The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-08-02
COUNTY COMmIA,IoNERs.

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The Board of Commissioners held their
regular monthly meetings At their rooms in
the Court House, yesterday morning. It
was II o'clock before y quorum was pres-
emit. When President Spsidsl called the
Board to order, the following members
answered ut roll call: Messra, Caldwell,
Sweeney, Stein, Terrill. Atkinson,
Nichols, Carnshsn aud SChullze,
Ga motion, The reading OF the minutes Of
the previous meeting were dispensed
with.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
The following reports Of standing com
mitteos were read and adopted:
Finance and Accounts This committee
reported having examined bills amount
lug to $40 so, aid finding them correct
recommended their payment. The claim Of
O. G, Scoyell, Superintendent Of the Deal,
Dumb and Blind Institute, tlr clothing
urpished inmates Of the institution sent
from Ohio county, was IeCommitted Tor
further examination and report, The
committee rejected the claim Of Prosecute
iDV Attorney J.. s, Jordan, Tor services in
lobb\iug q bill before the last session Of
the Legislature, c mpelliug J~uatices OF the
Peace 10 hold their offices in the district
for which they were elected. The com.
mittee further rspor, ed that uStiCe Phillips
Appsarsd before them and made Q state
msnt in regard to his account with the
county for costs and fees, and that they
have instructed the clerk to make out the
accounts Of the Justices and cOnstables
whose orders are held, and make a settle
ment with the parties.
Court HouSe and Jail: The Committee on
Court House and Jail reported bills
amounting to 1915 90 and recommended
their payment. The claims | Justices L.
D Wait ard ]. NJ. Bulgar and Messrs. W.
+. Bnrt 4 Gu, and O'kane& DevIne we're
recommitted for further examination aud
report.
Poor House and Farm Bills amounting 10
s7B2 50 were reported by this COMMITTEES
and their payment recommended In the
matter of the resolution recommending
the purchase OF q new pump Tor the
O)unty Iufrmary, the same WAS passed
nv until the necessity Tor the pump can be
exAminsd into. The committee recon-.
mended the purchase OF q spring wagon
from NJ, Stein, for the use OF 1.-THE lntrmSry,
a. a coat not TO exceed SO.
Roads and Bridge: This committee
opened bids for the masonry and iouuda'
lion Of the Short Creek bridge, which
were Gs follows: A. Yoke, piles 80 10,
foundation 81 cents, planking $4Oi T, Z.
Shsrke, piles As cents per loot, foundation
80 cents planking $50, masonry 50; I.
Duran, piles 45 GEMS, foundation 40
cents, planking $33, masonry S25 The
committee recommended the awarding o.
the contract toP q ShArke, on the Condi,
ton that BIZ gives satisfactory evidence oil
his ability 10 do the work. Bills amount
Ing 10 5000 "a were recommended Tor pay
mens. Tue clerk was ordered to draw a
warrant In favor OF Aaron Kelly, supetin'
, lendent OF the first division, aud J. J.
Jacob, superintendent oil the second dIvis'
ion of the W, ". L.. and B. Pike, for
their portion Of the tolls and local road
tax, to be expended on said pike
MISCELLANEOUS.
County Engineers Report; W. U. Smith,
County Engineer, submitted bis report in
i, which he recommended the aCCeptation OIL
, the proposals. Of the pittsburgh Bridge
Company" and theNBellAire contractors
who were respectively the lowest bidder
for the superBtructure Of the Shtrt Greek
and Steenrod bridges
On an important subject the Engineer
has the following to say: Mere than ont
OF the Road Surveyors Construe the new
I road law to forbid the payment OF more
than seventy, five cents per day for hired
. labor, and as hands cannot be obtained
for that am unit the work which ought K
s be progressing on the roads 10, In some
. precincts, suspended. | would Bugges
D that the Board issue definite instruction.
. on the point to the different Road Sur
! yeyors who may have occasion to employ
!. hired hands" The difficulty wa a adjusted
] by q resolution offered by Commissions
. SChultze, authorizing the surveyors to pay
81 25 Tor labor on roads and bridges In the
county.
Road Damages: The parties interested
In the damages awarded In the location
' Of the Kelly's Barn, and Dement'S Gene
terry, and the Dlxon's Run roads appeared
before the Board to answer whether they
accepted the gums awarded by the Board
r OF Viewers. On the Kelly's Barn and De
ment's Cemetery road, Mr.. Aaron Kelly
!. stated that he did not object 10 the loCa'
ton o. the road, but thought the award OIL
d, $75 was too small. lie wanted 5000. Mr..
and Mrs. John Marling objected to the
award al $lOO and likewise to the location
Of the road. On the Dixon's Run road
. Mrs. Degarmn objected 10 the damages ri
B f25 awarded by the viewers, and likewise
. 10 the location OF the road. She wanted
$3.50, or $500 for the entire piece Of ground
through which the road runs. Mr.. and
Mra. Msrling refused the award OF 800
made by the viewer, and demanded 5000
az the amount Of damages. On motion Of
; Commissioner Terrlll, the Board confirmed
the awards OF the viewers, and the Prose.
cutting Attorney wasinstruCted TO insti!ute
/, proceedings in the Circuit Court to con.
denim the property Of the Aforesaid.
A QuGtiOn BY The Prosecuting AH0rnty-
During a lull in the proceedings Prose.
, cutting Attorney Jordan rose TO Q question
OF privilege, and asked by what authority
the President OF the Board refused 10
issue a warrant for bis last month's salary.
The Prosecuting Attorney remarked that
nowhere In the laws was such power dele.
gated to the President, aud intimated that
II would please him exceedingly II Pfesi.
dent Speidel would elucidate.
President Speidel replied that the
Finance Committee had decided TO with.
hold the salaries Of those officers who had
overdrawn, and, as Mr.. Jordan came
Under that head, he was not made an OK.
Ception.
"Where do you get your authority In law
for that2" asked the Prosecuting Attorney.
an the absence Of legal advice from
the Prosecuting Attorney, which is zen.
orally hard TO get" said President Speidel,
to the BOARD, II acted on purely business
prit CipleB."
The Prosecuting Attorney declared that
he always responded 10 the demands Of
the Hoard and rhaartnllv vAvA wh.I In.