The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-07-11
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OF Petitions, Claims, etc.
The Board Of Commissioners met at 10
a. ~ yesterday, in special session, in pur-
suance Of adjournment Of July 18th.
Messrs. Canadian Presidency, Armstrong,
Atkinson, Boring, Frew, McC olloch, Terrell
and Schultz were present.
The object Of the special session was
stated by the President to be the hearing
and determination Of any petitions or
claims pending before the Board on &C.
count OF erroneous assessments, grievances
and taxes for 1873, as provided by the Act
fthe Legislature, taking effect June 10,
1870.
The claim Of James Elliott, OF Triadel.
Phia district, for Alfred Kimmins, was re.
jected. TT. =
The claim Of Henry Flood, Of Clay dis.
trict for 1873, was rejected.
The claim Of the Bank Of the Ohio Val.
ley, represented by MeSsrs. Caldwell 4
Caldwell, was fully heard and argued, oc.
cupying some two hours and half.
On motion OF Commissioner Armstrong,
the return said Bank has sworn to was ac-
copied by the Board.
A motion Of Mr.. Boring, that the Bank
be refunded on the excess, was carried,
The Board then, at 1880 p. NJ, adjourn.
ed 10 1880 +. N.
Afternoon Session.
At the afternoon session, the same
members were present as In the morning
The case OF Joseph Bell, on petition OF
April Z, 1870, for correction Of an arbitrary
assessment Of 81, 900, was taken up.
Mr.. Joseph Bell was summoned before
the Board, and being duly sworn, made
answer TO sundry questions OF the Prose.
cutting Attorney. Mr.. Bell sustained his
claim, and upon motion oil Mr.. Terrell, Il
was orLsred that the excess be refunded.
The petition Of Joseph Bell 4 Co. was
called up, Mr.. Joseph Bell answering, and
from the answer the prosecution failed to
sustain the case.
A motion was made by Mr.. Terrell that
Joseph Bell & Co. be refunded, which mo.
ton was carried.
In the case Of Geo. Adams, executor Of
the estate oil @. D. Kncx, deceased, claim.
ing an erroneous assessment OF SILL for
1878, Nessrs. Caldwell & Caldwell, attor.
neys, representing the case, the prosecution
was sustained, and the claim, on motion Of
MI Boring, was rejected.
The claim Of Wm. McNabb, by Thomas
Mohett, OF an erroneous assessment OF
$1,000 for the year 1873, was duly examin.
ed. Defendant failing to establish his
claim, on motion 1t was rejected.
The case OF j. d. Bradigan, claiming a
double assessment OF $500, was found to be
correct, and 1t was ordered that he be re.
funded for Webster district, and the AS
SCISSOR drop the assessment from his land
books for said district
The following claims were rejected:
Thomas Hammond, Madison district; H.
3: Eberling, Richie district; Fred. shaw,
Webster district; Mary T. Brown, Wash:
ington district; Mary and Agnes Welsh,
Washington district.
The following were referred to the
Board Of Equalization and Appeals: peti.
tons Of Geo. z. Black, g. R. Leasure, John
Plues.
The Board resolved into general SEES.
sion for the hearing Of any other business.
The complaint OF Constable Thomas E.
Pryor against certain Justices OF the Peace,
and especially against VIM. Philips, Jus.
tire for Clay district. calling the attention
Of the Board to the fact that said Justice
deputies special Constables for the collec-
ton Of money, and for other business OF
responsibility, where in said districts there
were regular bonded Constables, the same
being in opposition to the resolution and
ordinances Of this Board, and the laws of
this State. verified by affidavit OF said Con.
stable, was heard and referred to the Fl.
nance Committee for investigation and
report.
There being no further business, the
Board stood adjourned, subject to the call
Of the President.