Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-06-08
A QUIET SESSION
Of the Board of County Commits,
siOHsrs, Yesterday.
Other Bids to Be Asked for the Pur'
chase of County Soon
mittee Reports and Mis-
cellaneous.

The Board of County Commissioners
met in regular session yesterday morning
at 10 o'clock, ell the members being pres
snt except Messrs. Peterson aud Stoker.
After the reading of the minutes, on mo-
ton Of Mr.. Picket, the Board took a recess
until p m.
At go o'clock the Board reassembled
and transacted the following business:
Eugene Hauke was qualified to practice
law in the courts of this county.
The Committee on Finance, in the mat
ter of the bids for the sale of 2. w. Il ny.
bonds, reported the bid Of the German In
surance Company for said bonds, the 6g-
urss being Sl,07777. The committee
recommended that it be instructed to re-
advertise for bids for said bonds, bids to
close on Wednesday, June 20, and BONDS
to be delivered On Wednesday, July 7th.
The com mittee also submitted orders re-
turned by the Sheriff to the amount OF
S9762.22, with interest on the same
amounting to $lOO6S Road orders had
also been paid amounting 10 1864 65, and
Jurors certificates to the sum OF So ~.
Bills TO the amount of $50 25 we're recon
mended for payment.
The report was adopted as whole.
The Committee on Court House and
Jsil reported bills amounting to $926 81,
which we're ordered paid.
The Committee on Roads and Bridges
reported bills to the amount OF $l,l96 ~,
which were ordered paid.
The Building Co rmittee reported several
minor matters in connection with the new
Court Houss, and The recommendations
were approved.
The Committee on Poor House and
Farm and County Poor reported bills to
the sum of 1892 IS chargeable to the for,
mer fund and 1897 20 10 the latter. They
we're ordered paid.
The report of James Creighton, Superin.
tendent of the In6rmsry, showed "a in-
mates, white males IS, white females 20.
There were two births and one death dur
ing the month. The report was adopted
The Committee on Poor House recon-
mended that the contract for furnishing
coal to the InGrmary be let to W. T. Cham
bers, OF Elm Grove, OF his Did of 6 cents
for clean coal, 5 cents for mixed, Al cents
for nut and 2 cents for slack, delivered.
They also recommended that the contract
for furnishing coal to the poor north Of
the creek be awarded to Marshal & Van
Fossen at their d Of 6 cents for clean
coal, 81 cents for mixed coal, and 4 95.l0C
cents for nut coal. For furnishing Goa
south of the creek, the same firm bid 81
cents for clean coal, 6 cents for mixed
coal and 5! cents for nut coal. The con
tract was so awarded.
The report of the special committee with
reference to the dams sought to be built in
Wheeling creek, at Fulton, was referred &c
the Prosecuting Attorney for report.
The report of Architect Hamilton il
relation to the new Court Ho1se was read
aud filed.
Bill Of Oscar SeeleY, plumber, on account
certified to by Architect Hamilton, to the
amount of 81, Ol9 43 wss ordered paid.
Architect Hamilton WAS paid 500 on
account
A number of applications fer reduction
of assess ment and for license were made
and appropriate action taken.
An ordinance amending section Of an
ordinance granting the Natural Gas Com
paoy, of West Virginia, the right TO lay
and maintain its pipes along the Elm
Grove road aud across the poor house
farm, was read and passed, after warm
debate, in the course Of which Mr.. Hearne
was heard for the Natural Gas COM any.
Bill of McLain Bros Tor medicine turn-
ished the poor for the district north of the
creek. amounting to SIS so. was ordered
paid. Bill Of the same firm for prescrip.
tons. $l4,75, was referred
Bill Of Dr. UIrich amounting to $40 so,
was ordered paid.
Charles B. Woods was authorized to
sligo county orders as clerk pro tenn. dur
ing the illness of Clerk Robert Woods.
Adjourned.