Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-10-07
OFFICERS
BY tbs BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS YESTER-
DAY.
An Important Communication From Dr.. Z. c.
Myers, 9th County Health BoaTi-Mis-
celaneous Business Transacted.


Myers Of the County Hsalh Boari-Mis-
oellaaeo8s Business Transacted.
The Board of County Commissioners
met in regular monthly session yester-
day morning, an the members being
present. Among the important items
OF business coming up were the appoint
ments Of the election officers for the
coming general election, and a long
communication from DIR. E. C. Myers,
President Of the County Board Of
Health.
The election officers selected were as
follows;
Washington-Hose house. Judges, NJ.
Edwards. Geo. Nestine and c. j. Raw
ling; canyassers, w. A. Wilson, A. c.
Harrell and John e.. Habberfeld. Full
ton-Judges, Thos. Meyers, August
Schitzner and Geo. kitSOn.
Madison - Island, Judges, Henry
Hoop. Cecil A. Robinson and NJ. C..
Crawford. canvaSscrS. j. ii. Dehmel, X.
B. Burt. and c. H. Merkle. Market
Uouse-mdgeS. =. Kennedy, Thomas
Lewis and John IL. Tappan; canvassers,
Chas. Straub. August Matthews and
samuel Layman.
Clay-Judges, John Frew, b. Fisher
and DIR. Geo. Baird; canyaSSerS, W. +.
Peterson. John IL. Mcclure and James
Dcyiuc.
Union Judges. Alex. Updegrad, Jas.
r. Gray aud Thos G.. Britt; canvasserS,
r. n. Elliugham, ThoS. NJ. Reilly and
NJ A. Chew.
Centre-Judges, Oscar Seeley. John
Vocklcr. Jr.. and JAS Reid; canvaSSerS,
t.. +. Held, Thos +. Clark and Robert
Shucll.
Webster-Judgcs. w. W Moore, j.
". Todd and a. ID. Work; canvasSers,
John G.. Wei>gerber John C. Miller md
b. klieves.
Richie Eighth ward, Judges, John
W. Schultze. b. Schel and Il. y. Ankle;
canyassers. W. +. Grade, c. Giliigan and
Herman BENT. School HouSe-JudgeS,
Il. b. Criswcl. john Dragon and NJ
SemmeS
Triadelphia-Toll Gate, Platoff Zane
Zach Robertson and Jas. Gaines. Elm
Grove. =. Woods, VI. Madden and
Lester smith. Triadclphia-J. y.
Thornburg. Lewis Wheeler and John
Weiss: RobinSon's-Neslcy Robinson,
Jas. A. Oldham and Alex. McConn.
Liberty West Liberty, Abram Me
Culloch. :. Bell and Joseph Atkinson;
Potomac. ID. NJ Biayuey, Jas. Howard
aud Jas. McCammou; Valley Grove,
john Korne. d. G.. Frazier and K. ;.
Williamson.
Richland -Glcnn's Run, Jacob Zilles,
Oscar Welshanch and John Lyle, ST.;
Brick school house, j. NJ. McCulloch,
Alex. McCulloch aud VIM. Carter.
Committee bills were reported and or
dered paid as follows:
Cour. house aud iail...... .......-....s ~ %
Poor house and farm.
Contingent poor fund .....s 593 h
Po1r house and farm. .....- asi Is l,lt2 IS
/ Roads and bridge. ....... ....-... luoo uo
sheriff Steenrod was ordered credited
with county orders to the amount OF
~21.1l1.7O.
The superintendent of the lniirmary
reported sc inmates, of which 81 were
white males. 90 white females one coll
ored male and 3 colored females.
The matter of removing a big slip,
occurring ON the Second division OF the
river road. Sunday night, was referred
to Mcssrs. Maxwell Koch and McCul-
loch.
Bids were received aud opened for
erecting the addition 90 the lniirmary,
and were referred To- the Committee on
Poor House and Farm for action The
bids were as follows:
Klcyes. Kraft * Co..........-.........s s4i9 %
Beltl Fiadiug ~ Co.----.------- ----- ~ ~
Wood Bros ---------- ----.- .-------- -'' ~
A number of petitions for the correc-
ton of erroneous aSsmentS were re-
fcrrcd.
On the Kelley and Carter road matter
the committee recommended 10 DE kept
omen. The recommendation was
adoptcd. and the Commissioner OF
Rtchic district was authorized TO put IL
I'm ID good state of repair.
Henry Seibert was authorized to sell
liquor as well as beer.
The communication from DR.. Il. L.
Myers was read, as follows:
To- he Hon. Board.of Commissioners:
-GrNrLrNrN viii your honorable body
be kind enough 90 give me Oilicial lnlotna-
ton Boa regard 90 your recent action am
Informed that YOU have entirely ignored
the orders of the health officer OF the coun-
Us. and the quarantine that ne hau 9lreduy
ordered i'm the district infected with hog
cholera. and YOU have by resolution. as
sumed the duties of the local Health Board
and further. that YOU have ordered that no
more money be paid or set aside 10 meet the
necessary expenses of said Board OF Health
/ win Won be kind enough 90 state your po-
sitiou on this matteri
"Fairuess and Justice TO the Health Board
demands. at least ] think, that you give
some official explanation OF lnls UNUSUAL
proceeding or your part. The heallh
Board. handicapped as il rs, by your actlon'
cannot DE held responsible Tor Iallute %
meet the emergencies OF an epidemic. IL
I has never failed 10 promptly suppress
every epidemic of a similar character tha'
/ has occurred since lis organization. III re
mains to be seen whether 10 lisa wise policy
. fof vour honorable body 10 assume this re
sDonsible work Your action reflects un
iustlv upon the Health Board You can
I NOT CHARGE 10 with iuCOmpetcncy ineihclency
or nerlect of duty. Fairand honorable deal
ing demands that YOU make known your
/ grievances. III You fail TO do so, 1t re
mains % be- seen whether or not public
opinion will uphold your action, which
I So far as can see. is uucalled for, unjust
and without excuse. respectfully cal
up0n YOU for official information as tC
/ whether or not you will meet the necessary
I expenses of the Health Board, as your
actions appear % imply YOU viii not.
~ ann. yours respectfully.
"E G.. MYERS, NJ. d,
Health Onlcer of Ohio Co
The Board adopted the following, on
motion of Mr.. Tyler:
"Rssoirsi. That the clerk of this BoarC
communicate % the local Board of Healtt
that under existing laws this Board ha'
the right 90 take charge of, and care ioi
the health of the inhabitants OF this county
and the action taken recently delarnl
quarantine and appointing an agent a
West Liberty was exercising vested rights
and authority.
After authorizing Mr.. !. b. Wilson
To prarticc law, the Board adjourned u