The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-07-09
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The Board Of County Commissioners
met yesterday morning at l1o'Glock. The
meeting was an adjourned one, the Board
met in regular monthly session
last Monday and after t~ransactinR some
specially important business adjourned in
order to observe the Nations birthday,
There were presentyesterday, President
Woods and Messrs, Boring, Maxwell,
Nichols, Picket, Stein and DelbHuege.
The minutes Of the last meeting were
read and approved The bills presented
by the Committee on Court House and
Jail, aggregating Sl1S 30, were ordered
paid. Bills 10 the amount OF S779 u, TO
be paid out OF the County Poor Fund, aud
others to the amount OF $276 AZ, presented
by the Committee on Poor House and
Farm, were also ordered paid; also bills
amounting to 1851 90, presented by the
Committee on Roads and Bridges.
The Finance Committee in addition TO
its recommendation in relation to the sale
OF the bonds nithe Pittsburgh, Wheeling
& Kentucky Railroad held by the county,
which was acted on last Monday, recon-
mended the payment OF the claim set
forth In the following letter from Hon
w, P. Hubbard, which recommendation
was adopted. The case referred to is an
old one. The county became respon-
sible 10 the contractors several years ago
and was thus made a party to the suit,
AN OLD CLAIM REVIVED.
WHEELING, June 30, 1886,
To The Finance Committee of he Board OF
Commissioners Of ohio County;
GESTLEMRN:-The case of Apologize &
Coleman, a~ssiGnees, vs., The Pittsburgh,
Wheeling & Kentucky Railroad Company,
which was appealed at the instance OF
your Board to the Circuit Court OF the
United States for this district, has been
decided by that court, The case was
heard and decided by the Chief Justice OF
the United States, who has entered u de-
cree agrainst the defendant for $2,325 SO,
with interest from December 20, 1872,
until paid and the costs in the District
Court. These costs amount to $258 90 ]
think that my fees should be at least $3.50
In addition to $50 which | have already re-
ceived.
The total amount to be paid therefore
is, principal Of decree, S9,325 SO; interest
from December 20, 1872, to say, July 8,
1886, $l,S80 81; costs in District Court,
$3.50 90; balance OF fees, $780, total, $4,-
024 81.
1t il perhaps propsrto say that this case
has been in litigation about twelve years.
In 1875 there was q report OF the Com
missioner in favor Of the plaintiffs for S.
$3.50, which, with interest, but excluding
costs and fees, would now amount to $l6,-
09S That report was re.committed TO
another Commissioner, who in 1875 re-
ported in favor OF the plaintiffs for 49,.
422 5S, which with interest to this tins
would amount to $0,Sl4 SO. Upon ex-
Ceptions to that report the amount was
reduced by the Court to $4,405 0S, and for
that amount q decree was entered In
June, 1878. That amount, with the
interest upon 1t, but excluding costs
and fees, would now amount
to s ,l36 90. My connection with
the case began at the next term alter this
decree was set aside, and the court
reCommitted the case to the Commits
who, In 1882, made another report
finding in favoroi the plaintiff forS3, 202 43
that amount with interest, costs anu
fees would now amount to SO 06s so From
that decree IN appeal was taken, upon
which the decree was reduced, 80 that the
amount OF principal, interest, cost and
fees is now s. 1924 81, showing a reduction
OF 81, 744 %, by feason Of the appeal. No
further ~appealin this case Is permitted by
law, nor do | know that l would advise
such appeal II 1t could bs had.
WILLIAM Z. HunnARn.