Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-04-08

vile. Clinton and Potomac road, as
formerly recommended, the sum OF
81 600 was allowed. $3.50 for bridge at
the mouth OF Dixon's Run. For the
Peters Run road, Sl60. For complet-,
ing the Macadamizing on the Second
Division on the w. & W. l.. road, from
Whites shops to the Brook county line,
$500. For bridge at Steenrods Place,
$500.
The following was adopted:
Resolved, That the following sums OF
money be and the same are hereby APP
propriated TO the roads named and to
be expended, wholly or in part, on the
same, and any surplus of the same to
revert back to the treasury, same as II
not appropriated, that is to say:
First Division-G. G. & 2. road, SIOO;
River road, Glenn's run to Short creek
or to the Brooke Co. line, S64O; river road
TO run, $3.50; Valley Grove and middle
Wheeling Creek road, 81 ,25O; Grand
division Of the w. w. l.. * b. road to
the Brooke Co. line, $3.50; West Union
and Roney's Point road, $3.50; PENN
sula road extension, $1,000; Stemrod's
foot bridge, $500; Roney's Point road to
Blaney's &C., and bridge, 5000; meeting
house hill road, $500; Short cree k road,
north fork, Sl60; South half OF same,
$50; Wheeling and Elm Grove, Cald-
wells run, 81 200; Elm Grove to BoggsS
hill, Sl60. All Of which is to be paid
from the levy of 1879 or surplus OF
1873. Action as regards certain appro-
priatiOns for other roads was either
stricken out or postponed.
ReSOlred, That John Frew, ESD, be
and is hereby appointed to represent
Ohio county stock, by proXie, at the
meeting of the stockholders OF the 7.
w. d Ky. railroad company, of March
20, 1879, the same be now confirmed by
the board.
In the matter of the insurance on the
public buildings of the county, the com
mittee appointed the Chairman OF
Finance and the clerk to have new
policies gotten up to more fully
describe the property and fixtures to be
insured and increase the mount on the
lnfirmary and Court House buildings,
also to insure the Jailor's residence.
1t was ordered that the policies be taken
as far as possible in home companies at
the lowest rates for three year policies.
The report and accompanying resolu-
tons were adopted.
PRINTING.
This committee recommended the
payment of the following bills: Frew
K Campbell, $3.50; Standard Printing
Company, S22.75; J. NJ. Ewing 4 Co.,
IS. So ordered.
ROADS AND BRIDGES.
This committee reported having eX-
amined numerous petitions among
which were those of J. w. Brown, Alex.
McConn and others, George w. Stecn-
rod and others on Bedillion's lane, all Of
which were favorably recommended by
the committee and adopted by the
Board.
The following are the bids for the ma
sonry, excavation and superstructure OF
the two wooden bridges on Short Creek :
Ralph Mccoy, masonry, per cubic yard,
Sl.0S, excavation, per cubic yard, 80
cents.
A. F. Wilkie (at Forks, masonry, per
cubic yard, 81 90; excavation, Ii cents.
George Ankle, masonry, per cubic
ward, 81; excavation, 20 cents. Same
and place the superStructure, .sl5O COP
plete.
f. Biermiler, second class, by day
work, 81 So; excavation, 20 cents.
A. Yoke, masonry per cubic yard,
s. 80; excavation, Il cents.
J. j. Cavanaugh, masonry per cubic
ward. 81 10; excavation, ~ cents. Same
superstructure per foot, board measure,
81 cents, and s cents per pound for iron
work.
Theodore Kemp, superstructure at
So 30 per 1000 feet, il everything is
found. or SOS ii not found. Iron work
Al cents per pound.
A. Vance, superstructure at SD per
1000 feet, board measure; iron work D
cents per pound.
T. Moorhead & Son, all iron work at
Al cents per pound.
The Committee recommended that
the contract for masonry and eXcava-
ton he awarded to T.. Bier
miller at 81 So per cubic yard for
masonry and excavation at 20 cents per
cubic yard, for both bridges, whenever
the location of the Short Creek road is
established. In the matter OF the super
structure the committee awarded the
contract to T. Kemp at his bid, but for
the present the committee asked further
time on this part of the work. Bills az
gregating S27.2S were ordered paid.
K. 4 T. Contains claim was referred tn
J. l. Sawtell, road surveyor, the said road
surveyor to measure the work done and
return to the committee the bill, with
dimensions or extent OF the work
claimed, properly certified.
The following resolutions were recon-
mended:
Resolred That w. C. Smith, county
engineer, be and is hereby ordered Ia
make survey ei the road asked for by
J. W. Brown and others at once, and
return said survey, together with plat
of the same, 10 this Board
ReSolrcd, That W. &. Smith, county
engineer, be, and is hereby ordered To
make a survey OF road as petitioncd by
Alex. McConn and others at once, and
return said survey together with plan
of the same, to this board.
ReSOircd, That the road surveyor Of
precinct No. Z, Triadelphia district, pro-
coed at once to place BedilIiOn's lane
road in GOOD condition, under the direc-
ton of the county engineer.
Report and resolutions adopted.
POOR HOUSE AND FARM.
This committee reported bills agcre-
eating 81, l0997, which were paid The
committee reported that they were un.
able, on account OF the inClement
weather, 10 visitethe poor house and
farm, last week, and that the full board,
together with the reporters, were in
vited TO visit the infirmary next month.
Report adopted.
PETITIONS.
The petition OF Taylor Strauder, the
colored murderer who is in jail, asking
for $50 TO defray the expenses Of his at
torneys in going to Washington, ID. c.,
10 attend 10 his case, was referred 10 the
Committee on Court and Jail for a re-
port.
That of Joseph Hanson, asking for
$1,000 damages on account Of a faulty
bridge out Caldwell's run, from which
he and his team fell last November,
which resulted in infiicting bodily il :
juries tc the petitioner, was referred 10
a special committee, composed OF the
Committee on Finance and Accounts,
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