Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-06

Last Regular Monthly Meeting For the
Year fssI-Reports OF Commfftees-
Mi.r ellaueous Matters Discussed.


with ex-Sheriff Jingle was reported as fol-
lows:
Total
Warrants were ordered drawn in favor Of
Tingle to the amount of IS, 96l.I.
The following bills were ordered paid:
Commissioners arrants-....--..........so,l5 30
Road orders, Liberty district Si s.
Road orders, Richland district.--......-.. los Is
Road orders, Triadelphia district.......... 81 IL
An order for 81, 015.3o was ordered drawn
in favor of Sheriff Brown.
The petition of John Burns, in regard to
Q claim against the P. w. & KY. railroad
company, was rejected.
Bills amounting to $i25 p were ordered
paid.
claim for tbs holding of an inquest on the
body of Maud Shepperd, by VIM. Philips,
ESQ, was referred TO l.. s. Jordan for eI-
animation.
Bills amounting to s146 81 were ordered
paid.
Printing-Bills amounting to ssi 5Owere
oIdered paid.
Roads and Bridges-The following road
surveyors filled their accounts: George
Wolf Dennis Epple, J. II. Montgomery,
Vim. CASTOR add J. W. Whalloch.
Twenty per cent of all the accounts OF V.
ordered paid to his creditors.
Bills amounting to 81 100 80 were ordered
paid
PooR HOUSE AND FARM.
Bills amounting to 81, Hiss were ordered
paid. ,.
1t was ordered that the agent hereafter
sign all coal tickets.
The Infirmary was ordered to be white
washed.
Capt. Plankey, Agent at the Poor Farm,
reports as follows: Inmates So; white males
40; white females 10; colored males 2; fe-
males =. There was one birth, white male,
and two deaths, viz: white male and a
female during the mon th.
Bills amounting to sill.T6 were ordered
paid.
ENGINEERS REPoRT.
VIC Smith, County Engineer, reported
that the Steenrod bridge would be ready for
travel BY January 1st, 1852, and recon-
mended that s., 600 be appropriated for the
purpose of paying the expenses, Us no
Specific appropriation for that purpose was
made.
He also reported that the north fork OF
Short creek road had exceeded its apprOpri-
alton by S24243.
The Peninsula road was reported in debt
10 the extent of $S6402, less the appropria-
ton $4,000 or S264.02.
Mr. Smith stated that these amounts rep
resent work done on the roads for periods
covering three years. and also recommend
ed that the appropriations made for the
wear 1881 remain as ordered without any de-
auctions.
The object Of this report was toindUce the
Board to provide for the indebtedness
against these roads in order to avoid trench
ing upon the annual appropriations. Mr..
70 ayvho Of fhaSa
appropriations that he might deem neCes-
sary to place the roads in repair.
The official oath of Judge J. J. Jacobs was
received and filed
The petition of Henry Dice for privilege
to keep hotel and sell liquors at Valley
Grove was granted. Mr.. Dice appeared
with his bond. with Simon Horkheimerss
surety.
On motion of Mr.. Stein the 81, 100 neoes-
sary to the completion of the Stenrod
Bridge was ordered to be drawn from the
Contingent Fund.
The Exchange Bank petitioned for a cor
reCtion in its assessment, alleging that 1t
had been enormously assessed $4,000 Mr..
Phillips, the Assessor, stated to the Board
that the allegations in the petition were
inaccurate, and said that he would state his
reasons for said assessments 10 the Finance
Committee, to which the claim was re-
ferred.
The bond OF G. s. Holiness constable of
Liberty township. was received and filed.
The bond Of John Zoeckler, Justice of
Washington district, with J. J. Woods as
security. was received, but an objection was
raised that ne had not filed il within the
ten DAYS, and il was sent back for correc
ton, the Board in the meantime re-
appointing Mr.. Zoeckler.
The petition of w. L. Crummey, OF
Washington district, for q reduction of as
seSsment was referred 10 the Committee
on Equalization.
4 resolution. by Mr.. Carnahan, instruct
ing the custodian of the Court House 10
discontinue granting leave to hold meet
ings, etc, other than the sessions OF the
courts, was adopted.
The petition of James Mathews, asking
that an orphan child of Owen Sherry be
indentured TO him, was referred to Prose
cutting Attorney Jordan.
Mr. Terrill, from the Committee on
Roads and Bridges, reported that his COM
mittee had met a similar committee from
Marshall county III regard to the location
of the line between this county and Mar
shall. as the corner stone between them
had been displaced.
On motion of Mr.. Atkinson, it was or
dcred that the line between the counties
be located by survey, each county to pay
its proportion of the expenses. ltwas also
ordered that suitable marks be placed along
the line OF survey.
The compensation of the 0yerseers OF the
Poor was fixed at 800 each per annum.
Adjourned.