Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-07-03

II NOOAN ANN@N oAAN IHAA ~
ported simply bills amounting to s42.96,
which were ordered paid. The committee
submitted an addendum to its report in
relation to the
CNIOS DISTRICT JUsTICESHIP.
W. S. Buchanan, representing J. NJ.
Bulger as a nonresident OF Union, wanted
his position. The committee had summon
ed both. Buchanan could not prove him
a non. resident, while the latter brought
his daughter TO swear he lived in the dis
trict. Accordingly the committee left
Bulger in undisturbed serenity.
The committee on roads and bridges re-
ported bills amounting TO S4t0.06, which
were ordered paid. In the matter OF the
petition Of ID. NJ. Thornburg, asking 81 2S
per cubic yard for soft stone on the Fair.
mont pike, he having been paid 81 0S, the
committee decided to give him the price
asked on the l35 cubic yards, and ordered
81 paid him.
The Committee on Printing recommend
ed payment of bills amounting to S62.T5
which was ordered. Tine committee recon-
mended the leIting by contract, to the low
est bidder, the printing of the annual ex
nibit Of receipts aud expenditures, which
vas agreed 10.
The Poor House Committee audited bills
dEkLCEdkAuk F1Jt.Ot, MLWNu "tEc OIucIcd
psid. Capt. Plankey, poor house superiu.
ttndent. reported 81 inmates during June.
with one birth and two deaths; general
condition of intirmary, good.
The committee wanted togiye Mr.. Boring
the contract for digging a vault. Mr.. Jor-
d. read the statute, showing 1t u be q
misGemeanor on the part of Mr.. Boring, Is
a member Of the Board, to accept such a
cOntrsct, and the Chair ruled OUT the reso.
luton.
vary FRUIT.
The committee wanted 70 purchase a lot
Of fruit trees from George \. Stone, OF
Rochester, at a cost OF 81 90. The fruit
desired, was aS follows: Five dozen apples.
| dozen pears, l dozen cherries, 100 straw.
berries, 1 dozen gOoseberrieS aud so CurraRt
bushes. The Board wasted some little time
IN u fight over this purchase, and finally
decided TO order no fruit st present.
The Committee on Finance AMI Accounts
reported having ordered the Sheriff paid
S9i3.7 - for juors' certificates. Various bills
were ordered paid. Petitions as below
were severally disposed OF as follows: Johu
Mooney, refunded 80 cents; Jerry Peyton.
refunded 1924; ChaS. kirchner, $9.94: l..
C.. Reed, $l.65: Ferdinand Fey, $l.00: Auna
II. Stroble, IS 80; Earnest Laue $50: Jas.
Penman, 81 y w. A. McCov, deferred
Joseph Archie. deferred; Peter Erb, tabled
II. c. Orth, rejected; f. Miller, deferred
C.. Blairs' heirs, deferred; c. b. Robinson.
referred to the Prosecuting Attorney; DR.
Z. Hoge, and W. NJ. Hutchison, ordered to
De collected by the Prosecuting Attorney.
The Clerk Of the County Court was order.
ed TO make the proper S per cent reduc
ton on the land books, as ordered BY the
State Beard OF Equalization.
MIsCELLANEQUS.
The NaK;1iNp - I d Iyla ap2 oEhars
asking the widening and stoning of the
Reilly and Delaplain's road. was referred
to the Road committee. Various minor
petitions took the same course.
An order Of court, ordering payment to
the Jurors in the Msrling case was read and
payment ordered.
Messrs, Nichols, Maxwell aud Stoker
were appointed a committee Of viewers to
assess damages by river road to Mrs. Lar
kin's farm.
Mr.. Stoker moved to appropriate an
amount sufficient (about Sl2I) to pay d.
n. Thornburg for m~scadamiziug the Fair
mont pike in lSS2. Uncle John Boring
delivered 8 Philippe against this and de-
feated it.
A resolution to place lightning rods on
the County Inirmary was referred to the
committee.
Mr.. Commerford wanted an ~appropria.
ton TO build q oridge over triZlerS run,
which is in the city limits. With the IN
Outstanding that the city would pay half,
the resolution prevailed.
Mr.. Boring wanted q room fitted up in
the Infirmary for the instruction Of small
children. and his resolution to that effect
was adopted.
Mr. Nichols moved to distribute tolls on
the Bethany road as follows: The first and
second divisions to get third each, aud
the remaining third to 20 TO the G., P. & @.
road.
The local road levy for the country dis.
tricts was fixed at 80 cents. The usual fight
took place between city and country, and
the former outnumbered the latter and
won.
Mr.. Nicholl moved TO apply the appro-
priation and construct the Reilly and Del.
splain road. leaving the right of way 10 be
paid next year, provided the land owner
ssree. After a sharp discussion the motion
gss lest and the Beard adjourned.