Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-09-02

y
terday morning at 10 O'Clock at their
chamber in the Court House.
The following members were present:
President Carnahan, Armstrong, Bor-
ing, Frew, McColloch, Phillips, Schultze
and Terrill.
Minutes OF last meeting read and APP
proved.
ROADS AND BRIDGES.
This committee reported as follows:
The claim of George ;. Clemens Is re-
ferred to the district surveyor for ratiti
cation.
The following land owners are hereby
notified to remove distractions on the
Peters Run, Middle Wheeling Greek
and Upper Middle Wheeling Creek
roads within ten days: Robert Kidd,
James Buchanan, John Brumlee, James
Robinson, William Erskenstein, Joseph
Blavnev and Wesley Robinson on the
Upper Wheeling Greek road; Middle
Wheeling Greek road: John Thornburg,
ST., II. S. Thornburg, +. Stark, Jerome
Wagner, Rachel Feay, Samuel Buchan-
an. Ali. kimmOns and John Elbert;
Peters Run road: Joseph Feay, Mary
Mcclure, Peter Belize, Joseph Grundle,
Martin Murphy, Sarah Warden, John
Creighton, Mrs. Josiah Brown, Anton
Suaub, Robert Burket, Arthur Carter
and VIM. Nichols.
To reject the petition OF Hugh Clark.
The petition OF Brice Supler is refer
red for further hearing.
To reject the resolution OF Commits
sioners Schultze to abandon the survey
of the q. G. 4 p. road.
To adopt the compromise offered by
Isaac Snediker and others.
To pay $500, aggregate OF bills.
The report was adopted as a whole.
POOR HOUSE AND FARM.
The monthly report OF b. Stanley,
Poor House Agent, was received and
filed.
The committee recommended the pay
ment of bills aggregating S540.6S.
Also recommended the adoption OF a
resolution directing the Engineer to re-
move distractions on poor house road,
if owners do not remove in ten days.
The resolution was adopted and the
bills ordered paid.
COURT HOUSE AND JAIL.
The committee recommended as fol-
lows:
To refer to the Assessor the petition
of Hornbrook 4 Co. for relief OF taxes
for 1878.
To order the Engineer to cause layer
of gravel to be placed on the Peninsula
road and extension through Fulton, to
ha Lot In the lowest bidder.
To order the Engineer to remove, at
the county's expense, Lewis Orths
pump in Fulton.
To refer the claim of Alexander Me-
Conn to the road surveyor for report.
To pay bills aggregating SG4o.O6.
The report was adopted.
The Committee on Court House and
Jail recommended payment Of bills
amounting to S2S0.45, which was adopt
ed and bills ordered paid.
Annie Jackson was apprentlced to
John Frieling for seven years, she being
an inmate of the poor house and eleven
wears of age. The indenture was ordered
filed.
Mary Blake, aged five years, was APP
prcnticed to August Meyer for thirteen
years, or until she is eighteen years OF
age,
Laura Fetterman, aged u years, was
apprenticed to Henry Clouse for SIX
years.
The bond OF ElwOOd Martin, as con-
stable for Richie district, was rejected,
there being no vacancy.
The resignation of John J. Cooper,
constable OF Webster district, was re-
ceived and accepted. President Carna-
han declared vacancy.
The petition of &. b. Hedges, W. ii.
Anderson and others, asking new road
from the mouth of HulTs run to a
point on the Brooke county line, was
referred to the Committee on Roads and
Bridges, with power 10 act.
The petition of John Carlin, asking
revaluation and refund of taxes of 1878,
was referred to the Committee on
Finance.
The petition OF j. A. Armstrong, ask
ing n refund of taxes for 1876, 1877 and
1873, assessed against the Schcll child
rem, was granted.
The petition of John W. Fox, claim
ing erroneous assessments Tor 1861
was referred to the Finance Committee.
Pending further business the Board
adjourned for recess.