The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-12-04
noARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Yesterday Meettng-Roufino nus"
ness Transacted.

ness Transacted.
The Board met in regular monsuiy
session Yesterday all the members P'es
snt e1cep. Mr.. Handlsn' ,.srs
read, and, there being no e1ceP''on''
were adopted.
TEE couNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF ROADS
renorted that work on the roads ana
bridges in the county had been susPenuse
cd tor the season, with the exception Vi
the change OF location on the hl'er
road. at Lyle's and McCord's' Wnlch i1
under contract, and progressingi that OH
the work awarded by contract las. splips
had been completed in salisiaoHois
manner. within the amount spProplN-
ted. that the system Of letting the couh,
~ work to local contractors, IN nhiteG
amounts to each, has operated wen, o."
commepds itself to the taVoiaoie con'
Grafton of the commissioners IN lutufe
Iettinos. that tho character OF work oone
dnr;ng the season was IS follows: 40
cuh;c yards of culvert and bridge ma
sonry. S32 cubic yards OF rip,iap'
5l59 cubic yards, or aoous
Ave- miles of mscsdsmizing; l mile OF
new road built; 9 miles OF road thorough
" repaired, OF which one-lourtn was ie-
located and rebuilt; IS feet OF oridge su :
nerstructure rtlsid; Sl5O PAID l9r ianu
damages. and 20 box cuiverts, Oh pam
put in. Report filed.
POOR AGENT STANLEY
renorted the expenditures OF the poor
esrm for the month at $4285O. Total
nm her of inmates IS. OF which 40 are
white males, % white females, z co!orep
males Tho deaths during the mohIh
wers two in number-Ferry Bradley AM
Thomas ODonnell. Transient poor a.
mitted during the month, co. no Con.
tingent fund OF the iarin Is reporter d.
1902 20.
rgv Committee ON FINANCE AND &C
COUNTS
reported that owing to the long ana
tedious examin ations of the various Pc
titions made by sundry banks or the city
and county, they were unable % yet 10
report as 10 their stats regarding their
assessments, but would do so at future
meeting OF the Board. The COM
mit:ee also asked further time
to report on the proposed house o? cor.
rection; recommended the payment OF
bills amounting to $1,000, and submit
ted a resolution to the effect that the
books and accounts OF the Clerk snd
Sheriff, on account OF the levy of 1876,
be examined by the committee for report
January s, 1878, their statement to be
prl, ted as usual SO soon rs such exam
nation shall be perfected. Report
adopted.
JAIL
recommended the payment OF bills
amounting to S709.72, and ordered that
the clerk draft an ordinance defining the
duties of the janitor, and that the same
be printed 10 card form, as rules govern
ing him. The committee also reported
that 1t had examined the Jail, and that
Tor the sake of humanity something
| should be done for the ameliOratiOn o.!
extreme cases of lunscy, and II pcsslbie,
secure their sdmittanco to the Asylum at
Weston. Report adopted.
THE COMMITTEES ON ROADS AND BRIDG Es
reported that, in company with the
County Surveyor, they made survey
| as ordered, of the proposed road through
the lands of tho VIM. Yates heirs, and
Byers l.. Yates, and asked further time
before recommending u final location.
Also recommended the payment Of bills
amounting to s2l0.96. Report adopted.
MISCELLANEOUS.
An agreement between Michael Helis-
| tcin and the county, wherein the former
purchased the present toll house on the
| Fairmont road, WIS ordered filed.
The petition of Messrs. Lewis ~ Wood
mansee, Tor the rebate OF taxes on the
Grant House ard furniture, the same
having been destroyed by fire, was re-
ferred to the Finance committee.
The petition CT A. ii. Patterson and
others in regard to the location of the
Sheppard's or Conger's lane road, was
referred to the Committee on Roads and
Bridges.
The statement of Geo. Q. Black, of his
settlement with the Board Of Education
| of the taxes collected by him for the in
| dependent school district of the city OF
Wheeling, was received and placed on
record.
The petition Of the Wheeling Iron
and Nail Company, asking that they be
allowed TO build g tramwsy along the
county read from their works TO their
upper coal property, and operate the
same free Of toll, on condition that they
lease free OF charge to the county suti-
Gent ground for q toll house, was referred
to the Finance Committee with power to
act.
A number of petitions for the correc-
ton of assessments were referred TO the
Finance Committee.
The petitions of Justices Toiver and
Bulger were referred TO the Committee
on Court House and Jail.
The resignation of James McConn as
surveyor of precinct No. l, Triadelphia
district, was accepted.
RESOLUTION.
The following resolution was submitted
and adopted
Resoiucd, That the Finance committee
be authorized to cause publication to be
maize in such manner as they may deem
best, of an accurate list o! al person al
property returned to the assessors for
taxation for the year 1877.
The Board then adjourned.
Personalities.
Rev. \. s. DeHsss. late Consul at Jeru-