The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-12-30
noARp or connIssIoNERs.
special MeetIpg-Keports of Committe
and Miscellaneous Business.


and Miscellaneous business.
The Board Of Commissioners met at
their room in the Court House yesterday
morning in special session, President Geo.
H. Canadian in the chair, and the follow
ing members answering at the roll call:
Messrs. Armstrong, Atkinson, Boring,
Frew, McCulloch, Phillips, sChultze aud
Terrill.
The bonds Of sherifF.elect G. P. Brown,
and r. Il. Phillip, Assessor for the city
district, aud Noah Zane, Assessor for the
country district, were read, and the secu.
rifles being deemed sufficient they were ap-
proved.
The bonds OF the following Censtables
were read and the securieties approved as
sufficient, they we're ordered TO be record.
ed: John P. st. Myers, George Bowman,
George P. Smith. William Love, William
Lauchlin, Scott Ltston, James II. Sadler
and W. II. Combs.
Finance and Accouns.-The Committee
on Finance and Accounts reported, re-.
Ierripg the petitions OF Caroline Stewart,
Margaret z. Dillon and III. Brost, asking
Tor reduction OF valuation OF real estate,
| to the Board OF Equalization and Appeals.
The petitions Of George Parks, agent for
Mrs, r. P. Hornbrook, Mary A. McAnall
and Edward Larkin, were referred to the
incoming Board for consideration. The
petition OF F. W: and Annie Bsssett was
found TO be as claimed, and the CLERK was
ordered to correct the error with the as
SCISSOR. Bills amounting to Si22 46 were
ordered paid.
Court House and Jdil.-This committee
reported, referring the petitions of James
L. Hawley and others regarding tele.
phone for the Recorders office, aud
Clerk Hook in relation to transcribing
certain document and reindexing, 70 the
Incoming Board. Bills aggregating s6I q
were ordered paid.
Poor House and FGrm.-The Committee
on Poor House aud Farm reported as
having examined bills amounting to
1915 70, and finding them correct, ordered
them paid. ~.
Roads and Bridg9:-The committee ex.
ahmed the reports Of the various Road
Surveyors and found them correct. The
claim OF the Groves heirs for road dam
ages was rejected, and other claims refer.
red 10 the incoming Board for C0nsidera.
ton. A number OF bills we're. ordered
paid. The committee IN concluding ita
report GAYS: We feel warranted in saying
that the general condition OF all roads and
bridges are better than at any previous
time; large number Of new and substan-
tial road bridges have been built, as well
as culyerts, obtaining better drainage and
rendering travel safer. The committee
return thanks for the liberal appropria'
tons OF the Board and trust the incoming
Board may act in the same spirit.
Printing Bills amounting t. SlSS 80
we're examined by the committee, and
being found correct were ordered paid.
W. N. Curtis appeared for J. y. Curtis,
in relation to damages awarded for build.
| ing a road through ]. 0. Curtis farm. The
matter was discussed at soue length and
finally referred to the incoming Board for
consideration. Adjourned to2P.M.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At2 o'clock the Board reassembled and
proceeded to finish up the business. The
report oil the Bank Of Wheeling, commits
sioner OF the six per cent loan aud seven
and hall per cent loan, was received, To-.
gether with the cancelled coupons and 70.
ierred to the Finance Committee.
The report OF B. Stanley, agent Of the
Poor House; showing the total number Of
inmates for the month to be A, was re.
ceived and ordered filed.
On motion OF Mr.. Carnahan, few
changes in the bond OF q. P. Brown were
allowed to be made, and the corrected
bond approved.
A number OF miscellaneous bills were
read and ordered paid.
The report OF W. O. Smith, County Sur
yeyor, was read showing the amount ex-
pended on roads during the year, $751;
35S l6, which deducted from the appro.
priation, SCI ,66S 81, leaves an unexpended
balance Of s., $40 SO. The report was or
dered fled.
Mr.. schultze offered the following, which
was adopted:
ReOfNd, That orders be Issued to each
member Of the Board of Commissioners
for his per diem, committee work, &c.
On motion, the Board adjourned to meet
on the frat Monday in January.