The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-01-04

The Board Of mmissloEsrs helu
.pecial meeting al the Court House yes
.erday moraing. Present: Messrs. Bayha,
Whitman, Waddle, Ewing, Caldwell,
Klieves, Sheppard, Carnahan,
Reilly (President.)
COURT HOUSE AND JAIL.
The above committee reported that
they had agreed on placing larger
water pipe in the Court House BUILDING,
and concluded to have pinch pipe land
from the street into the building, ana
from the basement to the belfry, win
plug or hose attachments in basement,
lower hall, upper hall and attic near bel
fry, with all necessary arrangements Tor
quelling a fire, with 90 feet OF hose on
each floor, at an aggregate cost OF Sl4o.
Bills, $2l594. Report received and bills
ordered paid.
FINANCE AND ACCOUNTS.
This committee recommended that the
amount due on the final estimates OF the
masonry and excavation on the Fulton
bridge be paid, together with all claims
whatsoever against the county arising
frow said contracts. Also recommended
that the Clerk be instructed to settle with
certain road contractors, their contracts
being the River road, Fairmont road,
Woods Run and West Union and
Rone,'s Point roads. In the matter OF
the various applications for correction
oferroneous assessments, the committee
recommended that all such be referred TO
the Board of Equalization. The report
was adopted.
ROADS AND BRIDGES.
The committeelon Roads and Bridges
reported the examination of the various
road reports referred to them, and recon-
mended the payment of bills aggregating
1854 70 Adopted.
w. G. Smith, County Surveyor, sub
mitted tabular statement taken from
the final estimates Of broken stone placed
upon the county roads during the past
season. The paper was filed.
THE POOR.
Report of the Agent Of the Poor
House for the month Of December, 1870
improvements, $25.l9; expenditures,
$3.50. &c; number of inmates, 66; white
males, 80; do females, %; colored males,
/; do females, 8; white males under one
year OF age, 2; colored females under one
year of age, Il births, l colored female;
deaths. +. Leazure and j. Holmes, white
males; transient poor during the month
almiltei OF y prior the adoption OF
the ordinance, "a. Filed.
Report OF committee on Poor House
and Farm: Bills-for Poor House,
$3.50 &C; Poor House repairs, S26 -; CON
tin agent poor bills, SOL ~. Resolution
submitted: That hereafter any inmate OF
the county infirmary who shall have alb
seconded from said intirmary, shall upon
application for readmssion be referred to
the chairman of the standing committee,
and if in his judgment the person so
applying for readmission shall be gultty
of other violation of the rules of said IN
Urinary, he may call the committee On
Poor together and cause the applicant,
together with the agent OF the lntirmary,
to appear before the committee Tor
hearing, and in no case will the agent be
required to receive such an applicant,
onIy by authority of the chairman OF the
committee on Poor. Resolution adopt
ed and bills ordered paid.
The resignation of }. {. Miller, over
seer of the poor of Webster district, was
received and accepted.
Isaac L. Carpenter was appointed con-
stable of Washington district, to nil the
vacancy occasioned by the resignation OF
George Marshall.
PITTSBURGH, WHEELING AND KENTUCKY
RAILROAD.
The following communication was
read:
To the Beard Of Commissioners Of ohio
County:
Referring to the vote of your county,
authorizing the transfer Of the countys
stock in the p, w. u X. Railroad Co.,
the undersigned beg leave to say that
they. with their associates have entered
into an agreement for the purpose OF
completing said railroad; provided that
satisfactory arrangements can be made
for the transfer of the interest of Ohio and
Brooke counties in said railroad COM
pany.
We therefore have to request. if your
honorable body is disposed TO act on the
authority given you by said vote that
you will appoint committee to confer
with us in reference 10 said transfer aud
To enter into such arrangement IL may
be proper in relation Their to.
Respectfully,
&. ID. HUBBARD,
john MCLURE,
NJ. REILLY,
HENRY Il. LIST,
and their Associates.
In compliance with the above the
President appointed the following gen.
tlemen on the committee to confer with
the directors of the railroad: Messrs
Bayha, Scnultz, Ewing, Sheppard and
Caldwell.
RESOLUTIONS.
Rcsolred, That w. g. Smith, general
surveyor OF roads, be instructed to have
the bridge on the West Union Roney's
Point pike repaired. Adopted.
Resolred, That the surveyor of pre-
clint No. 8, Richland district be author
lied to hire labor TO repair the the road
in said precinct, the sum not to exceed
500 of the land levy of Richiand dis
trict. Adopted.
Resolred, That the toll be taken oil
such portions Of the W. W. l.. Il b. ROAD
as are not macadamlzed and that w. Z.
Smith, county engineer, report TO the
gate keeper of said roads this action OF
the Board, together with such portions OF
the roads as are liable for toll. Adopted.
Adjourned.