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

was aCCepHuJ anu lHFueI UPueBEhH eIect-
ed to I'LL the vacancy,
A resolution was adopted requesting
the Board Of Public Works to appointJ
G. Hervey Superintendent Of the Cumber'
land Road.
Dr.. VIM. J, Bates, IT,, was elected city
physician for the poor,
The Clerk was authorized to advertise
for proposals to furnish coal for the Court
House and Jail,
PoOR AGENTS REPORT.
The Poor Agent reported bills for the
month Of January amounting 10 A2S 80
Number Of inmates, 90; white males, 30
do. females, "a; colored males, none; col
orcd females, 2; births, one female; tran.
silent poor during the month, so. The re.
port was placed on file.
ROADS AND BRIDGES.
The Committee on Roads and Bridges
recommended that the bill Of D. NJ. Max.
we'll, for $240 for surveys made, be refer.
red back to him for an itemized account,
anti, II correct, 10 he paid. In the matter
Of the petition for n cut through Wheel
Ing or Peninsula hill, the committee re.
ported that II was inexpedient. 1t was
recommended that work be commenced
as soon as possible on road from Clinton
and Castleman's Run, and appropriation
for the same OF g, 600 as passed at a meet.
Ing on the Sd Of August last, be paid on
or before the 3lSt Of December 1876.
Surveys were reported on roads from
Elm Grove 10 Fairmont Road, West
Union ard Roncy's Point roads to Clay
road, and the same to Pennsylvania State
line, up Laidleys Run. Bills 10 the
amount Of $50 were ordered paid.
The report Of the Committee was re.
ceiyed, and the following resolutions, ac-
ompanying the report, adopted:
Resolred, That parties desiring any re-
views or any improvement on roads be
required to file their petitions with the
Board OF Commissioners on or before the
1st day Of May, Of this year, otherwise
no action will be taken on petitions af.
ter that date,
Resolved, That W. H. Caldwell, Com.
missioner from Richland district, be and
Is hereby authorized to see what the
present grounds, etc, Of the toll.gate on
Bethany road cin be sold for, and also
to ascertain what new grounds and
buildings can be purchased for on the
proposed relocation Of said ioll.gate.
ReSOipd, That the following petitions
be laid ontllc table: Petition for q road
from the Pennsylvania State line to
Woidman's On north fork Of Short creek
road from Vest Liberty loValley Grove
road from Valley Grove to Middle
Wheeling creek; bridge for Middle Wheel
ing creek.
BONDS APPROVED.
The bondsot Pere Whitman and Jacob
NJ. Bickel, commissioners to re.aSsesS
the value Of real estate within the county
OF Ohio, were received and approved,
RESOLUTIONS. 'tt d
.WnEHrAs CAapLor1v Of The Acts Of
the West Virginia Legislature, assembled
in extra session commencing June 2, 1868,
IAN Act applying certain road
taxes 10 the repair Of the Wheeling,
West Liberty and bethany Turnpike
and passed June 1s, 1868, has created
and does have d tendency TO create con-
fusion and conflict on account Of laws
sfnce passed, be IL y t f5.sF,
Resolved, that the Board ask the Legis.
iatnfa now assembled at Kanawha Q. H.
to repeal said act, said repeal 10 take ef.
feet on and AiteS its passage; also
Resolved, That the CLERK be ordered 10
transmit Immediately to the clerks Of The
Senate and House Of Delegates the action
Of this Board, with a request that early
action be taken upon this matter.
Adopted. Is
sIEcnox o. room A6kKr.
ResoiS.d, That he Board Of Commits.
Si6nefB for Ohio county proceed 70 elect
aii Agent fpt The Poor House aud Farm,
10 hefte fUt The next Two yeats. Adopted.
The following nominations were made
A, Ridgeiey,sts BEN. Rehhatt, r. 8, sam.
tile, Ella Il, Burke, BERNARD Shahley, R.
q. Berry. The vote resulted. STANLEY,
8; BdtfY, i Mi. STANLEY was therefore
declared elected ~
RSllSd That lie time ior ealliae par.
lieS betofe Tia Board 10 answer for Of
against certain roads mentioned in Road
Committees report be changed from FIRST
in March TO 6tSt Monday in
April. Adopted.
SGtGRtEg Or THE CLERK AND POOR AGEEf
INCREASED.
ReaolNd, That the salary Of Charles II.
DeitetS, Clerk Of the Board Of Commits
,ionets, shall Be 81 200 per ahnun Eibr
he ensuing term, his services 10 include
III committee work without any extra
,hatge therefor. Adopted.
The salary paid the Clerk has'hetoto.
ore been $500 poi ahnum.