Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-05-31
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ofths Fiscal Year-Msetins Of the Board
T.. ....ts Of Commissioner
The last meeting Of the year Of the
County Commissioners, was held yes
terday morning. Every member pre-
sent except Armstrong.
The minutes we're read and the follow.
ing is an abstract OF the proceedings:
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Finance and Accounts-The petitions
OF R. Hendrick, John McMorris. FRANK
Heidi and Jerry Peyton were referred:
The claims Of Mrs. NJ. }. Maxwell and
Vim. Nichols, for erroneous assess
ments, were allowed.
The petition OF the 4Etna Insurance
Company for O reduction Of assessment,
was allowed.
Prosecuting Attorney Jordan report.
ed that the Wolf ferry property was
subject to taxation.
The bills OF Mrs. Q. j. Lawson, Tor
election expenses were referred to the
Prosecuting Attorney.
The telephone in the Sheriff. office
was ordered removed to Recorder HOOK 8
Bills amounting to sesS.ss. for repairs
TO the Jail, incurred during the Nendel
fire, were certified to the insurance com.
panies.
This committee also reported the pro
gress OF the Deiters' investigation, which
is familiar to our readers.
Court House and Jail-The Clerk
was ordered to advertise for proposals TO
make the contemplated alterations to
the Court House, already enlarged upon
in the RKGlsTER.
Bills amounting to $3.50 10 were or
dered paid.
Roads and Bridges-Of this years re-
ceipts at the Bethany toll gate, $3.50
we're appropriated fer repairs on the
first division Of the g.. p. and L. road.
That portion OF the old ridge road,
which lies between Milleps and Bri..
sons, was ordered closed.
The sum OF $50 was expended on the
Frazier's run road, in Richie district.
Bills amounting to So6nS were oruer'
ed paid. ,,
Poor House and Farm-Edmund
B cking, agent, submitted a BID Tor
furnishing medicines, upon the prescrip-
ton OF the county physicians, to the
city poor and county prisoners, Tor
Sly9 SO, which WAS accepted. :,
A tile floor was ordered substituted
for the oak one, at the county inhrmary
dining room.
Commissioner Schultze was author
lied to purchase eight pigs to be iaiten'
ed at the poor farm. .,
Bills aggregating $685. ~ were ordered
paid.
Poor Agent-Capt. Plankey reported
the condition Of the intirmsry. Last
month there were AZ inmates, q white
males, II white females and one coloied
female; no births or deaths.
COUNTY PHYSICIANS.
DIR. l.. ID. Wilson submitted his re-.
port for the fiscal year ending May 80,
1881. Ii set forth that he received, dur.
ing the year, los orders; visited and pre-.
scribed for lSi persors; visited 500 per-
sons; prescribed for 1873 persons at his
office; examined IL supposed lunatics
and held one post portem. As compar.
ed with the previous year, the figures
show decided increase.
PETITIONS.
A petition from numberof residents
in Triadelphia district for wagon bridge
across at Judge Thompsons, was re-.
ferred TO the Committee on Roads and
Bridges.
DR.. John Cox's petition, asking for
action in regard TO certain lots in West
Liberty. went to the same committee.
The petition OF VIM. Memminger.
asking the right to cell beer at his picnic
ground at Pleasant Valley, during the
months OF June, July, August and Sep.
TENDER was received and passed without
action. 1t was afterward referred to the
president.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The bond OF Mrs. Roetteger, to keep an
ordinary at Elm Grove, with Otto He's
and Peter Welty as sureties, in the sum
OF 5000, was filed.
The bond OF Ralph Ankle. Justice in
Washington district, with j. Il. fancy
and T. NJ. Darrah, sureties, in the sum
Of 1000, was filed.
An election of county physicians WAS
entered into. For the city district, Drs.
l.. ID. Wilson and J. p. Birney were
nominated. On the first ballot DIR.
Wilson received the votes OF all present.
For the county district, Drs. Il. A.. W.
A. and +. p. Cracraft were unanimously
reelected. DIR. Wilson's salary was
fixed at $500 and the others at 1900, the
same az last year.
Various unimportant business was
transacted, and the Board adjourned.