Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-05-03
MONTHLY SESSION.
MATTERS DISCUSSED BY THE BOARD or
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
The Agitation of the Proposed Passenger Station OF
the Pewiky-RepOrts Of the Various Com
mitees-The Successful Bidders on
the County Roads.

The regular monthly meeting OF the
Board of Commissioners was held yes
terday morning. Those present were
Messrs. Babe, Bates, Blaney, Fritz,
Hall. Koch, Mckinley, McGregor, Voel-
lipger and President Cruise. The min
utes Of April 4th and also of April 27th
were read and approved.
The rules were suspended and W. K.
Cowden was granted certificate to APP
ply for license to practice law.
The report OF the Committee on Roads
and Bridges, recommending payment OF
bills amounting to Sl,902. 46, was read
and adopted.
The Committee on Court House and
Jail submitted bills amounting to
S646. 10, which were approved.
The Committee on Poor House and
Farm submitted bills amounting to
$3.50 80, which were ordered paid.
The superintendent's report OF Poor
Farm for the month shows the total
number of inmates TO be -.
The Committee on Finance submitted
bills amounting to S964.93, which were
ordered paid. The Chairman of the
Committee was authorized to procure
10000 from the Dollar Savings Bank
on note secured by the p, w. & Ky
rVilroad stock as collateral for the new
iail site and building fund.
The report of the joint committee OF
the Board of Commissioners and the
CITY Council in reference to the pur-
chase OF election booths, ETC., was read.
Contracts were recommended to be let
as follows:
To Zuckriegel & Co., 152 polling
booths at s. each; the same trm, guard
rail and rope at 81 for each voting place;
to &. D. Barnard & Co., for 60 ballot
! boxes at S4 80 each; to Van Dorm Iron
Works Company, "a tables at So. 80 each;
total Sl,34S.6O. The report was
adopted.
The Clerks report showed the follow
ing amounts due the districts named:
Liberty, S44673; Richland, S272.2O;
Triadelphia, S611.1O.
The following were the successful
bidders on the various road contracts
Boggs' Hill, Springer's and Bushfeld's.
n. Nickerson.
Chapel Run and Springer's, John Arm
strong.
division, Joseph Myers.
Greggsville, Clinton and Potomac, sec
ond division. w. NJ Hutchinson.
Greggsville, Clinton and Potomac, third
division, John Hercules.
Greggsville, Clinton and Potomac, fourth
division, j. c. Foreman
Greggsville Clinton and Potomac, fifth
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Kelly's Barn and Dement, Cemetery, =.
Keliy's Barn and Dement, Cemetery,
Frank Ridgely.
Laidley's Run to Pennsylvania State
Line, E. j. Terrill.
Middle Wheeling Greek, lower end, Geo.
Z. Herwig
Middle Wheeling Greek, upper end, Jas.
Marshall.
Bowman Bros.
Monument and Big Wheeling Greek, N.
| WhiteCotton.
Pogue's Run. Joseph Myers.
Peters Run, William Wickham.
Peters Run, n. Venaman.
Peninsula, w. NJ. Hutchinson.
River Road, first division, w. M. Hutch
inson. ~
ell.
Stone Church, John Armstrong.
Short Creek, North Fork, Jere Evans.
Short Creek, South Fork, l.. l.. Ridge
ley.
Creek, Bowman Bros.
Wheeling, West Liberty and Bethany,
first division, S a. and F. H. Bowman.
Wheeling, West Liberty and Bethany,
second division, n. Whitecotton.
Wheeling and Elm Grove, r. B. Girls
we'll
Wheeling and Fairmont, Martin Lloyd.
West Union and Roney's Point, Isaac
Degarmo, Ed. Moore and S. Abercrombie
Boggs' Hill, Springer's and Bushheid's'
Fl. p. Hunter and A. A. Keller.
Battle Run to G. e. Il Z. road, Isaac
Dixon's Run to G. C. & 2. road, Martin
Nixon. wy,
Gilmore's Crossing to Patterson's Hill,
w. r. Springer.
Costain.
Rice and Weidman's, w. R. Springer,
Roney's Point to B. S. & B., G. W. Nc
Elhaney.
West Liberty and Harvey's, w. E.
West Liberty and Castleman's, Reson
Mitchell.
Wheeling and Ridge, r. B. Criswell.
Browns Run, first, John Vested.
Browns Run. second, Carter u Keller
Elm Grove and Boggs', James w. Robin
son.
Trestle Work TO Rodgers, Charles Son.
Hough's Run road, William B. Mazingo.
The report of Road Superintendent
Jacob and Hutchinson were referred TO
the Committee on Roads and Bridges.
James Larue was elected Constable to
gill a vacancy in Richie district.
The annual report Of the Pittsourg,
Wheeling & Kentucky Railroad Com
pany was received and filed. Mr..
Cruise offered the following:
From the annual report of the p, w. Il
XIV. Railroad it appears that said company
has, or is about to abandon the erection OF
the contemplated new passenger depot, Tor
| the reason that an understanding could not
be had with the city of Wheeling; and
WHEREAS, The city and county are
Jointly interested in having 6 handsome
passenger depot building, estimated to cost
about $50, 900, erected to replace the IN
slightly structure now being used; further
more, both parties are directly interested
in the increased taxable property and the
additional employment given to our build
ers, the county being large stockholder
in said railroad, is therefore interested in
having the matter again taken up and pos
sibly arranged in a manner satisfactory to
all; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Council Committees
on Railroads and Wharves and the Wharf
master be requested TO meet with the Di-
rectors Of the p, w. & Ky. railroad for
the purpose of considering a proposition