The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-02-02
n0ARD-0R eOllla9IONRRs.

The Board Of Commissioners Of Ohio
county met in special session yesterday
morning at the Court House. All the
members we're present except Mr.. Roll.
PooR HOrsE AND RARM.
The Committee on Poor House and
Farm reported that they in company
With the President Of the Board Of Com.
missiopeFs and some invited guests, had
visited the County In6rmary and made .
thorough examination Of said lnfFmRry
and premises. Everything was found
clearly and properly managed, the build
ing in good repair, properly heated, and
the paupers well cared for. The COM
mittec instructed Mr.. Stanley to employ
Mr.. Hare to place steam heater in the
room occupied by transient "tramps," as
said room Is located on the ground floor,
with no FIRE or heater; also to have .
sash door placed in west end OF main hall
to give light to same. The committee
granted q lodge Of the Order Of Knights
of Pythias room to meet in, provided
! it did not conflict with the insurance,
they agreeing to pay the sum Of $40 per
annum,
Ata second meeting Of the Committee,
the bill Of Clelus Hauser, 0veFseer Of the
Poor for Clay district, was examined, and
il was recommended that the Clerk de-
duct from said bill the amount OF 70
cents from each day so called in said bill,
and any other correction that is proper TO
make Just bill. The bills and vouchers
Of ]. d, Sheppard, Commissioner from
Madison district, were referred to the
Clerk for comparison. The Committee
1 recommended that the President Of this
Board communicate with the authorities
Of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad at Bal
timore, and see'if the county can make
arrangements for half-fare tickets going
East for such persons in needy cirCum-
stances sent from the county; also that the
sum Of 500 be placed in the hands Of the
President Of this Board to be used as q
contingent poor fund. Bills amounting
to $4S6 30 were ordered to be paid. The
report was received and FLED, the bills
ordered paid and the recommendations
adopted.
FINANCE AND ACCOUNTS.
The Committee on Finance aud 40
counts recommended that the % per cent
abatement in tho assessment Of the stock
Of the Merchants National Bank be re-
scinded. It was recommended that an
order be issued in favor Of Mr.. Kelly for
the amount Of the road tax on the prop
erty adjacent to the Wheeling, West
Liberty and Bethany pike, The petition
Of Mrs. Mary Yates estate to have re-
funded certain road tax was referred back
| to the petitioner, and he was directed to
present the Road Surveyors order TO the
Sheriff for payment. The Committee re-
ported that they had examined the state
ment rendered by the Sheriff, together
\ with the orders OF the Board as paid, and
found the amount paid since last settle
ment to be $9,847 IS, and the balance due
the levy $30,S47 40. The following bills
were recommended to be paid:
II. s, brown, Sheriff, witness and Juror, : .
Same interest account. ..."",,".""."- 10 q
| ". J. Mathews StenO9ppphGr. .,".,"..."r. Ol
| q. H. BChlef, Miscellaneous eXpens9S.,"r,. y
| Patrick Clark, county tax Tciunded,..".,. "
| Same, rad tax, RichiC....n......"".."" "
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