The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-12-05
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
In Monthly Sessioh-.Commlttee a i
'HN ports-The K(muohs Claim, r

In Monthly Hessioh--C Committee Re
portH-The Kimmohs Claim. 90
Yesterday morning was the time for th,
regular December meeting Of the Board 0
County Commissioners. By II o'clock ever,
member was in bis sea. aud Presidea
spelde! called The body to order. A smal
lobby was grouped outside the railing amon,
which was seen the weather beaten form O
Uacie John Boring. Asatisfed smile pluyet
over his countenance as he surveyed til,
room over which he will probably presid,
for the coming two years. A few OF III,
members appeared a little sad, MS though
realizing that their term Of office had abon
run lis course. The readisg OF the minute.
was dispensed with and the regular report!
taken up. IL, =. ,,,7Jl
The Committee on Finance and Account.
recommended the payment OF bills amount
Ing TO $500, 10. II reported the return Of
county orders by The She'd q 10 The amount Of
sai 1861 and that the interest OF the same
amounted 10 $iv0.5i. II was recommended
that Sheriff Brown be credited with tht
county orders, and that On order he Issued 10
him for the interest. The committee further
reported In favor Of granting the petition oil
|. irwin Tor Q. Martin, e1., for correction oil
erroneous tax bill and ordered refunded
county tax $3.50, State So 02, school 81. 40
That The petition Of J. n. Bell TO be relieved
from taxation be granted, and he be allowed
a refund on $3,ljS 70. That the petition Of
G. s. Terrill, administrator Of ". Finley, be
granted, and that he be refunded erroneous
ia1 bills paid by him to the amount OF $50. 40.
! That J. y. Farts be refunded taxes OH sixty
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be refunded taxes paid Oh four acres too
much at $50. 10 per acre. That petition OF A,
Mckeng for Haneytown n. L. Church be
granted. The church property which Is ex.
| einpt was In 1881, assessed at $40, and Ia
1882, at $3.50. 1t was recommended that the
taxes paid for these two years amounting u
slG2 be refunded. That f. DUNCAN be re.
funded taxes paid on $500. The report AZ
embraced lit the above WIS adopted.
The clerk then read a report OF the pro.
ceedlnIs In the committee on the claim OF A.
u. kimmons and +. N. Henderson for loss
alleged 10 have been sustained BY them on
account OF the West Union and Roncy's
Point turnpike, amounting to 81, COL O5. The
final nctlo OF the committee was 10 recon.
mend that these parties be paid 81, $50 In
liquidation Of all claims There was opposl
ton to this In the committee, tt being claim.
ed, as was set forth In yesterdays editorial
columns OF the lSTELL1GExcgR, that the
county had long ago discharged its liability
n the case. 1t was expected that there would
tbe windy time OF II when the matter came
up IN the Board, and such was the case. Mr.
Atkinson led OFT by moving 10 adopt The
entire report. Mr.. Carnahan objected strong
ly to the claim portion, and TO back his state
ntents up read the records Of 1870 and 1872
| A nf HIT Nall n
moved to adopt all the report but the claim
recommendation, which motion prevailed
Mr.. Armstrong advocated the paymen,
OF 81 $50 and SO did Mr.. Terrill. Mr.. Schultxe
favored recommitting and hunting up the
papers. At this point WI. W. Cowden, at.
torney Of the petitioners, obtained leave 10
address the Board, and spoke at some length
giving bis side agood she wing. Mr.. Hoffman
was strongly opposed to granting anything.
The discussion now became general, Mr..
C0wden made various explanations, Mr..
Armstrong again advocated payment, The
President, calling MIR. Terriil to the chair
spoke against payment Of the claim, showing
clearly and conciseiy that It was II waste OF
money--one thht there was no necessity Of
the county having discharged her duty long
ago. M. Caldwell favored the payment Of
the 81 $50, Mr.. Schultze ngain advanced his
scheme Of the joint committee taking the
case in charge ind sending for persons end
papers, aud this meeting the views Of ma
jority OF the Board 1t WAS decided to so refer
the matter.
The Committee on Printing reported bills
to the amount OF $50, which were ordered
paid. I..5s I'll -
The Committe on Court House aud Jail re.
ported having authorized Mr.. Carnahan 10 in.
ysetigate and Unnecessary have the steam pipes
! IN the Jail SO changed MS to eoualiza the heat
throughout the building. This action was
approved by the Board, and the bills submit.
ted amounting to S2G0o9 ordered paid. The
report was adopted except the ordering
Of the payment Of bill Of Il. and and ]. Il.
Charnoch OF SIS IS, which was reported back.
The Committee on Poor House and Farm
asked the payment OF bills out OF the County
Poor Fund amounting 10 81 ,0dl Ds and out OF
the Poor House aud Farm Fund S7SG, These
sums were allowed. Jerry O. Brien was or.
| dered paid s., 912 80, amount due on contract
for building hospital. 1t was resolved TO buy
III injector for tbs boiler of the fnlirm-
AIRY. The report OF Superintendent Plankey
was approved. ltshows tho total number Of
| inmates for November to have been 90:
white males 81; white females 90; colored
males J; under one year Of age, white females
3; over and under ten years, white males
10: white females s; .deaths, white Males l..
This committee also presented another re-.
port in which it was stated that the matter OF
telephone connection with the Infrnary was
still in case OF statu quo. Authority vay
asked to contract for lead pipes to carry water
into the new hospital and for crock sewers to
carry the. sewage to the creek. Authority
was asked 10 insure the hospital for s., 0O0.
$1,000 each III the Fire and Marine, !Etna
Fire and Marine md American all Of Wheel.
ing. Thereport was adopted aud authority
granted. The clerk was als9 instructed to
prepare plats OF the IAiirmary Eret,iilss and
ASCERTAIN the cost OF conducting water 10 the
front yard by means oil lead pipe for the pur.
pose OF supplying fountain; also what the
fountain would cost a .f.
The Committee on Roads and Bridges
asked the payment OF bills gmpun,jng to
$500. G3 which was ordered. It recommended
that Robert 3. Wayt be allowed $225 IN full
Tor the right OF way and all damages caused
BY the passage of the G|e9n's Run and
Cherry Hill road through his farm. lie having
appeared with his attorney before the Com.
Nm. Askew, contractor for work on the Elm
Grove and Rog,ss Hill road, be paid two
cents additional on his first coutraet on tho
road, for each cubic yard OF oxoayatiou,
amounting TO $40. .1s'I1''7'
The report was adopted with the exception
Of the Askew matter, which raised Breeze
and Wastinally referred to the Joint Com.
u,lttsb. .aP Gs ..4E.s
Mr.. ", y. teteison appeared In behalf Of
the subscription to the Wheeling Parkera-
burg Il Charleston railroad, and asked that
the bonds for the $4,000 subscribed by the
county be prepared. The Board, on the 10th