The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-11-04
COUNTY AFFAIRS
THE RAILROAD SUBSCRIPTION
Postponed for n Week to Enable Members
z OF the Board Of Comn,issloners to Get !
the Terms Of the Contract Through h (
ID Their Head. = Routine business.

All the lnembers Of the Board Of County
Commissioners were present at the rcgu.
lar monthly meeting yesterday. The Com.
mittee on Finance recommended tho pay
ment Of bills aggregating SOL 10, and
other bills for expenses Of the October
election, as follows: Washington district,
$50 %; Madison, sd; Clay, A5; Union,
SG' %; Centre, $40; Webster, SIS; Richie,
S4 %; Liberty, SO SO; Richland, s3s;
Triadelphia, ST 80. Included in these
bills were accounts for "refrcsl,mentsn OF
81 on the Island, 81 25 In the Fourth ward.
$40 In Centre district, 50 in the Eight,
ward, and S, ut Potomac. Several other
precinctsclarged smaller sums Thee
mittee also reported that Sheriff Brown
had returned county orders for $lj, 200 30,
paid by him, and recommended that he
DO credited with this amount.
The Committee on Poor House and
Farm recommended TINT an account OF
S2l5.8 for painting the inGrlnary, and
other bills aggregating $l,3l9.5l be raid
the Committee on Printing, bills to the
amount OF SlGG.63; the Committee on
Court House and Jail, S5Os.SO; tho Com.
mittee on Roads and Bridges, Si5OO3.
ii,i;alTIlE RAILROAD SUBSCRIPTION. Z
| "A contract was presented for the ap.
proyal q the Board, covering the subscripi
ton q, Sl5n00O ID the capital stock OF the
Coshoeton, Mt. Vernon 4 Wheeling Rail
road. ~ This provoked considerable discus
sion, which consumed the remainder o.
the forenoon session, and the paper was
finally. referred to Prosecuting Attorne,
Jordan for examination and report. n
AT the afternoon session Mr.. Jordan
and Hon. W.p. Hubbard, who drew III
the contract ut tho request OF Commits
sioncr Speidel and Director PAUL, OF the
railroad company, were both present, and
each spoke upon the provisions OF thu
contract. The contract provides for thu
appointment OF trustee to whom tho
contract shallbe entrusted, and require.
that tho company shall complete its track
in Washington and Madison districts ant
run q train OF its cars from Ohio into thu
city by 1880, in order to make the sub
scription valid. Mr.. Speidel and Mr.. Dor
ing favored the passage OF the order, bu
Alessrs. Stein, Delbrugge and other.
thought there was no occasion for haste
and moved TO lay the matter over. 1t wa!
finally agreed to lay it over until Alonda,
next, when the Board meets to canvas!
the returns .of the election To be held to
day. (TFS
MINOR MATTERS. ~
The Prosecuting Attorney was instruct
cd to draw up an ordinance fixing i,
blank the salaries Of county officers for tn,
ensuing terms, and report it ut the mex
regular meeting Of the Board for its action
This motion was talked over great deal
Mr.. Stein, as usual, Directing to any thin,
being referred to committee OF which III
was not member, thus depriving him 0
tho privilege Of consuming valuable tint
in talking over the matter. laS&
a motion was made that II. G. Peter
man, justice Of the peace, and all justices
who have not reported and settled Will
the county according to law be requested
to do so, and that the Prosecuting Attor
ney be instructed to execute the viii
OF the Board in this matter, said settle
ment To be made before the next recula,
meeting or steps be taken to vacate sucl
Justices office. g.l f,''l;55,.
The judges and canvassers appointed b,
the Board Tor the October election wert
reoppointed for to-day's election, with thu
addition of J. A. Faris Charles II. Sen
seny and Andrew White as canvassers O
the Island polls. !
The bonds OF county officials elect were
presented. Several bonds OF justices anc
other officers elected last month were also
received, approved and filed. u. d.