The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-06-01
.oA.Bor ComHls,IOnEas.
In Extra Sessi0n-Fhe Past Years
Work WOund Up.

In Extra Sessi0n-The Past Years
Work wOund Up.
The Board was called to order by Pres
ident Beyha.
At roll call the following members
answered to their names: Bayhs, Ewing,
Frew, Carnshan, McColIoch, Roth, Spell
del, Waddle and Whitman.
The minutes OF the previous meeting
were read and approved,
The special Committee on Finance and
Roads reported in the matter OF sundry
petitions referred to them as follows; In
the matter Of the petition OF ,. ,. JACOB
et dI, 10 macadamlze the road from Clln-
ton TO Pugues run, the committee re.
ported that it would be expedient to be-
gin the work this year. Ia the matter OF
the road from Short Creek TO the Brooke
county line, il was recommended that q
survey be made, Adopted.
REPORT OF FINANCE COMMITTEE.
This committee reported the claim OF
Neuhausea rs having been rejected.
Also. recommending That Kline X Gar
rrty. OF CLAW district, be refunded on
$1,000 personal property Tor 1871.
Alexander Chambers WAS refunded
on 1910 persona! property Tor 1877.
L,oyd Humes was refunded on
lot No. 10 for double assessment, and
the Assessor was ordered to drop said
lot from his books. The Bank Of Wheel
ing To be refunded on $54, 5S5.25. The
Commercial Banks claim was rejected.
Adopted.
The COMMITTEE or Poor House and
Jail reported that they had examined
the bill OF Justice w. j. Brown, CT Irls-
delphia district and referred said bill
back for an tented statement. Also
referred two bills of Justice Miller, I'm
ion district, for a correction. The Com
mI,lcc reported bills aggregating $59.1,
which were recommended TO be paid.
Adopted.
ROADS AND BRIDGES.
The Committee or Roads and Bridges,
to whom were referred the matter oi II
bridge over the mouth Of Short Greek,
connecting the roads between the coun-
ties of Ohio and Brooke, reported that IN
conjunction with the Brooke county au-
tLorities they had examined SAID bridge
and recommend that further action be
postponed until low water. The Com
mittee reported that the north abutment
should be rebuilt during the present
season, as there is danger OF the entire
structure giving away. 1t was estimated
that the cost of rebuilding said bridge
would be about $500.
Bills agCregating $l6.3l were ordered
paid. Adopted.
POOR HOUSE AND FARM.
The Committee on Poor House and
Farm reported bills aggregating S6i5.43
which they recommended to DO paid.
The committee reported on the petition
of the CLildrens Home, relative to CO.
tain founding, and recommended that
81 80 per week be paid for It's keeping
also recommended that Edmund Book
ing be awarded the contract for furnish
ing the county with medicines upon the
prescriptions OF the county physician Tor
\ year at $225. The matter of appointing
county physician for the county IN
Urinary was referred TO the board Tor
election and appointment. Adopted.
The special committee appointed TO
locate a toll house on the river rOSd, re-
ported that they bad viewed the premises
and located the same a short distance
north of the Wheeling Iron and Nail
Works on piece OF ground 5O1lOO feet
owned by the Nichols heirs. AS their
appasrs to be q difficulty IN procuring a
title to said ground, it was recommend
cd that said ground be con-
domncd by the county court. Adopted,
and writ applied for.
Poorhouse Agent Stanley reported as
follows: Total number of inmates, 90
white males, 3G white females, l9i col
ored males. >; under one year OF age,
whit, males, 3; white females, Lover
one year aud under ten years OF age,
white males, 3; white females, l. Births
white males. 2. Received and filed.
Al. Wilson handed in his res5na-
ton as Surveyor of Roads for Richlaud
district. precinct No. l. Tabled.
Drs. Storcr and Cracraft's application
for the appointment for county physI'
cans to the County Inlrmary, was
awarded at $500 tor the year.
DR.. Wilson was reelected County
PhNSlClau, over DTs. III " u! Us anu
Pearce, for the city poor and country
prisoners confined in the county jail.
By CaruahGh-
RcsolceJ, That q special committee be
appointed to draft An ordinance in refer
oIco to whom should be admitted to the
County lnGrmsry.
Adopted.
The Chair appointed IS members Of
said committee, Messrs, Csrnahan, Spic-
del and Myles.
Aug. Ncuhauscn, George Baker, Her
man Gehrlugo-, Judith koettger, Jacob
Neuuardt, Elizabeth Miller and Eliza
beth Rocdiger filed bonds IN the penalty
Of 81. 500 each for the privilege OF selling
liquor. Bonds accepted and the proper
security gwen.
The petition of Barnard Wiedemau
.Ir., laying certain grievances before the
Board was, upon motion, rejected, and the
prayer Of the petitioner ignored
Adjourned until Monday.
Personalities.
j. FORSYTH Harrison, Esq, Of Cumber-