Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-09-02
THE COUNTY BOSSES
Get Away with the Months Usual
Business.
A Large Lot Of Routine and Committee Mat
ters---vacancy filled---New Pol
ling Observation-Disclosures
Gus Matters.

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Gus Matters,
The regular monthly meeting of the
Board of County Commissioners was held
yesterday with all the acting members pres
ent. The meeting was an extremely quiet
one. All reports of the committees were
adopted without argument. The only incl
dent which broke the monotony of the occa-
sion was the presentation of petition by
one Mr.. Weddell, an inmate of the
County In6rmary the effect of which
was he did not receive enough
good clothes from the Superintendent of In
Urinary and wanted the Board to supply
such deficiency. A few remarks were in
dulged in BY the members of the Board and
the petition was finally referred to the Com
mittee on Poor House and Farm. The va
cancy occurred in the Board by the resigna-
ton of Mr.. James Comerford was filled BY
the election of. c. Pickett by an unani-
nous vote.
The following routine business was passed
on:
COMMITTEE WORK.
Printing-The committee recommended
the payment of bills aggregating Sl6S.25,
which report was adopted.
Roads and Bridges-The committee re
ported for payment bills aggregating
S607.4 As, and also recommended that W. l.
Biggs be granted the contract for macada-
MIXING portion of the West Liberty and
Hervey road, between Whites blacksmith
shop and Sheets, at Sl.l+ per cubic yard
The report was adopted.
Poorhouse and Farm-The committee
report bills sggregating S728.47. The bids
tor painting the County In6rmary were in.
spected, and Harry Smith, agent, was
awarded the contract at $40. The propo
sition from Mr.. Wolf to place telephone in
the In6rmary was rejected They also sub
mitted the following report from Superin-
tendent Plankey. Total number Of inmates
for month of August so; white male, 81;
white females, %; colored females l. I'm
der one year of age White females 3, over
one and under 10 years of age white males
9, white females 3. Deaths, white males >
The report was adopted without any change
Finance and Accountable committee
recommended the following: Petition Of
Commercial Bank to correct double assess
ment, was granted and an order entered re
iundirg S26l. Mclain Bro. 5 were granted
a rebate Of $1,000 on erroneous assess
ment. H. W. Drakely, who has been taxed
for asst the last four years with property he
| does not own, was eXonera'e1 from paymeu'
! of same and also T. e StCr # from ,llecting
the lakes on same and further ordering tn,
said property stricken from the land books
/ The same action was taken in regard Il
! John Groppe, as TO one-half lot in Richie
district. Sheriff Browns account for con
missioners of county revenue was received
| and the committee recommend he be allow
ed per cent. on all country and distric'
e e collected and er ceat. on all Others
for Ohio county, 10 wit:
,ll5,4l5 60, amount of levy for county purposes.
77S %, less deliquent list
ll46S2 49, at per cent. .......-."..S I3+ ~
! District road lcyy~S 1891 IS .
DelinqGcnt........,.. y 20
sS.942 So, at 5 per cent. 497 L
other collections GA II, at per cent ll6 /
s6,8F 81
They also recommend the payment o.
bills aggregating SITS
The Sheriff returns the following dog tax
as delinquent in each district: Madison dis
trict, $3.50; Washington, $3.50; Clay
$ll.OO; Union, S2l5O; Centre, $3.50; Web
ster, $2l5O; Ritchietowe, $500; Richie
Cemetery, s.. SO; Liberty $3.50; Richland
$500; Triadelphia, $500; total, Sl59.5O
The committee ordered the Clerk to credit
the Sheriff with the same, and that new bills
be issued, for collection, to the constables Of
The several districts, as provided by law
The report was adopted as read.
Court House and Jail-The committee
recommend bills aggregating Sl7j.4 which
were ordered paid.
SPECIAL COMMITTEE.
This committee was appointed June ,
70 view the route of the West Liberty
and Castleman's Run road through
he land of Abram Cox. Having
viewed the route the committee approves OF
The same and consider $3.50 a just compen-
Sation 10 Mr.. Cox for the passage of said
road through his land. The committee fur
Their report that on September Today
they had offered J. +. Jones, attorney for
A. Cox, the said sum of $3.50 which was re-
fused. They recommended that said A
Cox be notified to appear before this Board
at its next regular meeting to show cause
why he should not accept the said amount
The report was adopted as read.
VOTING PLACES CHANGED.
e., Al .o,.Ionk, g D;tob,a
district asking for the place of voting to be
changed from Louis Asmus dwelling to
the Eighth ward hose house The board
granted the PRAYER of petitioners.
The voters of Trisdelphia district petit
ton the board to establish o voting precinct
at the town hall in Elm Grove. This peti
ton was signed by 6j Of the voters, and on
an aye and no vote the prayer of petitioners
was granted by a vote of FIVE to four:
Messrs. Delbrugge, Prince Stein, Speidel
and Woods, ayes; Messrs. Boring, Nichols,
Maxwell and Stoker noes.
VACANCY FILLED.
The attention Of the Board was called to
he chair to the fact that vacancy in the
Board now existed in Western district Mr.
Boring placed in nomination Jonas G. Pick
EFT, as no other aspirant was before the body
for the position. Mr.. Pickett was unani
mously elected to fill the vacancy, and he
will also occupy the same position in the
committee that the former representative Of
that district did
Mr.. Andrew B. McCahan was elected Jus.
,ice of the Peace OF Center district, vice 10
seph Webb resigned.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The clerk was ordered to have posters
struck notifying the voters Of the county,
that on the 18th day Of October next the
proposition of subscribing $4,000 to the
". c L L. railroad would be submitted to
them. The subscription is to be paid owe,
to the railroad company when their cars are
running into the city.
Mr. Speidel offered a resolution TO the