Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-07-07
MONTHLY MEET.
BusINsSS TRANSACTED BY fHB COURT UA'
MSSIoNsRS YESTERDAY.
Tia Estimates for the Improvement Oh n'
National Road Handed in-Iocal D0ara
Of Health Elected.

The regular montnly meo''no
BOARD of County Commissioners 'ooA
Mace Yesterday morning. Those pres
emit were Messrs. Babe, Bates, Blayne!'
Fritz mckinley, Volinger and Presi-
dent Cruise.
After the reading of the minutes tne
first business under consideration was
the election of local Board OF heal'n,
The members of the Board elected were
DIR. ]. NJ. Shorts, August ScheuI] l;n
and J. w. Nichols, the irst Two oeire
elected on the first ballot ana N!SnolS
on the second. The other canuiua.oSS
in the field were DR.. j. L. Carter anu
DR.. Petrie. Tor
A list of the delinquent tax payers lor
80 was submitted by Sheriff Steenrou'
and as some Of the Commissioners
thought there were persons included III
the list who were able TO pay the report
was referred to the Finance Comml'Ve0
with proper instructions.
The report of the Committee on
conrt Honse and Jail with a bill OF
SlO71O was accepted.
Bills amounting to S559.9O were VI
dered paid on recommendation o. 'he
Committee OF Finance. A bill OF Moan
Zane for $500 for assessments in secohu
district. and one for 500 for dog taN'
were referred to the Board and were
ordered to be paid as soon as the assess
ments are returned and found 10 DC
correct. Sheriff Steenrod returned
county orders paid by him to the
amount of SIS, l73.15 and the same
having been found correct he was
credited with the amount.
The Committee on Roads and bridges
reported bills amounting to Sl,5oo oo'
which were ordered paid. The Commits
ners from Tridelphia district and county
engineer were authorized to have the
Steenrod bridge torn down when neces-
Sary.
The bids for furnishing anchors TO
be placed in the brick work OF the new
iail building for the cell beds were
ooened, and tae contract was awarded
to the Van Dorm Iron Co., Of Cleveland,
their price being 90, 10, 10 and II cents
respectively for the four styles OF an
chors named. There were three other
bidders.
The estimate of the cost OF the re-
pairs of walls and bridges on the Ma
tional road between Wheeling and West
Alexander was submitted by Coun-
ty Engineer Smith. The total
of the estimates amounts to
SAC, 1870. The estimates on bridge
work were based on clean width for all
bridges OF 20 feet, except for the bridge
at Cecil's. which is calculated for clean
width Of 30 feet. If all bridges are re-
duced TO clean width Of IL feet, it vii!
reduce estimates $4,000.
The following is work which the En-
gineer recommends as necessary to be
done Immediately, and which will cost
S22.737:
Culvert No. 5, at Gilmore's Crossing.
Is liable to fall at any time. Cost Of re-
moval, S1,146.
Bridge below Bushfield's mill should
either be replaced by new arch or the
old arch should be strengthened with
timber bracing, which will cost $500.
Bridge at Sonda's requires one new
abutment, fills, etc, $3.50.
Bridge at trestlework to Rodgers IN
derplnned, S0U.
Support wall above Valley Grove,
$3.50.
Bridge at Valley Grove needs new
superstructure, $3.50.
Support wall below Valley Grove,
Sill.
Arch bridge at Bowmans, underpn-
ned, $50.
Bukhead above Dennison's, 5000.
Bridge below Dennison's liable to be
washed out at any time, cost OF iron
bridge, $3.50.
Wall above Pond Mills, 5000.
Wall at Pond Mills, Sl95.
Wall below Pond Mills, S420.
Bridge below DixOn's Run liable to be
washed out at any time, new iron bridge
will cost So, 100.
Bridge above Roney'S Point will last
a considerable time if truss is remodel
ed, cost, SIS.
Bridge below Roney's Point, should
be new, $500.
Bridge above Triadelphia may last a
considerable time if about rs feet Of
bulkhead is put in; cost, $50.
Wall below Philadelphia, S1,175.
Wall above Peters Run. $500.
Culvert above Peters Run, Sis.
Repairs to Elm Grove, $50.
Wall below Fulton, 600.
The report was received and filed.
George w. Boring was elected Con-
stable for Webster district.
The bond of $500 of w. G. Weidman
as County Superintendent was received