 call.
The report VI the committee was
adopted.
ROADS AND BRIDGES.
The committee on Roads and Bridges
made the following report:
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