The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-06-07
THE COUNTY BOARD
Transacts a Large Amount of
Routine Business.
FINANCIAL REPORTS ACTED UPON.
Tho Per Diem paid for six Months.
Report of the Supervisors of the
Poor and other Interesting Annual
Reports Received and Filed..-New
Roads, etc.

All the members of the board OF
county commissioners were present at
the regular monthly meeting yesterday.
Bills aegregating $3.50 O6 were ordered
paid on recommendation OF the com;
mittee on finance, and it was resolved
to borrow $4,000 on p, W. & Ky. stock
for the account of the new Jail. Bills
for $751; SO were ordered paid on recon-
mendation Of tho committee on court
house and Jail, and s54S 81 from the
poor house and farm committee. There
we're seventy inmates in the infrmary
in May. There were three births and
two deaths in the institution, an I'M
usual record.
Bills for sl,2o9 IS were ordered paid
on recommendation OF the road and
bridge committee. The arrangements
for the repair Of the Fulton and Elm
Grove bridges made by this committee
were approved.
The report of tho clerk and the IL
brarian were received and hled, also the
annual report OF the county physician.
The county physicians report showed
the number Of persons receiving meli-
cal aid during the year; 122; visits
made, 442; office consultations, l4l; OBJ
tstetrical aid, /; lunacy examinations, 10;
inquests, a; deaths, II. The contracts
forthe paraphernalia for the Australian
ballotsystem were approved. An9ppli-
cation from Justice w. H. Caldwell for
new docket was granted.
Ex-Policeman Tom Stanley was
granted apliCense to keep saloon at
Elm Grove.
The county court of Brooke county
having offered to open the West Liber-
tyand Girty's point road in that county
II this board would continue 1t in this
county, that action was ordered taken.
It was, resolved to meet June "a to
hear petitions for correction OF errone.
Gus assessments, select names OF grand
Jurors, lay.thc annual levy and hear the
selections OF petit jurors made by the
commissioners appointed by the circuit
court.
The semi.annual per diem and other
compensation OF tho commissioners
were ordered paid.
Ikesmith put in an application for
the AIaier reward, but the board de-
clined to do anything but ratify the
action of the sheriff when he decides
what to do.
A sewer was ordered to be put in
from the new Jail, the committee to con-
Sultwith the city board OF public works
and make the best arrangement posi-
BILE.
A communication was received from
Geo. W. Woods agreeing to pay one
half OF the cost OF a breakwater on
Woods run, above the residence ofJ. +:
PAUL., ESQ.,, as it would be of mutual
benefit to him and the county. Re-
ferred to committee on roads and
bridges.
The annual reports OF the supervisors
Of the poor were filed. The following
amounts were expended:
Washington, 81 1856; Richie, S996.50;
Webster, $9SS; Madison, Sl55; Centre,
s62S; Union, s., SOY; Triadelphia, $243;
Richland, Sl53; Liberty, $500.
The full board will go out to Fulton
as committe OF the whole Wednesday
at 9 n, m. to decide as to the advis-
ability of;allowing the Terminal COM
pany to construct the bridge and switch
for which the right Of way was asked.