The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-09-02
BOARD OF COMMIssIONERs.



The Board Of Commissioners met in
regular monthly session at the Court
House yesterday, Present: Messrs. earn.
ahan, president; Armstrong, Atkinson,
Boring, Frew, McCulloCh, Phillips,
SChultze, Terrell, commissioners. The FOL.
lowing routine Of business was trans.
acted:
REPORTS.
Court HOUR and Jdd.-ThlS committee
reported bills amounting to $2S0.45, which
were ordered paid,
Tho petition OF r, G, Baer, Esq, In re-.
gaFd 70 leasing tho northeast lot Of the
Court House grounds.
10 Poor Houe and Farm. This committee
reported bills amounting 10 $527,lS, which
were ordered paid.
County Engineer Smith was directed to
have the distractions on the first street oil
the subdivision otthe Poor House Farm
removed within ten days from the date oil
said notice.
Finance and Accounts. This committee
recommended the adoption OF the follow.
Ing: The petition Of Hornbrook 4 Co.,
asking to be relieved OF taxes for 1878,
was referred to the Assessor as to returns
made.
The County Engineer was ordered To
cause a layer Of gravel 10 10 placed on the
Fulton extension on the Peninsula Road
by the lowest responsible bidder.
That the pump Of the Junction oil Berry
street and the National Road be removed
at the county's expense by the County En-
gineer. Said pump Is the property o
Lewis 0rth.
The claim OF Alex McConn was referred
to the surveyor Of his road precinct for re-
port.
Bills amounting 10 SG45 90 were ordered
paid.
ROadsand Bridge-This committeem adt
the following report:
The claim Of George s. Clemens was re-
ferred to the Surveyor Of his district toi
veriGCation.
The following landholders were notified
to remove distractions on the following
county roads: Peters Run, Middle Wheel
ing Greek and Upper Wheeling Greek
within ten days, ofthe County Engineer
will cause the same 70 be removed.
Upper Wheeling Creek.-Robert Kidd,
Robert ErskinO's hOirs, John Brownlee,
James Robinson, James Buchanan, Joseph
Blayney, Wesley Robinson.
Middle Wheeling Creek.-JOhn Thorn
Burg, ST., L. St0rk, jerome Wagner,
Rachael Feay, II. s. Thornburg, Sam Blu
chanan, All, Kimmins, John E6hert.
Peters Run-Joseph Feay, Mary. Nc
Lure, Peter Belize, Jos. Glndle, Martin
Murphy, Mrs. s. Warden, VIM. Nichols,
Arthur Carter, Robert Burkst, Mrs,
Josiah Brown, John Creighton and Anton
Swaub, and the Clerk to issue notices al
once to emovo fences and other 00SS2S.!nc'
tons fifteen leet from centre stakes
Tho petition OF Hugh CLARK, asking thoI
his lane be made q county road, was re
jected.
The petition of Brice Supler and others
asking that the MCutcheOns be exempted
from road taxes, was further referred.
The petition Of Commissioner SChult2e,
OF Richie district. asking that the G., P.I
G.. road survey be abandoned, was rejected
The committee recommended the sur
vey OF, as petitioied for by Isaac Snedekel
and Others, offered August 4th, 1879, TO
said road.
Bills amounting to $500 were ordered
paid.
Poor Houe AgmL-B. Stanley, Esq.
Poor House Agent, made the following
report:
Total number Of inmates, 43; whit
males, 81; white females, 12; under l yea
OF age | male and female; over 10 year
Of age 9 white males; births, 1; death
none. Bills amounting to Sl79 Is wer
ordered paid,
PETITIONS.
The petition OF C. B. Hedge and other
asking for q new road precinct from tn
mouth Of HufTs Run to the Brook
county line was referred to the CommitteI
on Roads and Bridges, with power to act
The petition Of John Carlin, in regard Il
erroneous assessment upon house and hal
O lot on Fifteenth street, was referred Il
Committee on Finance and accounts.
The petition ofJohn Armstrong that tn
taxes remaining due to the county 70
1868 for Schel's children be abated
was granted.
The petition Of J.W. Fox claiming tol
high an assessment as compared witt
others, was referred to the Committee OF
Finance and Accounts.
I%SDESTuREs.
Mary Blake, q girl FIVE years OF age, wa
bound to August Meyers upon the usua
conditions.
Lena Fetterman was also indentured l.
Henry Clouse upon the usual conditions
Annie Jackson was indentured to JOIN
Freiling upon the usual conditions.
MISCELLANEOUS. q.
The resignation Off. j. Cooper, Con
stable Of Union District, was accepted
and the election othis successorpostponeC
until q future meeting.
The bond OF Elwood Martin, with Hen
ny SChmulbaCh and L. G. Cracratt as sure
ties, as Constable OF Richie district, wa
on motion OF Mr.. SChultze rejected, as til,
legal number Of Constahles already exist
ed in that district.
Afternoon Session.
J. C. Maxwells claim as County Super
intendent OF Free Schools, was allowed
and the Clerk ordered to certify II.
Matters relating to the P, W. ky. R
X. Co. were referred to the Committee OF
Finance and Accounts.
Petition OF James Dixon, Surveyor o
Roads, Liberty district. Ordered that h,
work upon that part OF the W, W. L. 1
B. road running through West Liberty.
RESOLUTIONS.
By Frew: That in the matter Of EN-
ploying additional counsel in the case 0
Hanson vs.. the Board OF Commissioners
be referred to the Finance Committee
with power 10 net.
By Armstrong: Authorizing Rober
Marshall and others to expend road ia,
upon a certain private road. Referred t.
the Committee on Roads and Bridges witt
power to act.
MISCELLANEOUS. 70
The bills OF Jas. Wait, 9. NJ. Alexander
and VIM: Flanagan were ordered paid,
The bill OF Chas. Matthews was referred
to the Finance Committee.
The receipt Of Mitchell Waddle for
right OF way and damages on the Short
Greek road was ordered to be recorded.
The matter o fWorking out certain road