The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-03-05

BOARD OF CONFERENCE.-The Board
Of Commissioners Of Ohio county met At
the Court House yesterday morning ut ~
o'clock. All the members were present
except. Mr.. Carnahan.
The minutes were read and adopted
COMMITTEE REPoRTs.
The following reports of committees
were read:
Finance and Aeeouats committee
reported as follows upon the several Pc
titions for statement and release oil afoi:
trary assessments, etc.; In the matter oil
the Wheeling & Belmont Bridge Com:
pany, they having failed to reduce said
assessment, their petition Is rejected and
the action Of the Assessor sustained In
The case Of Jos. Bell, the committee found
that the petitioner under the law was ex-
empt from taxation on the personally
alleged 10 be In his possession, and the
PRAYER OF the petitioner was there
fore granted, and the taxes for
1875 and 1877 ordered refunded ;
in the matter Of Joseph Bell q
Co., asking TO be relieved Of an arbitrary
assessment for 1877, the evidence conflict
inc as to the value Of patterns, ETC., the
committee found their insurance about
a proper basis to FIX the valuation OF said
patterns, and caused the assessment 10 be
made upon the following items, to:wlt:
February /, 1877, on Office fixtures, 500;
amount Of sand on hand, 500; mules,
vehicles and clock, $3.50; patterns, tools,
Casks, ETC., Sc, 500; total valuation, 50 $50;
and order the lax for said year to be re-
funded on the excess, amounting TO 81 lO2O.
The Sheriff. statement rendered to
date, and county warrants paid and re:
turned, amounts TO SSl ,3O7:O6; road
vouchers returned paid, Sl,767 96i total
returned and correct S3SO65 ". The
committee recommended the payment Of
the following: George R. Tingle. Sheriff,
witness and Jurors lees, 81, 259 %; same,
interest, S2G4 20. making total paid on
levy OF 1877, SS7,5ss47.
The petition OF Bishop Kahn, asking a
reduction in the assessment oil the Fruit
House" property, was considered by the
committee, and The Assessor ordered to
place the property at $4,000 and refund
on 81 600. :,
The foregoing report was adopted and
the bills ordered paid. i,
Cur. House and Joa.-Recommended
that the contract for furnishing coal to
the Court House and Jail be awarded TO
the present contractors, Messrs. Kim.
berly Il Co., at their bid CT 400 cents per
bushel.
The,bilIs Of Justices Mix and Wheeler
were referred for further consideration,
and the payment OF the following bills
ordered Kimberly & Co., $50 d; Jus.
ticc Schultz, inquest, ST. Justice Bulger,
felony, 81.
The report was adopted and the bills
ordered paid,
Poor House and Fdrm.-Recommended
the payment Of bills aggregating S7SI l7i
also that the bid OF W. I. Chambers q
Co., 10 supply the Ohio county lnhrmary
with coal a, scents per pushed, delivered,
be accepted.
The report was adopted and the bills
ordered paid.
The Poor Agent reported the expendi:
lures for the month Al S3O6 SO; number oil
inmates, 70; white males, 40; do females,
%; colored males, 9; do females, 0; no
births or deaths during the month; tran
silent poor Ito Feb. 7th), q tramps. Or
dered filed.
Roads and BnidgeS.-The committee
have completed the survey on the upper
end Of McGraw's Run, through the lands
Of VIM. Yates heirs and BIT. Yates, and
recommended that Byers 4. Yates and
Thomas g. Yates be summoned to repre-.
sent the said land owners before the Board
at its A pril term, to show cause il any
they can why said road should not be
built as surveyed, no damages being al
lowed by the committee.
The committee recommended the com.
pletion Of the survey from the lands OF
The Yates heirs to the National road, a
distance OF about two miles; also the pay.
ment OF bills aggregatiDg S2S3 80.
The report was adopted and the bills
ordered paid.
COUNTY ENGINEERS REPORT.
W. C. Smith, County Engineer, report
ed that the Fairmout turnpike, as we'll as
the w. & E. G. road, have been built, at
some points, over the lines Of lot No. ],
CaIdwell'a addition, requiring II fence
il built on those lines change and re-
construction Of both roads, for short dis.
tances. The owner Of the lot is willing
to rebuild the fence upon its present site,
exchanging releases with the county and
without expense to them, and Mr., Smith
recommended that the subject be refer
red to the Committee on Roads and
Bridges with power TO act. So ordered.
PETITIONS.
The petitions Of all persons for rednc.
ton Of assessments were referred to the
Committee on Finance and Accounts.
The petition OF ]. C. Hedges and others,
asking that James Dixon be re.appointed
Road Surveyor OF Road District No. ],
was referred 10 the Committee on Roads
and Bridges.
that the Clerk OF the Board be instructed
TO issue a duplicate Order No. 1914, levy
1875, the original having been lost,
amounting to 81 IA, was granted.
RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr.. Myles: Ordering the Clerk 10
notify all the justices Of Ohio county OF
the prior action OF the Board, that when
there are bonded Constables that no spe.
cha! and irresponsible Coustables be ap.
pointed 10 serve processes or make col
lections. Adopted.
By Mr.. Ewing: Thata special commit.
Tee Of three be appointed, to confer with
the Board OF Public Works, with view
to the establishing Of branch Of the
National Road, from Fulton, across The
Peninsula, and connecting the same with
McCulloch street, in the city Of Wheeling.
The foregoing resolution was adopted,
and the following committee was appoint-
ed by the chair: Messrs. Ewing, Waddle
and Myles.
Ca motion OF Mr.. Ewing, the President
was added to the committee.
BY Mr.. Waddle: That Jacob Hull, 4
Constable Of this county, be designated to
serve processes where the Sheriff Of this
county ia a party defendant, or is under
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