The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-12-03

T5ansaetd a Yesadays Meaing.-A sta.
ted meeting Of the Board Of Commits.
sioners was held yesterday morning. All
the members were.present. The minutes OF
he previous meeting were read, approved
and signed.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
being in order, the following were present.
ed, and acted upon as noted;
Finance and ACCOMPLISHMENTS
the following: That the error OF the As
SCISSOR in assessing John link on lot 10,
square IS, Richie district, instead OF one
half the lot, be corrected; that Mrs. Ra-
chel Hornbrook be refunded on 81
500 valuation on the east one
half OF lot IS, Graham's addition, Union
district, for the years ls777-S; that the Sheriff
collect Of Ada Dillon on the west one-halt
Pilots, Shriyer's addition, on the valua-
ton Of S, 700; that Ada Dillon be refund
ed on 81 400 valuation as error, in Union
district, for 1878; that Elizabeth ]. Reed,
OF Liberty district, be refunded on SS,l09r
personal property enormously assessed
that the claims OF A. ]. Sweeney, Receiver,
and Jacob Wise, be referred for hearing.
The committee asked the adoption OF q
resolution requiring all Surveyors Of
Roads TO furnish the Sheriff with list OF
persons, delinquent on two-day labor, on
or before November lst of each year, and
upon any failure on their part the amount
so delinquent to be charged TO such Road
Surveyor failing to comply with the
law.
Also that the Clerk advertise for one
week for all bills against Ohio county to be
presented on or before the 24th day OF
December, 1878, that they may be audited
and paid by this Board.
Bills aggregating SIS II were reported
for payment.
The report ofthe committee was adopted.
Court HosR. and Jdii.-Reported that dur
ing the week past one or more prisoners
confined in the county Jail inflicted q
damage to the iron grating encasing the
west hall window in an endeavor to es-
cane, The committee ordered an inside
bar grating OF steel US safer material
against cutting. Bills aggregating SO IS
were submitted. Report adopted, and DIS
ordered paid.
Poor Hotes and Fdm.-Bills amounting
to S52S IS were reportedand ordered paid.
Poor Agents report: Total number OF
| inmates 81; white males IS, do females Il;
deaths-Maggie Baker. Golored; no births
Report filed.
Printing.- Recommended payment Of
bills aggregating SlT5 20, which was so or
dered.
Roads and Brdga.-Reported that they
could not complete the survey from kel-
Tvs barn to Dement'S Cemetery, on ac'
count OF the inclemency Of the weather
The committee during the past month
made the survey on the Middle Wheeling
Creek road, lower end, to Buchanan's
bridge. through and along the line oil
lands as follows: B. & o. Railroad, John
Thornburg's, Moses Feay, John Gilbert,
Albert Starke, Feay sisters, ]. Wagner,
S. Buchanan and Alfred kimmons, and
would allow as damages to John Thorn
burg the sum Of $3.50, andrecommend that
the road be placed on the location as sur
veyed by W. G. Smythe, County Engineer,
BY direction OF the Road Committee.
In the matter of the petition OF John
Brown and others in regard to the eontin-
uance OF the road known as the Greggs-
vile, Clinton & Potomac, the committee
recommended that the prayer OF the petit
tioners be granted.
The committee did not consider it neces.
sary to take any action on the statement OF
Byers T. Yates OF the bad condition OF the
bridge and road TO Buchanan's saw mill
on the McGrew Run road, as the road is
now under survey ordered by the Board.
1t is also the opinion OF the committee that
II Is the duty Of the mill owner under the
law to keep the bridge in repair.
The committee made final settlement
with J. j. Cavanaugh, contractor for re-
building the abutment OF the Short Greek
bridge, who was put to some loss on ac-
count OF extra work amounting to some
thing like Sl72. This matter the commit
tee referred to the Board for considera'
ton.
The Surveyors OF Roads having filed
their annual reports, said reports have
been carefully examined. In some in
stances they exceed the amount OF their
local levy. The reports OF C.'S. Terrill
and Vim. Rodgers, OF Liberty district;
VIM. Connolly, OF Richland, and Samuel
Buchanan, OF Triadalphia, were accepted.
Pills aggregating SG0I 10 were submit
tee by the committees.
The report was referred to the Finance
Committee with the exception Of the bills,
which were ordered paid.
COUNTY ESGlSEER's REPORT.
Mr.. W. C. smythe, County Engineer,
ranartad the renairS on the bridge at Short