The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-04
4 oP CoMuIssIoNERa.

Last heelIHg Of the Old Board and ElFak
Meeting Of the New, YEsterdRy-J0seph
speIdsI Elected President and Z. II.
DeItsFs, CIeFk-w. e, smith Re'elected
Comfy Engineer.
The last meeting Of the old Board Of
Commissioners took place at their room at
the Court House yesterday, Present
Chairman CarnNbau, Atkinson, Boring,
Frew, Hutchinson, McCullOch, Phillips and
SChultze.
The minutes OF the last meeting were
read and signed by the President
The Clerk then said there was no turth'
err business before the Board, and on mo-
ton Of Mr., Frew, 1t adjourned sine die.
Clerk Delters then took his place in the
Presidents desk and called the roll Of
members oil the Q Board.
Messrs. Atktnson, Armstrong, Caldwell,
Oarnahan, Nichols, Speidel, SChultze,
Stein, Sweeney aud Terrell answered to
their names,
Mr.. Speidel then named Mr., Terrell for
temporary Chairman, who on taking the
chair announced that the first duty OF the
new Board would be to elect a permanent
President.
Mr.. Schultzs desired to know what 1t
would require to elect, q majority or plu'
rality,
The President decided that a majority
would DO decisive,
Mr.. Sweeney then nominated Mr.. Geo,
II. Caruahan.
Mr.. Atkinson named John W. Schull2e
and Mr.. Armstrong Jos. Speidel.
A vote was then taken as tollows;
Mr.. C4rnahan received the votes oil
Messrs. Nichols, Sweeney, Stein and Ter
rel.
Mr.. schultze those Of Messrs, Atkinson
and speidel.
mir. SpsideI those OF Messrs. Armstrong,
Caldwell and SChultze,
Mr., Oarnahan was excused from voting
on his own motion.
A second ballot was then taken with
the same result Ga the former one.
Mr.. SpeidGl then asked to withdraw in
favor OF Joku A. Armstrong,
Mr.. Armstrong declined the nomination
and said he would not serve If elected as
he was absent from home frequently and
could not well attend to the duties deVoly'
ing upon the President.
MI. Speidel then withdrew his resigna-
ton and o third ballot was taken, as FOL
lows:
Messra. Armstrong, Caldwell, SChullze,
Terrell and Nichols voted for Speidel.
Megars. Atkinson aud Speidel voted for
schultze,
Messrs, Sweeney and Stein voted for
Csrnahan.
MI. Carnahan was again excused.
Mr.. Speidel having received a majority
oil the votes cast was declared elected, and
on taking the chair returned thanks for
the honor, and assured the mUmbera Of
the Board that he wonld eudeayor TO do
what was right by all OF them.
The next business transacted was the
election Of a Clerk. Mr.. q. II. Deiters Ell.
nounced himself q candidate Tor re'eleC'
ton, and the name Of j. Ed. COeu was
placed before the Board.
Mr.. Debtors received the votes OF all the
members except those OF Messrs. Speidel
and Caldwell, who voted for Mr.. Coen.
An election for County Engineer and
Road Surveyor next took place, the candl'
dates being W.. O. Smith aud A. j. Nor
ton. Mr.. Norton received the vote Of Mr..
speidel all the others voting for Mr.. Smith,
The names Of those J Justices Of the Peace
and Constables who had qualified were
then road and on motion the offices
Of Justice and Constable were declared
vacant in those districts, when those who
had been elected had not qualified within
the time prescribed by law.
A recess was taken for half al hour
TO allow tho new President time to arrange
his committees.
At the expiration Of the recess Mr.. Spell
del announced the following standing com.
mittees:
Finance and AccOmb- Caldwell, Terrell,
Armstrong, CarnAhsn, Atkinson, Speidel.
Poor House and Rdr m-SChulize, Carna-
han, Atkinson, Terrell, Caldwell.
Court House and Jaa-Carnahan, Cald.
well, Sweeney, Nichols, SChultZs.
Roads and Bridges Terrell, Atkinson,
Nichols, Stein, Armstrong.
.Prinlin0-Sweeney, Schult2e, Stein.
Mr.. Sc6ultze was granted permission 10
indenture the orphan children OF George
Wtdekiu.
The Clerk was then authorized to pub
lish the card Of standing committees.
Adjourned.