The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-10-08

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other members were present, After th
reading aud approval Of the minutes Q
previous meetings, the business awaltin
attention was disposed OF as tollows'
The Committee on Finance reportet
bills TO the amount OF $40 so on aGCOun
OF the General School Fund, 81 dog tal
refunded, and bills to the amount o
$3.50 90 on account OF lnnaCy CBses, In
quests, general contingent fund, etc, All
u these bills were approved and order
ed paid,
THE MATTER or A NRw JAIL,
The Committee on Court House anC
Jail reported bills amounting 10 $3.50 AZ
which were ordered paid, This Coln
mittee also reported thar in rs opinion
1t would be useless TO expend any con
siderable sum for repairs TO the old Jail
and recommended that steps bO taken
looking to the erection OF a new jail,
In connection with this committee rG'
port there was read the order Of the Or
cult Court, which Judge PAUL directed
to be entered ut the time Of the preseR'
tation before him Of the report Of the
special committee appointed to examine
into the condition ot the jail, and which
showed that institution to be In a
very dilapidated aud unfit condition,
The order directed the Board to take
steps to remedy the existing evils, aud
In case 1t should neglect TO do so, the
Prosecuting Attorney was directed to
proceed against the Board by mandamus
TO compel 1t to take steps,
Prosecuting Attorney Howard was
heard by the Board after the reading OF
the order, as TO the course TO be pursued
In the matter. After hearing him the
Committee on Court House and Jail was,
on motion OF Mr.. Cruise, instructed to
take the necessary steps looking to the
ascertaining OF available sites for the
erection OF a new Jail.
The Committee on Roads and Bridges
reported bills amounting to 81 ,227 10,
which were ordered paid. Ths award.
ing Of the contract forthe esuperstrucluro
OF a bridge OH the Fairmont pike to A..
Vance at his bid Of S32 per 1000 feet Of
lumber and % cents per pound OF iron
used, was approved.
The Committee on Poos House and
Farm reported bills to the amount Of
$0Sl 10 on account OF the contingent
poor fund, and $402 10 on account ofthe
poor house and farm fund. These bills
were all ordered paid. The Superin.
tendent's report for the month OF Sep.
tember showed the total number OF In.
mates to have been GO, 80 OF whom were
white males and % white females.
THE DAINDRIDGR MATTER.
On recommendation Of the Committee
on Poor House and Farm, President
Dobbins and Prosecuting Attorney
Howard were instructed TO proceed
against Thomas F. Porter in the Circuit
Court, to reCoverthe property decided by
Bainbridge, Porler's father.in.law, who
is an inmate OF the InarmRry.
Clerk Woods reported the balances re.
naming to the credit Of the several To-
cal road levies to be as follows; Liberty
district, local, $3.50 25; Triadelphia,
Sl,S70 So; Richland, SU33 81; Richie,
800 Al. This included the lS8Slevy and
the bills ordered paid at this meeting.
The report was ordered filed.
Prosecuting Attorney Howard report.
ed having examined the law as TO license
to sell Intoxicating drinks in incorpo.
rated towns In this county outside Of
Wheeling. "Under the Constitution
aud chapter SO Of the Code, the sole
power 10 grant license is vested In the
County Court, except when the Lepislu-
ture has conferred tho exclusive power
ON some cities as 1t has on Wheeling;
but no such power has been conferred
on any other town or city In tliisCounty
Under section 33 of chapter AZ OF the
Code, towns incorporated under that
chapter may require q town license, but
the party taking out such license must
get the consent Of the County Court as
well as OF the town council before he can
get d State license"
This report was ordered iiled, and on
motion Of MIR. Cruise, the County Asses.
sor was notified not to transfer or iesue
licenses TO people outside the tity Of
Wheeling unless authorized to do 80 by
the Board. The cases la point are
found in Fulton, which Vas recently Ia.
CorpOrated aud elected municipal officers.
Thomas Lealand petitionGd 10 be al.
lowed 10 bind his daughter, Minute
Bell, aged six years to John o. Parshall
until she be Is years Of sge, as an ap.
prentice, and his prayer was granted.
Justice w. W. Rodgers was allowed
an order'for 81 he having made mistake
In that amount in turning money over
the Sheriff.
The claims Of farmers who have had
sheep killed by dogs during the year
were allowed as follows: John w.
Brown, SIG IS; w. II. Nichols, Sl3 rs;
George and j. L. Sawtell, $40; j. NJ.
Kimmons, S24; II. @. Selberl, $50; Mrs.
I. D. Wilson, Sl4; JIM, Huutsbery,
$50; II. p. Carter, Sll; Il, NJ. Atkinson,
50; John and W. q. Baird, SIS 80; Il.
Z, Carter, 50. Total. $S92,50.
THE RAILROAD VALUATION.
Clerk Woods presented certificates re.
ceived from State Auditor Duffy, show.
Ing the value Of the property otthe sew.
eral railroads in this county as ascertain.
ed by the State Board Of Public Works,
when making their assessments for tax.
able purposes. These valuations are as
follows: Wheeling Railway Company,
$ll,ll0; Wheeling 4 Elm Grove Railway
Company, S44, $50; Pittsburgh, Wheeling
& Kentucky Railroad Company, Sl02,.
S47; Ohio River Railroad Company,
$3.50; Wheeling, Pittsburgh ( Bali.
more Railroad Company, $223 s05 "a;
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company,
Sl26, 1858 AS.
These certificates wero referred 10 the
Finance Committee with Instructions to
make tho necessary uppOttionments 10
the several districts through which tho
roads pass.
II was ordered that Joseph Feay be
paid $50 for q right OF way. through his
property on Peters run, hear tho "sn
bridge, for an approach 10 the bridge,
A resolution offered by Mr.. Maxwell
was adopted, II provides that the de.
llUiency In the damAge fund for the Gil.
lnore's crossing and Patterson hill rond
be paid out Of the general fund for the
BoinB road,
AlOnEo L, 81. Myers was appointed
special officer OF court constable 10 serve
Ia matters In which the Sheriff ls inteF.
estod or In other ways not qualified 10
serve. TheplaCe was held by Constable
y, Myers father up till the tllnV Of hls
death,
CsS. Terfill waa ordered pAld ont Of
the County Poor Fund go for bnatdlnu