The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-03-04
OHIO COUNTY coMMIssIoNERs.

H aNAutaA ihvhtltl nSholVls al
the members were present except Mr.. Car
nahan.
The minutes Of the previous meeting
were read, approved and signed.
COMMITTEE REpoRrs
being in order the following were read,
and acted upon rs noted:
Finance aud ACKNOWLEDGMENT upon
the petitions referred IN them by the
Board ~ follows: That Allen s, Howell
be refunded OIL $500 valuation for the
year 1873 In Triadelphia district, being an
erroneous assessment; that Mary e. LOr-
ing, trustee, be refunded on au erroneous
assessment Ut S, 200 valuation IN Triadel-
phia district for the yearlS7S; tlIat Belinda
McGary be refunded tax and interest
amounting 10 g 81 from county treasury;
that D. Q. List, guardian for Julia W. List,
be refunded county tax for 1878, tho sum
OF SIS 90.
Other petitions referred To the commit
Of Wheeling, referred 10 tho Prosecuting
Attorney for examination and report; for
the rebuilding Of the Steenrod bridge, re.
ferred to the Joint Committee; ofthe PeO-
ple's Bank and Bank Of Wheeling, referred
for further examination; Of Henry Peber
aud Henry llernig, referred to the Board
Of Equalization and Appeals; OF Flaccus
Bros. and John Voeckler, rejected; report
OF Committee on Roads aud Bridges OF
Dec. 2, 1873, referred TO the Joint Commit.
tee for examination and report.
The report was adopted. :.
Roads and Bridges This committee,
with W, q. Smith, County Engineer,
viewed and surveyed the proposed change
In the road ut ROnoy's Point to Baneys
line on the route as marked on plat (sub.
mitted with report. The route passes
through the lands OF Alexander Higgs
and Henry Siehrecht, The committee
awarded the sum Of $3.50 to Selbrecht,
which being refused tho committee asked
that said land owners appear before the
Board to show cause why they will not ac-
Cept said award, etc.
The committee further recommended
the purchase Of suitable blank book for
keeping all surveys and plas of county
roads ia.
In the matter Of the proposed road
known as the Short Greek Road, the com.
mittee recommended the route surveyed
through the lands OF Wells heirs and
Peter Delaplain, and awarded damages in
the sum Of SIb To Wells heirs, and Peter
Delaplaip the sum OF 500, and asked
that they appear helOre The Board TO show
cause why they will not accept said
amounts. Further, they recommended
that tho route OF said road be continued us
surveyed from Delaplain's bridge through
the land Of Waddle past the mill and
house, thence through tho bottom to the
Forks Of Short Creek, and award as dam.
ages to Mr.. Waldlo for the land required
the sum OF So, and ask that he appear be-
fore the Board to show cause why he will
not accept said award.
In the matter OF tho review OF tho Second
Div. G. g. 4 7. Road, tho matter was de-
ierred for want Of time.
The committee recommended the build.
ing Of bridge at the Forks OF Short Crook,
and one at the school house on said creek
road.
The following bills were recommended
to be paid: Geo. Walters, River Road,
SO 40; same, BngRs' Till Roal, SlQ30;
Hoge 4 Co., First Div. G. & q, ISp. itoad,
s. 43; Alex. Rogers, Wheeling & Fair.
mont tolls, 81 03i Wm. Connolly, Sur
yeys, Rlchland road tax, 81 90; Edward
McGee, Triadelphia Road tax, ST %.
The report of the committee was adopt
ed, and the County Engineer was instruct
cd to prepare plans and specifications for
wooden bridges and superstructures, and
the same advertise for bidders, said bids
to CLOSE April 4, 4sID.
sClnH HOlHe and .ldd-This Committee,
having examined the various bids receiy.
cd for furnishing the County JUL with
coal, for the year commencing April i,
1879, recommended that tho contract be
awarded to P. L. Kimberly, the present
contractor, at S. 10 per 100 bushels for
clean coal, and 81 05 for nut coal.
The committee also recommended the
payment Of bills aggrggtiRg sl99 70.
The report Of tho committee was
adopted,
Poor Honse and Fdrm.-Reported bills rs
tollowgi Poor House and Farm, SI44 81 ;
Poor House improvements, SLAB; County
Poor Fund, S27O 0S; total $500 OF.
In the matter OF furnishing coal to the
County lntirmary, for the year common.
cling April /, 1879, the committee recon.
mended that the contract be awarded to
W. 7. Chambers & Co. ut their bid, viz:
clean coal, over 2.inch screen, 4Sc per
hpshel nut coal, over q FINCH screen, &c
per busheli nut coal, over q l,inCh screen,
3 4.l0c per bushel.
The committee awarded the contract for
furnishing the county with collins, &C., TO
Friend 4 Son, at their bid, viz: persons
over II years, S. 90; under ii years, s. 90;
hearse and attendance, s. so; hack, 80 90;
buggy, 81.
The recommendations OF the committee
were adopted.
The report Of the Poor Agent shows the
total number OF the inmates OF the County
Infirmary to be G5; white males, IS; do fe.
males, 10; colored males, Q. No births
during the month; deaths, Catharine Kirk.
ner, white.
The report was filed
Printing. Recommended payment OF
following bills: Lewis Baker 4 Co., 81 80;
Louis Colmar, 81 75i Mills, Frew & Co.,
So ordered.
PETITIONS.
or Geo. W. Steenrod and others, asking
tIht tuo puuHC lOhu IehulIlB from tne Ma
tional Road to Wheeling creek, at Be,lil.
lions Mill, DO put in good repair. Refer.
red to Joint Committee on Roads and
Finance.
OF A. NJ. Ridgely and others, to mac.
alamize W. W. S. & B. Road from Whites
blacksmith shop to Brooke county line.
Referred TO Joint Committee on Roads and
Finance.
OF Thomas Harris, IT,, for correction OF
erroneous assessment Of tax in 1873. Re.
ferred to the Committee on Finance and
Accounts.
OF VIM. CASTOR and others, for appro.
PTiation for erection Of bridge over Little
Run. Referred to the Joint Committee on
Roads and Finance.
OF John GrossGurth, to refund tux Of
1873. Finance and Accounts.
OIL. W. Brown and others, for new sur.
vey and location OF county road running
IFOm 0lu toll hnUun nnnp LSl,,,