The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-11-05
QUESTION OF A NEW JAIL
Again Postponed by the Board
Of County Commissioners,
RAILROAD APPoRTIONMENT,
The Premium Paid for the Bridge
BoRds-SIr. Rcymann's Views
About o MISUNDERSTANDING,
GUS Business Transacted.

A regular monthly meeting Of the
Board Of County Commissioners was
held in the chambers Of the Board at the
Public Building yesterday morning.
President Dobbins presided and all the
members were present except Mr., Nc
Ginley, Of Union,
The first matter taken up, under q sus-
pension OF the rules, was the awarding
Of contracts for furnishing coal for the
coming year: /, B, Van Fosseu got the
contract for supplying coal used north Of
the creek; his bid was 0. cents per
bushel for mixed and 0 cents for nut
coal. Van Fossen was also awarded the
contract for supplying coal used on the
Island his bid Tor this contract was q
cents for mixed and @! cents Tor nut coal.
The contract for supplying coal to parties
south OF the creek was awarded to j, g.,
Frazier at his bid Of @! cents for mixed
aud nut when he can obtain It In the
city and 8 cents for clean and 7 cents for
nut when he has to 20 outside oil the city
for his coal.
Friend &son were awarded the con-
tract for all undertaking work In the
city ordered by the county, and Thorn
burgh Bros, were awarded the contract
for the undertaking necessary to be
done in the cnuntry,
w. w, Irwin was awarded the contract
for furnishing medicines ordered by
Commissioners for persons living south
Of the creek al his bid Of SIS, and Z, F,
Booking was awarded the medicine con-
tract for north Of the creek, including
tho Island and Fulton, at his bid OF SG3'
THE PREMIUMS on THE pRIpGE BONDS.
The Committee on Finance reported
having awarded two issues oil $4,000
each Of the Couuty's Union bridge bonds
as follows: October 10 deliYery-TO
Frank Auber, $500 at ! per cent pre-
MUM; to Exchange Bank, 5000 at / per
cent; 10 Z. Buchanan & Co., $4,000 at !
per cent; to L. Blanchard, 900 at 7-lC
per cent; to German Bank, $4,000 at
! per cent; to same, $1,000 at per cent
10 same, $4,000 at per cent to Bank
OF the Ohio Valley, $1,000 at per cent
10 same, $500 at per cent.
December 10 deliyery-To Bank oil
the Ohio Valley, $lG,500 at pei cent
premium; to German Bank, $4,000 al
per cent; to same, $4,000 at pei
cent; 10 same, $500 at per cent.
The proposals renalninG--German
Bank for $4,000 at per cent premium
and SO 600 az per cent premium, were
reserved for future action.
The committees report In this matter
was approved, also Its action IN ordering
the payment OF the second O,0OO TO
the Union Bridge Company,
The Finance Committee reported that
the report OF the Bank Of Wheeling on
account Of the r peri loan had been
examined and found incorrect. and re-
turned for correction. The error was
that coupon No. IS Of bond No. lS7, for
interest due September /, 1880, had been
paid when the bond had been redeemed
the March previous.
The Bank OF Wheeling made a report
on account Of the 0 per cent oan, show 0yV
ing balance due Said bank Nay l, 1852,
OF SlS5 81 which was ordered paid with
interest to date amounting to s. 90.
These matters were approved OF by the
Board,
Committee Prosecuting Attorney How:
ard was directed to proceed against all
Justices Of the Peace who are falling 10
comply with the Law In rotation TO pay
ing fines 10 the Sheriff, by proceeding
through the next grand jury,
THE RAILROAD APPoRTloNMENT.
The Finance Committee reported hay-
ing been notified by State Auditor Duffy
OF the following railroad assessments for
the year 1880, for Ohio county, Wheel.
| ing, Pittsburgh & Baltimore railroad
company, $223, s65 "a; Baltimore 4 Ohio
Isl26,253 IS; Pittsburgh, Wheeling &
Kentucky Sl69, s4Y; Wheeling 4 Elm
Grove S44,0SO; Ohio River $3.50;
Wheeling Railway Co., $llillO; total
S573,005 %, The committee reported
having apportioned these amounts as
follows:
WHEELING, PITTSBURGH a BALTIMORE
In Union 1910 90
III Clay dlStrit Am ~
In Madison dlStriCt..."......."..,... l!'lyY ~
In TrlAdClphA district. gISi Y!
In Liberty $500 ~
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