The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-12-06

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Further It was recommended that dupli.
cate warrant be drawn in favor Of said
Jingle for . lost warrant, amounting TO
$500 so, and that the delinquent tax list OF
said Tingle be filed and accepted. The en-.
tire report was adopted.
In second report the committee reported
having found the returns OF Sheriff Brown
correct and recommended that $3.50 II be
placed to his credit aud that orders for
81 OBS 80 DO drawn. Various claims and pc
IiiionS Of minor importance were reported
as being Yarlously disposed Of, and the re-
port adopted.
The Committee on Court House aud Jail
reported bills amounting TO Sl4320 on the
general county fund, and $3.50 on the
General School Fund, and recommended the
payment OF the same, The report was
adopted,
The Committee on Poor House and Farm
asked the payment Of bills amounting 70
g. 72 0S, which were granted.
Bills amounungto S3l so were presented by
the Committee on Printing and ordered paid.
Bills amounting to 81, 100 80 were presented
by, the Committee on Roads and Bridges and
were ordered paid. This committee recon.
mended that the 20 per cent and all unpaid
certificates OF Y. il o Dbe ger, DEF ulting con.
tractor, be paid to hls creditors, aud the same
was ordered by the Board.
The meeting was enlyened at this point by
an animated little spat between Mr.. Terriil
and Judge Houston, the latter representing
Groves heirs, OF Short Creek district, through
whose property a road has recently been
opened aud damages were wanted. The
Board not Concurring with Judge IIoustons
demand, he left, ayOwing the intention OF his
client 10 close up the road and 20 To law.
Poor Agent PlankOy submitted his report,
which was adopted. At present there are
slIty'thrCe persons In the Poor House, and
the general condition Of everything Is good
During the past month there was one birth
and two deaths.
County Surveyor Smith reported that the
SteenrOd bridge would probably be completed
and ready for travel by or before January /.
The construction OF the bridge was ordered
by q resolution, June o, 1881, but II was neg
lected to make any specific appropriation for
that purpose and Mr. Smith suggested that
the requisite fund, amounting 10 $1,000 In
the aggregate, be provided to meet the esti.
mate when returned.
Further, that the balance sheet OF May 3ist
1881, showed tho North Forks of Short Greek
road to have oyerdrawn the appropriation
$2I2 -, The amount appropriated this year
was 800, leaving a balance to the credit oil
the Board Of $l67 81, o sum entirely made
quaie, rs reported by Mr.. Smith, TO place
the road In a safe condition. At the same
time the Peninsula road appeared to be In
debt $SBl o., while the appropriation for 1881
was but 5000, leaving the road still In deb
S20i %, These items OF Indebtedness repre-
sent work done at various periods within the
past three years by order OF the board, ant
with ieapprovali but being outside OF tht
general appropriations and not assigned L
any particular fund they have remained al
an unbalanced charge against the roads. Mr.
Smith further stated that this state OF &c
counts was not made known uAtil after con
tracts had been entered into to the full extern
OF the appropriation aud large portion o.
the work was finished.
There was long discussion over this report
which was finally disposed OF by resolution,
ordering the roads put good condition, and
that the 1880 Overdraits should not be de
Quoted from the 1881 appropriation, but that
the next levy should provide for the sumo.
James Henry was, on his application, ap,
pointed o constable for Union district, to iii
j. ii. Sadler's vacancy.
The oath OF Judge Jacob was received and
ordered recorded.
A communication from the trustees OF the
r, W. & Ky. bonds was received, conveying
the Information that two bonds OF the county
had been drawn and would be paid at par
with accrued interest. The President was in
slructed TO procure the money.
The oath Of q. l.. Holmes, recently ap-
pointed constable Of Richland district, was
received and filed.
The petition Of Henry Dice to keep tavern
at Valley Grove was granted, and his bond,
with Simon Horkheiner as surety, was ap.
proved.
A petition from the Exchange Bank stated
that a true return had been made by J.. j,
Jones, Cashier, showing personal property to
be Sj7 200, but the assessor had returned Il at
$500 more. correction, ETC., was prayed
for The paper was referred.
A petition OF w. T. Brumms asked for q
reduction OF 800 on bis property valuation.
Referred.
A large number OF tax bills and erroneous
Assessments were referred
Tie report OF Robert Birkett, surveyor OF
precinct No. 0, was referred.
The bond OF John IOeckler, recently an
pointed Justice Of the Peace for Washington
district, was approved.
On motion Of Mr.. Atkinson, II was resolved
to run the county line between this and
Marshall county and place proper stones,
provided Marshall county pay half the ex.
penIeS 1t was referred TO the Committee on
Roads and Bridges with power to act.
On motion Of Mr.. Carnahan, 500 per year
was allowed to the 0verseers OF the Poor.
Al u, oil business being up, the Board
adtnuFnnd