Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-01-17
THEY CAME DOWN.
REPUBLICAN MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS
Acknowledge the business Of the Democratic Position
BY Accepting the Presidency and Aban-
doning All Other Claims.
It's all settled.


The deadlock in the Board of Commits
sioners is at an end.
At yesterdays session of the Board the
Republicans came to the conclusion that
they had nothing to gain by longer persist
ing in their refusal of the Democratic
offer of a compromise, and taking the
Presidency of the Board, allowed the pres
emit Democratic county officers, with the
exception. of Iufrmary Superintendent,
Coroner and County Physicisn, to be re-
elected to their several positions for a
further term of two years.
The Board ia to be congratulated upon
this reasonable and satisfactory solution OF
the deadlock.
The members Of the Board gathered at
the Court House about half-pss. nine
o'clock yesterday morning, where was as
ssmbled the usual large number of spec
Iators interested in the fight for the offic S
within the gilt OF the body. Before going
into open session, the members held q
session in tine committee room, from
which the public was excluded. This
conference lasted about half an hour. and
resulted IN An agreement on the part
Of the Republicans to accept the stu
alton, and virtually carry out the Iesolu-
ton offered by Mr.. Gruse at Mondays ses-
sion, the purpose of which YVES to give the
Presidency of the Board to the Republicans
and re-elect the Clerk, Librarian, Jani,or
and his assistants, holding Office the past
two years. 1t wad also agreed that some
Democrat should nominate the Republic
can candidate for President, and that in
return Republicans should nominate the
Democrats at present ho.ding the miner
offices. The Republicans selected Mr..
DObbins ss their Presidential candidate,
ard this being settled, the members re-
paired 10 the Board room, and Mr. McGin-
ley, President pro tenn, called the mem
bers to order. After roll call Mr.. Grus3
took the floor aud nominated p. B Dob
bins Tor President of the Board, and
asked that he b. elected unani-
mously. The ayes ard nays were called,
and Mr.. Dob5ios received nine votes and
Mr.. Cruise one. Mr.. Dobbins was declared
elected, snd az once took his seat, thank
ing this members for the honor.
Mr.. Tyler then ramed Mr. Q. O Woods
fer Clerk, but Mr. McGregor said that ass
net as had been agreed upon; that he had
hoped 10 have the pleasure OF making the
nomination. NJ Woods was unanimous.
ly elected, and wac congratulated right
and laft.
Then followed in rotation the nominal
ton and election of Nicholas Roth for jan
itor, William Meyn and Mrs. Ward az
his assistants, and B. II. Swartz for Lii
brarisu o. the County Library.
hIr. McGgegor offered resolution 'bat
the chair appointed q committee of three
of whom the President should he one, TO
make up the regular standing commit
tees. This was agreed TO, and Messrs
McGregor and Cruise were appointed on
ssid committee with Mr.. DobbiEs. A re-
cess of fifteen minutes was then taken to
enable lie committee TO report. In due
time the committee presented the follow
ipg report:
Finance Committee-Frank Cruise, chair.
msn, and McGTt gor, DJbbins, VollingeI
and MCKINLEY.
COurt House and Jsil-H p McGrtgl II,
chairman, Vollinger, Koch, Fritz and Dob
bins.
Poor House and Farm-W. II. TYLER,
chairman, and Maxwell, McCulloch, Koch
and Cruise.
Reads and Bridges-J. W. Maxwell,
chairman, and mckinley, McCulloch,
Fritz and Tyler.
TIE reIort was adopted.
Mr.. Tyler then moved 10 60 into an
election fer County Enginer. The Hppli-
cations Of ". c. Smith and M. L. Carr
wee REID. A ballot was taken, and re-
suited in the unanimous choice OF Mr..
Smith The Board then took a recess
until .. m.
On Ieassembling the bo5ds Of sundry
oficors were approved, including those OF
Clerk Woods and Librarian Swartz The
members then selected their $ eats by lot,
and Dip sgd OF several petitions
TIE bill OF the Massillon Bridge Com
psny, for 5000, for the new Elm Grove
bridge, wa8 read, with the endorsement OF
the County Engineer, and The Board al
lowed s., 600 onacCouDt
Two or three unmportant papers were
acted upon, and at three o'clock the Board
adjourned
The offices of Superintendent Of the In.
firmery, Coroner and County Physicians
still remsin to be filed by the Board. The
present officers will hold until selection
IS made by the Board.
TIE reflections of Messrs. Woods,
Swartz, Smith, Roth and Mayn, by the
Board, will be eIninen,ly satisfactory to
the public. All these gentlemen have
discharged the duties of their several Of
icss in the most satisfactory manner, in
the past, and their reelection insures that
the affairs coming under their care will re-
ceive proper attention.