The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-10-05
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS.

The regular quarterly meeting OF the
Board o. Commissioners OF Ohio county
was held yesterday morning.
present-Rellly (Presidcnt), Bayha,
Caldwell. Carnahan, Ewing, kievis,
Schultz, Waddle and Whit
ham. .--.. ,,.,ro
The minutes Of the last meeting were
read and approved. C.,-.
Tho rep6rt of the committee on Court
House and Jail. recommending the pay
ment of bills amounting TO S2449 80, was
read and adopted and the bills ordered
to be paid.
FINANCE AND ACCOUNTS.
The comEittee on Finance and Ac-
counts reported rs follows: That k. ,.
Brown. Sheriff, hui lied his account OF
the levy of 1874, showing ne had paid
upon SAID levy since June |, S6,S7G53,
Including his account OF wit
ness and jurors fees. They
the payment Of the account
of Joseph Burrows, assessor OF the Ind
district, of $40. An attorneys certif-
cate was granted to Frank ). White.
The committee met again on October !,
1875, and made IN examination Of the
statement of the Sheriff up to September
9 together with the vouchers returned
and paid, and find the amount paid since
the last statement to be S2953.37, leaving
n balance of Sl20O39 on account of the
levy for 1874 OF this amount the fol-
lowing is enjoined The Wheeling
Towboat Company for the years 1872,
1873 and 1874, total OF S699.SS, and
the Wheeling Pnrkersburg " Crncin-
natl transportation Company for the
wears 1873 and 1874, n total of $4,000
The committee have excluded the
above amounts from the settle
mcnt and returned the same
to the Sheriff, and ordered that the Pros
ecuting Attorney proceed at once to in
stitute suit against said steamboat com.
panies for the collection Of said taxes,
according to law. The interest account
of the Sheriff was examined. The nc
count of Mr.. Whitman for rcValuation
of the real estate for State and county
purposes, was examined and found cor
rect and it was ordered that the clerk
certify the same to the State Auditor for
payment and $3.50 rs II Just compensation
be allowed. The account OF {. ii. Dcit-
ers, clerk, and of expenditures on ac-
count Of the bridges We're examined and
found to be correct Bills TO the amount
OF S2224 90 were recommended to be paid.
The revort of the committee as read
was adopted.
POOR HOUSE AND FARM.
The committee on Poor House and
Farm reported US follows in regard to II
complaint made by n tramp named
Sweeney, against the agent OF the Poor
House: lst, That the said pauper,
Sweeney, is not fit subject for the Poor
House. ID, That said Sweeney is guilty
of violating the rules and regulations
governing the Poor House. and that AZ
different times, did leave said Poor House
without permission Of the agent. 81,
That, whenever ordered to word, did in
cite and use inllamNtory language to
other inmates dcrogatory 20 the charac-
ter of the agent, his family and the dis
cipline OF the House. 18th, That
he is able TO work, and from the
information in possession OF the com
mittec can obtain work, but Will not, and
he is also u. 5. Pensioner. The com.
miltee also find that Mr.. STANLEY acted
in accordance with the ordinance and
rules governing the county Poor House.
Il was ordered that the clerk draft a
form of admission for the paupcrs to the
County Iniirmary embodyInS sundry
questions and requiring them 10 sign an
order to protect the county against fraud,
bv application from parties from other
States. The committee recommended
the payment Of bills amounting to
$l,OOS 81. The report was adopted.
The report of the committee on
Roads and Bridges WAS read and
adopted.
The report of the committee on Print
ing, recommending the payment "i GER
tain bills, was read and adopted.
POOR AGENTS REPORT.
The report of b. STANLEY, Poor Agent,
for the month of August, showed the
number of inmates to be 30; births 2;
deaths =; transient poor during the
month 81. The report for the month oil
SentemL,r showed the number OF in
mates to be II; males 3D. females lSi
colored /; birth, transient poor dur
ing the month 80.
The resignation of George Marshall,
constable OF Washington district, was
received and accepted.
The petition of ID. NJ. Thornburgh
and others was referred to the committee
on Roads and Bridges, with power to
act.
The petition of Richard Carter and
Others, to have two gates erected on the
road known as Wuddle', run road, on the
premises of W. j. Carter, was granted.
A lot of bills of justices and county
constabes, were referred to appropriate
committees.
COUNTY ENGINEER's REPORT
w. c. Smith, County Engineer, re-
ported rs follows on different work being
done in the county:
In reference To the work reported to be
complete on the Greggsville and P"to-
mac road. | find the first half mile east of
Clinton Downward " Wayt, contractors, J
to he deficient III width, the slopes and
cuttings were too Steep the road bed not
properly sounded; the masonry WAS com
posed of inferior stone, badly laid. Upon
the next section, one and half miles in
length, the snlne defects were found to
exist, except that the masonry was of u
better quality. In some cases the road
bed in this section mad not been brought
up 10 its proper grade by several feet,