Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-05-31
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Business Transacted at Yester-
days Special Session.

The reading of the minutes OF the pre-
yious meeting were dispensed with un-
til the meeting on Monday, June 2.
THE REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
were read and acted upon as follows;
Finance and Accounts-This commit
tee reported that in closing up the fiscal
wear, 1873, they found the county IN
good financial condition. The levy OF
said year will give a small surplus. All
claims were promptly met, and the
bonded debt is steadily diminishing,
and for the coming year will need no in
crease of the levy. During the year,
the county received, in addition 10 the
levy. a premium on her p. w. q KY.
six per cent. bonds, amounting TO 500;
also six months interest on $4,000
worth Of bonds Of said railroad, amount
ing to 81 100, which has thereby proved
to be good investment.
The following statement was made oil
the Bank OF Wheeling 4 per cent. loan,
and the second loan OF Is per cent:
Bonds of first loan, Nos. "a, 81, 63, II,
81, SO, 123, 167, l9l and 2OO-ten bonds
OF q. 900 each, with l73 coupons Of
S37. 80 each, were paid March LIST, 1879;
also 10 coupons due May l, 1879, OF sec
ond loan of $50 each, paid fee OF which
was found correct.
The committee recommended that IL.
n. Mertz be refunded on Sl20 valuation
for 1873, in Richie district.
Also that bill Of w. G. Smith, viewer
of roads, $1,000, be paid; and that the
per diem provided by law be paid the
members, due six months, together with
the usual amounts due for committee
and other work.
The committee have a number OF pc
titions from banks and others yet on
hand, and adjourned its sitting to June
18th at 7 Pm.
The report of the committee was
adopted.
POOR HOUSE AND FARM.
Recommended payment OF bills ag-
gregating S465.93.
Also that the Doctor, Cracraft, be APP
pointed physician to the county intirm-
arv; that bids be received for furnishing
the county with medicine be rejected,
and that proposals be invited for two
districts, the first district to include
such portions as are in the city limits
north of Wheeling Creek, and the Sec
and district all south OF the creek.
The report of the committee was
adopted, with the exception OF that re-
lating to proposals for furnishing the
county with medicine, which was re-
ierred back to the committee.
The county physician reported new
orders received during the year, SO; per-
sons suspected of lunacy, examined 20;
poSimOrten examinations made on requi-
sition of Prosecuting Attorney, 2; births,
,; deaths, 8; persons visited and pre-
scribed for during the year, 4S4; num-
her of times persons were subscribed
for at the county physicians office, $50.
As compared with the year preceding
this shows an increase in the number OF
orders received OF p, or a traction over
10 per cent, the number OF lunatlcS
shows an increase OF d; the
deaths and births a decrease
of l each. The total number
of persons visited and prescribed for
shows an increase OF /. The cases OF
disease and injury We're in general OF 4
more severe character, as is shown by
the number OF visits being greater by
l49, while the number OF times cases
were prescribed for at the office shows 4
decrease OF 80. No diseases OF an cpl
demic character prevailed among the
pauper population during the year, and
considering the population OF our city
the health of this class has been fully up
to the average.
The report was filed.
Poor Agent Stanley reported 10 in
mates at the County Inhrmary. One
birth and one death during the year
Received and filed.
COURT HOUSE AND JAIL.
RECOMMENDED the payment Of bills
aggregating $500, which was so or
dered.
The committee recommended that
that the court house and Jail buildings
be cleaned, whitewashed, etc; and also
the purchase of 100 Japanned tin file
boxes for use Uf the Recorders office,
for about 500; also the rcbinding OF
about 80 of the old record and land
books. The several recommendations
were adopted.
PRINTING.
Submitted bids for printing q order
books Of 5O1 orders each, for use OF
OverseerS ans Commissioners of each
district, and recommended that the con-
tract be awarded to Messrs. Frew d
Campbell. 81 ordered.
ROADS AND BRIDGES.
Recommended payment OF bills
amounting to 1926. Ordered paid.
The action Of the committee upon a
number OF petitions referred TO them
concerning roads, etc, OF no general in
terest to the public, was concurred in.
GENERAL BUSINESS.
Jacob Nenhardt was granted a license
to sell liquor etc, at Fulton. Bonds
men: Peter Welty and Henry Mem
hardt.
The apple ,tions OF Elizabeth Miller,
George Baket and Herman Geohringer,
for liquor LICENSES in Fulton, were re-
ferred over Ia the meeting Of the Board
next Monday
Petition OF Henry Creasrean, admin
istrator OF John Archibold'S estate, to
refund and correct assessment, was re-
ferred to the Finance Committee.
Petition OF Thomas Raymond, of
Madison district, to have tax refunded.
Referred to Finance Committee.
The official oaths OF G.. W. Morgan,
Surveyor of Roads, Precinct No. :,
Richland district; VIM. Mitchell, Pre-
cinct No. 9, Richland district; T. T.
Hutchinson, Commissioner elect from
Centre district; Samuel Buchanan, Sur
yeyor of Roads, Precinct No. 3, Triadel-
phia district; John w. Nichols, Survey
or of Precinct No. l, Richland district;
Robert Lazear, Surveyor of Precinct No.
=, Richland district, and Frederick Leu
kel, Surveyor of Precint No 5, Richland
district, were filed.
The bond of VIM. Mcpherson, toll
keeper Of the river road, in the sum of
500, and the liquor bond of August
Heimberger, OF Triadelphia district, were
accepted and ordered to be recorded.
A motion by Mr.. Armstrong, re-
funding taxes charged against Enoch
Miller for 1873, was referred to the Poor