The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-12-03
A BIG GRlSE Oh WORK
Disposed Of by the Board O
Commissioners
AT YESTERDAYS SESSION,
Tho Committee Reports-Road Sur
voyors AppoInted-Ths Justices
Dockets Other SIIscellANe'
Gus Matters Considered,

A regular monthly meeting Of the
Board Of County Commissioners was
held yesterday morning, President
Dobbins presided and all the other
members were present, Business was
disposed OF as follows;
The Committee on Finance reported
bills payable to the amount Of Sl95 S9i
dog tax refunded Sill on General School
Fund $50 40. All OF these bills were or.
dered paid, The committee reported
that Sheriff Steenrod had returned
county orders paid by him amounting
10 SIS, 03l 81 and thisalnOunt was ordered
credited TO him, The SheTitts state
mept OF November 81, showing balance
OF cash on hand OF Si3,02S II, was or.
dered received and tile1, The bill Of
w. II, Dimmey Of SIS for firing at the
Jail was ordered paid,
The statements OF the Bank Of Wheel
ing OF March l, 1880, and September 2,
1880, on account Of the Z per cent loan
were examined, found correct and
ordered filed; both reports showed that
account balanced. The banks state
ments filed November 1850, on account
OF the A per cent loan, and Of the y per
cent loan, showing both accounts closed
on that date, were found correct and
ordered filed,
THE JUSTICES POCKETS,
The Finance Committee reported
having found the doCkets Of Justices
Schulize, Manion, Rogers, Glllespy and
Phillips all regular and with all fines
properly paid To the Sheriff, Over
thirty Irregularities were reported az
having been found In Justice Davis
docket. Two minor Irregularities were
found in Justice Peterman's docket,
Justice Ankles docket was reported rs
showing S207 fines paid TO him and not
paid by him TO the Sheriff; also 81
Iailer's fees paid 10 hin but not paid by
him to the iailer, These reports as to
the Justices doCkets were read but no
action taken. Justice Davis irregulari.
ties, as the public is already aware,
were presented to the grand jury and
four indictments returned against him.
ROADS AND BRIDGES.
The Committee on Roads and Bridges
recommended the payment OF bills
amounting 10 $3.50 %, which was Or
dered done. On Recommendation OF this
committee the Board approved acontract
with Andrew Vance for the superstruc-
ture OF q bridge on the Wheeling & Fair
mont pike at So per thousand feet for
lumber and "! cents per pound for iron;
with James Frazier for matchmaking on
tho Wheeling & Fairmont pike at 81 10
per cubic yard, aud grading, 20 cents per
cubic yard.
It was ordered on recommendation OF
this committee that the Long Run road
and that portion Of the g. o. & T. road,
second division, belonging to precinct
No. 7, Liberty district, be made new
precinct to be known as precinct No. o.;
that Kelly's barn and Dement, cemetery
road be taken from precinct No. II, Rich.
land district, and constitute new pre-
cinct to be known as No. II.
Messts. Maxwell, Mckinley and Koch
and Engineer Smith were appointed u
special committee to wait on Paige,
Carey & Co., and ascertain what amount
they will contribute TO repair the PENN
sula road, az their heavy hauling has so
cut It up that II 10 almost impossible.
COURT HOUSE AND I4IL.
Tho Committee on Court House and
Jail presented bills aggregating sos II,
which we're ordered paid. DR.. j. p.
Birney, the physician appointed to at.
tend persons confined in the jail, pre-
scented his bill for the quarter ending
November l3, gs follows: For attending
those confined for misdemeanors, $40 81; ;
confined for felonies, S3l Is, The neces.
sary orders for the payment Of these bills
were made.
The Wheeling Light Guards, Co. "K,"
First Regiment N. g. W. Va, on reCom'
mendation OF this committee, were
granted the use Of the basement room
under the Boards chamber for an ar.
m0ry.
The President OF the Board was All.
thorized 10 Sign contract with the Nat
ural Gas Company OF West Virginia for
fuel gas for the Court House for one year
for the sum Of Sl9G 81, and II possible
for term Of two or more years ut the
same rate.
The Committee on Court House and
Jail was empowered to institute con.
domination proceedings against the
property owners in the northeast quar-.
ter section oil the square In which the
Public Building stands, for the purpose
OF acquiring property on which to erect
new Jail.
Tie Committee on Poor House aud
Farm reported bills payable out Of the
County Poor Fund TO the amount Of
$40, and out Of the Poor House and
Farm Fund 10 the amount Of SS77 79, all
OF which were ordered paid,
This committee reported that upon
the recommendation Of DR.. w. A. Ora
craft, the Iniirmary Physician, 1t had
appointed Messrs. Cruise aud Koch with
Prosecuting Attorney Howard q commit.
lee TO make and report a new form Of
blank to be filed and signed by appli.
cants for admission 10 the 1nfirnary.
This is done with q view TO putting
stop to the imposition that Ia now soIie.
times praCtisGd with the present form Of
blank.
Road SURVEYORS APPOINTED.
A resolution offered by MIR. Tyler was
adopted appointing for a term Of two
years from January |, 1890, the follow.