The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-09-03
TIE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
In Regular AIOnlhiy session Dispose Of .
y Big GFIst OF BullneSs,

day morning in their chamber at Ii
Public Building, All the member
were present and President Dobblr
|, presided as usual, Business was tram
acted as follows;
The Committee on Poor House an
Farm presented bills aggregating S9S6 n
OF which $500 70 was on the Count,
Poor fund, and S2s7 o. on the Poo
House and Farm fund; they were OF
dered paid,
The Committee on Finance presented
bills amounting 10 81, 900, OF which 500.
; was for Sheriff steenrod for witnesses
and jurors; the Board ordered the bill
paid, The committee reported hayinl
referred a bill from the West Virgins
School for the Deal, Dumb and BlinC
for the keeping Of students sent from
this county, TO Prosecuting Attorney
Howard, with instructions 10 collect from
the parents, iipossible, the smountsdue
In the matter Of the Postal Cabls-Tele-
graph Company having failed IA
lille its acceptance OF its right Of way
through the county, the committee re-
ported that II had ordered the company
that It must do this at once, or else the
poles erected would be removed, A bfll
Of sl4 was ordered paid out Of the Gen.
eral School fund on recommendation Of
this committee,
The Finance Committee reported fur
ther that Sheriff Steenrod had returned
county orders paid by him to the
amount OF $S,904,lS, which was ordered
credited To him, The committee re.
ported that 1t had made a final settle.
ment with ex.Sheriff Handlan; Dog tax
fund orders returned by him to the
amount Of $2,457Sl were examined,
found correct and ordered credited Mr..
Handlan also returned county orders To
the amount Of Sls,s75,5O which were
ordered credited to him. The state.
OF the dog tax fund made by Mr.. Hand.
Ian showed a balance in his hands OF
$460 81, and the county fund statement
showed balance OF s., ,SS4, so on August
81, the date Of the settlement; these
amounts were found 10 be correct and
were ordered turned over to Sheriff
Steenrod, Mr.. Handlan's statement OF
commissions due him from September
10, 1883 to August 81, 1880 showed
s., ,360,H due and an order for that
amount was ordered drawn In his
favor; be was also allowed an order for
81 Is commissions enormously deduc.
ted at the time OF the settlement had
with him in September 1888. The
action Of the committee in the matter Of
this settlement was approved.
The Committee ON Court House and
Jail presented bills amounting 10 1924 so,
which were ordered paid /; ofthis amount
S22O Ia was on account OF the court
house, and on 81 Us account OF the fail. The
action OF the committee in giving the
Committee on Poor House and Farm per.
mission 10 remove from the court house
all the radiators not In use and also all
the connectionsand pines, was approved.
DR.. Birney'a bill Of $3l %, for attending
persons In the jail, was approved and the
proper disposition made OF IL; S12 80 for
attending misdemeanors and Sl2 so for
attending felony cases were ordered GER
titled TO the Auditor; the balance, S. %,
was for attention on lunacy cases,
The Committee on Roads and Bridges
presented bills 10 the amount OF S8sl OF,
which were ordered paid. A bill OF D.
NJ. Garyin's, OF $l4 75, was rejected. On
Recommendation Of this committee II
was ordered that one-third OF the tolls
collected on the Wheeling and Elm
Grove road be appropriated annually for
use on that part OF the road in Triadel.
phia district; that the Commissioner
from Ttiadelphia and the County En-.
gineer be empowered To ask for bids and
contract for the construction OF Culyert
across the run above the Tndrmary; that
Joseph Feay be allowed $50 for land
takon from his yard for q roadway and
approach to the rs" bridge, the sameto
be paid out Of the Peters run damage
fund; that q 30inch crock sewer be
built on the Wheeling and Elm Grove
road In Triadelphia district,
Edwin B. Bodley was granted q Ger.
ti6cate TO enable him 10 obtain a license
10 practice law.
prisoners at the Jail were causing much
annoyance by certain habits end asked
that the Board take some action with
reference TO the vermin with which the
place Is Bwarming. He was given Ger.
tain powers that It Is hoped will eyentu.
ate In reform.
Clerk Woods reported that there were
balances to the credit OF the various
local road leyles, including those Of 1889,
as follows: Liberty. s., ,s04 80; Triadel.
phia, y, l0l SOi Rlchland, Ss2s 2s;
The Bank Of Wheeling made a state.
ment In relation TO the "a per cent sink.
Ing fund, showing a balance Of SIS due
county at this time, which was referred
10 the Finance committee.
The bond Of A. L. ST, Myere, with w.
j. w. Cowden and g. L. Cranner "a
sureties, was approved. w, II. Cald.
well was ordered provided with a new
docket.
Petitions from William Rihe and d.
5. Terrell for reductions OF asseRsment,
and from Thomas Young for correction
of erroneous assessment were referred,
The contracts made with the Natural
Gas Company Of West Virginia 10 fur.
nish gas for one year to the Intifmary
for SlS7 and 10 the Jail for $780, were ar.
proved. The Board considers them good
contracts.
The State Fair Association was, on
motion oil Mr. MCGregor, given pernis.
sion 10 use the county's aags for decorat.
Ing.
The transfer Of L. Haller's saloon
license 70 Dumas 4 Dennis was approved.
W. y. Curtis, j. p, was allowed 8. A,
McCollocb constable, 50 20O; A, R.
McCahan, J. IN 50 80, and Frank Nc.
sherry, constable, S666, as per rtheir bills.
Ing Attorney Howard was requested 10
prepare an opinion upon the oueBtion
Of granting licences within Incorporated
towns outside the city. The BOARD ad.
lourned 70 meet Tomorrow afternoon Al
The Poor House.
The squire Mscahon Matter