The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-05-07
HOARD COmMIssIONERs.
Regular Monthly Session YesteT-
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day.
This board met in regular monthly
/ session at their room ct the Court House
/ Yesterday morning, and was called TO
order by President Bayhs. At roll call
the following members answered to their
/ names:
Messrs. Bayhs, Roth, Myles. McCol-
loeb, Frew, Speidel, Ewing and Waddle.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read and adopted.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE on ROADS.
This committee reported thst they
had exsmin ed the various bids received
by them up to April 20 for mscadamzing
certain county roads and some masonry.
The bids are awarded as follows: The
contract for mscadsmizing the river road
TO George Ankle at Sl,0i per cubic yard
hsrd stone. The q. Z. " Z. road, drst
district, to VIM. Hutchinson at 81 per
cubic yard, hard stone, and tor soft stone
If any is TO be used, IS cents
per cubic yard. W. w. l.. and
Bethany road, second, division to
Nj. NJ. Dunlap at Slip per cubic yard
Of hard stone. The contract of mscsds.
MIXING the meeting house hill road to
Henry Hervig at 80 cents per cubic
ward The contract for macsdamIZjDg
the w, w. 81 r. Pt. r, to V. Helmber-
ger at 81 for hard stone. For mscada-
MIXING the BJggs' hill road to Henry
Herwig, st 81 cents per cubic yard of
hard stone. The contract for ma onry
on the river road and excavation, to
Adolph Yoke, at 81 per cubic yard for
masonry and Is cents for excavation.
In the matter of the petition OF John j.
Jacobs, superintendent of the W., W. l.,
Il B. turnpike, asking the accept
ance of his resignation, the same
was duly considered and is hereby re-
jected
Bills aggregsting $3l.30 were ordered
to be paid.
The committee offered the following
resolution for adoption:
ReSoLUed, That w. T.. Smith, county
engineer, be, and is hereby ordered 10
place culvert on the river road at the
north end Of the land Of Thomas j. Car
den, TO drain the water from the culvert
opposite the gate of said Garden, and
from no other source.
| ResoLUed, That the contracts awarded
for mscsdsmizing roads and masonry be
confirmed by the Board.
ReS2lcsd, That the foregoing report be
adopted and bills paid. Adopted as read.
REPORT OF BOARD OF EQUALIZATION.
This committee reported as follows:
The realty of VIM. Goetze, Webster
district, assessed on the improvement
81, 200 asks for 3 reduction. Same was
compared with like property and found
an excessive valuation.
| 1t is ordered that the assessor place the
| Improvement on east halt CT lot No IS
at $4,000
The realty Of Benz. Fisher being the
Star Foundry property, located on SUBJ
division square No. Is, Union district
lots Nos. 3, one-half OF 4, and one-baN
Of s assessed with the improvement at
$4,000, and lots at S. 100. BY comparl-
son with like property we find it an ex-
ceasivo valuation. 1t Is ordered that the
assessor place the improvement at $4,000
and lots at $4,000; total, 81, 600.
The realty of Benz. Fisher, beng parts
Of lots Nos. and 2, Clay district, square
! No q; claim of excessive valuation.
Upon examination, fcd it to be rs
claimed. 1t is ordered that the assessor
place the improvements at 81 500 and
lots st 500; total, $4,000.
The realty of Jacob R. Greer
being two parts of lot No. z,
square a Clay District, claim Of exces-
slve valuation was found upon examins-
ton to be Us claimed. 1t is ordered that
the assessor place the improvement Of
$4,000, and lots at 81 400; total $4,000 on
two buildings.
The realty Of Alex. LANG, being part
Of lot No. /, square n, Clay District,
| claim of excessive valuation was found
| upon examination TO be as claimed. 1t
| is ordered that the assessor place the i'm
provcment on part of lot No. l. square
a. Clay District, at $4,000, lot at Sl,7OO.
Joseph Bell valuation on lots Nos. 6, I,
s, % and "A, in Washington District, re-
duced to $84O0.
L. Jacob estate, Richie district, valua-
tion on sixty-Cne lots reduced to $4,000.
John Oesterling, valuation on lots
Nos. 235 and 1861, in Union district,
reduced TO $4,000.
Joseph j. Pownall, valuation on i'm
provemen. on lot No. ll3, Richie dis
trict, reduced to 500
James p Rogers, valuation on piece of
land 72xl2O feet, in Madison district, re
duced to 5000.
James 2. Rogers, valuation on i'm
provement on lot No. l, Madison dis
trict, reduced to 81 400.
Austin McGrsil, valuation on piece of
ground l5Ox3OO, Richie district, reduced
TO $500
Ira Sanger, valuation on J lot No. As,
Union district, reduced to 81 200.
The petition Of Robert @. Britt, NJ. &
j. Pollock, for reduction on certain prop
erty, was rejected.
RcSoLUsd, That the reductions and
other changes made in real estate of
Ohio county by the Board Of Equslizs.
tion be confirmed by the Board OF Com
missioners now sitting.
Resolred, That the report be adopted
as read.
j. NJ EWING, Chairman
Adopted.
REPORT OF SPECIAL COMMITTEE.