The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-03-07

confined in the lookup, and ieign sick
ness, must look to said authorities To-
help, such rs medical attendance ant
food, and in no case is the county liabl,
for their keeping.
RssOlred, That all persons having bill
against the contingent poor fund are re
quired TO have the same filed in the ofiic,
Of the Clerk Of the Board OF Commission
ers by the 25th Of each month.
The foregoing report was adopted, ant
the bills ordered paid.
POOR AGENTS REPORT.
Poor Agent Stanley reported n tota
number OF 20 inmates in the Poor House
White males, A; females, %; coloret
males, |; do. females, 8; births, coloret
female; deaths, white male infant. Thi
report was also adopted.
COURT HOUSE AND JAIL.
The committee reported that they hat
awarded the contract to furnish coal, etc.
to the county Jail for one year to II. Brad
ley Wheat, from April LIST, 1876, 10 Apri
LIST, 1877, at the following rates: Clear
coal, Sc per bushel; mixed, &c; nut, &c
double screened; and that; he had beer
directed to furnish the jail with nut Goa
until further notice. Bills aggregatinL
SlS4 o. were ordered paid. The reporI
was adopted.
CORRECTION OF ERRONEOUS ASSESSMENTS
The committee appointed to perform
the duties Of n Board OF Correction Of
Erroneous Assessments reported their
action upon q number OF applications
under their several complaints, the ma
jority Of applications being for reduc.
ton Of assessments, and the committee
not having the authority to make n gen.
eral equalization OF assessments for 1875.
from the fact that the State, by act OF the
Legislature, appointed a Board for that
purpose for the State, TO equalize the u.s.
sessments throughout the State OF lands
and town lots; hence the committee could
only act on such cases as are erroneous
such as are assessed with more property
than they own or double assessments, and
such as are assessed beyond like property
adjoining. A great many applications
for reduction OF assessments were each
and all rejected, for reasons already set
forth in the report.
The committee also held u joint session
with the Committee on Roads 10 consider
the sums TO be expended for roads this
year, deeming the best time to work roads
in the spring Of the year; and having a
balance in hand on some OF the roads,
they recommended that the following
sums be allowed to be expended on the
following roads for the year 1876: River
road, on hand 81, 600, ordered $1,000 ad.
ditionnl; G. C. & P. Road, LIST Div.
Woods RUM, from Peyton's bridge 10
the sum of $1,000, levy of 1876;
G. C. & P. Road, ID Div, from Clinton to
ellis, $500, levy Of 1876; FairmOnt
road, amount on hand, $3.50, ordered
81 600 additional OF levy Of 1876; West
Union & Roncy's Point Road. ordered
the sum OF $4,000, OF levy of 1876; W. W.
L. & Bethany Pike, LIST Div, $500, levy
1876; W. W. l.. & Bethany Pike,
ID Div, $4,000, levy 1876; Meeting House
Hill road, $500, levy 1876; Pogue's
Run rOad, $1,000, levy Of 1876
Fulton Bridge approaches, $1,000, levy
1876. being the sum ofSl4, 800 on levy Of
1876. W. C. Smith, engineer, reported
the Fulton bridge iron tests being made,
which showed that nearly all OF said iron
run over the approximate strength bid
for, excepting some Of the bottom cords,
which fell short. 1t was therefore order.
ed that the tests be continued on Said
cords, and il not fully up 10 the standard
that u corresponding reduction be made,
aud that the cost OF the test be charged 10
said Bridge Co. The report was adopted.
ROADS AND BRIDGES.
The Committee on Roads and Bridges
the bids for work on the va
rious roads, and recommended that the
work be awarded us follows: Pogue's
Run Road, grading, etc., to A. F.
Wilkie, at lSc per cubic yard; same,
Z. Bierwiler, So IS; river
road, macadamizing, +. S. McGovern
4 Co., 81 IA; Fairmont Pike, mac.
same, at same price; I'd Div.
". W. L. Il B. Pike, macadamizing, S.
Walton & Co., 81 u; w. W. & X. PIT.
road, macadamizing, S. +. McGovern &
Co., 81 II; Meeting House Hill road,
matchmaking, S. +. McGovern & Co., Sl4;
J. c. & p. Road, lat Div, .macadamizing,
J. Walton 4 CO.., 81 10; G. c. & P. Road,
ISt Div, grading, Thos. Curran, earth at
Zoe per cubic yard; G. C. & p. Road, I'd
Div, masonry, +. Bierwiler, ID class,
2 05; Fulton bridge approaches, Adolph
Yoke, earth, lSc. The above parties
ire required to sign their contracts, and
where they are not known to the com-
nittee to produce the proper references
within Ten days.
PETITIONS.
Petition of citizens of fulton, praying
or the opening Of Marshall street, from
Centre street TO the National Road, was
granted.
Petition Of the citizens Of Liberty dis.
riot, for II review OF the road known as
he Ridge road, from its intersection
With Battle Run road TO the W. w. L. &
3. Pike, near the Mitchell barn, was refer.
ed to the Committee on Roads and
Bridges for report.
The resignation of James Creighton, as
surveyor OF Roads in precinct No. 3, Tria.
lelphia district, was read and accepted.
Bill Of John q. Faris, late County Su-
Of free schools, for services
amounting TO Sl59, was order
d certified to the State Superintendent Of
Schools.
The resignation OF Thomas Harris, as
Justice Of the Peace in Richie district,
vas read and accepted.
The bill OF DR.. S. L. Jepson, S25, for
folding a post norton upon one Salle
Zones at the Wheeling Hospital, was re.
erred 10 the Committee on Poor.
REVOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Schultz: That the President ap.
,oint special committee consisting Of
hree members from the Board OF Com.
and the city and country dis.
riot assessors, to meet the State Board Of
with view 10 reduce the
Issessed valuation on real estate situate
n Ohio county. Adopted.
Messrs. Schultz, Ewing and Whitman
'ere appointed upon this committee.
Mr.. Schultz: That Esq. Dennis " Keefie,
ustice Of the Peace Of Clay district, be
to meet with the Committee on
,Ourt House and Jail to give informa.
ion in the cases Of State VS.. Foley a.
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