The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-03-07
County MATTERS
As Treated BY Ghe county commits.
si0neFs Yesterday.


A. Treated BY the County Commits.
sioneFs Yesterday.
The Board was called 70 order about l0:9C
by President speidel, the following member
answering 10 their names Messrs. Caldwell,
Atkinson, Armstrong, CarnAhan, Nichols,
schultEe, Sweeney, Stein and Terrell-a full
Board. The minutes were read and approved.
Business was then proceeded with as follows:
The Committee on Finance and Accounts
reported In favor Of placing 70 the credit Of
Sheriff Brown the sum Of $S7,4Is Is, he hav.
ing issued COMMISSIONER warrants 70 thai
amount, the same having been examined
and found correct; also that 4 warrant b
drawn for the Interest amounting TO SS6i Z
In Sheriff Browns favor. That be be allowed
$500 05 for witnesses and Jurors, That
1851 ~, amount Of road vouchers, be also
placed 70 said Browns credit. That the fol.
lowing rebates be allowed D. K. Irwin, fol
M9, keFrs county tax, $ so, State 81 a
and school 81 II; John Plues, county IS 20,
State g 90 and school 81 %; Blum 4 Bro,
county 81 50, State 500 and school 81 So
That bills amounting TO $722 10 be paid.
Various minor matters we're referred to, RRd
the report was adopted.
The Committee on Court House and Jail
recommended the payment OF bills for mis-.
cellaneOus matters amounting to $I5i 4s; fol-
inquests SIS; general school fund $50 Is, lun.
acy $40; felony -; total $5I5 6S. That sealed
proposals for furnishing coal TO the Jail fol-
the ensuing year, he advertised for. The re.
port was adopted as submitted.
The Committee on Poor House and Farm
specially reported that VIM. Mcpherson had
been allowed $S1 for household goods burnt
on account Of smallpox; also, that the claims
Of George Sattler, Mn. Holmes and Vim, Ha.
gan were referred back TO the Board,
Bills amounting TO $50, on account OF print.
Ing, having been approved by the committee,
were ordered paid.
The Committee on Poor House and Farm
recommended the payment OF bills amount.
ing TO 1852 05 out Of the Poor House fund;
also bills amounting TO 500 20 out OF the con.
tingent pool. fund. That the committee be
authorized to advertise for sealed proposals
for furnishing coal at the bank for the Poor
House. The report was adopted.
The report OF the Committee on Roads and
Bridges embraced bills amounting to s97 u
which were ordered paid.
J. Hanson Good, Esq, appeared at the bal
on behalf Of Hubbard & Good, attorneys fol
Emma Kimberly, Administrative, etc., oil
WA. Kimberly, deceased, and presented d
claim for s. 900 damages sustained by the
family and representatives on account Of the
said Kimberly's death by reason OF the negli
gence and carclessness OF the county in fail
ing to keep In good order and repair Ger
tain county road known as the South Fork
Of Short Creek road,n where, on the 7th alto
by reason Of the bad and dangerous con
dition Of the road Kimberly met his death
The paper was referred to the joint commit
tee.
Superintendent OF the Poor Plankey re
ported expenditures for February amount
ing TO 1888 o.; general condition OF every
thing good. Inmates during the month
white males, IS; white females, %; colOret
males, /; under year OF age, two whit
males and Eve white females; over and
under 10 years, three white males and foul
white females. There was one birth and two
deaths.
The report Of the joint committee wa.
taken up and adopted.
Mr.. Abam Wilson, Of Brooke county, ap
peared before the Board on behalf Of Brooke
county to ask that the order placing a 70-foo
span bridge at the mouth OF Short creek Il
bridge to take the place Of the one sweep
away by the flood, and to be erected by boil
cOuntiesl. The reason for this, Mr., Wilson
stated, was that the formation OF the bank!
was such that whirlpool in the current wa.
created and swept against the piers, under
mining them, no matter how strong. II wa!
the opinion OF the Brooke county authorize.
that Il the bridge was placed further up, aE
extra pier built and 20Ioot span added, al
trouble would be avoided. The matter wa!
referred TO the JOINT committee, with powel
to act as It shall think proper and 70 the
cou1ty's advantage.
A petition asking for change Of the bridge
location at the mouth OF Short creek, as the
bank on both sides Is washing away and will
soon have TO be protected, at a considerable
cost to the counties, was referred to the joint
committee.
A petition OF Mrs. Annie E. Caldwell
praying The Board TO put her fences in good
repair, damaged by Improvements on the
Elm Grove road, was referred.
A petition Of A. II. and s. C, Patterson
and Others, praying for bridge over Big
Wheeling creek at the head OF Cruger's
lane, was referred.
The resignation OF Harry Smith, constable
OF Washington district, was accepted, and
Peter Welty, his bondSmen. asking to be re.
leased, was granted.
The resignation Of H. J. Felber J. P. for
Clay district, was accepted.
James St. Meyers, on motion of Mr.. Stein,
was appointed a constable for Washington
district in place Of Smith. resigned.
Bills to the amount Of $3.50 were ordered
paid. They were incurred by the presence
Of smallpox cases.
By Mr.. Stein:
ResOlred, that all contractors when entering
in contract with Ohio county shall give a
bond for double heamount lost, 8 to l.
By Mr.. Schultze:
ResOfred, that the Committee on Poor House
and Farm purchase another horse for the
Intirmary. That the Superintendent pur-
chase 10 barrels of fertilizfng salt. ADOPTED.
The resignation OF VIM Mcpherson, toll.
keeper on the Glenns Run road was accepted
and ], Robinson appointed in his place.
Various small bills presented BY road su-
peryfsors, etc, amounting to $3.50 were
ordered paid.
The resignation OF T. J. Sweeney, member
of the Bord for CpntAr district wnS acrantad