The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-01-04

Point roads. In the matter oil the varl'
GUS applications for q correction OF er-
roneous assessments, the committee re-
commended that all such be referred to
the Board Of Equalization. The report
was adopted.
ROADS AND BRIDGES.
The Committee on Roads and Bridges
reported the examination Of the various
road reports referred to them, and recon-
mended the payment Of bills aggregating
S054 70. Adopted.
W. c. Smith, County Surveyor, sub.
mitted tabular statement taken from
the final estimates Of broken stone placed
upon the county roads during the past
season. The paper was filed.
TIE rooR.
Report Of Agent OF the Poor House for
the month OF December, 1875: Improve.
ments, S96 10; expenditures, $3.50 GO;
number Of inmates, GO; white males, 80;
do females, %; colored males, |; do fe.
males, 3; white males under one year Of
age, 9; colored females under one year
Of age, /; births, l colQred female; deaths,
+. Leaznre and J. Holmes, white males;
transient poor during the month, admit
ted mostly prior to the adoption OF the
ordinance, 81. Filed.
Report OF Committee on Poor House
and Farm: Bills-for Poor House,
$500 &C; Poor House repairs, S2G 10; con.
tingent poor bills, sol %. Resolution
submitted: That hereafter any inmate
OF the county infrmary who shall have
absconded from said intirmary, shall upon
application Tor readmission be referred
to the chairman OF the standing commit
tee, and If in his judgment the person so
applying for readmission shall be guilty
OF other violation Of the rules Of said in
Urinary, he may call the Committee on
Poor together and cause the applicant,
together with the agent Of the iniirmary,
to appear before the committee for n
hearing, and in no case will the agent be
required to receive such an applicant,
only by authority Of the chairman Of the
Committee on Poor. Resolution adopt
cd and bills ordered paid.
WEEK OF PRAYER.-1n accordance
with the recommendation Of the Eyangel-
ical Alliance, the Protestant Churches all
over the country arc this week holding
union prayer meetings. The programme
for the week is announced asfOllows:
MOnday.-Thanksgiving and Confess
sion.-A retrospect Of the past year.
1'Hesddy.-Prayer for the Church OF
Christ.-For the members recently added
to the church; for the union Of true be-
LEVERS in fraternal fellowship and active
cooperation; for the removal Of error,
the Increase OF godliness, and clearer
testimony among believers to the doctrine
and power OF the gospel OF tho grace OF
God.
IWedncsday.-Prayers for Families
For goddess parents, for prodigal sons,
for children at school; for those entering
upon professional and commercial life;
for widows and orphans, for sons and
in foreign lands; and for all
who are mentally or otherwise afflicted.
Tiurslay-Prayers for Rulers, Magis-
trates and Statesmen.-For soldiers and
sailors, for National institutions, for phi
and charitable societies, for
prisoners and caplives, and for the perse-
cuted and oppressed.
Friday-Prayer for Christian Mis-
ior the conversion OF the
world.
iSaturlay.-Prayer for all Nations
For the maintenance OF peace; for the
cessation Of tumults, wars and civil
strife; and for the removal Of intemper-
ance, immortality and iniilclity from the
land. ....g
The resignation Of J. c. Miller, Over
seer Of the Poor Of Webster district, was
received and accepted.
Isaac I. Carpenter was appointed Con-
stable Of Washington district, TO fill the
vacancy occasioned by the resignation Of
George. Marshall.
WHEELING, PITTSBURGH & KENTUCKY
RAILROAD.
TO The Board Of Commissioners Of Ohio
County:
Referring 10 the vote Of your county,
the transfer Of the countys
stock in the 7. W. ok. Railroad Co., the
undersigned beg leave 10 say that they
with their associates have entered into
an agreement for the purpose Of compile
Ting said railroad, provided that satisfac-
tory arrangements can be made for the
transfer OF the interest Of Ohio and
Brooke counties in said railroad conf
pany.
We therefore have to request; il your
body is disposed TO act on the
authority givenEou by said vote, that you
will appoint committee to con fer with
US in reference to said transfer and to
enter into such arrangement rs may be
proper in relation thereto.
Respectfully.
c. D. HUBBARD,
JOHN Mcclure,
NJ. REILLY,
HENRY X. LIST,
And their Associates.