The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-02-02
AN INVESTIGATION
oRpEREp BY TnN coAIAIIssIoNERs
OF Grave CharEos Against c, D. j. RipEslIr
Contractor to Farni'h DruEa to the Poor
South of the CFSsk-PrOpo'al to
transfer Paupsr Children, etc.

All the members of the Board Of County
Commissioners were present yesterday at
the monthly meeting except Messrs, Pet
erson and Stocker, The annual reports
Of most OF the justices were presented in
accordance with law. In accordance with
the report Of the Special Committee on
Finance Sheriff HAndlAn was credited
with county orders, s. 1885 IS, and direct,
ed to be paid s54 90, paid by him a0 in
terest. Bills were ordered paid as follows
Roads and bridges, SS77 10; Court House
and Jail, $500 IL; Poor House and Farm
81, COS 4S, License was granted II, A,
Seabright and Annie e. Shields to sell
tobacco, cigars aud snuff, A number Of
Road Surveyors reported, and their reports
wers filed,
Messrs Nichols, Maxwell and Stein were
appointed Committee OF Viewers In &c.
cordancs with the petition OF Marion
Henderson and othsrs, Nathan Nana'
man was appointed Surveyor oil Roads In
Precinct 10, Rchland district, vice W. H
Nichols, resigned.
LITTLE INVESTIGATION.
President Woods called Mr., Boring ia
the chair, and taking the floor, he inform
ed the Board that DR., l., d, Wilson, CIun'
ty Physician, had stated to him that q,
b j, Bipgell, the South Side druggist IA
whom was awarded the contract for fur
nishing dIuE5to paupsrs south Of Wheel
ing creek, for the current year, was mol
living up to the spirit Of his contract
properly. Drugs oil IN inferior grade tC
those prescribed by the County PhysiCiaI
were furnished on his prescriptions, Mr.
Woods moved that committee oil three
combating oil Messrs. Prince, Nichols and
Delbruggs, be appointed TO investigate
the truth Of these serious charges. Mr.
Pickett moved to amend this motion by
adding himself and Mr.. StoCkor to the
committee, so that all the South Side
Commissioners, whose constituents were
directly Interested, would be members o.
the committee. Objection was urged Il
this, and Mr.. Woods pointed out that the
committee he named was as fair az any
that could he selected. Mr.. PiCkett'l
motion prevailed, and the COMMITTEES wa'
enlarged, 80 as to include half the Board
Mr, Delbrugge did not wish to serve, but
The Board refused 10 excuse him. The
committee will meet on Wednesday tc
begin It's inq1iry into the Truth OF the
charges.
There have brep rumors atloat for some
little time Of grounds for such charge al
DR.. Wilson has Informally preferred, One
statement is that pills containing ono Of
two grains OF quinine were furnished
when DR.. Wilson had prescribed ilye'graiu
pills. Mr.. Blugsll Is one Of the State Com
mlssioners Of Pharmacy,
PAUpRR CHILDREN,
Prior to tho converting OF the Board
Miss Amauds List aud Mrs. Samuel
I.aughin visited the Board room and laid
before the members q project to remove
the children now AZ the County Irlirmary
from that place to the Children's Home.
These ladleEand others have paid personal
visits to the poor house to observe fol
themselves the associations under which
children live there and the caro- they re.
ceiye. Their conclusion Is that the pro.
| pubeu IGLuVNhl WuutA 10 IGly HNNdukh'
Ssous tothe children, They agree also to do
what they eau 10 secure for these little pau.
pers comfortable Christian homes, where
they eau grow up into a new life and OF.
Cupy spheres when they arrive ut maturl.
ty which can never be opened 10 them Il
they are reared as now. The proposal
met it'll favor, though q member or two
objected, thinking they saw in the future
a demand upon the county treasury fol
thesupport or partial supportotthe Home,
This Unjust and unwaranted view was
expire sed In the session OF the Board in
spite Of positive disclaimer OF the ladies
mentioned. The opinion OF the Prose.
cutting Attorney as 10 the legality Of the
ste advocated by the ladies was requested
by the Board, on motion OF Mr., Maxwell,
Inc measure will probably be adoptedFI
The Board adjourned at an unusually
seasonable hour, TO meet next Monday to
considerlthe plans and specifications for
the north hall OF tho Public Building, and
To receive the report Of the pingell in.
vestigatiDg committee,