The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-04-08
THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Pnsses nm Annual Appropriation Ord
~ u nhnGN- Unuffua IinAiucaa. III

TIE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
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Passes mn Annual Approximation Ord.
2. nanoe-Houti"e bns'ncSs. Il
The Board Of County Commissioners
met in regular monthly session yester.
,,av morr;n, nj Ia chamhera in ,hs ppr.
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nc bu'n''np' WIN a'l 'he liie"pefs pres
ent and President Dobbins pres'ding.
Tho minutes OF the last regular meeting
and two mr. three snecinl mcc,,nvs ware
rooa ,,1 ,nnrorsL ,rha nsiao;,,,
f''u anu "ppio'eu' he p''he'ps'
matter considered ut this meeting was
the annual appropriation ordinance,
which VIVA adon,ed. wv n'
Tho Comlnittec on Roads md Btidyes
rcnortcd Hills nogrrcntinv s5G777 whfch
wcre ortIered uail This eomm},,ee ~.
no,tei further tint Il Ind agreed to n
uropos;sson OF Tie Wheeling Bridge and
Terminal Railway Company for CROSSING
tbe Peninsula road. Tho company 10 10
raise tho road at the point where il
CROSSES il with it's tracks distance Of 8
inches above the present leyel, the cost
of making the necessary fills 10 be borne
by The railway company To tho amount
| OF 5000. all cxpenditures over TINT
amount arc to be borne by the county.
The I'LL Ia to be run out on n level for n
distance Of 10 feet OH the euat side Of the
county road md from tho cast end al
the level, grade a down grade Of a feet
for n distance OF $50 feet. Tho Board
approved the action OF the committees in
this matter. IN - III
The Committee on Poor House and
Farm reported bills to the amount OF
S3is. Oh on account OF the Poor House
and Farm fund, and to tho amount OF
S89i o. on account OF tho Contingent
Poor fund, all OF which were ordered
paid. The Superintendent report ior
the month OF March showed that the
total number OF inmates was So; white
males, II; white females, 30; colored
males, colorcd females, 9. There we're
no deaths or births; the general condi-
ton OF the property and inmates is
good. IT,, - .- .,iI =, i,
The Committee on Court House md
Jail reported bills aggregatlng 500 40,
which were ordered paid. :,
The Committee on Finance reported
bills aegregatipg Sl4l 40, which were
ordered paid included In this amount
is S25 for Coroner Schultze for inoupsts
held. This committee also reported that
Sheriff Steenrod had returned county
orders paid by him to the amount Of
Si.7S4 10, aud it was ordered that he be
given credit for the same. This com.
mittce reported further that after con.
sidering tho petition al John Burns ia
relation to the old NJ. Green 4 90. claim
against the Pittsburgh, Wheeling &
Kentucky Company, it had been de-.
cided to recommend that Barns be maid
$500 in iull OF all EQUITABLE or legal
claims that no NAV have AGAINST tbe
county growing out OF this matter. This
plan OF disposinp ofan old and yexatjons
claim was approved by the Board.
A bill from Messrs. John 4. Howard
J. i. Sommcrville and Ewing, Melvin
4 Riley for professional services in the
case OF A. Heymann against the Board -.
and in proceedings for tho copdem.
nation OF the Rogers and Foreman
properties, amounting to $500, was pre-
sented by the Finance Committee and
on its recommendation, ordered paid
out Of the new Jail fund. .IT5g'PS =
The Finance Committee reported in
another report, that after thoroughly
considering the estimated cxpenditures
and revenues for the ensuing fiscal wear.
| it earnestly called attention to The TACT
that it will require the most rigid econ.
omy to 10 exercised by the Board TO
avoid expanding more than the receipts
| for the entire wear will amount Ia. The