Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-07-04
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the Proceedings efYesferday kednce'
to0hert Notes.

The Proceedings Of Yesterday keaacee
toshert Notes.
The Board adjourned at IL o'clock, noon.
The election expenses on June ~ were
1852 SO, which bills were ordered pald.
A number of petitions without being
read, were referred to the proper com's-
tees. 80,
The meeting was phenomenally short
The Boerd actually adjourned before am
ner. ,.,,.
The Printing Committee reported bills
amounting to $l9l.75, which we're ordefeo
paid 80
nenses were $s77. sc. and the general Iund
expense was $5lS.5z.
john Otto. the kicking meat contractor
for the Poor-house, has been superseded Dy
William Memminger.
The County Engineer was instructed 70
suryey the Ridge road from the Elm Grove
road to the Marshall county line.
The following members were present;
Messrs. Armstrong, Atkinson, Carnahan,
speidel, Hoffman, Schultze, Stein and
Terril.
The Committee on Poor House and Farm
was instructed to prepare plans aud speci-
locations for the hospital at the infirmary
and to ad, ertise for proposals for construct
ing the same.
ON recommendation OF Commissioner
Terrill, Jos. Harvey was appointed road
surveyor in district. Liberty, rice
Samuel Smith, resigned.
The petition of Tailor Davis. asking the
placing Of telephone at the Jail, was re-
ferred to the Committee on Court House
and Jail, with power to act
Uncle William Schultze saye there are
only three things which have the county
interest at heart. They are the Board, the
REGISTER and the Iatelligencer
On motion of Mr.. Hoffman, Justice
Schultze was ordered TO prepare a statement
of the fees to be charged by Justices, and
to superintend the printing OF the same.
The annual statement of the receipts and
expenditures of the county for 1881 was
referred 10 Committee on Finance and the
committee decided to meet on Wednesday
evening.
As usual, there were many bills which
came in too late for the committees. As
was eminently proper, the Board declined
TO pay any account which had not properly
been audited by the appropriate commit.
tees.
The report of the Commissioners of Elec-
ton was read. 1t showed the passage, by
large majority, of the proposition to sub
scribe $40, 900 to the capital stock OF the
W., p. & c. road. 1t was ordered filed,
with the suggestion that q copy be for
warded to the syndisate.
The Road and Bridge Committee reported
bills amounting to SS4S.T4, which were Or
dered paid. The COMMITTEES recommended
the rejection of the petition of r. 4 r. b.
Criswell, asking to be relieved from their
contract on the Paramount pike, which the
Board confirmed.
The Committee on Court House and Jail
reported bills amounting to SS79.52, the
bulk of which went to the Justices felony,
misdemeanor and lunacy cases. The same
committee reported its visit to the Jail, and
its determination to make the necessary
improvements, as has already been re-
ported.
Mr.. Whitman appeared before the Board,
in behalf of his father, to show cause why
he should not accept the damages offered
by the Board for the completion OF the
McGraw's run road, through his place. The
offer was sl26, and Mr.. Whitman objected
to it, as too small, and to-the location OF
the road, as not good. On motion it was
decided to locate the road according to the
committees plan, and the Prosecuting At
torney was instructed to begin condemna-
ton action in the Circuit Court.