Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-08-07
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.



The Board of County Commissioners
opened up yesterday morning, with quite
breezy little affair, in which Mr.. Stein was
orator of the day. 1t came in this wise:
At the last meeting of the Board. the COM
mittee On Poor House and Farm recon-.
mended the purchase of a number of fruit
trees for the poor farm. The clerk, in
reading the minutes. recorded the recon-
mendation as having been lost, at which
Stein rose up in arms and said he was tired
of this thing. He knew the resolution to
strike out was lost by vote of eight to
two, and he wanted the minutes to so show.
There was quite difference of opinion
about this, and a lively tilt between Stein
and ComeIford resulted. Finally the chair
ruled tina. the Board, after striking out the
pear trees, had referred the matter back to
the committee. The record was SO made
10 appear.
TIE following committee reports were
read and adopted:
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Finance and Accounts-Sheriff Brown
was ordered credited $3.50 81 on account
OIL county OIucTS dLu lLhcICsbt dnu OH ~
on account OF road orders. Delinquent
dog tax lists were allowed as follows: Lib.
erty, SO so; Trisdelphia, Sl2 so; Richland,
Sl2 SO; Wash ngton. $l8 SO; Madison,
Sl7 so; Clay, So 50; Union, $l6 80; Centre.
SI2; Webster, S27 so; Richie, S26 %.
Total, $I5S so. These bills were ordered
given to the constables of the several
townships for collection.
ID. C. List, President Of the Bank OF
III -. n h
count of the sinking funds in his hands
for the six per cent. bonds. He returned
three bonds OF $1,000 each, Nos. II, q
and So, and 80 coupons Of $50 each, and Sc
coupons OF $50 each. His account showed
a balance due Ohio county Of S76.79. The
account was ordered filed. Bills aggrega
ting 1919 10 were ordered paid. The FOL
lowing petitions were granted: That OF Y.
Blon's heirs for rebate on property in
Richie district; that of Gay Hamilton for
rebate on excessive assessments, Madison
district; also that of Joseph Archer for
refund of dog tax. The petition OF Mrs.
Simpson for rebate on real estate In Union
district was sent to Mr.. Boring. Martin
Fisher was notified to appear before the
Board relative to his petition for excessive
assessment.
Poor House and Farm.-Bills aggre5ating
Sl,4l938 were ordered paid. The Hospital
authorities were ordered TO be mott he'd that
the Board had directed the discontiHuance
of the maintenance of Mary Cummlns at
that institution. Also that Mary can be
transferred to the lntirmary II she 50 de-
sires. Superintendent Plankey's report
showed the presence of 81 inmates at the
lnfrmary, of whom 40 are white males, 81
white females and one cOlored male. There
was one birth and two deaths during July.
Court House and Jail.-Bl!ls aggregatiug
1914 70 were ordered paid. The bills OF
VIM. Hare & Sons for fixtures in the Sher.
if's office were rejected; also the bill OF
b. +. Rodgers for cOnstables' fees.
Roads and Bridges-The Clerk was or
dered to collect 500 from the city OF
Wheeling and turn 1t over to the Sherth
on account Of the bridge over Frazler'S
run. Bills aggregating 500 ~ were or
dersd paid.
Printing-The bills amounting to S6lS
we're ordered paid.
LOCAL HEALTH BOARD.
A communication from DR.. James E.
Reeves asking Tor nominations for the
local board of health was received. Toe
board elected d.. Eugene HOge President
81 d DR.. Geo Baird and J. J. Woods mem
bers of the board. These nominations are
subject to confirmation by the State Board.
PETITIONS
were received and acted on as follows:
Emsley, Pauer d Siwtell asked to be
allowed TO work out their taxes on the
Short creek road. Referred.
Louis Orth's petition for rebate OF taxes
was referred to a special COMMITTEES.
Joseph Kings petition for rebate was
referred and John Burns standing petition
was ruled out.
Henry Keil was appointed surveyor OF
StaCkyaTd Hollow road.
RESOLUTIONS.
A resolution by Mr.. Nichols, authoriz
ing that all moneys ordered for the repair
OF a prescribed road shall be expended
uIOn said road, was Withdrawn, and the
on Roads and Bridges instructed
10 examine into the matter.
4 resolution by Mr.. Commerford author
iaing the purchase of eighty feet of hose for
the purpose of the Jail was adopted.
A resolution by Mr. Speidel authorizing |
he appropriation of money for the paint |
ing Il the Fulton bridges and repairing the |
peninsula road was adopted and the Com
nIlee on Roads and Bridges directed to |
take charge of the matter