Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-12-04
REGULAR SESSION
OF tie Board Of couaty Comnls.
sioners.
Yesterday kornng-Reports Of Committees,
Resolutions, Petitions and Other
Routine Business.

convened in regular monthly session al
the court House yesterday morning. and
was called to order by President Woods al
1920 o'clock. At roll call all the members
answered to their names except Commits
soner Prince.
The minutes OF the previous meeting
were read and approved.
Reports OF various committees were read
as follows:
PooR HOUSE AND FAsN.
This committee recommended the pay
| nent Of bills sgsresating SS.S. Captain
Plankey. superintendent of tie lntirmary,
reported as follows: Total number Of in-
mates for the month of November, 81:
white males, So; white females, %; cotored
males, / white females under one year, 2;
white males over one and under ten years,
10: females, 5. Births one, still born.
Deaths. none. General condition OF prop
erty and inmates IS good.
The report was adopted,
COURT HOUSE AND JAIL.
The committee submitted q report recon-
mending the payment OF bills asg resatins
Sl59S9.
Accepted.
The Committee on Printing recommend
ed the payment of bills aggregating $3.50.
Adopted.
ROADS AND BRIDGES.
The bills presented by the committee
aggregated $5S4,95. The committee reported
that road surveyors reports were examined
and passed as follows: William liner, Ed
ward Butler and L. Mcdonald, Of Triadel-
phia; Russell Bane and S. Wallace, Of
Richlaud; Palladium and Philip Young,
Of Liberty; and A. Kelly, superintendent
Of w. W. l. & b. Pike, first division.
The committee recommended that Richard
Allen, superintendent of the Fairmont
Pike in Marshall county, who by agree.
meut gets one-Quarter OF the. tolls taken
from said pike less toll keepers salary
be paid his proportion OF said tolls received
up 10 December |, 1888.
Ordered. That A. Kelly, superintendent
of W., W. l.. X B. pike, first division, pay
to W. 81. Hutchinson 1880 out OF the
funds in his possession belonging to said
road. for work done on Pogue's Run road,
as shown by estimate No. ll5, made by w.
c. Smith, county engineer.
The committee further recommended
that A. Woke be paid Si3 20 for extra work
done by him on the Peninsula road, being
~ cents per cubic yard for excavation IN
addition to contract.
The committee appointed to view the
route CT the road through the land OF
Mitchell Waddle. in RiChlsnd township.
reported that 1900 was a sufficient sum for
ali damages incurred, and on motion the re.
port wss adopted.
THE STEIN CASE.
The srecial committee of the Board to IN.
ts,iCate the official conduct OF Mr.. Stein
reported as follows:
WuEELGHc, November 80, 1883.
TO the Honorable Board Of Commissioners
Your special committee, appointed to in
vtsligate the official conduct Of Michael
Stein. Commissioner Of Washington Dis
trict, met this day, all being present. Our
report made 10 a former meeting OF the
board having been referred back for further
inquiry and investigation, We do again re.
port that we have failed TO learn anything
new in regard to the matter and deem il
useless 10 delay any longer.
The undersigned members OF the com
mittee, upon further consideration, do not
believe that the evidence introduced war
rants the removal of Commissioner Stein
from the Committee on Poor House and
Farm, end do therefore recommend that
the clause in said report recommending
his removal be stricken out.
Al OF which is respectfully submitted
Louis DELREuGGE.
JAMES CoMMEgroRD.
The discussion growing out Of this report
is referred 10 at length elsewhere.
IINAHCE ASD ACCOUNTS.
The committee reported the return Of
Rose Kelly from TIE Insane Hospital Al
Weston, under the terms OF chapter Il, OF
the acts of l~S2, by which an idiot can be
sent TO said hospital. The matter was re
fcrred to the Prosecuting Attorney.
The petition Of T. c. Sweeney for relief
from taxation on personal property was
granted. Mr.. Sweeney is nonresident.
Like actiOn was taken in the matter of the
petition of John Baird, of Triadelphia dis
triCt, and John DorsCh. Richland district.
The bill OF County Engineer Smith, for
services was ordered paid.
County Assessors Phillips and Zane were
ordered paid $2j and 50 respectively, for
extra services.
Anum6er Of persons were relieved from
they payment of dog tax.
FERTILIZATION AND APrELIs.
The report of the Committee on Equslizs-
ton and Appeals, announcing the reduc
ton Of assessment on various pieces OF real
estate was resd and adopted.
EEsrLUTIONs.
by Mr.. Delbrugge--
main unexpended out OF the 81, 900 appro.
plIatet to defray the expenses Of ascertain.
.Tg tie whereabouts or fate of S. il. MCCol-
icch, late Clerk Of the Circuit Court, be
covered back into the county treasury.
Adopted.
by NJ Commerford-
Hr"noi That some measures be taken
to break Up tho practice It Een who work
al, summer in the country, and On the
cCinirr Of cold weather in the iall apply a.
tic 7, or House for shelter untii spring
Referred to the Superintendent OF the
PCOr House and Farm, with instructions 10
rel OFT 81 such applicants, and not TO admit
them without authority OF the commits
sioners.
By Mr.. Commerford-
Ecsvired, That the report OF the Commit
tee on Equalization and Appeals be pub.
lished in the daily papers OF the city.
Lost.
By Mr. Nichols
Hc,oised, That Mr. Hill he paid so for
fruit trees set out on the Poor Farm.
Referred to the Committee on Poor
House and Farm.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Mr.. Nichols recommended the reap.
pointment Of the former road surveyors in
his district, as did also Nessrs. Stoker,
Maxwell and Woods. The recommenda.
tons were adopted.
A communication was received from the
Board OF Public Works, notifying the
county that 305 perches OF broken stone
had been spread on North Main street, and
that the county was expected to pay one.
hal' of the cost thereof, as agreed to by
the Board in July last. The oommunics-
ton was referred to the County Engineer
for report.
The resignation Of G. A. Kyle, Justice OF