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


county met at their room iu the Court
House yesterday morning at 1O3 o'clock.
Prssent-Messrs. Reilly (Presldent),
Bayha, Carnahan, Ewing, Caldwell,
Shepherd, Schultz, Waddell and Whit
ham
The minutes of the last meeting we're
read and approved.
The report Of the committee on Poor
House and Jail was read and adopted,
and bills ordered paid.
The committee On Finance and Ac-
counts reported, recommending that
bills to the amount of $284.75 be paid.
Adopted.
The committee on Court House and
Jail reported resolution. that hereafter
all justices of the peace, in cases of post
morton and lunacy examinations, shall
notify the county physician, and recon-.
mended the payment of certain bills.
Adopted.
The committee on Roads and Bridges
reported in favor Of granting a petition
for side walk on the Elm Grove and
Wheeling road, provided travel and
drainage be not ipterfered with, and re.
commencing that the contracts mention
ed in the report of March 9th be awarded,
and that an entire new location be sur
veyed at Roney's Point, leaving the
National road ut the line of Seabright
and Blayney, and thence crossing the
creek to the location Of the old road.
Adopted.
TIE special committee appointed to
petition the Board of Equalization for q
reduction in the assessment of lands'in
this county, reported as follows:
"Your special committee, who were ap-
pointed TO petition the State Board Of
Equalization for reduction in the
assessed value of land in Ohio county
would most respectfully report that they
petitioncd fer reduction of 30 per cent
and obtained reduction Of per cent
Comment is unnecessary"
VIC. Smith reported, calling atten.
ton to the North Bridge abutment, at
the mouth of Frazier's Branch, near the
toll gate on the Fairmont pike, and sug'
costing that that abutment, which is in
danger of being undermined, could be
made safe by an expenditure of $50. He
suggested the protection of the Wheeling
West Liberty and Bethany turnpike
above the bridge near Woods old saw
mill, where it has been narrowed by the
incursion Of the run, the cost not to
exceed $3.50. He recommended the
construction of at least three addtiona
culverts on "Campbells hill" to cost
about $500. He reported that the pro-
lection at "Crum's Bridge" was COM
pleted, and the north abutment of Middle
Wheeling creek bridge, on the Roney''
Point and Haneytown road, well under
way. He was ordered to repair the abut-
ment on the Fairmont road. The rest OF
his report was referred to the committee
on Roads and Bridges.
A communication from the Board OF
Public Work., asking to have the Full
ton Peninsula bridge turned over to
them so that the National road might be
made to cross it, was read.
On this subject there was considerable
debate both pro and con, alter which the
Board adjourned until the afternoon ses-
sion.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Board re-assembled at = P. NJ, all
the members being present.
The bond of John Z. Cooper, consts'
bic Of Webster district, was received and
| filed.
The resignation of A. j. Adams, rs
constable o. Union district, was accepted
b. J. o Neal was appointed constable to
fill the vacancy.
The petition of the citizens of Liberty
district, for $500 for the repair of Battle
Run road, was referred TO the committee
oniRoads and Bridges.
The petition of r. B Sherrard was re-
| ferred to the committee on Roads and
Bridges.
The petition of Thomas Curran was re-
ferred to the committee on Roads and
Bridges.
The bill of DIR. Gallager for post NOR
tenn examination on the body of Pat
Quinlan, was referred to the committee
on Court House and Jail. The bill of
the Wheeling Hospital, in relation to the
same matter, took the same course.
RAILROAD TAX.
The following communications were
received and read:
STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA,
AUDITORS OFFICE,
WHEELING, March lS, 1876. J
1t 10 here certified that the amount of
taxes and levies stated herein as assessed
against the Pittsburgh, Wheeling and
Baltimore Railroad Company for
county purposes for the year 1875, and
paid into the treasury OF the State