The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-02-03
7HH COUNTY BOARD
Elects Charles Walters as the
Superintendent
OF THE COUNTY INFIRMARY
Various other Matters of Greater or
Less Interest Transacted at
Yesterdays Srcetins...Thc
County Physician.

The Board Of County Commissioner
met yesterday in regular monthly ses
sion. The main business was the elrc
ton Of q Superintendent OF the Count,
Inflrmary. Mr.. Koch offered a resolu
ton that hereafter the term of the Super
intendent end on the first Monday II
February, and this was adopted.
The Board then went into an election
for Superintendent, the candidates be-
ing: ]. q. Dornberg, Frank Hays
Thomas Meyers, Charles Walters, W. T
Chambers, James Creighton, Joseph
Maloney, Thomas Stanley, James Hol.
den, John Helfenbine, William Purcell
J. d. Montgomery, John Boreman and
A. D. McClusky.
When Mr.. Blaney's name, the first on
thelroll, was called, he announced that
the Democratic members had held q
caucus and nominated Charles Walters
all the members therefore proceeded TO
vote for Walters and he was elected.
For engineer at the Infirmary W. D
Brapdstrup was reelected, and Mrs. Far
rel, the present mStron, was retained in
that position. O. E. Darbey was elected
as constable to succeed Godfrey Price, de.
ceased.
The standing committees recon-
mended the payment OF bills as follows:
Court House and Jail. $552 SO; Poor
House aud Farm, S5Sl 5S. payable out Of
the appropriation and $l,063 80 out OF
the contingent poor fund; Finance, ST..
726 "a.
A petition Of Joseph Howard for a
Of taxes wrongfully assessed
on land on account Of mistake in writ
ing $50 as $500 wRsFeierfed TO the Board
Of Equalization and Appeals.
F. McOolloch resigned his position as
Road Supervisor and Albert MCColloCh
was elected to the vacancy. W. B. Yer.
million was chosen to the vacancy caused
by the resignation Of Z. I. Moore as
Road Supervisor.
A numerously signed petition asking
the Board to establish road beginning
at Mt. Wood Cemetery and running
through the Nichols, Parshall, Marling
aud other farms was read by Clerk Pen
1leton and referred 10 the Committee on
Roads and Bridges.
A bill for $51 so from Dr.. Epstein, Of
West Liberty, against the county was
ordered paid.
An agreement Of the Marshall County
Board to assume part OF the expense In
keeping up what Is called the White
road between here and Moundsville was
fled.
The contract to furnish collins and
rough boxes for the country districts
was awarded to Thornburg Bros, Of Elm
Grove, the only bidders.
The proposals for medical attendance
On prisoners in the county jail were pre-.
,ented. Dr.. 7. P. Shearer, Or. l. P. Bir
1ey, DR.. j. W. Mccoy, Dr.. G. l. Garri
ION and Dr.. ]. r, Manley were the bid
lera.
Dr.. Garrison offered to perform the
service for $50. Mr.. McGregor moved to
dive him the contract. Mr.. Cruise op.
posed this, saying the bid was ton low
tor good service. He moved to award
the contract to DR., j. W. Mccoy, the
next lowest bidder, who offered to do
The work for $74. 1t was stated thai
.hree years ago DR.. Garrison was paid
s2S7, aud Dr.. Birney had since been
paid SIPS. After a good deal Of discus
sion, in which DR.. Garrison's alleged
case OF small pox at the Peninsular Gem
stery was made to figure pro and con,
the contract was given to DR.. Mccoy, he
receiving the votes Of six members to
four for Dr.. Garrison.
Mr.. Cruise called Mr.. Mckinley to the
chair and laid before the Board the
proposition in the Governors message
10 give the Cumberland road to this
county, and stated that bill had been
to issue so, 900 in bonds to
keep up the road. MIR. Cruise presented
a resolution that the road should not b
accepted unless the bill passed, and urg
ing the representatives OF Ohio county
to do all in their power to secure the
passage Of the bill. The resolution was
adopted.
Mr.. 7. ]. Hugus appeared 10 behalf Of
the residents along the Elm Grove pike,
against the collection Of
toll, and petition was presented from
the Elm Grove Council on the same gen.
eral subject, but action was deferred
until the fate Of the county toll road bill
now pending in the Legislature is
known,