The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-08-02

pauces-.A Plan to Beautify tho
Space Around the County Build
ings.
At tho regular meeting Of the board
Of county commissioners yesterday all
the members were present but Nj.
Blaney, and an unusually large amount
of business was transacted.
The committee on Court House and
Jail reported Disappointing to 1921 s.,
which were ordered paid. The COM
mittee was authorized TO have a metal
ceiling put in the north room of the
prosecuting attorneys Office. and the
~ianitor to have a new waste pipe put in
the court room. The same committee
was given power to buy mantels, cota,
buckets and some other articles OF FUR
niture needed in the anew Jail.
The committee on poor house and
farm reported bills amounting to
1854 SO, which were ordered paid. The
Tenort Of the superintendent OF the in.
Urinary for the month Of July showed
the total number OF inmates to be 46, OF
whom go are white males, 10 white
females and / colored male. There were
no births and but 1death during the
month, and the general condition ofthe
nroperty and inmates was reported
good.
BY the committee on finance, were or.
dered paid. The written opinion Of
Prosecuting Attorney Howard in refer
ence to the Cumberland road, already
printed in the INTEIIiaENcER, was re-
ceiyed and filed and the committee
granted further time. The clerks an.
nual statement was examined and found
correct, and ordered to be printedin the
newspapers as heretofore.
The sheritf's delinquent tax list was
also received, and a rebate allowed him
for the amount, SSS2.S7, subject to cor
rection for any Of those taxes hereafter
collected.
On motion Of Nh. McGregor, 1t was
resolved that the committee on
court house and jail be authorized to
pave around the new jail on Fifteenth
and Eof streets and TO use stones from
pavement north and west OF the court
house for this purpose. They may also
employ a competent man to lay off the
grounds on the north and west side OF
the courthouse into walks, and have
shade trees set around the new jail and
court house, and may otherwise beau
tiiy the grounds as they deem best, but
are to report. cost before entering into
any contract:
Ior's motion, that Murray Bros, the con-
tractors on the new jail, be notified that
1t must be completed and ready for oc-
cupancy by September !, and II not,
that all repairs required on the old Jail
to make it fit for further occupancy
shall be charged up to the contractors
and deducted from any moneys due
them on the work onithe new jail.
The committee was authorized to
have the new "peanut roaster" ballot
boxes painted on the inside, on condi-
ton that the city, which is joint owner
with the county Of the boxes and other
paraphernalia for voting under the new
Australian ballot law, will agree 10 pay
half the cost.
A resolution by Voellinger that the
city engineer be notified to yacate the
room which he now occupies. in the
basement Of the court house was
adopted. The room was occupied for
the purpose of making tests of cement
during the construction Of the Main
street stone bridge, and is now needed
to store the ballot box fixtures, booths,
tables, etc, the Maier scaffold and a few
other recent acquisitions OF the
county's.
Sheriff steenrod returned county or
ders amounting to $43,527 81, and he
was credited with that amount.
Bills amounting to S1,03S 90; reported
by the committee on roads and bridges,
we're ordered paid. Additional bills
amounting to $1S rs were also ap-
proved.
The amounts due the different dis
tricts on account OF local road taxes
were reported as follows: Liberty,
S4l6 76; Triadelphia, $3.50.
On motion Of Mr.. Babe the county
engineer was authorized to advertise
for bids for the stone work of the
bridge over Big Wheeling creek on the
Monument and Big Wheeling creek
road, and report to the committee OF
roads and bridges, add that said com.
mittee let the contracts. The bid of
tho Massillon Bridge company to fur
nish the iron Orders fors the same
bridge was accepted.
Mr.. Koch offered a resolution that
the clerk be directed to notify the w.
B.&T. company that the road in Full
ton, known as Fulton street, is a coun-
ty road, and said company must not
excavate, obstruct or lay any track
upon said road without the consent of
the board, until such time as the coun-
Gil OF Fulton takes charge of said Full
ton street.
Mr.. Towards opinion being asked
ior, no instructed the board that the
company should DO restrained from
further work on said road until o con-.
tract had been entered into with the
poard. The county engineer was in.
sttgcstd to stop matchmaking said road
unit! the matter was settled.
a long communication was received
IRON John Burns In reference tol$li30O
claim he alleges Bio holds against the
BOARD, for work done on the Pewiky
railroad, and on which he has received
outSlOO. This matter. has come before
Tue board in ths Same shape many
Lne' before, and it was referred to the
Ahahce committee, Mr.. Burns sued tho
couPt;y on this claim years ago, and it
was thrown ont Of court On an aver