The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-07-02


Court House Yesterday. Present At roll
call Messrs. Bayha, Ewing, FreW. spei'
del, Whitman, wGddle, McColloch, Miles
Roth.
COMMITTEE RKPoETs.
Frsonos and AeoOuns-Reported that
thew had examined the statements re-
turned by the Bank Of Wheeling, Z per
cent loan, the return Of nine bonds Of
81 600 each, and 1888 coupons, paid
March lst, and found them correct show.
ing tue number Of their bonds outstaud-
log 10 be Sl74, 900, styled fret loan P. W,
& Ky, Railroad bonds, the original issue
being S225, 900. Also statement and
forty-fye coupons Of the six per cent
loan issued November lst, 1877, returned
paid, and found the same correct, the
original issue being $4,000, same out
standing being styled second loan p. W.
& Ky. Railroad bonds, or a total bonded
debt Of $4,000. These statements were
ordered placed on the records.
The claim Of G. R. Tingle, assignee Of
Hopkins & Carroll, Of = double assess
ment Of lots in Madison district, was
allowed. Also claim OF Tingle a. as
signee Of VIM. Biggs, Of erroneous assess
ment on lot in town Of West Liberty.
The committee recommended the pay
ment Of bills aggregating 81 ,Sl6 a.
The report Of the committee was
adopted and the bills ordered paid.
Court House and J1iL-Recommended
the payment Of bills aggregating s2T5 60,
which was so ordered. The action OF
the committee in the matter OF suudry
repairs to the Jail building and Court
House was approved.
Poor House and Farm Bills amount
ing in the aggregate to S4l5, reported by
this committee, were ordered paid.
Poor Agents Report: Number Of in
mates So, white males 81, do females IL
colored males 9, do females 0. No births
or deaths during the month. Report
filed.
Roods and BridSeA-Bills aggregating
Sl99 OF, reported by committee, ordered
paid. The committee recommended thai
| the sum Of $500 be appropriated IRON
the local tax Of Richland district TO the
First Div. G. c. & P. Road, said appro'
priation to be expended under the direc'
lion OF W. C. Smith, County Engineer
So ordered. The committee were granted
further time TO report upon the route OIL
the proposed road from Short Creek,
Richland district, TO the Brooke county
line.
Special Poor Committee. The special
committee appointed 10 ascertain II there
was any plan that could be framed into
an ordinance whereby certain cases
should not be sent to the County lnirma'
~ found after consultation with the
Prosecuting Attorney that the subject was
beyond their jurisdiction, other than te
prescribe rules, regulations, ETC.. for the
government OF the in6rnary. This has
been done, and the law sets forth who
shall be sent a. paupers entitled TO be
sent by reason Of their being residents Of
the county.
The committee recommended the pas
sage OF the following ordinance:
"Be it Ordained by the Board Of Com
missioners Of Ohio comfy,
lat. The Board Of Commissioners un'
der and in pursuance Of the authority
conferred by an act OF the Legislature,
approved December %, 1875, doth hereby
take upon itself the control, superintend
ence and relief Of the poor OF this county
%. Each member OF the Board shall
in and for his district exercise all the
rights and perform all the duties hereto
fore performed and exercised under the
law BY the 0yer:eers Of the Poor for such
district.
Sd. That the ordinance take effect from
and after this date.
The report was adopted and the Com
mittee discharged.
ESGrSEER's REPORT.
VIC. Smith, County Engineer, reported
that the work on contracts awarded BY
the Board the present season is with ont
or two exceptions progressing iavorably
The stoning oftile W. W. L. & B. turn
pike Ii, however, barely commenced. Thu
bridge on this road Just Beyond IVES
Liberty, HERETOFORE reported 10 the Boarc
as in dangerous condition, has been pu
under contract for renewal, Gustayui
Bowers being the contractor at 81 IS pei
cubic yard, the cost Of the bridge cominl
out OF the appropriation already made
The repairs OF the Second Div. G. G. 4
r. Road, for which the Board appro,
priated $500, have been let TO Benz. Gil
| for $50. The culvert ordered ey The
; Board TO be placed on the River Road a
the upper end OF s. Gardens place has
been completed by Geo. Arkle, con-
tractor, at s. per cubic yard for masonry
and Ice per cubic yard for excavation
The bridge TO be constructed on this road
above Lyle's is progressing slowly. The
report was adopted.
PETITIONS.
A petition signed BY Horace Ridgeley
and others, citizens Of Liberty District
asking that the road levy Of their dis
trict be reduced from IS cents TO 20 cent:
on the 500 valuation, presented by Mr.
Frew, was laid on the table.
PROTESTING AGAINST THE WORK HOUSE
APPROPRIATIONS.
Mr.. Frew presented the following pc
tition:
To he Honorable Board Of C0nRissioaera
Of Ohio County:
GKSTLENKS-The undersigned citizens
and taxpayers OF Ohio county, respectfully
request that your honorable body will re.
consider the resolution passed on June Sd,
whereby 5000 was appropriated out Of
the levy for the current fiscal year, for the
inauguration OF the so-called "Work House
project"
Your petitioners are of the opinion that
the present time is most inopportune for
the Inauguration OF such project, owing
TO the heavy debt now resting on the city
and county, and also by reason OF the un.
precedeuted depression in all classes Of
business and the depreciation In every
species OF taxable values. The condition
OF our city fnaueesis well known by the
discussion in the last meeting Of Council,
wherein twas proposed to borrow SO, 900
Whtrewith to carry on the city government
/ f0F thA ensuing wear.