The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-08-08

BOARD OF CoMAIBsIoNKRs-A stated
meeting Of the Board Of Commissioners
was held Yesterday morning. Present :
Messrs. Reilly, Kleiyes, Caldwell, Bayha,
Sheppard, Ewing, Schultz, oArnanan,
Whitman, Waddle.
FINANCE AND ACCOUNTS.
The Committee on Finance and Ac.
counts reported that the estate Of 4. 8.
Brown, late Sheriff, by VIM. McPhail, re-
turned warrants paid amounting TO Sl0,-
l23 81, aud tho same being examined and
found correct, we're ordered placed to the
credit Of said Sheriff's estate, showing 4
balance to the county Of Sl5,51l &c.. In
view OF the requirements Of law, in cases
Of the settlements with Sheriff., the time
expires with August lst. Il Is there
fore
Ordered, That the Prosecuting Attor-
ney, E. G. Cracratt proceed At once asthe
law requires, 10 collect the amount due
Ohio county on account OF r.. s. Brown
(deceased), late Sheriff, and his securities.
In the matter Of bids for the work 70
be done on the Elm Grove and Wheeling
road, Mesars. Walton & McGoyetn being
the lowest bidders and agreeing TO com.
plete the work BY September 10, at (: earth
excavations, 10 6-l0 per cubic yard, solid
rock at SIC, lopse rock Sic, masonry (sec-
oud clasO Sc 30 per cubic yard; they are
hereby awarded said contract at their bid.
Bills aggregating S344 were submitted.
The resolution was laid on the table, after
which the. report was adopted and the
bills ordered paid.
JOINT COMMITTEE.
The joint committee on Finance and
Accounts and Roads and Bridges recon-
mended that 10 the matter OF granting Q
writ OF I'D quod damnum to sundry land
owners on a portion OF the G. G. & P.
road, that the Clerk summon the follow
ing land owners 10 appear before the
Board Aug. 10th and show cause il any
they can, why they will not accept the
damages awarded them by the Commit
tee on Roads and Bridges. Joseph Har-
yey, Junius A. Curtis, Samuel Dunlap,
Ruth o. Dunlap, A. o. Fowler (by VIM,
A. Dunlap, their attorney, Thos. Penn
berton, John K. Botsford, w. W. Dunlap
Mrs. Allen Darling, Jos. o. Curtis and
John Howard. Report adopted.
COURT HOUSE AND JAIL.
The Committee on Court House and
Jail reported bills aggregating SIS 95,
which were ordered paid. John B.
O'Neal, Constable for Union district
having failed to file his bond in accord
auee with the law, the committee recon.
mended that the office be declared vacant
THE WELSH REWARD. =
The special committee to whom was
referred the subject matter OF the reward
offered for the apprehension OF Thomas
Welsh, reported that II any reward be
legally payable to any one out of the
county treasury, il is due TO John Haley,
OF Benwood; but the majority OF the
committee were OF the opinion that
neither the Prosecuting Attorney nor
any Commissioner or Commissioners Of
Ohio county, without having first met
for, that purpose as body at the Court
House OF the county, according tC
law, have q legal right to Offer
rewards, or otherwise order the
peoples money to be paid out Of
the county treasury, upon any pretense
whatever; and should the Board have
met for the special purpose Of offering q
reward in the case referred to, or in any
other case, and made matter Of record
then even in that case the committee have
grave doubt as to the legality Of such
order, rs the committee can End no Law
authorizing the Board OF Commissioners
to offer such reward or rewards, but thai
it ia matter left entirely to the discre'
tion Of the State authority. The com
mittee therefore recommend that the
Commissioners determine the legality or
illegally OF the same. o..
Mr.. Bayha moved that the report be
received and filed. The, ayes and nay:
were called, with the following result:
AYEs-Bayha, Schultz, Whitham-3.
NAYs-Reilly, Sheppard, CANADIAN
Ewing, Kleives, Waddle, CALDWELL.
So the motion was lost.
Mr.. Ewing moved that the action o!
the Prosecuting Attorney in this case b
sustained. and that the reward be-paiC
Mr.. Haley. The motion was adopted BY
vote Of 9to !, Mr.. Schultz alone voting
against it.
Mr.. Schultz asked that the Clerk be in
structed to enter his protest against the
action OF the Board in thisc case.
Upon motion OF Mr.. Bayha, the chail
appointed committee OF three to draft
an ordinance TO provide for such cases il
the future as the one just disposed Of BY
the Board. Mcssrs. Bayha, Ewing ant
Sheppard were appointed on the commit
tee.
-: PooR HOUSE AND. FARM.
The Committee on Poor House ant
Farm recommended the usual MONTH,
bills, and a resolution instructing th'
clerk OF the Board to advertise that ther,
are number Of children at the poo
house male and female) that can b
bound out to responsible parties. Bill
ordered paid and resolution adopted.
iSDExrEo.
The special committee on indexing re
commended that the work be done "a petit
toned for, and that proper index booI
be made, and that the Board employ ,
suitable person to do the work. Repor
adopted. 'a
rooR AGENTS REPORT.
D. Stanley, Poor Agent, submitted bis