Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-05-05
Morning Session.

Morning Session.
The Board of County Commissioners met
in regular session yesterday morning Pres
idept Woods in the chair and all the men,
bers present
ROADS AND BRIDGES.
On reading the minutes Of the last meet
ing, Mr. Boring movedthat the parties pres
emit with petitions demonstrating against the
approval OF the road and bridge appropria-
ton be read. The motion was agreed to,
and Mr.. A. j. Sweeney representing the
Chamber of Commerce, spoke of the injus-
tice and impolicy of the county making
such an. excessive appropriation, and at the
close of his remarks handed in the petitions
drawn up by the Chamber of Commerce,
signed by between eleven and twelve hun
dred citizens.
Mr.. Boring then moved that the minutes
be approved except that part relating to the
appropriation for roads and bridges.
Mr. Maxwell moved as an amendment, that
the whole of the minutes be approved and
signed, and the motion was agreed to after
a long discussion, during which much OF the
old ground was gone over, and the Board,
having wasted nearly the entire time OF the
morning session in Improbable talk, took
recess until 80 o'clock.
Afternoon Session,
The Board reassembled at o'clock.
Mr.. Nichols, Chairman of the Committee
on Roads and Bridges, submitted a report,
recommending the payment OF bills aggre-
eating $3.50 &c. The committee also sub
mitted the awards for contracts on the sew
eral roads and bridges, the successful bid
ders being as follows:
Battle Run Road, VIM. Ray; Boggs Hill,
s. & B road VIM. NJ. Hutchinson; Browns
Run, j. w. Thorn6urg; Chapel Run, c. A.
0. Herson; Dixon's Run, j. NJ. Rine; G. G.
& P, lst Div, j. W. Norman; G. c. 4 P,
lst Div, W. NJ. Hutchinson; G. c. d p,
I'd Div, II. s. Garrison; Glenn's Run and
Chapline Hill, A. Yoke & Co.; kelly's
Barn & D. c., Jacob Hilton; Meeting
House Hill, Jacob White; Middle Wheeling,
lower end, W. T. Krumme; Monument and
Big Wheeling, j. S. Creighton; McGraw 8
Run, A. Bowman; Peter Run, Triadelphia,
NJ. E. Prettyman; Peters Run, Richland,
Leman Phillips; Pogues Run, j. W. Nor
man; Peninsula, a Yoke Il Co.; River road,
lst div, W. NJ. Davis; Rooney Point, j. Il
Degarino; Rice and Castlemans Run, W..
W. Foreman; Short Creek, north fork and
south fork, Stewart Wallace; Valley Grove,
Charles SCUBA; W., W. L. & B., lst div,
W. NJ. Hutchinson: Wheeling e. Fairmont
W. Schockey; Wheeling & Elm Grove,
Richie, 81. Neuhart; Wheeling " Elm
Grove, Triadelphia, G. Z. Herwig; West
Union & Roney's Point, H. Heimbeger, NJ.
Il. McCausland and j. II. Hender-
son; West Liberty and Hsrveys,
W. NJ. Dunlap; Waddle and
Warden's run, A. Yoke, and W. NJ.
au,chison. The bids varied from l to %
cents per cubic yard for earth grading,
from 20 to 40 cents for loose rock, and
from 20 to Is cents for solid rock; from
81 40 to 50 % for masonry, and from 10
cents 10 $40 for matchmaking.
Mr.. Delbrugge moved to take up each
contract and either approve or disapprove
it,
Mr.. Maxwell moved the report be ap'
proved as read.
Mr.. Picket asked that action be deferred,
o. d Mr.. Peterson spoke at length in favor
of delaying action, taking the ground that
the Board had no legal right TO make the
appropriations.
A SIDE ISSUE.
Pending further discussion of the report,
Mr.. Stoker stated that Mr.. John johnson
was present with counsel in regard to the
right of way of the proposed road from Kim
mons mill to the West Union and Roney s
Point road.
Capt Dovener, counsel for Mr.. johnson,
appeared and made statement Of the mat,
ter from the standpoint of his client, and
requested that further hearing be set for
Monday, June l, at 10 o'clock.
The Board agreed to this, and Mr.. John
son agreed to be present on that day.
THE OLD SUBJECT AGAIN.
Consideration of the report of the Com.
mittee on Roads and Bridges was then re-
sumed, the question being the motion of
Mr. Maxwell that the report Of the com.
mittee be approved as read.
NJ. Boring spoke against the motion,
mr. ing that the giving out of the contracts
be deferred until the matter had been more
fully discussed. Mr.. Stoker spoke in the
same strain, and was followed by Mr..
Woods, who thought the report should be at
once pproved, and read and explained the
law in the matter. The discussion was
continued by Messrs. Maxwell, Boring.
Peterson, Stien. Picket and Delbrugge most
Of tlese members speaking two or three
inns. The debate at times was spicy and
very amusing, but no new argument was
adv, need BY either side.
At AIS o'clock Mr.. Delbrugge broke the
NO, otony by offering the following:
Resolved, That the report of the Roads
ard Bridges Committee be deferred until
this day one week, and that the representa-
tive of the Chamber of Commerce be in
vittd to attend such meeting.
This brought on the same old discussion
again, the motion being finally rejected as
follows: Ayes, Messrs. Boring, Delbrugge.
Peterson and Picket Mays, Messrs. Max,
well, Nichols, Stein, Stoker and Woods
Tie original motion that the report of the
CON mittee be adopted as read, was then
agreed to. Ayes, Messrs. Oelbrugge, Max
well, Nichols, Stein, Stoker and Woods-6
Nays, Messrs. Boring, Peterson and Picket
IS.
COURT HOUSE AND JAIL.
The report Of the Committee on Court
Pouse and Jail was then taken up. The
committee recommended the payment Of bills
sggregating $639.3O, and they were ordered
paid The committee also recommended
sundry repairs to the Court House and Jail,
and submitted the following:
This committee having been informed
that very favorable arrangement. can be
made with the city for The joint occupancy
of the capitol building; therefore,
Resolved, That this COMMITTEES be en-
powered to receive proposals and negotiate
with committee to be appointed BY the
city Council and report the result of the
same TO specisl or the next regular meet
ing Of the Board
Mazurs Wooda ard Nichols onnosad tha