The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-04-02

or q total $3.50, increased $3.50. Your
Board being fully engaged in other ousl-
ness of the county, and the Committee
have adjourned their sittlt z: to Tues
day, April 2, 1878. j. N. EwING,
Chairman.
The report was received and adopted.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE on FINANCE AND
ACCOUNTS.
To the Board Of Commissioners.
GEHTTEMgS:-Your Committee on
Finance and Accounts having carefully
examined the various petitions referred
to them for reduction snd corrections OF
assess ments report the following: DAVID
Evans on lot No. 20, division "G as
.essed in Webster and Richie Districts
for 1876 and 1877, when 1t should be
| Richie, only find the claim Of double as
sessment to be correct; md it IS ordered
that David Evans be refunded
on said lot No. 20 Webster
district for 1876 on 500 valuation coun-
tv tax y cents, State 40 cents and State
school 20 cents, and for the year 1878
| on $50 valuation county tax 81, Stste
40 cents and State school 20 cents, and
the assessor of First district to drop said
tax from mis- land book.
G.. A. House claim Of a double assess
ment on one-half OF lot 81 Madison dis
trict for 1877, valuation $500, same be-
ing assessed TO Il. W. Davis, WAS found
to be as claimed. II is ordered that Z.
A. House be refunded county tax 81 90,
State tax 60 cents and State school ~
! cents, and assessor ordered to correct the
same on his land books.
w. f. Peterson on erroneous assess
ment of personal property in Clay Dis
trict, one piano for 1877, valued At $3.50
same was found TO be ss claimed, there
fore j: is ordered that w. f. Peterson be
refunded county tax $l,05, State tax 3O
cents and State school Is cents, and the
assessor to correct the same on bis books.
Joseph w. Terrell, on person
al property for 1877 in Centre
district, alledging that said assessment
was excessive rs an inventory taken by
the Sheriff would show. The same be-
ing examined. we find, in our opinion,
| that the, assessment was excessive from
| the circumstances connected with TINS
case, and order that Joseph W. Terrell
be refunded on $4,000, being county tax
SIS, State tax s., State school tax IS,
and for 1876 We claim no Jurisdiction, rs
the return was made by him.
Edmund Booking represents an cXces-
sive assessment on personal property in
| CLAY district for 1871 The cIrcumstan-
ces connected with this case show his
claim to reduction to be correct. 1t is
ordered that Edmund Booking be re.
funded on $1,000 for 1877, being county
tax $40, State tax a snd. State school s.
Fire and Marine Insurance Company
claiming an erroneous assessment on
$500 for 1877, Clay district, being re-
insurance fund. On examination OF the
same find it TO be as claimed. 1t
is ordered that the Fire
and Marine Insurance Company be re-
funded on $500; county tax S42 90
State tax ST., and State school - 30.
Ii. 9. Hunter claims an erroneous AS
sessment on the improvement on lot No
40, Triadelphis district, for 1917, verified
by the assessor TO be Us claimed 500
valuation 1t is ordered that IL. G. Hun
ter be refunded, county tax $3.50, road
tax 81 40, local school Sl.4O, building
fund 81 26, to be certified State tax Sl.4O
State school 20 cents.
Ruben Hedges estate enormously as
sessed with lots Nos u. "a and 80, LIB.
erty district, 1876 and 1877, not being
the possessor, verified as correct by the
assessor in valuation OF $500 each year.
1t is ordered that George K. Tlngic, Gs
signee of Ruben Hedges estate, be re-
funded for the year 1876 and 1871
county tax $27S, road tax SIG, ioca
school $l.lG, school building Al cents
State tax SIG, and State school SO cents
the same to be certified and the assessor
ordered 10 correct the same on bis books
Henry Resell, claiming an erroneou:
assessment OF IL 425, improvements on
lot No. 7, Richie, the same being yer
fled by tie Assessor as correct. Ii Il
ordered that Harry Resell be refunded
on 81 ,425 valuation for 1877, being coun.
" tax $Ll2, State tax SLS5, State
school 81 AZ, and the Assessor to correct
his land books so as to conform with the
above.
VIM. Spargo, erroneous assessment OF
the improvement on the 10. No. /, Nc
L4in's addition, Washington district,
l44154, valuation $3.50, verified by the
Assessor as correct. Ordered, That
VIM. Spargo be refunded for 1867 on
800 for two years, county tax 50 y
State tax $3.50, State school 81 30, and
the Assessor to correct his land book Sc
as to conform to the above.
Margaret Waters. asking reduction
of assessment on 2 acres of land IN Mad
i.on district and to refund on an improve
ment enormously assessed .tor 1877 %,
200, as not existing. On examination
of this case we lind that TO eQuaIize her
land with adjoining land would be &c
place said u acres ut 81 500, and lind hel
claim of no improvement to be correct
Ordered That MARGARET Waters be re.
funded on $1,000 account OF improve
ment, being county tax 50, State tax y
school tax 81, and that the assessor place
such tract of z acres VI land on n:
books st 81 ,GU0 valuation.
The petition of William FaIIick is re
iected and several others are referred
Tor want Of time TO examine the same,
We recommend the payment Of The
following bills: Ralph Ankle, 5000
w. p. Hubbard, County Court expenses,
$3.50. Total, $22O2O.
Resolved, That the foregoing report be
adopted and bills paid.
J. NJ. EWING,
Chairman.
Adopted.
The Committee on Poor House and
Farm reported an aggregated expense
for the month of March, to be 1914 Il
The report was received and adopted.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE or ROADS
AND BRIDGES.
GENTLEMEN-Your committee report
ss follows: In the matter Of the petition
of Messrs. ShaIlcross and Walters, re,
garding q certain road, near or in Lesth-
erwood, we submit the following as re-
ported by W. G. Smith, county engineer
/ find that the sixteen foot right OF
wsy which WAS reserved sdjscen. to
ShsIcross and Walters line At Leather