Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-05-19
the COUNTY BONDS.
Bids for Their Purchase to be Ask
ed for
By the Finance Committes---Legal Opinion
as to the Right to SeII---Road and
Bridge Contracts Let.

DTlGS6 CONTRACTS lei
The Board of County Commissioners
net in special session at the Court House
morning, all being present ex-
cept Messrs. Prince and Stoker. The
especial object of the session was to con-
slider the adviss bility Of selling $25, 0G0 of
the $40, 900 of bonds held by the county in
the Pewiky railroad, the proceeds to be ap-
piled to the payment Of the expenses Of
reftting the new Court House The reso-
luton adopted May Sd, instructing the
Finance Committee to obtain from Mr.. 81
N. Russell his opinion as to whether or
not the county had right TO sell the bonds
was read, and under it the clerk read the
opinion, as follows:
WHEELING, May II, 1886.
To the Board Of Commissioners Of Ohio
County;
GENTLEMEN:-The question has been
submitted 10 me by your committee
whether you we're authorized by Law 10 sell
the whole or any portion OF the bonds OF
,he Pittsburg, Wheeling l. Kentucky Rail
road Company. now owned By the county,
and to apply the proceeds as you woulo
the ordinary revenues placed under your
control.
| have examined the evidences Of the
various steps which led to the acquisition
of these bonds, and the general and special
statutes on the subject. In 1877 the
Legislature passed an act, Chap V. of the
Acts of that year, authorizing Ohio county,
by it's Board of Commissioners, TO dispose
of the stock Of that company, and the
debts, claims and liens against it, then
held or thereafter acquired BY the county,
10 such manner and upon such terms as
10 the Board might deem most for the in
rerest OF the county, giving the Board the
largest discretion as to the manner and
erms of disposing of them.
The purchase of the debts, liens and
claims already acquired, was legalized, and
aud authority was given to purchase other
debts, liens and claims against the said
railroad company or its property.
Read in the ght OF the situation as II
then was, the Act seems to have been passed
more particularly 10 provide for Certain
debts OF the railroad company which the
county had acquired in order that it mighl
control them aud thus protect the railroad
in which the county had so large pecuni
cry interest The terms of the acr, how
ever, seem broad enough 10 cover the bonds
now in question, and to authorize you to
dispose OF these bonds at will, and TO ex'
pend the proceeds as you would expend
any other moneys in the county treasury.
This construction of the Act is adopted
all the more readily as there seems no
where in the general legislation upon
your powers, to bs anything which pro
hibits such a disposition of similar property
OF the county, although no express author
ity for it is there given.
My opinion therefore, is that you may
safely dispose of these bonds, and apply the
proceeds to any proper object of county
expenditure.
Very respectfully,
Fl. NJ RUSSELL.
The members of the Board engaged in o
general discussion as to the advisability OF
selling the bonds, one or two members IA
voriug keeping the bonds and borrowing
what money might be necessary. Finally,
however, the Finance Committee was au
thorized to proceed under the resolution OF
May Sd, giving it authority to advertise for
proposals.
ROAD AND BRIDGE CONTRACTS.
The report of the Committee on Roads
and Bridges specifying the prices upon
which the contracts for road improvements
had been let,w then takeI up and approx.
ed. The successful contractors we're as fol.
lows: Battle Run road, Henry HerWig and
WD. Maxwell; BoggS' Hill road,in Trisdel.
phis, n. Nickison, in Richlsnd, H. P.
Certor; Browns Run road, reserved
Chapel Run, J. Armstrong; Dixon's Run,
L NJ R,ne; G, C. & P. frat division, "
NJ. Hutchison, second division, Ralph Me
Coy; Glenu's Run, W. A. Nichols; Eel,
ley's barn, W. L. Smith; Meeting
House bill, G. A Kyle, Middle Wheeling
creek Clover endl Fl G. Kimmons; Nc
Cannon and Castlemsn's run, l. Phillips;
McGraw's run, Vermilion & Tsggsrt;
Peninsula, Marshall & Vanfossen; Pogue's
run, Jacob Hlllon; Peters run, W. Vent
man; Reilly & Delaplain; j. W. Nichols
River road, Marshall & Vanfossen; Rice &
Csstlemsn, ]. Lsuchan and J F. Fore
man; Roney's Point, Jacob White; Short
Creek Main Stem, W. M. DAVIS; North
Fork, W. NJ Moore and L. Hercules;
Valley Grove, Charles SCUBA; W.. W. l.. &
B pike, fret division, Joseph Marshall,
second division Short & Montgomery;
Wheeling and Fsirmont p Ike, W. Schock
ey; W. W and Roney Point, Fl Heimber
ger, 8. Abercrombie and J. H. Henderson
W and E G.. Richie. Michael Miller;
Trisdelphis, Frank Higgs; W. L. and
Casrlemsn's, j h Montgomery The sue
cesstul bidders are to sign their contracts
within ten days The prices run as fol.
lows per cubic yard: Earth, Is to 20
cents; loose rock, II to 80 cents; solid
rock, IS to so cents; masonry, g so to
$S 90 and mscadsmiziGg, Y cents to $l.70
MISCELLANEOUS.
The sum of 500 was put in Mr.. Sto.
ker's hands for transportation of poor.
A committee consisting of Messrs. Stein,
Boring, Picket and Peterson, was
appointed to 60 to Fulton to inspect the
site OF the proposed deps for the acconmo
istion of butchers.
Sundry petitions were read and received
appropriate action.
A large number of applications tor
license TO sell tobacco were granted
The application OF Isaac Bogsrd TO sell
spurious liquors st Fulton was granted.
The appointment By ". G Wiedmsn Of
VI L Connolly to be a member of the
Board of Education Of Liberty District, was
confirmed.
Drs G. A and W. A. 0Tscrsf we're sp |
,oinrsd physicisns at, In6rmsry.
Sundry bills were read AID referred.
Adjourned.