The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-04-08
A PRETTY PICNIC.
rnE poARD OF coaMIssIoNERs
IndalEss 10 ono Day eo.a..Yoa.plsa.e
Talkipg aIateh-rhe Matter OF Road Ap.
preparation: Causes u Lively and Pro.
trae.sd w4anEls-rhe rlins Done.

traetsd wranyle-rhe Thing Done.
The Board of County Commissioners
met yesterday at 10 O'Clock, pursuant to
adjournment on Monday. Allthe menu
bers were present, and President Woods
in the chair.
The Committee on Poor House and
Farm recommended the payment Of bills
asgregatinR s2,714. The Committee was
authorized to purchase $50 feet Of cotton
hose for the 1nfrmary, and to purchase
hand grenade fire extinguishers II after q
test for their special benefit they censid-
cred them valuable. The superintend-
ent's report showed o. white males, %
white females, i colored male and l col
cred female, in the poor house in March.
One white female and one white male
died.
In accordance with the report Of the
Committee on Finance, ex-Sherif Brown
was ordered TO be credited with ST. 1907 Il,
county orders paid by him, and be paid
SIT &c, the amount OF interest on said or
ders paid by him.
Joseph Bell & Co.'s petition for de.
duction Of $1,000 from the assessment Of
their personal properly was granted, and
that portion OF the assessment ordered TO
be exempted from taxation; also petition
Of st. James hotel for reduction OF $1,000
on personal property, and several smaller
petitions Of like nature.
The report Of the joint committee on
Finance and Roads and Bridges recon-
iaended appropriations for work on the
county roads to the amount OF SIG, 450, be-
sides s. 900 for the contingent road fund
for the year. To this report Mr.. Del
brugge, as q member OF the committee, ex.
copied, declining TO sign II, and protesting
against It's adoption when it was taken up
in open Board. Mr.. Boring also opposed
the adoption ofthe report, as did also Mr..
Pickett. Mr.. Maxwell defended the report.
THE ROAD APPROPRIATIONS.
Shortly afternoon recess was taken UNI
til2P. Upon reassembling the discus
sion concerning the appropriation for
roads and bridges was resumed. Messrs.
Woods, Boring, stocker, Maxwell, Del
brugge and Peterson spoke. Those from
city districts opposed the large appropria-
ton, while those from the country de-
Tended it., Mr.. Peterson made strong
argument against the $4,000 levy. Mr..
Stein excused himself for voting, or in
tending tn vote, for the committees
recommendation. MIR. Boring said Mr..
Stein misrepresentedh his city constituents,
and threatened to "show him and others
up before the people in 1886 and see where
they are them"
Said Mr.. Prince, who was temporarily in
the chair: Address the Chair, Mr.. Bor-
ing. Donot talk TO members"
Mr.. Boring: "I'm talking right atyou,
sir, and | say you misrepresentation CON
stituents in this matter, and you can't
gainsay the fact" Laughter
Mr.. Prince: "Conhne yourself to the
question. That is entirely foreign"
Mr.. Boring: mot at all, sir; that's
right to the point, and you can't get away
from it." Laughter.
4 Mr.. WOODS mentioned the fact that men,
bers had been reelected from city districts,
who formerly favored large appropria-
tons.
Mr. Boring: "Yes; and Mr.. stocker,
who before had over $50 majority, this
time had Just 40. And his German friends
appealed for his behalf in every way,
shape and purpose"
MIR. Stocker rose to point Of order, and
Mr.. Boring sat down.
Mr.. Woods: II did not say he had an
increased majority, but that the opposi-
ton marty was IN the majority in his dis
trict."
Mr.. Boring: "oh, / saw it all in my
dreams-thet you would be made Presi-
The Chair: "The gentleman will OBJ
serve order"
Mr.. Boring: "And for what purpose?
Just for this very end that you're now
aiming at"
THEY REFUSE 70 REDUCE.
Finally vote was reached on motion
by Mr.. Boring that all the appropriations
be scaled so percent. This was lost by a
vote Of 9 to 4, Messrs. Boring, Delbrugge,
Peterson and Pickett voting for the reduc.
ton.
Mr.. Boring moved to decrease the ap.
preparations each 40 percent, Lost by the
same vote.
Mr.. Delbrugge moved to omit the sl0O
named for the Monument road, (Krugers
Lane saying that residents on that road
told him 1t was not needed, and would be
thrown away
Mr.. Maxwell said the Committee, con-
sisting Of majority Of this board, had ex'