Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-10-05
IMPORTANT SESSION
OF THE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSION
ERS, YESTERDAY.
The Judges and OanvaSssrS for the Coming Election
AppOintsd-MiscsllaneOus Business
Transacted.

The Board of County Commissioners
met in regular monthly session yesterday
morning, all the members being present
except Commissioners Prince and Peterson.
The former came in later. The Board first
took up the matter Of the election OF
teacher for the Infirmary, and Annie Moore
and Gertie Swiers were named. The
former was elected by a vote of 6 to 3. The
conversation of the teacher WAS fixed ut $12
per month. The petition Of John Burns,
praying for relief for work done in con-
structing the Pewiky railroad, so
often before the Board, was taken up, with
the report of the Prosecuting Attorney up
on the same. On motion of Mr.. Stoker,
the matter was postponed until the next
meeting ofthe Board.
Several petitions for correction Of erron-
cons assessments were referred. Among
them was petition from Robert Crangle,
asking for a refund of a proportion OF the
State Bank tax, to wit: SS3.33, paid by
him as private banker for the year ending
May /, 1897.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
The Committee on Roads and Bridges
reported bills aggregating $367.60, which
were ordered paid.
The Finance Committee reported bills
aggregating S47.05, which were ordered
paid. The committee further reported
that Sheriff Handlan had paid county or
ders amounting to $19,717.75, and re-
commended that he be credited with that
amount.
The Committee on Poor House and Farm
reported bills aggregating $156.9l, payable
out of the Poor House and Farm fund,
and $500. a. payable out of the county
Door fund. They were ordered paid.
Superintendent Creighton reported 66 in
mates of the poor house, and one birth
during the month.
The special committee on Infirmary
recommended, in the matter of the $50
found at the poor house some time ago,
that the money should be placed in the
hands of the Sheriff to be credited to the
Door fund. The committee further recon-
mended that the Infrmary school be
opened October 18th. The report was
adopted.
The Committee on Building reported
bill of Oscar Seeley, on account of plum
ing, of $433. "a, less % per cent, $325, 3S;
bill of Klievis, Kraft < Co., for exrta stone
work, $233. - and for extra excayating and
taking up and relaying tagging, S649.29.
The bills were ordered paid. The COM
mittee also reported estimate of Kleivis,
Kraft & Co., dated September 9th, as
prepared by Architect Hamilton.
The ordinance granting to the Z. ID. "
p Telegraph Company the right to main
tain its poles upon the roads of the county
was taken up. By the terms of the ordi-
nance, as amended and passed, the compa-
ny is to furnish not to exceed four tele-
phones to the county for public business
at the uniform rate of SIS per year each.
The contract is to stand for ten years.
A telephone was ordered located in the
Office of Coroner Schultze, on motion OF
Mr.. Delbrugge.
COMMISSIONERS AND CANyAssERs
Commissioners and Canvassers for the
coming election were appointed as follows:
Washington District-FultOn, Commits
siOners, Thomas Myers, Thomas Hanna
James Marshall. Engine house, Commits
sioners, NJ. Edwards, Jas. Michael,
and james Robert. Canvassers, VIM.
Kennedy, Benz. Connolly and John
Gilbert.
Madison-Island, Commissioners, G. w.
Baggs, J. A. Faris, J. b. Sheppard. Can
vassers, c. II. Watkins, c. b. Lukens, Hi
ram Young.
Market House -COmmissioners, Geo. X.
Wheat, J. H. Tappan, and John Welty;
Canvassers, Hugh Sterling G. II. Senseny
and Charles Copp.
Liberty Commissioners, Liberty, SAM
uel Bell, Abraham McCulloch, Joseph At
kinson. Potomac, d. NJ. Blayney, John
c. Farris, Jr., James McCammon. Valley
Grove, David Atkinson, Isaac Farris, and
A. :. Terrill.
Webster-COmmissi William ii.
Schaler, Gregory Warner, 5. w. Wallace.
Canvassers, ID. +. Mckinley, James Nj.
Todd and w. III. Travis.
Triadelphia-Tr Precinct No
|, John n. ThOrnburg, John Helfenbine
and Robert Armstrong. RObinsons Pre-
cinct No. 2, Jas. II. Oldham, John Robinson
and Alex. McCann. Toll-gate Precinct No.
}, John Pfarr NJ. r. Carr and James Games.
Elm Grove Precinct No. 4, M. II. Waddle,
j. S. Woods and John 5. Halstead.
observation-disclosures, G.. G. Hannah,
T. b. Moilat and Fred Laue. Canvassers,
Andrew StoetzeT, &. w. Seabright and
Jas. Reed, ST.
Union - Commissioners, James Gray,
George Hill and John II. Brown. Can
vassers, Robert Ellngham, w. NJ. Bots
ford and Casper He'll.
Ritchie-SchOol House. Commissioners,
Benz. Marpole, James Gully and John Gar
vim; Eighth Ward, Commissioners, Lean
der Mix, Thomas McCrady and VIM.
Lehman; Canvassers, Joseph A. Ankle, NJ.
+. Grade and Frank Howard
Clay-Commissioners, James Deyine,
Geo. Ankle and John CIatOr; Canvassers,
p. w. Bosley, NJ. Emshemer and John
Bodley,
observation-disclosures Run, Commissioners
Jos. Sawteli, Charles Busbey and Michael
leigh; School House, Peter Delaplain,
Eugene Ridgley and VIM. North.
After the transaction of some miscel-
laneOus business of no special Importance,
the Board adjourned.