The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-01-08
OF CoMnLssIoNERs.

An Interesting session Yesterday
.RepOrfB from the Etnnnet
and House of Correction Com
mittees-.Annuai Report Of the
lanaEement,& e, dc
The Board met In regular monthly ses
sion at the Court House, yesterday morn
ing. All the members yer present ex'
cept ar. Handlan.
The minutes Of the previous meeting
were read and approved.
President Bayha stated that Attorney
Clark had 3 statement TO make 10 thu
Board, aud II there was no objection tht
regular order Of business would be SOS
pended and he would be heard.
Mr.. Clark then stated that in the mat
ter Of damages awarded TO Mrs. stooltire
at a prior meeting Of the Board, said act
ion was not with her consent, and she .sre
fuses to accept and would ask for q hear
ing ut q future time.
On motion ofMr. Whitman, the matter
Of damages was held in allegiance until
hearing 10 had.
Mr.. CLARK also stated that the Schubert
farm, now his by the Ascending Of Ferdi'
nand Schubert, was damaged by the
CaldwelPs Run Road. lie asked no aani'
ages, but simply tina the county put "
the fence between his . Mr.. Wood,
wards property. A petition was asked
for as to grievances.
REPORT OF FINANCE COMMITTEE.
Tbs Committee ON Finance and Ac,
conn,S submitted the following renort:
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10 The Re'tdent and boardot commissioning
GEsTLEMEs-four COMMITTEES on Fl
nance and Accounts report In the matter
Of sundry petitions 81 the banking insn'
tutions and private Individuals ior y COT
rectlon oil assessment lor Tue nscai yeaF
1877, that The commiltee held some tnit'
teen sessions, duly summoning the peu'
TONERS before them with their counsel OF
attorneys, sitting as q court having hna
i%urisdiction in such matters. with a.lor'
neys Hubbard and Jordan Tor me say
and county. The parties being dnIy
sworn they were iuliy heard, and we 10
find as follows:
In the matter OF the petition oil the
Bank Of the Ohio Valley, claiming that
they had been enormously assessed Tor the
year 1877, upon the sum OF Sl9O,s6O, and
asking that said amount be reduced 20
Sl3,930, the evidence In the case iailed 10
show that the said entry made by me AS
SCISSOR wa erroneous. Therefore said pc.
tition Is hereby rejected, and the action Of
the Assessor sustained.
In the matter Of the petition oil Inc
Bank Of Wheeling, claiming an erroneous
entry on the Assessors books Tor the year
1877, OF the sum OF Sl6o,0O0, asking that
said sum be reduced to S5,24I u, from
the evidence the petitioner has Jailed 70
reduce the assessment, and therefore we
reject the petition, and the action oil the
Assessor Is sustained.
In the matter o the petition otthe Elk
change Bank, claiming an erroneous en-;
try on the Assessors books Tor 1871. Of
the sum OF SlsO,24O, and asking thai the
same be reduced TO Sll,Sll W., the evi.
dencc failed to reduce tue assessment, and
therefore the petition Is rejected, the
action Of the Assessor sustained:
In the matter OF the petition oil the
Commercial Bank, claiming an erroneous
entry on the Assessors books Tor the year
1877 o! the sum oil S6l,000, and asking
that the same be reduced 10 so,'si o',
the evidence Tailed to reduce the assess
ment, and therefore said petition Is re-
jectei aud The action oil tue Assessor saS'
tanned.
In the mattero OF the petition oil the city
Bank, claiming an erroneous entry on Inc
Assessors books Tor the yearlol Oh the
sum Of $4,000, and asking that me same
be entirely stricken from the BOOKS, the
evidence failed to reduce the assessment
and therefore the petition isTeJeected and
the action oil the Assessor sustained;
In the matter Of the petition Of Ihe
Peoples Bank, claiming al err9neo1s
assessment Tor 1877, in the sum oil So4,
$50. and asking that the same be placed
" SinIo5 si an;danna sho,s th,t m.
return made by the Bank Of Sl0,137 81 !,
an excessive one. By error, there wa:
;.aln.IoJ ,La ann ~ Gang 90 In aaid re-
turn. We therefore order the assessment
for sad Rank 10 be placed at SQ.72S 50
and that they be refunded on Tue amoaa'
10 excess o. Ihe Assessofs F S'Sa ~ S' e.
oSl ~ oe'ns cSun.y ~ St %, 10 y: o m,
YAK s'' ~, ahu e.a.e sG w. .h;s a.ss 20 ny
ac.,on % Tue ASSESSOR III 'h's ease 70 ~
sustained. n
In me matter Oh she peutVn .. ~
List Esq, Ior u cofEeet,oh .. us $500
melt ior io'ii fetuFheu W ~ '