Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-08-05
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Regular Monthly Session.

Regular Monthly Session.
The County Commissioners met, yes
terdav morning, at their room In the
Court House, President Carnahan in the
chair, and the following members pre-
sent: Armstrong, Atkinson, Boring,
Frew, Philips, Schultze, Terrill and Nc
Cuiloch.
The minutes of the meetings OF July
9TH and 10th. were read and approved.
The Sheriff was ordered to notify the
following persons of their appointments
as commissioners of the election 10 be
to be held to-day:
Adams Sub-district OF Rltchle-D. b.
Garyin, Vim. Little, ST., Fred Brown.
Fulton-John Beyha, John Zoeckler,
Thomas Hanna. Triadelphia-No. |,
w. II. Waddle, III. S. Thornburg, Ralph
Mccoy; No.2.J. s. Bedillion, |. Blanch-
ard. John Pfarr; No, 3, +. NJ. Hender-
son. Samuel Oldham, Wesley Robinson.
Liberty-No. l. T. II. Maxwell, S. B.
Chambers, Isaac Davis; Mo-, Robert
Bonar, Samuel Bell, '. Nanmetre; No.
8, Jos. Blayney, J. Howard, j: II. Mont
gomery. Richland-No. |, VIM. Bru-
nor. VIM. North, Eugene Ridgely; No:
>, Philip Kelley, James McCowl and
John Lysle.
The Board then proceeded TO consider
the Greggsville, Clinton and Potomac
road. second division, which has been a |
matter of dispute for long time. This
division runs from Harvev's to Poto- |
mac. The subject occupied all morn
and most of the afternoon, and was
finally, with a compromise petition, re-
ferred back to the Committee on Roads |
for a report at the September session.
FINANCE.
This committee reported in favor OF
rejecting the proposition OF Il. W.
Thompson for light OF way through his
| lands for Centre street, Fulton, on ac-
| count of lack OF funds.
The petition of IL. W. Phillips was
granted, and the piece OF land on the
Island was ordered placed on the as
SCISSORS books.
The following returns were ordered
placed to the account OF the sheriff:
LIST return of May Gyi y
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Total si3,l &3 90
Road vouchers and delinquent road
labor, - ,06O97.
Bills amounting to S2,S42.OS were or
| dered paid. -.
Two claims of deaf, dumb and blind
were returned to the Principal, those OF
| Annie Hitchcock and Harry March,
non-residents OF the State.
The following delinquent claim was
allowed the sheriff:
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Local school SI'l
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ordered, That the clerk certify the
! Stale and local school tax as being al
! lowed bv the Board and an order be
drawn for the county and road taxes.
The Committee on Court House and
! Jail recommended payment OF bills az
gregating S32O.50, which was so ordered.
POOR HOUSE.
Il. Stanley, agent, reported bills
amounting To- Sl29.7S. The Poor House
contains 10 inmates, all white, ~ males
and Is females. The committee report
ell additional bills, all aggregating 500
80, which were ordered paid.
ROADS AND BRIDGES.
This committee reported bills amount
ing to S45.2l, which were ordered paid.
The bill of James Wait and petition OF
Hugh Clark were referred Tor report.
Various persons were ordered sum
moned to show why they should not
accept certain awards for damages on
the Morrison and Lewis road.
In the matter of the SteenrOd bridge,
the committee regarded the objection to
foot bridge, that there might he
damage by crossing on horseback or
otherwise, are without foundation, as
the bridge is some six steps from the
level OF the road. And in view OF there
being no further subscription toward
the amount required to build wagon
bridge, only so out OF necessary $500,
the committee recommended the aban-
ment of the idea of building wagon
bridge, and that the engineer proceed
forthwith to build the foot bridge already
awarded to the lowest and best bidder.
Adopted, and so ordered
The contracts for building the bridges
on the DiXon's Run and Roney's Point
road were awarded as follows super
structure to A. Vance at S26 per 900,
board measure, and . cents per 10. Tor
iron; masonry and excavation to T..
Burwiler at 81 % per cubic yard for the
former and 23 cents for the latter.
One hundred and seventy-iive dol
lars was appropriated from the local
road tax fund to pay Samuel Buchanan,
Surveyor OF Roads in Triadelphia dis
trict.
The report, as a whole, was adopted.
The bill OF Sunday Ledder was ordered
paid.
PETITIONS.
Henderson and Wells, to sell beer in
Triadelphia. Rejected.
Samuel IL. Smith ct a., to stone the
road at the foot of Marlow's hill.
Granted.
John, Hugh and James McCutchen,
to be exempted from road tax, they
having constructed road at their own
expense. Referred.
Il. q. Barr. asking a lease OF north
west corner of court house lot to build
two story law offices thereon. Referred.
Horn6rook d Co., asking reduction on
personal tax Referred.
J. d. Whitman ct a., asking a recon-
sderation in regard to the Rice and
Weitman road. Referred.
Various bills were referred for eXami-
nation and report.
Adjourned.
The St. Alphonsus Picnic.
Eight years ago the st. Alphonsus
| Ranevolent Society WAS ushered into