Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-03-02
KLIEvES, KRAFT & co,
Ava, dsd the Contract for Fitting
Up the Court House,
At Their Bid of $l4,i90-- twenty-five
Proposals Before the Board d.
The Matter of Plumbing
Reserved.

The Board of County Commissioners
net in its rooms at the Court House yes
erdsy morning, with all members present
Except President Woods and Commissioner
s,oker, both of whom are confined to their
,omes by illness.
On motion the reading Of the minutes
we're dispensed with. In the absence Of
President Woods, Mr.. Prince was elected
to the chair, after which the following bust
ness was transacted:
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
The special Committee on Finance re-
ported bills amounting in the aggregate to
$685.; county orders returned BY Sheriff
". C. Handlan, paid by him amounting to
~ s47 63; general school fund orders
amounting to $43l,65. All having been
found correct, the report was adopted BY
the Beard.
The special committee appointed Feb
rusry "a, to audit ard examine all billie
PAYABLE out of the road and bridge fuud,
reported bills amounting 10 the aggregate
to 1912. The report was adopted.
The special committee appointed on the
same date to audit all bills, &c, relating to
and PAYABLE out ofthe Poor House aud Farm
and County poor funds, also Court
House and Jail bills, &c, recommended the
payment of hefollc aing bills: Poor House
aud Farm, S39O87; county poor fund,
Sl49l.74. Superintendent Creighton
Of the poor farm reported total number oil
inmates Tor the month of February IS;
white males, SO; white females, 81; under
one year OF age, ! white female over one
year and under ten years, white females
3; white males. 8; NO deaths, no births;
general condition Of property and inmates
good.
Court House aud Jail bills amounted to
Sl9758. The report also stated that TIE
following Justices OF the Peace had made
their reports for 1885, which were found
correct: j. W. Schultze and Thomas Nc
Cresdy, Richie; Wra. Maniou, Webster;
W. 81. Davis, Union; George Ark'e, Clay
". 81. Caldwell, Madison; D. Z. Philips
Washington; W. J. Brown, TriadeIphia;
W. T. Glenn, Liberty.
The entire report was adopEed by The
Board.
THE BINIELL CHARGES.
Mr.. Nichols asked that the report OF the
special committee appointed to examine
into the charges made against contractor
C. D. J. Bingell be read
The clerk read the report, which EN-
braces resolution abolishing the letting
out of contracts for furnishing medicine
for the poor. This caused a great deal o.
discussion, several of the members beini
of the opinion that it would be the mes
advantageous plan to get the medicine
upon order of the county physician, while
others insisted that the contract system
was the most practicable.
The question on the adoption OF the re
port being put it was carried by vote o.
to3.
NEW COURT HOUSE.
The Special Committee on Building
submitted a report OF meeting heic
February II, to open and examine
proposals for repairs. etc, to the north hsi
Of the public building, as advertised for
| The report ran az follows:
The clerk presented bids that have beer
LETT with him for inspection all under seal
On motion the committee proceeded t
open and examine the same and having
done 90, and after due elaboration de-
unanimously recommend the Board t
award the contract for the whole work a.
per specifications and plans drawn BY e
P. Hamilton, architect, to 'Messrs KleVis
Krafr Il Co, for the sum OF $l4, 1870 9:
proposed by them, theirs being decidedly
the lowest bid.
Mr.. Peterson offered the following:
Resolved, That we recommend that tbs
Board do empower aud authorize this com
mittee to supply such person or persons N
they may choose, TO do al the plumbing
gas aud steam fitting, as upon investiga
lion they may find it impossible from thC
nature and difficulties Of the work to aware
it by contract. Adopted.
ALSO the following:
Resolved, That after mature dehOefa
ton and investigation, we respectfully rec
ommend TO the Board that they reconside
their action adopting the building Of inne
walls to the vaults OF the Recorders oftc,
and the Clerks office of the Circuit Court
and that the successful bidder be required
to make such deduction from bis or thei
hid as the measurements and prices Cal
for as may be determined by the archi
tect."
Mr.. Maxwell offered the following in liet
OF resolution No l:
Resolved, That the contract for steam
heating on the new Court House be awarded
to one contractor, and the gas fitting be
let to another contractor, to be superin
tended by the architect, number OF days
and hours to be reported to the committee
The resolution was lost By vote Of 1 &c
1. The original resolution was then aiken
up and was also lost BY the came vote.
The Board then adjourned until z
O'clock.