The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-08-06

HE WHEELING Uk
BOARD OF coMMsa1osKRs.-The Board
Of Commissioners met Yesterday morning
At 10 o'clock, al the Court House, In reg,
ulAr sesaion. All the members were
present ,y -sr5
Al. Clarke, E.q, presented the psh-
ton Of Geo. r. c. Allen, Of Bridgeport,
Ohio, for an attorneys certificate, which,
on motion Of Mr.. Ewing, was granted.
On motion Of Mr.. Ewing, the reading oil
the minutes was dispensed with.
COMMITTEE REPoRIa.
Reports Of committees being in order,
the following we're read: 's7' .'.g
Finance and AeeouHts-R Recommended
the following: That John d. Bradegin
be refunded county tar on 4 valuation
Of $500 In Webster district; that John E.
Clator be refunded on 500 personally for
1876 In Clay district; that Samuel Sims
be refunded on $40 personally in Liberty
district, 1877; that o. q. Schreiner b.
refunded capitalion for 1873, in Webster
district; that Geo. Myers be refunded cap.
itauon for 1877, in Centre district; that
Vim. Armstrong & Co. be refunded on
$3.50 personally for 1877, Madison dis
trict; that John A. Armstrong be refund.
ed on piece OF ground in RichlAnd dis.
triet, for 1861; that E. 8. Kennedy be
refunded on lot No. !. Richie district
1871; that John g. Hoffman be refunded
Tor 1877 on S20,666 personally 10 Web
s,er district; that VIM. Kryter be refund.
ed on $500 valuation in Clay district.
The petitions Of the Belmont Nail Works,
the Wheeling Wagon 4 Carriage Comps.
ny, and John Roemer were referred for
further hearing. Bills reported BY Com.
mit,ee, 1882 rs. Report adopted and bills
ordered paid.
Supplementary Report Of Finance Com
mittee The committee, having before
them the returns OF the Auditor OF State
on the railroad assessments for 1873,
fround them very much reduced, and
made the following superintendent Tor
Pittsburgh, Wheeling & Baltimore, as
certified, Sal 900, distributed as follows:
Union ~ ~
ClGy IVY IVY
Madison wv
ro,,, 70, city tI.trie,. .............: 81 90
T;d.aspAi, S SS
Total for country d1tretG.. 900
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is en-.
tirely in the city district, and is certified
at valuation Of SlS6,2S6 n, and our
agreed valuation Is on basis Of Sl25 900.
II was ordered that the Clerk certify
the appointment Of the Pittsburgh,
Wheeling 4 Baltimore r. r. Co. 10 the
Auditor Of State as above.
Court Houte and Jaii-Reported that
they had completed the repairs to the
Jail property. The new locks for The iron
doors have been received, and the com.
pletion OF this improvement will be con.
summatedi in few days. Bills amount.
Ing to S576 40, reported by the committee,
were ordered paid.
Poor House and Fdrm-Recommended
payment Of bills as folloWs: Poor House
account S265 43, Poor House repairs
sSs %, contingent poor 1921 81. Ordered
paid. -
Poor Agents. report shows: Number Of
inmates 81, white males IS, do. females
IA, colored males2. No births. Deaths
Albert Welty, Mary Harris and Ann
Flannery, all white.
Roads and Bridsa-Recommended the
adoption Of the following: That the pro
rata share OF the cost OF building the
north abutment and repairs Of Short
Creek bridge, as between The counties Of
Ohio and Brooke, be as 2 TO ]; that is, II
The cost is s. 500, Ohio county's share ia
$1,000. Also that bills aggFegatiug S445.
SO be paid. So ordered.
EseIsEER sMiTH's REPORT.
VIC. Smith. the County Engineer, re-
ported that work was progressing salts
faclorily on the country roads. with slight
ption from local rains, which have
caused a somewhat increased expendi-
ture, in repairs, but have done no injury
10 any important structure.
The bridge at the new toll gate on the
Fairmont Pike, and beyond Liberty Oh
the W. W. l.. & B. Pike, are completed
and open to travel. That on the River
Road over A,kimon's Run will be com.
pleted this month"; g.rr q
Macadamizing on the various roads is,
on the average, about one.half, the least
advanced being the River Road, and the
ID Div. W. W. L. 4 B. Pike. 81
Mr.. Smith stated that complaint had
been made to him Of the intrnsion
on the river road OF Thos. McCord's
stable, the removal Of which was included
by the jury Of condemnation In their
award. He therefore recommended that
the Road Surveyor be directed TO have
the stable removed from the line Of the
road without delay. 49,.
The Engineers recommendation was
referred TO the Committee on Roads and
Bridges with power to act. -...s
PETITIONS.
Ola. T. Garden. for removal Of sewer
on Wheeling and Glenn's Run Road. Re.
ferred to A. ]. Wilson, Surveyor Of
Roads. .alE .s gint 70 s.
OLA. J. Wilson and others, for bridge
over the run at the foot Of Wilson's Hill,
on the Glenn's Run and Short Creek
Road. The County Engineer was 10.
structed TO build the bridge, provided il
does not cost over $50. fa+i t.E
'.s-' REVOLUTIONS.
BY Myles: Instructing the Finance
Committee to advertise for proposals for
the necessary filling and matchmaking
OF the Peninsula Road, from the City
Cemetery gate to the Fulton bridge.
Adopted.
By Roth: That the levy passed June
Sd, appropriating $4,000 for building 4
Work Hou.e, be revoked and annulled.
On motion Of Mr.. Ewing, the matter was
laid on the table. .....'.. .....t
By Roth: That the Committee on Poor
be instructed TO investigate as to Freder.
lex All, -Wolf and Margaret Stein, OF
Richie district, and have their tax re.
funded from 1877. Referred to Poor
Committee. -.. s.fr ... % %.
BtLI9. ..
OF J. S. Garyin. S45 AZ, for work on
Fairmont Road. Ordered paid.
OF Stanton 4 Davenport $40 IS, for
stationery. Ordered paid.
OF The Register Printing Company,
Ss075, printing and advertising. Or.
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