The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-04-30
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS.
Satisfactory Adjustment of the b. &
d, r. r. Difficulty.


.. Il. r.. Did1euity.
TIE Finance Committee Of the Bosrd
of Commissioners al Ohio couoty net IN
special session Saturday, to take further
action In the mstIer OF adjusting the pres
ent assessment on the property OF the
Baltimore and Ohio road, and to settle
the question of back taxes due the county
by the road.
There were present at the meeting
Messrs Bay hs, Speidei, Myles snd Ewing
Of the Finance Committee, hessfs, w.
P. Hubbard end Geo y Davenport, at
torneys for the Bosrd, and Vice Pref.
dent Keyaer of me Baltimore and Ohio
road.
The following report OF the Finance
Com mt;ee, and the resolutions contained
therein, were accepted by Mr.. Keyser in
behalf of the Baltimore and Ohio road,
which sllsys all trouble existing at pres
ant between the county and railroad
company:
| REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
WHEELING, April p.
| To tn. Hun. President and Board IF Com
| misstDnerS:
GENTLEMEN: - Your Committee on
Finance and Accounts having had under
consideration for some time the various
subjects of controversy between OnIo
county and the B. & D. railroad com
pany, relating to suit pending in the
| u. S. Courts, transmitted by the first
Bosrd of Commissioners In January,
1875. and continued since that date 70
recover certain back taxes due and up
paid from 1869 to 1875, recommend the
adoption of the folio wing resolutions:
Resoiued, That the Board are willing
to accept the proposition OF the b. " u
railroad company, understanding sub
stantially rs follows: namely, that the
said railroad company pay the sum OF
$1,000 at once, in iuil, OF back taxes, from
1869 to 1865, inclusive, and the cost o.
all suits pending IN the U. ) Courts and
Circuit Courts; and for the year OF 1876
they to pay taxes upon basis OF
Sl25, 600 valuation, the said valuation
To 30 the basis of taxstiJ IN for the future
upon the property now owned and usec
tor railroad purposes by the company
This arrangement TO extend only 10 the
main stem OF the Baltimore and OhlC
Railroad, and not TO effect the property
formerly known as the Hempfeld Rail
road, or the rolling stock used or TO bI
used thereon.
escLued That the President of thu
Board be authorized to execute on IT
behalf contract substantially on the
foregoing terms, after the same shall have
been approved by the attorneys o! the
Board. Respectfully,
J. NJ. EWING, Chairman.
RESOLUTIONS.
In addition to the above, the commit
tee adopted the following resolutions, al
ter which it sojourned:
Resolved, That the attorneys of th'
Board pay the proceeds OF the taxes 0
1876 to George K. Tingc, sheriff o
OHIO county.
Resolvsd, That the said attorneys pa,
the proceeds of the amount received II
the settlement of the taxes tor 1869 t.
1875 inclusive, to George K. Jingle
sheriff; no sheriff-s commission 10 be nj
lowed thereon prior to 1856. Mr.. Tin
glo bel present assented to this ar
rangement
Rcsolved, That the clerk OF the BotrC
of Commissioners appOrllon the ne
amount which shall remain in the hand
OF the sheriff, after the deduction of al
commissions, between the county aHt
school district of The CITY % Nhe"ln
PsS,IrgH That tho attorney, Dy Ala, "
ed rs full compensation, l24 per cen: OF
the amount collected from the 7. w. !
b. X. r Company and the $50 Ocolle:t
ed for taxes from 1869 to 1875 from In
b. Il o. r. r. Company, and the amour
dsbursed for copies Of papers.