The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-04-08
HEOOUNTRY ROADS
asrTHE USUAL APPROPRIATION
After Warm Fisht, Orr hi. Matter Ia tho
Cosaty Board-whsrs the TmtniJ.out Thou. (,
iasd Dollars Ia 10 b. Buttsd-The ndutiap
Buiinesa Dons by the CommiaIioa,rs.

Ths annual fight over the appropriation
for county roads and bridges took place a.
thu regular monthly meeting Of the Board OF
County Commissioners yesterday, and rs
usual the country dls!ricis-.hrse out OF Ten
carried the day,wlth the aid Of two or three
members who are supposed 10 represent the
cityS interest, but who ssldoin-duit. The
large appropriations reported by the joint
committee, including sums for numerous
little croas roads, were passed asreportcd,
with the exception Of 5 per cent reduction.
In q majority OF cases the money put on
these small rosds night ~ well be thrown
away. The opposition made a gallant 6sht,
and had the entire city delegation voted Oh
1t should hava done, a reform would have
bsen inAugurated In the way OF road apprc-
prlations which has been long needed.
This Bond mat ut 10 O'Clock, President
Woods In the chair aud all the members pres.
ent. The minutes vera reld and adopted,
and the routine reports taken up ns follows,
In order to get them out Of the way before
the big fight. ,' +
D.. ...af lhb huktiNk NSFht
Bills to the amount OF 50, 1877 G2 were pro.
scented by tho Committee on Poor House and
Farm and ordered paid. OF this amount
$40 10 was from the Poor Horse and Farm
fund, the balance from the contingent fund.
The committee reported having received bids
for furnishing coal md recommended this.
ths contract for furnishing coal to the Ia.
Urinary be awarded to LAWS Newman at the
fotln TN tVu rrtnS ali ~ d. 4.
3lGs; delivered at bank-c!san, 90; nut 1 /
slack J!c. The committee also recommend.
| I'd that the contract for furnishing coal to the
jsil and court house and wherever elpe neer
ed In the city, DO awarded to the Manchester
Coal Co.. ut the following pricef: clean 7r
mixed, G1Gc; nut, o.. These recommends
tons wers adopted. sI2 Ff', s'sa
SUPERINTENDENT Plankoy reported tho total
number o! inmates at the Infirmsry Gurin.
March as 10; white mGles, 81; white females
%; colored Ina!e and fenlatt, one each. Ter
white msles and live females ara between
and 10 years OF aye. One white malo and
one white female died.
| The Committee on Finance and Accounts
recommended the payment OF bills to thu
amount Of 1856 90 incurred in tho inquest, or
Davis. Dick, LeAry and Petticord. I'M.
amount includes witnesses, Jurors, pbys,
clans aud photographers, iecy, and also The
iRss aud expenses OF the Coroner. The Boarl
ordered this psym Of the same. It VIZ.
recommended that y. Hsnke be refunde;
50 90 taxes paid on erroneous apses,ma1t,
and that the Sheriff. be credited with 81 4t
double assortment on @. w. Conner; a!st
tlat action on the pstit'onsof the State Fai,
Association and E. u. Zane for reduction q
assessment on account OF food damages b.
deferred. The report ives adopted as read.
| TAEr., ". d KY I,Np,.
The special oomniit.sc appointed 10 inves
tigste tina propriety Of Ohio county accent
ing So, 2s5 OF. her share OF thu now r., W. &
Ky. bonds, reported TINT In view OF variou!
circumstances and the low rate Of pramiunl,
offered, Il was not advisable to accept any Of
tue bonds Gng tlet the railroad authorize:
had bsen 10 informed. Lstcs ir.the dsy Mr.
spsidel reported that In tau oninion OF iii;
committee the county would consult her
own interest by retaining tie bonds stc u!
ready has. HlrItz IA, :
Bills to the amount OF 500 65 we're present
ed by the Committee on Printing IN d order,
cd paid. The committee reported that The
contract for furnishing file for the library
for 1898 bad been awaldsd 10 the Register.
The Committee on Court House and Jail
presented bills to the amount OF 1922 % Il
be paid out OF the various general funds, ant
bills TO the AMOUNT OF i57 20 to be- paid out O
the General School Fund. All we're ordered
paid. :"
The Committee on Roads aud Bridges prf,
scntod bills 10 the amount Of 5000 80, which
wero ordered paid. Tue committee recon-
mendad that 8. a.iJacob, executor 0! the ar
tate Ct James ucColloch. DO paid $4Oo in adj
dition to the 500 paid in Gstober last for It's
purpose Of obtaining q settlement, Of the
question Of damsges for right Of way fol
the McCollooh Ridge .Yosd, This zecomna en-.
dalton was adopted, but ,nsIry row va;
raised over one recommending that the p,t;.
ton OF A. II. Patterson AID Others for 8
bridge across Big Wheeling creek at Croce,'E
lane be granted. The committee stated thai
the bridge was grsa. necessity TO the trade
Of Elm Gra7s and Wheeling, and that Tho
parties interested would contribute $500; az
appropriation OF 81 .ceo was wanted. Z
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