The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-04-04

BOARD OF CoxM1GroxHRs.-A stated
meeting Of the Board Of Commissioners
was held at the Court House yesterday
morning, President Reilly in the chair.
There were present Messrs. Reilly Schultz,
Sheppard, Caldwell, Whitman, Carnahan,
Bsyha and Waddle.
FINANCE AND ACCOUNTS.
The Committee on Finance and Ac-
counts submitted their report as follows :
In the matter Of sundry applications for
reduction OF assessments, also corrections
OF erroneous assessments, all were duly
examined, and the committee recon-.
mended the following: Henry Mertz,
double assessments, S44S. Crescent Iron
Works, referred on $22, 900, valuation be-
ing-county tax, SlS2; State tax, S44,
State school, 500. Upon the applications
OF Henry Dice, William Denniston, Max
we'll Est, Christ. Backer, Ludwig Felte
Eib, no reduction was granted. In the
matter OF the application Of sundry citi-
zens Of the village Of Leatherwood, asking
to be released from local school and road
tax, it was ordered that the same be re-
leased. The Clerk was ordered TO collect
from A. Roll, administrator, the interest
due from the estate OF August Roettger.
Bills were reported amounting to S2S4 Is,
which were ordered paid and the report
fled.
COURT HOUSE AND JAIL.
The Committee nm Court House and
Jail reported: The case Of Justice
O'Keefie was heard and dismissed.
Claims OF Drs. Allen and Jepson allowed.
The Committee asked the adoption OF the
following resolution:
Resolved, That hereafter all the JUS
tees OF the Peace within the city limits
will be required in all cases OF post NOR
TEN examinations and examinations OF
lunatics, TO notify the county physician,
as the ordinance requires, and the Clerk
is hereby ordered TO notify each Justice
Of the Peace Of the passage Of this order.
The Committee recommended that the
railing in the court room be repaired,
and reported monthly bills aggregating
$3.50 06.
The report was ordered filed, the reso-
luton adopted and the bills ordered
paid.
POOR HOUSE AND FARM.
This committee reported bills as fol.
lows: Poor House, $40 80; contingent
poor bills, 1888 o.; also the following
resolution:
Resol.ed, That on and after this date
all the offices Of 0yerseers Of the Poor
are hereby declared vacant throughout
Ohio county, and all duties Of said office
will be performed by the Commissioner
Of each district, in accordance with the
act Of the Legislature of West Virginia,
passed December 20, 1876, and continue
SO until otherwise provided by the Board
Of Commissioners.
Resolution adopted, and report ordered
filed.
REPORT OF POOR AGENT.
Expenditures, $4l0 so; number Of in.
mates, 70; white males, 45; do females,
20; colored males, |; do females, 4; births,
l white female; deaths, ] colored female.
Ordered filed.
ROADS AND BRIDGES.
This committee recommended that the
petition OF citizenso Richie district ask
ing permission TO make u sidewalk on the
Elm Grove and Wheeling Road, be granted
provided that in the construction OF said
sidewalk the common travel on the road
or the drainage is not interlered with.
Having examined the references Of the
various bidders referred in report Of
March 0, recommended the contracts to
be awarded as therein stated. All said
contractors having duly signed their con-
tracts, it is expected that work will com.
mence with the opening OF Spring. Ex.
amined the road through the property Of
August Hamburger, at Roney's Point,
and recommend that an entire new loca.
ton be surveyed, leaving the National
Road at the lines OF Seabright and
Blayney, and thence crossing the
creek TO the location OF the old
road. This would shorten the
distance more than one.half, and
prove n more economical route TO the
county. In the matter OF the petition Of
NJ. S. Connolly and others, asking for u
review oil the Old Ridge Road from its
intersection with the Bath Run Road to
the W. W. L. & B. Pike, the commit
tee found that nothing definite could be
done without survey, which they re-
commended TO be done at rs early day
Us possible. The usual monthly bills
were reported and ordered paid. The
recommendations Of the committee we're
adopted.
ASSESSED VALUE OF LAND.
The special committee who were ap-
pointed to petition the State Board Of
Equalization for reduction in tho as
sessed value OF land in Ohio county re-
ported that they petitioned for reduc-
tion OF thirty per cent. and obtained
reduction OF five per cent. The report
closes with the words, Comment is un-
necessary" Ordered filed.
oBsTRUcTING ". ". L. & d. TURNPIKE.
In compliance with II resolution OF
the Board TO report any Instructions to
the bitches Of the W. W. L. & B. Turn.
pike, the County Surveyor made the ex-
animation required and reported three ga
SEES Of interference, viz: John Woods, Miss
Adelaide Caldwell and Elisha Connolly.
The Clerk was ordered to notify each per.
son to comply with the law.
NECESSITY OF REPAIRING COUNTY ROADS.
County Surveyor Smith called the at
tention Of the Board to the necessity OF
some renairs TO the North Bridge abnt-
ment ut the mouth OF Frazier's Branch,
near the toll gate on the Fairmont pike,
He also suggested the protection OF the
W. W. L. & B. Turnpike, above the
bridge, near Woods old saw mill, where
the road has been much narrowed by the
incursions OF the river. Upon the same
road he recommended the construction OF
at least three additional culverts on what
is known as Campbelps Hill. The mat.