The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-08
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS.
LAST YEARS WORK COMPLETED.
The Banks Brought 10 Taw-A
House of Correction Recon-.
mended 20 be Erected on
the Poorhouse Farm
A-- ModthIy Re-
ports Made.

1t the regular monthly meeting OF
this body yesterday morning, the follow
ing gentlemen were present: President
John Bsyha, James Ewing, John FreW,
Wllilsm Myles, John w. McCullOch,
Michael Roth, Joseph Spiedel, VIM. d.
Wsddle and J. ID. Whitman.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved. The president stated
| thst attorney Clark hsd statement TO
make to the Board, and If no object on,
the regular order of business would be
suspended and he be heard. Attorney
CLARK states the matter of damage award
ed TO Mrs. Stoolfre, 81 the prior meeting
of your Board was not by her consent
and refused to accept 1t and would ask
Tor her hearing a. future time.
On motion of Mr.. Withsm, the matter
of damages was held in obeyance until q
hearing is had. Mr.. Clark also stated q
land difficulty existing on the Caldwell
Run Road, and that the Schubert isrm
now his by the ascending OF Ferdinand
Schubert, was damaged by TINS road,
be asks no damages, but asks the coun-
ty to put fence between him ana MI
Woodward, petition was asked Tor IS
to sggrievance.
COMMITTEE on FINANCE.
GENTLEMEN Your Committee on
Finance and Accounts makes the follow
| ing report:
In the matter of sundry petitions Of
the banking institutions and private in.
| dividuals for a correction OF assessment for
the fiscal year OF 1877, that your commit.
tee hello some thirteen sessions, duly sum-
mouing the petitioners before them with
their counsel or attorneys, sitting
as court having final juris-
diction in such matters, with sttor-
news Hubbard and Jordan for the
State and county, and the parties being
duly sworn, they were fully heard, and
we do find as follows:
In the matter of the petition OF the
BANK OF THE OHIO VALLEY,
claiming that they had been enormously
assessed for the year 1877, upon the sum
OF $3.50 $50, and asking tnst said smouni
be reduced TO $l3,930 The evidence IN
| this case failed to show that said entry,
made by the assessor. was erroneous,
therefore SAID petition is hereby rejected
and the action OF the assessor sustained.
In the matter of the petition OF the
BANK OF WHEELING,
claiming that it had been enormously
assessed Tor the yesr 1877, upon the sum
OF $4,000, and asking that said sum be
reduced 10 S5,247 "a, and the evidence
of the petitions failing to reduce the as
sessment, therefore said petition lie reject
ed and the action OF the assessor is sus-
tanned.
In the mater of the petition OF the
EXCHANGE BANK,
claiming sn erroneous entry on the as
SCISSORS books for 1877, upon the sum OF
slS0240, and asking that the
same be reduced TO Sll,9ll.08, the evil
dence in this cause failed TO reduce the
assessment, therefore said petition is re.
iected and the action Of the assessor is
sustained.
In the matter of the petition Of the
COMMERCIAL BANK,
claiming an erroneous entry on the as
SCISSORS book for 1877 of the sum OF
sci. 0O0. asking that the same be reduced
to S5,799.57, the evidence In this cause
failed 10 reduce the assess ment, therefore
said petition is hereby rejected, and the
sctio on OF the assessor is sustained.
In the matter of the petition of the
CITY BANK,
claiming an erroneous entry on the as
SCISSORS book for the year 1877 of the
sum of $4,000, asking that the sum be
entirely stricken from the books, the evil
dence in this case Jailed TO reduce this As
sessment, therefore said petition Is here
BY rejected and the action OF the assessor
sustained.
In the matter of the petition of the
PEOPLES BANK,
claiming an erroneous assessment for
1877 in the sum of S34,360, asking that
the sum be placed at $40, 1851, the evil
dence in this cause shows that the re-
turn made By the bank of SO, 81
is an excessive one, by error.
There WAS included the sum OF S4eS9S IL
said return, We therefore order the as
sessment for said bank to be placed at
S9,72852, and that they be REFUNDED on
the amount 10 excess OF the Assessors
return OF 24,63l 4S fleeing county tax,
sl23.l6; State tax, $40 20, aud State
school, S24 So. The action OF the AS
SCISSOR in this cause is not sustained.
In the mstter oil the petition Of
D. c. LIST,
for a correction OF his assessment for
1877, returned by the Assessor as Sl40,-
600, and by said List returned at S42,-
$50, the evidence If this Cause shows no
desire or effort 10 evsde taxation, but
difference rs TO exemption, and by
statement filed BY Mr.. List OF personal
effaas, il is shown to be a. follows:
County bonds, that Mr.. List supposed
were exempt from lax, are only exempt
from county, city or local tax, not from
State; hence for Stste purposes these
bonds are taxable $4,000; notes and
other bonds, S96,00G stock in foreign
corporations, ST., 500; total, sl65 500.
Deducting amount due principal debt
OEs, fOZ,UOU. kA&hUtc IOA Skaso pUi pOeost
Sil8 500; less county bonds, s52,
Taxable fer county purpose, Sol, 500.
Ordered, That d. q. List, Esq, be re-
funded on s26,50O for State and State
school purposes by certificates to the
Auditor, being: for State purposes, s53;
for Stste school purposes, $40 80, and al
order issued for county purposes in the
sum of 1892 so, the action OF the assessor
not being sustained as q whole.
In the matter of the petition OF
Z. J. STONE,
claiming to be enormously assessed for
the years 1875, 1876 and 1877, with pen
slty, alleging that be held no bonds OF
any kind and therefore asks correction
of the assessments sforessld-that is,
upon $4,000 for each year and the pen
atty. the evidence in this Cause shows
that Z. j. Stone did have $4,000 Cor the
year 1876, and $40, 900 for 1877; and thst
J. c. THOMAS