Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-01-03
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS.
Regular Monthly Meeting Held Yester-
day,

j he county commissioners met yesIer'
day morning in regular monthly session, in
the rooms OF the Board, all the members,
with the exception of Mr.. Myles, being
present President Cruise presided and
after the minutes oil the previous meeting
had been read and ordered signed, the fol-
lowing business was disposed of:
The report of the Committee on Court
House and Jail recommended the payment
of bills amounting to Sl20. 30. The report
also stated that the contract had been let
to Cox X Morrison for furnishing some two
dozen, more or less, iron bedsteads for the
jail at s. apiece. The report was adopted.
The report of the Finance Committee
recommended the payment OF bills amount
ing To $2l6.26. Sheriff Handlan's state
ment was read and showed him TO have Il
balance in hand Of $3l, ,6l754. lie also
returned county orders TO the amount of
| S29, ,65l.4S, with which be was ordered
credited and both reports were adopted.
The Committee on Poor House and
Farm reported bills amounting to 81, 1877. =
IL Ia he paid out of the contingent poor
fund, which were ordered paid by the
| Board. The Committee on Roads and
Bridges reported bills amounting to $SiS.-
81, which were also ordered paid. The
bonds of thirty road road surveyors were
read and approved and ordered filed. On
motion of Mr. Maxwell Clerk Woods was
ordered TO pay Joe Black s. for doing
clearing on the poor farm.
On motion the rules were then suspend
ed, TO allow DR.. Robinson, member Of
the Board of Health, to address the Board.
DR.. Robinson asked the opinion of the Board
regarding the existence Of hog cholera OH
the Island. also in reference to whether DIR.
Garrison, u member of the State Board of
Health, possessed the authority To order
investigations of such cases. Prosecuting
Attorney Jordan, who was present, stated
that the Doctor not being member Of
the county Board, could not order any
thing done that would place the county in
debt.
Mr.. Maxwell then offered the following,
which was adopted:
Rcyolrcd, That each commissioner look
after the health of his respective district,
and take surh action rs may he found
necessary, amd report such action at the
next meeting of the Board following.
Attorney Jordan reported that the local
rOlh levy assessed on Washington district
as lar a. il extended outside of the city
limits was illegal, and asked that action
hr taken la have it rescinded. Mr.. Me
Grcgor moved the local road tax of - IN
Washington district outside of the cOrpo-
rate limits he rescinded, which was
adopted.
petition from J. $. Garvin asking q
correction on assessment was read and re-
lcrrcd to the Committee on Equalization
and Appeals.
As the term of the County Librarian eX-
p,rd with the old year the election OF Il
new one was gone into and Mr.. Bert II.
SNartz, the present accommodating and
efficient official, was elected BY full vote
OF the Boad, after which Mr.. Swartz made
Hl,rit speech, in which he said, THANK
yon, gSn'lemen!'
President Cruise was allowed $2J for
work done in the Clerk = office during the
illness of the late t. Il. WOOda. Clerk
Woods WIS ordered 10 make up the per
diem, and the Board adjourned.