The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-12-04

BOARD OF Con- tieotoaEIH The Board
oil Commissioners met 10 regular Reeaion
yesterday morning, all the membets be.
ing present except Mr.. john Handlan,
COMMITTEE RRroRrs,
FTaano aad Aeeouan-oving to the
long and tedious examighilonsot the va.
rlous petitions made BY sundTy banks Of
the city and county, the committee no.
ported that they were unable 10 make q
report n TO their status, regarding their
assessments. The case Il Just closed BY
argument Of counsel pro and con, and Il
becomes necessary to refer all petitions
to future meeting and The report Of the
committee on their finding a. to the re.
suits Of the examination during the past
ten days. Owing TO the above business,
the committee asked lurtlleI time TO com.
plete their report on the House Of Cor.
rectlon. They also asked that the books
and accounts Of the Clerk and Sheriff on
account Of the levy Of 1876 be examined
by them, Tor report January 9TH, 1873,
and recommended the payment Of bills
aggregating $4O303. The several recom'
mendatlons contained In the report were
adopted,
C6urt House and Jail -Recommended
the payment oil bills aggreglting 500 ~,
which was so ordered.
The committee reported that Tan ex.
animation Of the fail was had, and we feel
that for the sake Of humanity something
ought 70 be done with extreme cases Of
lunacy. As We are informed that there
Ia room at Weston for such, we would
recommend that the Sheriff write at once
aud II possible have the extreme cases in
his charge removed"
The recommendations Of the committee
were adopted.
Poor HOuGe and Fpn Recommending
the payment Of bills "a follows: Poor
House, $42S so; Poor House Improve
ments, 50 80; Contingent Poor Fund
1902 %. Ordered paid.
Report Of Agent Of the Poor for month
Of November: Number Of inmates 75i
white males 48, do females 20, Colored
males 2, do iemalesO; no births; deaths
Terry Bradley and ThOs. o DonnelI, white
males; transient poor GO.
RRPoRr OF SUPERINTENDENT OF ROADS,
Mr.. W. G. Smith, the County superin.
tendent Of Roads, reported the work upon
the roads and bridges Of the county "a
suspended for the season, with the excep'
ton Of the change Of location upon the
River Road, at Lyle's and McCord's
which is under contract aud Is now pro-
greSsing,
All the work awarded at The letting oil
last spring has been conn leted, in a gen.
orally satisfactory manner, and, in all
cases, within the amount appropriated.
The system Of letting the comfy work
to local contractors, in limited amount to
each, has operated well, and in my opin,
ion commends itself to the favorable con.
alteration Of the Commissioners at future
lettings.
The character and amount Of work
done, under my direction, dnring the sea
son, may be summarized as folloWs: 47d
yards culvert and bridge masonry, 3s:
cubic yards rip.rap, 6,l59 cubic yards oil
macadamizing equal TO about s miles o.
road covered with \ double string),
mile Of new road Battle Rum built,
miles Of road thoroughly repaired, o.
which was relocated and rebuilt, Is
lineal feet Br. sup'n laid, $3.50 paid fol
land damages and 25 box cul7erts oil
plank put in.
The report was received and filed.
The Committee on Roads and Bridge
reported that in company with superin
tendent Smith they made survey as or.
dered Of 4 proposed road through thI
lands OF VIM. Yates heirs and Byers 7
Yates, and would ask time in the matter
OF recommending final location. They
also recommended the payment OF bill
aggregatinR $2l0 96. Report adopted.
The settlement OF the Independent
School District Of the city Of Wheeling
with Geo. @. Black, Collector, was order
cred placed on the records.
An order passed by the Board Of Di
rectOrs Of the Wheeling Iron and Mai
Works, granting 10 Ohio County the nsl
Of sufficient ground on which to buiit
a toll house, until such time as the Com
pany may need the same for operating
their furnace, or for other purposes, wa
read, and referred 10 the Finance Com
mittee, with power 10 act.
The petition Of Lewis & Woodmansee
for rebate Of taxes, or correction Of as
sessment for the year 1877, on what wa
known a. the Grant House and its furni
turo, was referred 10 the Finance Com
mittee.
The petition OF A. II. Patterson and
others, for damages resulting from q
change in the location Of shephard's lane
was referred to the Committee on Roads
and Bridges.
Several unimportant bills were re-
ferred to appropriate committees.
The resignation Of James McConn as
Surveyor Of Precinct No. !, Triadelphiu
district, was accepted.
The Finance Committee were author.
lied to cause publication to be made-in
such manner as they may deem best-oi
an accurate list ofaIl personallproperty re
turned to the Assessors for taxation, for
the year 1877.
The Board then adjourned.