The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-02-05
COUNTY AFFAIRS
AT THE MEETING OF THE BOARD
" County Conni.stoaers Yt,ttrdsJ-riseAI, Pau
per AID Eoad na.ters--A Long Right Of Nay
Dispute Seitltd-A Chance for sp.euis.
'tioa-A L'qasr Ltetnas Refused, cte. I,5

The Board Of County Commissioners met
yesterday IN regular monthly session, with
all the members present and President
Woods In ih4 chair. vi UJ5f,
The report OF the Boards visit 10 the In.
Urinary, ms Committee Of thn Whole, was
received Tle only nGw feature OF II was
tho resolution that Mrs. Arnold and ch!ldten
b. furnished transportation TO tarich,yil!e.
Ohio; kste Dugan aud child. 10 Wel!tyil!t;
and thu: John Esady and J. Flynn 10 turf
ed out III TWO weeksil VOL enough &c, 80.
Tho Committee on FINANCE reported coun.
~ orIers paid BY Sheriff Brown to the
amount OF 81 49, 10, and interest on tame,
s2l, %, Tho former aum was credited on his
account aud the latter ordered paid him.
Bills 10 the amount OF $l20.S2 wero APPROX
ed, TIE Clerk WAS ordered TO allow menu
bero $50 extra per day, In addition 10 this
| 81 so alItaly allowed IN per diem. 1t was
r4soiy,d 10 pay Ito County Coroner salary
OF $iG0 per year. N
Ga Recommendation OF tho Committee on
Painting, bills to tho amount Of so we're
ordered paId; 1881 q on recommendation Of
| the COMMITTEES Oh Court House aud J4i!;
SiG9 OF on recommendation OF TIA COMMITTEES
on Roads and bridges. and 81 l02 so on re.
cnmmondation OF tue Committee on Poor
House aud Farm. Captain Plankey report
ed o inmates In the luh.tnary, 81 being
white males, 10 white females and ono coloyed
male There was one death in January.
The reports Of lhs various justices OF the
peace for tho several districts were duly pre-.
ssnted. A motion by MIR. Stein to exemp!
residents OF Washington dssiict, outside Of
Wheeling, from the payment oil road tSS,
was rtjactHd. Several road suIyeyo,b' reports
yeIe rlso iiled.
judge T. D. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS q, J as
ticu OF tho pesCe 81 Eich!aad district, he
having moved into Madison district, was
accepted; also that Of Johu e. CraytoD, road
surveyor OF precinct No 9, Tr!sds!ph!a dis.
tfict,
| ArRoMI'iNG DEL IN NoSDS.
President Woods Iec,sed the fact that the
r. ". & Ky. railroad company had agreed to
issue $500 600 Of mortgage bonds pro raid to
the stockholders, and Eaid that II tbs county
desired to invest in It's aaare OF these bonds
| II would be II, cosby to hlei!sappi!cat.Gn by
February 10. MIR. speidsleaksd II tho county
could rot hold an option on the bonds, End
sell them 10 another party. President Woods
thought not, but several members assmed to
thiak 1t clIld make l. "sper." by parchs sing
ths DO as and selling them a. premium.
| 1t was mo7ed by Mr.. Speidsl that commit
tee DO appointed to investigate the matter,
with power 10 act. Mr.. Stein wanted the
committee tn report to e called mestins OF
the Board. Many members thought this was
u chencs 70 lose without much chance TO
gain, but when /: vas explained that, the
county could sell ths bonds at once nj per
cent premium, the resolution pissed as OF.
feied by Mr. speidel. and Mss'rs. speldcl,
| Woods and Boring appointed as The COM
mittee.
- OOly Sl5o, 90 OF the .boEAewhl DO Issued at
present., Of which sum TIE county's share
will DO S36.2S and tie premium ct 8 per.
cent will amount to sbout Sl,sA.