The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-02-02
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS.


FEBRUARY l, 1875.
The monthly meeting of the Board oil
Commissioners Of Ohio county was held
yesterday morning, President Reilly IN
the chair.
Present-Messrs. Bayha, Csrnahan,
Caldwell Kleevis, Schultz, Sheppard,
Waddle and Whitman.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
POOR HOUSE ANB FARM.
The Committee On Poor House, the
members of the Board Of Commissioners,
and some invited guests, visited the
County Infrmary on Tuesday, January
18th, 1876, and made a thorough exami-
nation of the building and premises,
and the committee report that every
thing was found clearly and properly
managed, the building in good repair,
properly heated, and the paupers well
cared for. The committee offered The
following:
ResolSsd, That Mr. B. Stanley be,
and is hereby instructed to employ MT
VIM. Hare, to place steam heater IN
the room occupied by transient tramps,
as said room is located on the ground
floor, with ne fire or heater.
The committee received proposition
from the members of the order of Knights
of Pythias who desire room to meet
in, they agreeing to pay the sum OF $40
Der annum. The following resolution
was offered:
RssoLred, That the said order OF
Knights of Pythias have the use OF said
room at the price mentioned, provided
it did not conflict with the insurance.
The committee bills and Vouchers OF
J. B. Shepherd, Commissioner OF MadI-
son district, who has had special fund
for the past two yeas, as a contingent
fund was referred to the clerk for COM
purison and all due Mr.. Shepherd order
I'D to be paid.
The committee recommended the
President of this Board to communicate
with the authorities of the Is. " y. IL. Il.
Co., and see if the county can make
some arrangements for half fare tickets,
going east for such persons IN needy
circumstances sent from this county.
They also recommend that the sum OF
800 be placed in the hands Of the Prcsl-
dent of the Board, to be used as n con-
tingent peor fund. Bills to the amount
of $4s6. 50 were recommended to be paid
The report Of the above WAS adopted
FINANCE AND ACCOUNTS.
The committee on Finance and Ac
counts reported in the matter oil the %
psr cent abatement out of the assessment
ofthe stock of the Merchants National
Bank, passed December 5, 1874, that the
,nd bank is only assessed on the stock
held by foreign stockholders, hence Is
only known to the Board rs such, and
ONLY to that extent The committee re-
that the said resolution OF Dec.
8, 1874, authorizing this abatement, be
I'm the matter of the road tax on the
property adjacent to the Wheeling, West
Liberty and Bethany pike, the amount
thereof recommended to be paid to the
A. Kelly, Esq, and by
him expended and return to be made lie
other road funds. This is in conformity
with tho law or act passed June 1868.
It was recommended that an order be
issued in favor of Mr.. Kelly, of said road
tax.
The committee examined the state
mcnt rendered by the Sheriff, together
with the orders of the Board as paid, and
fnd the amount paid since last settle
ment to be S9,647.l7, balance due the
I.,,,. "a hu $40 S4T 80 The committee !
also recommend the payment Of the fol-
lowing bills
x. =. Brown, sheriff, witness and ~,
! :, tarast account .................. lSE
w. J,.Mathews, Stenographer...." o.o
c. Il. Behler, miscellaneous e1' ~
penSe
Patrick Clark, county tax reiund-
Patrick Clark, road taX.................". 3.b2
The report of the committee was adop-
ted