Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-11-02
HOG CHOLERA.
THE COUNTY PHYSICIAN CALLS ATTENTION
TO ITS EXISTENCE.
The Road Tax Levied on Citizens Of Fulton Ordered
Rsfundsd-0thsr County Business
Transacted.

The Board of County Commissioners met
in regular session yesterday morning, all the
members being present except Commission
er Prince. Committee reports were hrst
taken up. When the report of the Finance
Committee was being considered, 1t recon-
mending the payment of bills aggregatnS
Sls1.25, President Woods called MIR.
Delbrugge to the chair, and moved that
the bill of Coroner Schultze for holding an
inquest upon the body of Martin Troy,
S26. 40, be recommitted to the Committee
for further report, he considering that
some of the items were not warranted by
law. The motion prevailed, and the item
was recommitted. The report OF the Com
mittee on Court House and Jail, recon-
mending the payment of bills aggregating
1895. Is, was adopted. The Committee on
Poor House and Farm presented bills ag-
S13616 chargeable to the Poor
House and Farm, and 81, 164 chargeable to
the County poor fund. They were ordered
paid.
THE LAW LIBRARY.
Further consideration of reports was
temporarily delayed, Mr.. Delbrugge asking
that Mr.. H. NJ. Russell be heard upon
matters touching the law library. The
Board agreed to hear Mr.. Russell,
who stated that the Bar Associa-
ton had appointed committee
to suggest plans for the improvement and
better conduct of the law library, and ask
ed that committee be appointed by the
Board to act in conjunction with 1t. On
motion of Mr.. Peterson the President
cppointed Messrs. Delbrugge, Peterson
and Nichols rs such committee.
The Board then took recess until Up.
m.
NEW COURT HOUSE BILLS.
When the Board reassembled, several
reports of the Building Committee were
taken up. Together they recommended
the payment OF the following bills: Arch
itect Hamilton, on account, 500, allowed;
Oscar Seeley, $542.0S, on account, less %
per cent, allowed Barnes Safe and Lock
Company, $500, deferred; Schlicht X
Field, document files, 81, 1880, deferred;
Chas II. Miller, 1925, deferred. The
Committee recommended that the contract
for repairing Court House furniture be
awarded to Benicke q Hubach, at S69.25;
adopted. Bill of Pogue & Jones, for
1863. l3 for work on vaults, was deferred.
On recommendation Of Architect Hamil-
ton, that Kleivis, Kraft x Co. be paid 81
600, less IS per cent, was adopted. This
make 81 $50 paid that firm, it being 10
per cent. of the certificates presented to
date by the architect, they aggregating
$l5, 900
HOG CHOLERA.
The Clerk read the following:
To the Board Of Commissioners:
GENT EMEN:-At the instance of Messrs.
Maxwell and Nichols, on October 18th,
I investigated the character of the dis
ease existing in the swine of John
Wherry, living in Liberty district, a few
miles from Valley Grove The first case
began about a month ago. Some neigh
bors' hogs had been at his place for breed
ing purposes, but he knew ofnO illness in
the herds from which they came. He had
brought his stock from Potomac i'll the
spring of the year. About n dozen hogs
have died; some had been sick a few days,
some a week or two weeks, and some OF
the first taken i'll are convalescent. Thn2I
sick had the symptoms of hog ..holera,
and post norton examination of three
of them. made by DIR. Robinson, showed
the characteristics of that disease. Mr.
Wherry has isolated his well hogs from
the sick ones, and buried the dead
Sporadic cases of cholera have occurred
since the epizootic i'll the winter of 1854.
The quarantine then established is still
in force. An occasional violation of its
provisions occurs, rendered possible by the
reluctance of n man to appear in prose-
cution against his neighbor, thus preclud-
ing the Board from inilicting penalties and
making wholesome examples.
Through you We call the attention of all
to the continued existence of this quaran-
tine, to the Importance OF stockmen
assisting in its maintenance, and to the re-
sponsibilities Of butchers in selecting ma
terial for market.
The term of the board has expired. A
skilled veterinarian in the membership of
the succeeding board would enhance its
value to stockmen and to the whole COM
munity.
Very respectfully,
+. HoGE,
President.
The report was accepted and filed.
GAS FOR TIE COUNTY.
A proposition was read from Superin
tendent Landing, of the Natural Gas
Company of West Virginia, offering to
supply gas to the county Jail for $1,000,
to the new court house for $175, and to
the Infrmary for $40 per annum, with
10 per cent. discount for prompt payment.
Upon motion of Mr.. Delbrugge commit
tee of three was appointed to confer with
the Gas Company in relation to the mat
ter.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Robert Caruthers was summoned to APP
pear before the Board next Monday at 2 p.
m, to answer touching his occupancy of
the position Of Justice of Union District.
Various petitions and applications for
licenses were read and referred.
The sum of S207.39 was placed in the
hands of the Chairman of the Committee
on Building, to pay the balance due the
contractor for exterior work on the new
Court House.
In the matter OF the order of the Board
assessing road tax Of % cents on every
800 in that portion of Washington district
lying without the corporation limits, the
Prosecuting Attorney submitted an opinion
that the Board had not complied with the
law in laying said levy, and that the levy
was illegal. President Woodland Mr. Boring
thought the tax should stand. Mr.. Stein
moved that the tax should be set aside,
and it was carried, ayes noes 3, the latter
MesSrs Woods BORING and Peterson