The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-08-05

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present all affidavit that be had msterfu
evidence which he could not aow produce
and That the extension OF time dtsired wa
neces.Hry 10 enable him to hsye this syj
dence presented before the Board. This b
| agreed TO do, and q rscs.a wss taken 10 civ
Col. Arnett time to draw up the necessar,
affidavit.
Upon Resembling, Col. Arnett read til
affidavit, which set up that Mr.. Commerlort
had material witnesses now absent withou
whom no could not safely proceed 10 tria,
and that he desired to produce thess wi,
nesses, or TO examine them after duo less
notice.
Gaze POSTPONED.
Mr.. Deibruggs moved that the time b
granted. Nj. Speidel moved that W. +
Hubbard be retained to defend the county
interests. Mr.. Delbrugeo objscted to thi,
thinking the Prosecuting Attorney suft
cisatly able TO conduct the case. Mr.. Borln
objected on the score Of expense. Mr.. Speide
said thst II OBJECTION were raised on The scor
Of expense he would r,ise 8 subscription /
pay Au attorneys fees. IA wanted III
county's interests protected. The couuse
for the accused might raise some technics
point. MI. spsidel thought thi. was q eray
CASE, and the Board should proceed with care
MI. BORING insisted that ths Prosecutin
Attorney was the proper man to conduct ia
csse for the county, aci Mr.. Stein agree,
| with him.
Somebody objected to Mr.. Hubbard. an,
named MIR. Russell as more acceptable. Thi
suggestion wss adopted, Mr.. apeidel chang
Ing his motion accordingly.
President Woods did not think II Wa
necessary or proper to employ speciaI ooun
sol. tn 10 so would look ike persecution,
Messrs. Maxwell, Nichols, Prince and gpsi
del voted to ratain Mir. Russell, and the hy,
other msmbese voted against It. The motor
wa' made to continue the Investigation or
Wednesday, August u. Col. Arnsit wanted
more lime, saying there was o witness whom
he lad not mentioned who would be In tht
city within two weeks. An amendment W.,
offered fixing the meeticg on August Is. and
this was carried. The special meeting on tbf
ID h to consider the delinquent tax list was
then slao changed 70 the 18Th.
Mr.. Bpejdel offered o resolntiou snsDeud.
ing Mr.. Conmarford a. Commissioner mend.
ing the investigation, and calling upon him
to turn over to Mr.. Deibrugsa ali books and
papers pertaining 10 bis office. Mr.. Del.
brogge questioned the Boards power to do
this. Nj. speidel thought Mr.. Comuerford
ought not to desire to act, sid Col, Arnett
assured him that he did not desire TO. tbonph
he objected TO this action, as 1t would reflect
upon him. ABusstltutewss offered by Pres,
idsnt Woods that MI. D%tlbrcggs be- auttor.
lied to set IS overseer Of ths poor for Web.
ster district during the psndency OF the
Inquiry, aud this was adopted.
coaxrrrEEs' REPORTS, ETC. .
The Committee on Poor Honse and Farm
reported bills ~aggregating 81. 1872 80, which
were ordered paid. Capt, P!aukey, the Su.
p~erintendent, reported 81 inmates in July, OF
whom 81 were white males, ~ white females
and l colared male; 3white females were un.
der l year old, and IL white nalss and. 8
white females over l aud under 10 years.
There was one birth, a white female,
The Committse on Court House and Jail
reported bills to the amount OF $G3 IS, which
were ordered paid. The Committee also
recommended tina! the contract for psintinp
the Court House rcof BIZ Jet to A. Albright Al
40 cents per square, the work 10 he done I'M.
der the supervision OF the chairman OF the
committee, and that a new street hose be
purchased. -
Bills amounting 10 $22225 we're ordered paid
on recommendation Of the COMMITTEES on
Printing, and 1878 % on accommodation OF
the Committee on Roads AVID Bridges,
The Committee On Finance and Accounts
Eecomnepaed the payment OF bills To the
amount OF $lS4. 10, which Recommendation
was adopted. On recommendation OF the
same committee 1t was ordered that Sheriff
Brown be credited with money puid on
county orders SOL LOG l3c and that the inter.
est paid on the same, $34l 90, be refunded to
him. Road orders we're also directed to be
e'edlted to htn IN the sum Of $40 Il.
D. o. List, President OF Tie Dauk al
Whna!ine, returned 10 Ohio county honda OF
the ~ percent loan, OF 81 900 each, and 100
coupons OF $37 80 each, making SIT, 500 in ali:
two bonds Of the G percent loan. OF 81 con
each, and 10 coupons OF $50 each, "a, loo In
all. and two bonds OF the 4H percent loan NJ
81 900 each, with 40 coupons Of $50 80 each,
hatlng ". 0l4. ~ ~
On petition Of thirty odd voters OF the
Seventh ward, an additional voting place
was ordered to be established at the coming
elections, at the Island hos. house, A pronn,
aitisn from Manager Wolf to placs 5 te]e.
phone at tho 1ttirmary for $3.50 a year waa
se.erred 10 the Committee 90 Poor Honss
and Farm. rhs consideration o. the Sheritss
list Of %delira1snt ta1ss was postponed until
Monday, August Is, Of which time A
special meeting will be held, Capt. plsukey
wss authorized 10 purchr7e o cider press Tor
the poor farm. r'"'
A bill Of $35 WAS ordered 10 be psid to q,
~. Husssell tVE bis ~eerviceB In the Shrske casa
50 Attorney. The Etaritfs accouuts OF his
ssttlensIts. With the School Boards Of tha
.Yafioila d~issricti were ordered to be 6ied and
q copy transmitted to the Auditor Of State.
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