The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-02-04
ANEW BOARD OF HEALTH.
Chosen by the Board Of County
Commissioners
AND MIKE STEIN GETS LEFT

AND MIKE STEIN GETS LEFT
Condensation of Other
business Attended to Mt iestcr.
days Meeting OF the Board of
County Commissioners.
The Board Of County Commissioners
met in regular monthly session at the
Public Building yesterday, with presi-
dent Dobbins in the chair and all the
members present, and transacted the
following business: The minutes OF two
previous meetings were read and up.
proved. The reading Of these minutes
was interrupted by Mr.. Cruise, who
moved that committee be appointed
10 draft resolutions OF respect In connec.
ton with the death Of the late John W.
Boring. Messrs. Cruise, Maxwell and
Mckinley were appointed as such com.
mittee and the resolutions they reported
were adopted. They ore published else
where in this Issue:
The Committee on Finance reported
bills amounting TO 1878 10, which were
ordered paid on further recommended.
ton Of this committee g so dog tax
was ordered refunded, and SiS 90 was
ordered paid out Of the General School
Fund. The committee reported further
TINT Sheriff Steenrod has returned couu.
ty orders paid by him, amounting to
Sll,35G Il; this being reported as correct
1t was ordered that the Sheriff be given
credit for this amount.
The Committee on Poor HLusa and
Farm reported bills aggregating S73S IL,
payable out OF the Contingent Poor Fund
and 1901 So on account OF the Poor
House and Farm Fund, all OF which
were ordered paid. The report OF the
Superintendent OF the Inflrmary for the
month OF January, showed the total
number Of inmates to have been seventy.
six, composed of tiity.four white males,
twenty white females and two colored
females; there was one death and one
birth during the month. This commit.
tee reported having contracted for d tele.
phone at the County 1uhrmary at the
rate OF $3.50 per year.
The Committee on Roads and Bridges
reported bills aggregating 1904 80, which
were ordered paid. This committee re.
ported further, that it had decided to
have the toll house end gate on the
Bethany pike near Woods run raised q
feet in order that the house may not be
reached by the waters OF the run when
that cratic stream gets on its periodical
"highs"; this work will not be done
however, till April |. All action look.
ing to the raising OF the Bethany pike q,
that point was postponed till sub.com'
mittee consisting OF Messrs. Mckinley
Mccullough and Tyler, can wait on Mr.
George Woods and ascertain his inten
tons regarding proposed road through
his place to the National road, and also
to learn il he will allow the county tc
take gravel for the proposed fill from the
bed OF Woods ruu. This report was
ordered received and filed.
The Committee on Court House and
Jail reported bills aggregating $G76,G7
which were ordered paid: OF this amount
S599.75 was embraced in the bill OF Sher
i'll Steenrod for commitments.
An ordinance amending the ordinance
in relation to the duties and compensa
ton OF the County Librarian was
adopted; the old ordinance is so amend.
ed by this ordinance that the Librarian
is required to keep register or cata.
logue OF all the books in his care by
States, authors, and numbers, and report
TO the Board at its first meeting in June
OF each year, and oftener il required by
the Board, the condition OF the Library
showing the books missing and making
recommendations as to books to be pur.
chased.
After the passage OF this ordinance, an
announcement was made OF the vote BY
which ]. Bernard Handlan was elected
Librarian to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation OF B. II. Swartz, ut the
auditing session held last Wednesday.
The bond OF Mr.. Handlan with William
c. Handlan as surety, conditioned in
the sum OF $500, was approved.
The matter of making nominations to
the State Board OF Health OF three per.
sons for appointment rs County
Board OF Health, came Up as un-
finished business. Mr.. Cruise moved
that the old Board. consisting of DR.. E.
@. Myers, Michael Stein and Mr.. Kraft
be recommended; President Dobbins
presented an application from William
Petrie, Veterinary Surgeon, asking for
appointment on the Board. Dr.. Petrie's
petition was backed up by strong
recommendation from over thirty lead
ing business men and horsemen. A
vote was had on Mr.. Gruse's motion and
It was defeated, the five Democratic
members voting for it and the five Re-
publican members voting against it.
On motion, the Board then went into
4 short executive session for the purDose
OF arriving at some decision in this mat.
ter; the numbers were evidently afraid
to express themselves on the subject in
public way.
On reopening the doors it was learned
that Mr.. Maxwell had nominated DR.. J,
7. Carter, Mr.. Koch, Aug. Schuetzner;
MIR. Vollinger; Louis KRAFT and Mr..
Tyler, DR.. Petrie. From these nomipa-
tons DR.. Carter, Mr.. Scheutzner and
DR.. Petrie were chosen. Ha...5r
Prof. Robert A. Armstrong, PRINCIPAL
OF the West Liberty Normal School made
application for license to practice law
in this State and was granted the same,
Prosecuting Attorney Howard youched
ior him.
Clerk Woods reported the following
balances as remaining to the credit Of
the several local funds on February 8:
Richie district, SIS SO; Richland, SIS Is;
I;rladelphia, Sl79 26; Liberty, So5i GU;
Washington, 81 IS; all these funds are
balances 10 credit. This report was
ordered filed.
The bond OF Joseph A. Ankle, recently
elected Justice OF the Peace, with viii
liam Schockey and John H. Pipes as
sureties, was approved.
The bonds Of Joseph E. Nichols and
John Leybeyher, elected road surveyors
for precincts 10 and Il rasnnniiraI,. L,