Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-10-02
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Transacted by the County Cammi
sfoners, Yesterday,

Transacted BY the C0unty CQmmtDs
si0aers, Yesterday.
Besides transacting the Stein affair, the
Board did large amount of business, yes
terday, every member being in his place.
On motion Of Mr.. Boring the compensation
of the assessors for listing dogs in the city
and county was fixed at 500 sach. Mr..
Phillips, the City Assessor, made state
ment relative to the very hard work re-
quired to make the list.
Judge J. P. Rogers, in behalf OF the exec
utors Of the late James McColloch, appeared
and asked the Board to take the necessary
action in regard TO completing the payment
for q fence on two SIDES OIL road through
the farm OF said decedent The Committee
on Roads and Bridges in connection with
Messrs E. NJ. Atkinson and c. g. Terrill
were directed to look up the matter.
Right OF way was granted the Elm Grove
Railway Company to construct track for
steam motors over Bow street, Fulton, pro-
yided they leave q roadway of twenty six
feet in the clear and provided they remove
their track on Centre street ana place the
street in as good condition as formerly. 1t
was provision Of the grant that the com
dany accept it before October S, with the
agreement that the company would hold
sge arising from the use of Bow street for
the track, or from the manner Of using said
track.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Finance and Accounts - The sum Of
s26l.70 was ordered to the credit of c. 7.
Brown, Sheriff of the county. Mr.. Browns
account for collecting the revenues OF the
county was referred to L. 8. Jordan, Esq,
for his opinion, The Sherif7s account Of
the dog tax for 1882. $769.40, was approved.
Claims for sheep killing for the same year,
amounting to 1858 80, were ordered paid at
the rate Of 80 cents on the dollar.
The petitions OF ]. W. Mitchell, u. ID.
Perks, trustee, Thomas McNabb and b. 5.
Allison, for the reduction of assessments,
were referred to the Board OF Equalization
and Appeals.
Court House and Jail-Bills aggregating
Bill IS were ordered paid.
Roads and Bridges-Bills aggregating
1868 81 were ordered paid.
Poor House and Farm-Capt. Plankey,
Superintendent of the Poor House, was
ordered to use the lumber purchased Tor
the purpose Of erecting workhouse in the
construction of combined ice and slaugh:
ter house, and to purchase more lumber II
necessary. Bills aggregating ,ll5 ii were
ordered paid. The committee recon-,
mended the purchase OF ten acres OF land
from Andrew Rehm, adjoining the land OF
the county, but on motion Of Mr.. Max
we'll that section Of the report was stricken
out.
PETITIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.
DR.. J. c. Campbell petitioned for reduc.
ton Of taxes in Richland district.
Rachel Ankle for the reduction OF taxa
ton in Webster district.
A number of other similar petitions went
TO the Committee on Finance and Ac'
counts.
The petition Of George Crumbacker for q
better road to his land in Triadelphia dis.
trict went to the Committee on Roads and
Bridges.
Auditor Miller communicated to the
Board the fact that the p, w. & KY. road
had been assessed at $93, 900, the Hempheld
at Sl4l, 1922, and the b. o. at SllS,9i5.
For the vacancies in the Justices offices
in the Sixth ward, A. T. Sheppard, James
NJ. Todd, Pat. Wier and Alexander KEN
pie annyunced themselves as candidates
For the vacancy caused by the resignation
of Jesse X. Murrins. James NJ. Todd was
elected, all voting for him except Messrs.
Speidel, Commerford and Boring. Mr.
Wier was elected to ill the vacancy caused
by the resignation Of l.. D. Wait, ESQ
James A. Henry was elected to fill th'
vacancy in the Fourth ward Justiceship
caused by the death of James Launder,
Esq.
The Prosecuting attorney was instructed
to indenture John Ehrman, an orphan, to
Vim. Swami.
On molten, a committee was authorized
TO view the lands of Mitchell Waddle, on
Short Creek, with reference to locating a
road through said lan's. Messrs. Nichols
Maxwell and Stoker were appointed on
said committee.
Mrs. C. H. Criss was authorized 10 collect
tolls on the Bethany road on Sunday.