The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-05-07

Ono County BOARD OF GoMxpuos-
ERs.-The Board Of Commissioners oil
Ohio county met at the Court House yes
ierdGy morning. Present: MSS5rG. Bay.
ha, Ewing Frew, speidel, Waddle,
McCullocb, Myles and Roth.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Finance and acknowledgement in the
matter Of sundry petitions referred ask.
ing for reductions and corrections Of as
sessment, as follows: That A. +. Zim.
norman be refunded on one. half lot 2 IN
square IS, Richie district, on valuation
OF $500; VIM. Craig refunded on piece Of
land In Richie district, on q valuation
OF $500; John W. G. Smith refunded
on one-half lot 81, in Madison dis
trict, $500 valuation; Henry Fisher
refunded on IS acres, 8 roods and 16 per-
ches OF land in Richland district, S623
valuation; VIM. Carey refunded on ef.
cessiye valuation OF lot 10, Richie dis.
trict, $G40 valuation; ]. B. Shepherd re-:
funded on 1880 valuation, personality
in Madison district; petitions Of Thos
Ralston and A. ]. Sweeney, Receiver Of
Centripelal Power Company, be rejected.
Sundry other petitions referred for fu-
ture hearing. The committee also rec
commended payment Of bills as follows:
Frew & Campbell, printing, $3.50 so; g.
r. Jingle, Sheriff, misdemeanors, $3.50 10;
W. @. Smith, Roads and Bridges, $40.
The report was adopted, and the bills Or
dered paid.
Poor House and Fdrm.-Recommended
payment OF following bills: Poor House
$3.50 81, Poor House improvement 500 d,
contingent poor bills S9sS 40, John Bay.
la So so; total 1922 81. Ordered paid.
Poor Agents report for month Of April:
Number Of inmates IS; white males 81,
do females 10, colored males 2, do. fe.
males 0. One birth, a white male; no
deaths. Filed. =,
Roads and Bridg0.-Haying examined
the various bids received by them for
macadamiring certain county roads, and
some masonry, made the following awards:
The contract for matchmaking the River
road 10 George Ankle, at 81 Oi per cubic
ward OF hard stone; macadamizing
The First Div, G. G. & P. Road 10 VIM.
Hutchinson, at 81 per cubic yard Of hard
stone, and for soft, II any are used, at Zoe
DER cubic yard; macadamizing the I'd Div.
W. W. L. & B. road TO NJ. NJ. Dunlap, at
81 IL per cubic yard Of hard stone; ma;
cadamizing the Meeting House Hill road
10 Henry Herwig, at 90c per cubic yard;
macadamizing the West Union and
Roney's Point road 10 V. Heimberger, at
81 per cubic yard Of hard stone; macad.
amizing The Boggs' Hill road to
Henry Herwig, at 81 cents per
cubic yard oil hard stone; the masonry
on the River road and excavation
10 Adolph Yoke, at 81 per cubic yard Tor
masonry, and loo for excavation. In the
matter oil the petition OF John ]. Jacob,
Superintendent % Division Wheeling,
West Liberty and Bethany Turnpike,
asking the acceptance Of his resignation,
The same was rejected. Bills aggregating
SlOi 81 we're recommended to be paid.
The several recommendations oil the
Committee. were adopted.
Board Of Equali=ation.- Submitted their
final report, containing the following re.
concentrations: Realty Of VIM. Goethe,
in Webster district, reduced $500; Benz.
Fishers foundry property, in Union
district, reduced 10 $500; valuation
Of lots i and Q, square "a, Clay district,
belonging to Benz. Fisher, reduced to
s., 500; part Of lot No. 2, square "a, Clay
district, belonging 10 Jacob r. Greer, re.
duced 10 5000; part Of lot No. 9, square
"a, Clay district, belonging TO Alex
Lsing, reduced to S., 800; lots 0, rs, %
and "a, Washington district, belonging TO
Joseph Bell, reduced to S, 400; valuation
| on 6l lots in Richie district belonging
to 2. Jacobs estate, reduced 10 $500;
lot 23G and east one.hali oil lot
235, in Union district, belonging
10 John Ossterling, reduced TO $1,000;
lot ll3 IN Richie district, belonging 10
Jos. ]. Pownall, reduced 10 $500; James
P. Rogers' lot in Madison district, re.
duced 10 5000; improvements on lot No.
IL, Madison district belonging 10 Jas. P.
Rogers, reduced to sl,400; Austin Nc.
Grail's property in Richie district, re.
duced 10 $500; Ira Sanger's valuation on
lot As, Union district, reduced to 81 200;
petitions OF Robert Y. Britt and NJ. 4 ].
Pollock, rejected. The report was adopt.
ed.
Court House and Jail.-Bills amounting
10 SS4 90, reported by this committee,
ordered paid. The committee con.
template some attention 10 the
cell doors OF the Jail TO improve ventila-
ton; also TO improve the jailor's depart.
meni, at the time OF general cleaning.
Special Committee on SeenTods Bridge
Recommended that whenever the parties
interested in the Steenrod foot bridge sub
scribe and pay one-half Of the cost Of
construction OF said bridge, then the
county will pay the remainder. Report
laid on the table.
Special Committee 10 Confer WiM Board Of
Public Woks.-The basis upon which the
State will complete the road TO the city
across the Peninscla from the National
Road at Fulton, is that tue SUN
Of $500 be raised by the county
or otherwise TO grade and place the road
from the Fnllon bridge TO the National
Road in good condition; then they, the
State, would take the entire road alore-
said and continue said National Road to
the city. The State having but limited
sum on hand at present, asks this assist
ance 10 enable them TO complete the road,
The agreement with the State was accept.
ed, and the requisite $500 appropriated
by The county, on motion Of Mr.. Myles.
The President and Clerk, with the Prose.
cutting Attorney, were instructed to pre-
pare the proper papers and make the
transfer OF the county's right, title and
interest in the Fulton bridge and road to
the State.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Petition OF John Nolan, asking per.
mission to tap sewer in Jail yard; referred
10 Committee on Court House and Jail.
Application Of @. D. Hubbard, for
transfer OF debts, liens and claims against
P. W. & Ky. Co.; granted.
Communication from the Children's
Home, in relation to a wall left temper
arily at the Home; referred TO the com.
mitied on Poor with power TO act
The assessment return oil W. ii. Cald-
we'll, OF the Second district, was ordered
placed on record.
The following liquor licenses were
granted. Judith Roettger, Elm Grove;
August Neuhansep, Triadelphia district;
Jacob NenhArt, Elizabeth Roeddger,
George Baker, Elizabeth Miller, Herman
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