The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-06-04
TILE COUNTY ColIMIgSI0NRRs.

met in its chambers at the Public
Building, in regular monthly session,
yesterday morning, President DobblnE
presiding and all the other members
present,
The application OF Mrs. Annie waddle
for a license to sell wine, beer and SINH
lar drinks in Elm Grove, action on
which was deferred at the regular meet.
ing in May till yesterday morning, was
again taken up and action again deferred,
on motion Of Mr.. Tyler, Till the regular
July meeting. "
The rules were suspended on motion
Of Mr.. Cruise, and the reading OF the
minutes deferred, for the purpose OIL
considering the following resolution,
which Mr.. Cruise offered.
WHEREAS, It is important that tile
authorities Of Ohio county should foster
and encourage the manufacturing in
dustries OF the county and, whereas, II
ia patent TO all that II natural gas was
found in Ohio county or In the imme.
diate vicinity, our taxable property
would naturally increase and thereby
generally aid our Taxpayers In giving
more employment and render our PEG.
pie more prosperous, therefore DO II,
ReSolrcti, That q committee OF three DO
appointed TO act with q like committee
OF the City Council and OF the Chamber
OF Commerce to consider the adYisability
OF making thorough test with the view
OF obtaining natural gas In or adjacent
to Ohio county, and that said committee
Is hereby authorized TO subscribe 81 900
towards the purpose aforesaid.
The amount In the resolution as Of
fered was left blank. There was some
discussion as 10 whether $500 or 81 900
should be named, but tho last named
sum was finally decided on. Tho Chair
appointed Messrs. Cruise, Mckinley and
AlcGregor the committee, and later, on
motion OF Mr.. Maxwell, President Dob.
bins was made member ex-ofiCio oil
this and oil other committees.
The minutes Of the several meetings
held in May were read and approved.
The committee on Court House and
Jail presenting bills aggregating $54 n,
which were ordered paid. This commit
tee reported having received from Dr.: T.
p. Birney his bill OF $3l % for attending
ielons, ltlnatics aud misdemeanors dur
ing the quarter ending May 81, and tho
same YVES ordered certified to the Auditor
Of tue State for payment. The committee
also reported having ordered certain
minor expenditures.
The Committee on Finance recon.
mended the payment OF bills amounting
to 1854 So; that William Wickham be
refunded dog tax Of 81 and that $l63 80
be paid out Of the general school fund
TO Justices and Constables, all OF which
was ordered. The committee also re-
ported that ex.Sheriff Handlan had re.
turned county orders paid by him to the
amount OF SS,47O 6l, and he was ordered
to be- credited with that amount.
This committee also reported that the
last financial report Of ex.Sheritf Hand.
Ian had been found TO be correct; also
that q report made by Sheriff steenrod
May 23, showing balance Of $4,073 10
to be due tho county TO be correct. The
committees report also contains the
following: "In view OF the fact that the
damage fund has amounted to so much,
we would recommend to the Board that
the strictest economy BIO used In every
possible way In tho expenditure Of
county funds, and we also recommend
tho delay OF all county work or improve.
ments now contemplated or contracted
for which may without detriment be
delayed, for month or six weeks, and
that the County Engineer be requested
to aid in so doing"
The Committee on Roads and Bridges
reported bill aggregating 81, 0SS 50, which
were ordered paid. On recommends
ton Of this committee the Prosecuting
Attorney was ordered TO compile the
road law and the clerk to have 200 copies
Of the same printed and distributed
among the road surveyors.
The Committee on Poor House and
Farm reported bills aggregating $G0S AZ
on account OF the contingent poor fund,
and 500 40 on account OF the Poor
House and Farm fund, which were or.
On motion Of Mr.. Met regor the Board
decided 10 meet Tuesday, June II, for
tho purpose OF hearing tho evidence in
tho matter Of the charges against Squire
Davis.
Dr. L. D. Wilson, the County Physi-
clan, made his annual report which was
ordered filed. The number OF persons
That received medical aid during the
year was.1Sl; 748 visits were made; 1873
office consultations were hadi two OBJ
BtetriCal cases were attended; II lunaCy
examinations were held two inquests
were attended and 10 deaths occurred In
connection with his work.
Tho oath Of Coroner Schultze was or.
dored filed. Clerk Woods reported that
The condition OF the various road leyleS
was as iollowsl Liberty, overdrawn
Is 20, TfiadUlpliia, overdtawn l00 6Oj
Rlchland, oyordrawn 1923 52i Rltchie,
oyordrawn 1901 10i Washington, ball
ance 10 credit 80 %. This report was
ordered filed.
JuCtice W. W. Rogcrs's petition for q
State docket book was rejected. A bill
from Will Meyers OF $40 10 for 1874
1tiarts Of milk was ordered paid out Of
IND contingent poor fund, a Pill OF S.,
election expenses Of school election az
Glenh'B Run precinct, May q, was Or
d0red paid. -,
A p6tlLion from residents along Cald.
wells run, asking that the slaughter
houses located In that section DO abated
Or caused TO DO kept clean, was referred
10 tho Prosecuting Attorney, he u. refer
back 10 the Board II II bhal be deter
mined that II Is the Boards duty 10 act
and II not TO the Board Oi Health.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Tyler was
adopted, iHslFuCling the clerk 10 iBsie
orders for the per diem Of the members,
also their allowance % 0vefseefs Of the
Poor and their committee allowances.
Tho following offered by MI. MCCol.
lOCh was adopted,