The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-07-08
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS.

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A called meeting of the Board Of Com
missioners OF Ohio county, was held yes
terday morning, President Reilly in the
chair.
Present:-Messrs. Bayha, Carnahan,
Caldwell, Ewing, Klevis, Reilly, Shep-
pard, Schultz, Waddle and Whitman.
The minutes of the last meeting was
read and adproyel.
The report of the committee on Poor
House and Farm, recommending the
payment of bills amounting to $Gi3 IA,
was read and adopted.
POOR AGENT $ REPORT.
The report Of b. STANLEY, agent OF the
Poor House was received and filed. 1t
| showed the number of inmates during
the month of June to be fifty males,
%; females, "a; colored, |; under one
year of age, 2; transient poor fed during
the month, Al.
THE PENINSULA BRIDGE.
The report of the special committee
on Peninsula bridge was rs follows:
Your special committee have, during
the interval discharged the duty assign
ed them in the matter of the estimates
and location of the Peninsula bridge con-
Meeting the same with the National road
at, or nearithe town OF Fulton. We sub
init the report of w. g Smith, engineer,
and also the project and plan of said
! bridge. The estimates show that the
bridge can be built within the levy, be-
ing a twenty foot road way; and also
| showing the difference in costs of con-
struction and location either
ut Fulton or Berry streets. Your
committee, with the engineer, find It II
difficult matter TO decide rs to the posi-
! ton of the location from the fact that the
soundings at those points are as yet IN
complete; yet from the knowledge al
ready in possession of your committee,
and the report of Mr.. Smith, We think
the Fulton street location the best; there
! fore.
Recommended, That the location of
said bridge be ut Fulton street; provided
| that the increased cost of construction
ut this point does not exceed the estimate.
Also ask the adoption of the following
resolution;
RcSolued, That the Clerk be and is
hereby ordered to advertise for propo-
sails for the superstructurc, mason
nv, excavation, fills, &c, of PENN
suia bridge, until Wednesday DIST
inst, to close at o'clock P. NJ, of said
day, in accordance with the specifications
furnished by the engineer; the Board re-
serving the right TO Get any or all bids
[Signcdl JoHNBAYHA,
w. III. WADDLE,
j. B.SHEPPARD.
| Mr.. Schultz offered the following.
Resolved, That the report of the special
committee in relation to the Peninsula
bridge be indefinitely postponed and the
project abandoned.
The resolution did not receive second,
whercupon Mr.. Schultz called Tor the
ayes and nays, which resulted in the re-
port of the committee being adopted by
the following vote
Ayes-Buyha, Caldwell, Carnahan,
Ewing, Klevis, Kelley, Sheppard, Wad-
die and Whitman.
Nays-Schultz.
ROADS AND BRIDGES.
The Joint committees on Finance and
Accounts and Roads and Bridges, held
II meeting for the purpose of proper
distribution Of the road fund in each dis
trict, and the following estimates were
agreed upon, these roads berg all out
side of the city limits:
! For the river road the sum Of..."......s 5000
! " Woods Run road ...........:.............. 2LO
" Meeting House Hin road ............ 100
" w. w. Liberty and Il. road from
! Clinton to West Liberty .................. ZOO
! For w. W. Liberty and b., lst div. loo
mac ,.., $500
fIi !" eSs ~ 25OO
For Fairmont Pike..................... SO
" Middle Wheeling Creek bridge. l,20)
! General road purposes......." 80
Total levy. $4,000
Ordered, That the above apportion-
| ment be confirmed and the clerk ordered
to credit each road with its respective
amount.
The following is the amount of work
to be done on the several roads men
toned:
River road, about.............l,5 800 cubic yds.
W. W. l.. & b. pike, LIST div, coo
West onion and Roney'S
Point road. ..........................2,OJO
Fairmont w
Total about 800 cubic yds.
of macadamiZing.
Ordered, That the Clerk advertise for
proposals for the above work on SAID
roads and bridge, said bids to close July
Sd at 4 o'clock +. NJ. The Board RS
serves the right to reject any or all bids.
The above action of the joint commit
tee was confirmed by the Board.
The petition of John {. Henry, A. Ii.
Patterson and others for an outlet across
the Elm Grove bridge, was referred TO
the committee on Roads and Bridges.
The petition Of Il large number OF CIT
zen, Of Ohio county, in regard to adopt
ing some system for the Improvement
of roads in the county, was referred to
the Joint comrnitte on Finance and Roads.
The petition of Cornelius Dorsey, for
a road from Dallas, and Big Wheeling
creek. to the clay road, was confirmed by
the road surveyor.
The clerk read an opinion from +. q.
Cracraft, ESQ, with reference to the Mt.
De Chantal property, in which that gen
| tlemau was of the opinion that the above
property was not subject to taxation.
Mr. Schultz offered resolution post
poning the building Of the Peninsula
bridge for one year, but as it was not
seconded, the board took no action on the
1 resolution.
I On motion of Mr.. Ewing, the matter in
regard TO missing docket OF one Of the
deceased justices of Webster district, the
prosecuting attorney Wa, Instructed to
enquire into the subject, and get the
docket il possible.
Mr. Schultz offered the following res
olution:
Resolved, That the sum of $1,000 be
appropriated for repairs OF the road lead
ing from the FaIrmont pike to Wheel