The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-08-08
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS.

RE.INDEXIEG THE RECORDS.
The special committee appointe to
inquire into'the propriety OF re indeAing
the records of the county, on the petition
of the members of the Bar, recommended
the grating of the petition, and that a
suitable person be employed by the
Board to perform the work Adopted.
The report of the committee on Poor
House and Farm, recommending the
payment of bills amounting to $4l6.l7,
was received. The report was adopted
and the pills ordered paid
The Joint committee on Finance and
Roads and Bridges, reported IN the mat
ter of granting writ Of dd q,lod danunln'
to sundry land owners, on petition ofthe
G. G. il z. Road, that it was better to
give al Interested parties hearing at
meeting on August 10th, fer that special
purpose, and the clerk notify the parties
interested. Adopted.
FINANCE AND ACCOUNTS.
The committee on Finance and Ac
counts reported that the estate OF K S.
Brown, late Sheriff, by William McPhail,
returned warrants paid amounting to
$ll,l23S4, the same being examined and
found correct, was placed to the credit of
said Sheritfs, &c, showing balance due
to the county Of 1851 SO, and in view OF
the requirements of the law in cases Of
settlements with Sherifs, expires August
l. In view of this fact, the committee
offered the following resolution:
Pesolced, That the Prosecuting At
torney, Z. G. Cracratt, proceed at
once, as the law requires, 10 col.
lect the amount due OHIO county on
accounts of II. S. Brown. (deceased) late
sheriff. and his securities.
In the matter of bids for the work 10
be done on the Elm Grove and Wheel.
ing road, Messrs. Walton " McGloven
being the lowest, they were awarded the
contract. Their bid was: For earth
excavation, l3 Clio cts. per cubic yard;
solid rock, 81 cts (; loose rock, "a cts;
masonry second class, 2 69-lOO cts.
per cubic yard. The work
is to be completed by the 10th OF Septem-
Der. Bills amounting to 1914 was re-
commended to be paid.
The report of the committee, with the
exception of proceeding against Sheriff
Browns securities, was adopted. The
late Sheriff Browns securities were given
another months time.
POOR AGENTS REPORT.
The report OF Poor Agent Stanley for
the month of July, shows the
total number of inmates, sixty-eight;
white males, Al; white females, 29
colored, 4; under one year of age, a;
births, l; deaths, /. The report was re-
Cured and filed.
The committee on Court House and
Jail recommended the payment Of bills
amounting to Sll595. The report was
adopted and bills ordered paid.
THE WELSH REWARD.
The special committee appointed to in
oure into who wa entitled to the
Welsh reward reported as follows:
Your special committee to whom was
referred the subject matter of the reward
offered for the apprehension of Thomas
Welsh, after an examination OF the case
for several days, would respectfully re-
port as follows: That if any reward be
legally payable to any one out of the
county treasury, it is due to Esq. John
Haley, of Ben wood; but the majority Of
your committee would most respectfully
suggest that in their opinion neither the
prosecuting attorney or any commission
or. or commissioners, of Ohio county,
without having first met for that purpose
as body, at the Court House OF the
county, according to law, have no legal
right to offer rewards or otherwise order
the peoples money to be paid out Of the
county treasury, upon anypretense what
ever. and should the Board of Commits
sloners have met for the special purpose
of Offering n reward in the case referred
to, or any other case, and made a matter
of record, then even in that case your
committee have grave doubt as to the
legality of such order, as your commit
tee cannot find any law authorizing the
Board of Commissioners to offer such re-
ward, or rewards, but that it is a matter
LETT entirely to the discretion of the State
authority. Your committee would fur
Their say that to establish such prscedent
would be most injudi"ious, and detrlmen.
tai to the interest of Ohio county. We
would, therefore, recommend that you, as
commissioners, acting for the best inter.
est of your county, shall determine the
Legality or ilcgahty of the same, and
make such order in regard thereto rs may
seem to you meet.
Respectfully submitted,
John w. SCnULTZ,
JOHN BAYHA.
Wheeling, august :, 1876.
After reading the report the Prescott.