Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-07-08
A CASE SETTLED.
The Board Agreed to Pay n. Wells
S493 -.

The Board Agreed to Pay y. Wells
S493 IS.
The report of the special committee on
the case of Nathaniel Wells VS.. the Pitts
burg Wheeling & Kentucky Railroad Com
pany for damages to his property by the
passage of said road through the COM
plainant's farm, was then taken up. This
case has been in court several years, and
on July I, 1879, judgment was rendered
in favor of the plaintiff for 1919 l3. 1t
seems that thc county had agreed to in
demnify and keep harmless the p, W. Il
XIV. road from certain claims, among
which was the above one. At the last
meeting of this body special committee
was appointed to confer with Mr.. William
Hubbard, the county's attorney, in the case,
and decide on the disposition Of the case.
The special committee decided to cOmprO-
mise thescase at the instigation OF their
attorney Mr. Hubbard, and reported Mr..
Wells willing to accept Sil9 - and his
COSTS in the case, amounting to 81 30,
making a total Of $4g3 -. This is 500
less than the original Judgment and they
:ccummrud that this body accept said
compromise. The report was accepted,
and the amount ordered paid 70 Nr Wells.
EoutiEs Business.
The report of the Committee on Court
House and Jail shows that the Court House
roof was sadly in need CT repair, and they
ordered kr Albright to repaint the same
at cost Gf forty cents per square, and that
the same shall be done TO the approval OF
The comm itiee; also that the boilers and
walls Of the engine room 1t the Jail were gin
need ofrepair and Capt. Jno Sweeney was
empowered TO examine the boiler and report
back to thu committee. The repairing
Of the walls WAS placed in the hands
Of the chairman Of tho committee.
Bills 10 the amount Of $1,000 were recon-
mendcl ,or payment.
The rcro was adopted, after striking
out the classe authorizing Mr. Albright to
gaint The Court House roof.
The report of the Committee on Roads
and Bridge recommend for payment ofbills
"cgrcgating &l,ijs.92. The report was
adopted.
Ike report Of the Committee on Printing
recommends for payment bills aggrega.ing
$l67 90 and also awarded the contract tor
publishing the financial statement to the TO-
lowing papers: REGISTER two days, Intelli
gCncer two days, Voih5blatt two days
News Lettcr one day. The report was
adopted as read.
The report Of the committee on Poor
House and Farm recommends the payment
of bills argrcga,i1g $685.; also that
they awarded the contract for furnishing
medicine :or the ensuing year as follows:
North Of Wheeling Creek to Edmund F.
Booking, at SIZES, and south oftbe Creek
10 Alley. T. Young at SO 90. The com.
mittee further recommend: First, that Capt
Planhcy ho instructed to enclose that por
ion Of land used on Sundays as picnic
Ground Secondly. that Mr. Ewing be al
owed TO remove what stone he desires from
arm &: y! cents per cubic yard
SUPERINTENDENT or ISF:FHAgT REPORT.
The following report of Capt Plankcy /.
also submitted:
Total number of inmates for month oil
June. II; white males, 81; white females
2G; under ! year Of age, white females 7
over and under 10 years of age, Whit
males. 10; white females, 5. No deaths Of
births during the month. The report was
adopted rs read.
The report Of the Committee on Finance
and Accounts recommend bills aggregatin1
$1822s9. The report also embraces thl
action Of a number Of petitions Of erroneous
ard double assessment The repor! wal
adopted as read.
Vim. Mannion, as justice of the peace o
Webster district, in place Of L. d. Wal
resigned, produced his bond which was ac
cePted by the Board.
A resolution was adopted authorizing the
Committee on Court House and Jail TO ad
yertise for sealed proposals for painting tn
roof of the Court House.
Several minor petitions and resolutions
we're acted on.
This body adjourned at 1890.