The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-12-05

Board met IN regular session Al their
rooms, Court House building, yesterday
morning. Absent at roll call, Messrs.
Waddie ard Bayha.
The minutes OF the last meeting were
read, and there being no objection,
signed.
The following reports were then SUBJ
United 10 the Board and disposed of
The report of the Committee on Poor
House and Farm, recommending that
Poor House bills ard contingent poor
bills to the amount of S827.0l be paid,
and that the chairman OF the committee
visit the Wheeling Hospital, and cause
all inmates on account OF Ohio county,
that are in proper condition, to be dis
charged therefrom.
Adopted.
The Committee On Finance and Ac-
counts reported in favor OF granting the
prayers of the following petitioners for
erroneous assessment of taxes: Mrs. L.
Bradley, Michael Grub, Wheeling
Window Glass Factory, 4. NJ. Miller,
James Durkin, F. P. Wiggerter; Percy
Peirson Est, Samuel q. Degrsmo; and
rejected the petitions of VIM. Reilly,
David Evans, II. A. Albught, w. r.
Adams, J. V. Coe and others. The re-
port also rejected a number of claims
prior to 1875, and ordered the Prose
cutting Attorney to draw up bond IN
favor of the late r. S. Browns securities
end against SAID Browns estate, to in
demnify such sureties against loss.
Adopted.
The report Of the COMMITTEE on Court
House and Jail recommended the pay
ment of hills to The amount of S63.6o,
and ordered that the committee visit the
county jail in body on December list
to inspect its condition, &c.
Adopted.
The report of the committee on Roads
and Bridges showed n deficit in precincts
Nos. 4 and ) of 5000, and ordered the
payment of bills to the amount OF
1928 G2l.
Adopted.
The report of the Agent of the Poor
House for the month of November,
showed the expenses of that institution
for the month to have been S45l. 79.
Total number Of inmates, 69i white
males. So; females, 2G; colored males /.
Under one year of aye, white males, 81
females. |. Under ten wears OF age,
white males, ..
Report ordered filed.
A communication IRON w. {. Smith
setting forth that since his last report but
little work had been done on the roads
OF the county; that the masonry OF the
bridge at MCCrum's on the w. w. " L.
b. turnpike had been completed so as 70
receive the supersLracture; that the
Grading of Payne's run WAS the only
worl, OF the kind now in progress III
the county, and that owing to the slow
progress made in the last two months in
mscadamizing different roads, the whole
force employed by the county had been
placed on the first division of the u. Z.
Il z. the Roney's Point and Haneytown
and Fairmont roads, leaving the river
road and the second division OF the w.
W. l.. u B. pike to be completed by the
contractors.
Ordered filed.
Numerous petitions of various natures
were submitted and referred to the proper
committees.
The petition of Michael Edwards, ask
ing that the Board of Commissioners at
LhoriZe the Clerk TO issue certified copy
of the order of the Board to the Governor
of the State, to furnish the county with a
new set of test scales and weights, was
granted.
The petition of Christian Wagner,
asking that he be released rs security on
the bond of VIM. j. Forsyth, Constable
of Union district, was granted.
The following resolutions were then
submitted and disposed of:
Re,olred, That John McCrum be re-
funded $3.50 tax for non-pertormance of
labor on the W., W. l. u B. pike, as ne
is over the age required By law.
Referred TO the Committee on Finance.
Resolrsd, That the sum of $l2.l4 be,
and the same Is hereby, appropriated out
of the contingent poor fund for the relief
of Frederick Ali and John L. Wolf,
being the amount of State tax due
from them.
Adopted.
ReSoired, That d. Nj. Maxwell be
allowed his per diem rs road surveyor Of
Richie district in his settlement, and the
same be paid by an order on the Sheriff.
Adopted,
RcS6lred, That Michael Miller be
paid the sum of 81, as damages to his corn
field by reason of Insufficient fencing
along the line of the Elm Grove and
Wheeling road.
Adopted.
The bills of the Standard printing
Company and Andrew Wilson were or
dered paid, and bill of Hanes, Wilson "
Co. was referred to the Committee on
Court House and Jail.
The Bonds of RAJ pin Ankle, assessor,
Samuel II. Smith, Jacob 5. Hull, VIM.
Ii. Combs. John \. Hurt, John NJ.
lIaseman, John Finnegan aid John j,
Cooper, Constables, were approved.
Bosrd adjourned till the 18th inst.