The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-08

The following ol!!s were ordered pAId'
W. c. smith tEngineerl. ..................Sl2s.5
Samuel 7. 10
J. J. -
George Auams...................- 4'V
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Resolved, That the foregoing bills b
paid.
j. NJ. EWING, Ch'm.
The financial report was read and, on
motion o! Mr.. Ewing, that portion OF tht
report relating to the Wheeling and Bel
mont Bridge Company WAS referred bach
TO the committee for further hearing q
the next meeting OF the committee.
COURT HOUSE AND JAIL.
TIE Committee on Court House anc
Jai! reported that they had EXAMINE ed
bills amounting to s44755 and finding
them correct recommended payment
thereof.
Sundrv bills OF justices accounts of mis-
demeanors and peace warrants were 70
.terred for further examination.
The new heaters in the jury room and
Judge Meivin's room are completed, and
accepted by the committee from the con-
tractors, Thompson x Hibberdi also the
heaters and water closets IN the debtor
rooms in the jail, which have been Httec
up for mild cases of lunAtlcs, have been
completed and accs pied from the con-
tractors, Trimble d Horn brook.
Report received and ordered filed.
POOR HOUSE AND FARM.
The Committee on Poor House and
Farm report q comparative statement Of
expenses for the wears OF 1876 and 1871
The cost, including everything, 10 mail
tain an average OF 563 paupers per
month, or 68l per year, tor 1876, Wa:
S5,Sl3 SO. For the past year sn average
per month o: 6S! or S25 per year, the
expenses were S5505.l9, balance in
favor OF 1877 OF S3US 50. The Lumber
OF trsmps kept over night and fed for
1876 was GA; for 1877 the number OF
tramps was 909, an increase for 1877 OF
235. The cos. OF clothing, dry goods
and shoes for 1876 was s77O.80, for 1877,
S681 IS; balance IN favor of 1917
sl39.64. Total amount expended, In
GLIDING salaries, S5,505.l9.
ls7-DR.
Total number of tramps fed & lodged.--s-y
Total numb Der of paupers for the year.e-5
Total mum Der OF DlTtns....-.....-.............-
otal number Of dsaths.............-..,......-. ~
AY. number OF inmates per mouth. %
CR.
Total cost tor shoes, clothing and
dry goods. OIL Iu
Total cost for coal, furn ,tuTe, re- =.
54S -
Total cost OF feeding gO9 tramps,
two mealS-..-..-. %
Total amount OF l,OJU W
s2,7i5 10
Total cost OF feeding So paupers
one %''eV W
Total .....--.S97o IL
The total cost per head for one year
was SS006, and the average cost per day
for each Was u and 92.l00;b cents. The
average cost for 1916 WAS rs and 2-l0:h
cents per day. The estimated farm pro
ducts for the year amounts TO $3.50. The
farm stock and tools are in good condl.
ton.
The committee further report the total
expenditure for the month OF Decem Der,
amounting 20 s369.S5. They also report
and recommend tor payment contingent
poor bills. amounting 20 S536.42.
The account OF Joseph SPedel, Chair
man of the Committee on Receipts and
Expenditures on account of transient
poor sent from the city and county
showing the amount OF expenses 70 De
S5ll.32, and amount received S499 80,
leaving balance due Mr.. SpeIdel oil
S2I.42 and it Is therefore ordered thst q
county order be issued 10 him for the
above balance. The committee further
report that they have visited the in.
Urinary and ordered some necessary I'm.
provements 10 be made in the furnace
and cooking arrangements. Received
and filed.
REPORT OF POOR HOUSE AGENT.
TIE Agent OF the Poor House reports
the total number of inmates last month,
90; white males, 40; females, q; colored
males, 9 Under one yesr Of sge, white
males, !: females. /; over l sad Under 10
Years Of age, white males, 4; females, 3.
Deaths, white males, John Shepp. Tran
sent poor entertained during the month,
81. Report received sud ordered filed.
REPORT OF TEE COMMITTEE or EoADs
AND BRIDGES.
Tie Committee on Rhosds and
BRIGGS report that they have examined
the various Surveyors reports for the
past year, ,ogether with their accounts,
and recommend the pzym ant Of The ini-
lowing bills: Iri4del phia district. $s49.-
10; Richlsnd distrie., S2l296; Liberty
district 1855 so. Totsl snoant Ter the
three road districts, 81, 33I.6S
Additional bills amounting . Sls926
were recommended 20 be paid.
The report OF ID. II. Maxwell, Survey
or Of roads for Richie district, is dele
red 10 another meeting.
The bill of Vim. Mitchell, Of Richland
district, Was referred TO w. g. Smith,
County Superintendent of Roads.
The peiiiition OF a. h Patterson and
others, for additional surrey, wzs refer
red 70 another meeting.
Tie committee report tie condition Of