The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-01-08
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\ The COUNTY coMMlasIoNEas
And tho ilt..otle BabI Case u There Allowed 10
Drop-sume Poor tfouss Statistics for 1883.
(. Financial and Other Couaiy Affairs.
Fist Session OF tht Eoa!l for 1881,

The iirats regular monthly meeting OF the
Board Of County Commissioners was held
yesterday. The interesting topics treated
were the once notorious, bat nov ain %. for.
gotten slein baby case, The McCollobh search
expenditures, 10 which some reference will
DO found elsewhere, and some minor matteru
In relation to tho Inllrm0sy. a5
The Ai!y dolssm lepo,iled with Sheriff
Brown by Commissioner Stein In the baby
case was ordered 10 be paid into tle coutin.
gent poor fund Of the county.
All tho membersof the Board were present,
and President Woods presided. .3E
tTEIH cESsuRED.
Tho committee appointed TO. Investigate
the Stein n,s,ter made It's final report. On g
| former OCCASION II had recommended tina,
Mr. Stein bs censured by tho Board for biz
action In tho famous baby case. es we'll as re.
moved from the committee. Subsequently
| 1t revoked the recommendation OF removal,
aud 1t now renewed It's las. previous! recon-,
niendalon, to the effect that Mr. Stein be
| censirea, but allowed 10 retain hia position
| on the Poor House and Farm Committee.
This report WIS adopted BY The Board, and
here the matter ends Nj, ateln can GOES d.
er himself scoided real hard, and viii probs.
bly, now d!Bmlss any idea OF suicide from bis
mind. The whole Stein investigation Is the
mos. marked caro- OF '''much ado about
nothing On record, tho result being the
nothing.
a number OF road antl other reports and
reports OF justices OF the peace were received
and appropriately DISPOSED OF.
The bill Of the Uity Board OF Public Works
for $3.50 10. half the cost o, spreading lime.
stone on Tho north end OF Ms,uetfeet unde,
an agreement With this Board, which bill
was deferred from tho last meeting, was re.
ferred 10 the Rad Committee.
J.C. Maxwell WIGS appointed Justice OF the
Peace OF Triadelphia district, vice Kyle, re.
aligned. J. g. Hervey aud J. s. Echo!s were
the other candidates. JMY.E
Mitchell Wsddle not appearing in response
to summons TO protect Ills. interests in the
matter Of tho PROPOSED location OF u road
through his property, the Board considered
$500 Il Just compensation for the right of way
A petition asking that salaty be fixed iol
the County Coroner was referred to the Fl
nance Committee. - r,A ~
e3&MirTEE RsfoETs.
On recommendation OF tue Committea on
Court House and Jail, Sheriff Brown was
directed to have the ELECTS ct Louis Levi AMI
4 watch given the county by psuper, sold
BY constable aad the proceeds turned into
the county treasury.
Bills 10 the amount OF $40 70 were ordered
paid on recommendation of the same com,
| mitteei $73S 81 Oh recommendation OF Tbs
Committee Oh Roads aud Bridges; SIG 81
Printing Committee.
The Committee on Financa and Accounts
| reported that Sheriff Brown had paid county
orders to the amount OF $20,942 SO, with
1908 % Interest on the same, $7S5 90 road
orders and $3.50 10, jurors certificates. He
| was ordered credited with the orders and paid
the interest and certificates. a.
Bills to tho amoant Of S2,774 10 we're ap.
proved by the Committee On Poor House and
Farm, aud ordered paid on lis recommends.
lion.
Capt. Plsnkey reported Sc inmates in De-
cember, CT whom 81 were white males, 2s
white females. and l colored male; white
females are under one year Of age, 0 white
| males snl white females under 10: there
were no births aad . deatha OF white males
The yearly report OF the same committee
showed THAI farm products OF the market
value OF 81 800 had been raised in the year,
| besides much produce aud vegetables. The
grounds, house and inmates were in sstislac.
| tory condition. The COST per capita OF eur.
porting the inmates through the year way
ISL IS, and the cbst OF subsistence alone TO-
ceals per diem each. Tho inmates also did
! consic erAblo work.
Capt. Piankey was instructed by the com.
mittee to enforce the rules OF the institution
strictly.
The Board adjourned after t,anssctne
some minor business.