Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-09-04
COMMITTEE REPORTS
we're DISPOSED Of

Fipance-SheriifC C. P. Brown was allowed
! credit for 81, $50 So county orders paid Dl
| him and Sl3 IS interest paid on the same.
d. G. List, OF the Bank OF Wheeling, pre-
>enred eleven county bonds of the 4 per
! cent. loan paid by him out of the sinking
! fund in his hands, also 1870 coupons OF $37 81
! zach paid by him. The following bills were
ordered psid: w. C. Smith. roads AMI
| bridges contingent $36USl; r. b. Woods,
! $3c.
The petition OF Mrs. Simpson, of Union
! district, fer a reduction OF assessments was
granted. Joseph King of Madison district,
| was also granted a reduction of assessment
! The following persons were granted relief
from taxation on account of intirmates:
| Fred. Abe, $l4 so; J. \. Wolf, $3.50; Mag
gle Stien, $50 and SO 90, ali of Richie
district, and Susan +. Miller, of Madison
district, $500.
Court House and Jail-Bills agSregating
SS9.45 were ordered paid.
Poor House and Farm Bills aggregating
81, l34 % we're ordered paid. Capt. Plankey
was authorized to employ extra help when
Necessary to take care OF the sick at the in
Urinary. The report OF Supt. PIankey, Vi
the lntirmqry. for the month of August,
showed that there were s. inmates, OF
whom 81 were white females, 81 white
males and one Colored male. There were
eight white males under 10 years of age,
end seven white females under 10 years OF
are. There were no births and no deaths
The following fruit trees were ordered
purchased: Six dozen apple trees at S2j
per hundred; one dozen pear trees at $40
per dozen and half dozen al 81 per dozen;
10 plum trees, dozen grape vines and
dozen Currant bushes.
Road and Bridges.-Wm. Casey wa
Snediker road, as follows: Excavation
Earth, - cents; loose rock, 40 cents; solid
rock, 80 cents per cubic yard.
The clerk was ordered to hereafter charge
the bridge lateiy erected on Short Creek
near its mouth 10 the second division OF the
river road; also the expense and costs OF
the bridge over Short Creek at the forks o!
the Glenn road and Cherry Hill road.
The petition of J. ; and J. W. Ensley
asking 10 be changed from road precinct
| No to precinct No. 8, in Richland district
| in order to work on the road leading from
Waddle'S to the Brooke county line, was
| granted.
Bills aggregaling S54l.Sl were ordered
paid.
Nj. l. Wright was awarded the con
tract for painting the Peninsula bridge, for
| $40.
The special committee appointed to ex
anime into the claims OF II. l. Orth for
| REDUCTION OF valuation reported that his
ass, ssment be changed from s., 900 to s. ,l0J,
the same as it was before thu last rCassess.
mPnt
Printing.-Bills aggregating Stl.33 were
! ordered paid.
MISCELLANEOUS MATTER.
| The following petitions for reductions on
reasSessments were referred to the Finance
! Committee: G. Ii Parks, ]. w. Mitchell,
! Thomas McNabb, Beneke, Hubach 4 Co.,
and J. S. and Is. s Allison.
The petition OF James w. Davis asking TO
| be relieved from the payment OF road tax
| in Rchland township, was granted.
An indentare binding out Charles Ear.
man. an orphan, to Francis Hill and wife,
was authorized by the Board and signed by
| the President and Clerk.
The petition OF Peter Miller asking to be
| relieved from the bond OF J. \. Elliott
! constable of Washington district, Wa
! granted. The resignation OF Elliott as con
stable was received and granted.
4, Godfrey Price made application for tn!
! appointment to the vacancy in the con
stabulary force in Washington district ani
on motion was appointed.
The resignation OF Jesse K. Murrin, a
justice Of Webster district, was received
! and filed.
The bond of W. T. weidmau, county
superintendent elect Of Ohio county schools
/ in the sum Of 5000 with T. S. Riley as sure
| ", was granted and approved.
| 4 resolution BY Stein, instructing eacE
commissioner to report list OF those re
ceiying aid from him, and also those re.
moving from his district every three
| months, was lost.
On resolution by Mr.. Speidel, the Po)r
! Farm Committee was instructed 10 erect a
workhouse on the farm, after which the
Board adjourned.