The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-07-06
ROUTINE BUSINESS
Consumes the Time of the Board
OF County Commissioners.
THE REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING
Postponed rom Monday Is Quickly
over.-The Monthly Reports of the
Various committees-.somc big Bills
Paid-.Road, Railroad and Bridge
Matters..A New Justice.


Allteu Of the county commissioners
we're present at the regular monthly
meeting of the board yesterday, the
meeting having been postponed IRON
Monday on account Of the holiday. The
minutes Of number Of past meetings
were read and approved.
The committee on court house and
Jail recommended the payment of bills
amounting to slOlS5 and that the con.
tract for laying the sewer from the
southwest corner Of the new Jail to the
city sewer on Sixteenth and Chapline
streets, be given to Harry D. Rumble at
his bid of SLIGO per running foot The
report was adopted.
The committee on finance reported
bills amounting to S594.07, which were
ordered paid. Sheriff steenrod returned
county orders paid by him to tine
amount Of SS,S70.19, and he was cred
tied with that amount. The chairman
was authorized to procure SID, GOO on X.
w. & KY. railroad stock for new jail
purposes.
The committee on poor house and
farm recommended that the superil.
tendent be allowed to make necessary
purchases and repairs. The superl1l-
tendent reported that he had sold 104
bushels Of wheat at 80 cents per bushel.
Sixty-four inmates are at the intirmary,
OF whom AZ are white males; II white
females; 2 colored males and one col.
ored female. There were no births and
one death during the month; the gen.
eral condition Of property and inmates
was reported, good. Bills amounting 70
S969 96 were reported and ordered paid.
On recommendation of the commit
tee on roads and bridges bills aggre-
eating 81, 500 40 were ordered paid.
Plans for new bridge over Big
Wheeling creek were presented and
approved, but before work is begun on
it the county engineer was instructed to
get the written consent to the right OF
way, and IN agreement to furnish free
Of charge the material to be used in
building the approaches. The commit.
tee on roads and bridges also reported
in favor Of new bridge over Glenn's
run, on the river toad, to cost perhaps
$500.
The road surveyor of Precinct No. II
was ordered toreport to the board the
facts connected with the digging up Of
the first G., O. & P. road and the laying
OF water main or pipe across 1t With
out permission being previously given.
The clerks report shows the follow
ing amounts to the credit Of the differ.
ent districts, on account Of local road
taxes: Liberty, S604 40; Richland,
$3.50 o.; Triadelphia, $420.
DR.. Bates offered resolution, which
was adopted, asking the City Council to
take the necessary steps to have the
Wheeling Bridge and Terminal railway
company place safety gates on its tracks
where they cross the county road on
the Peninsula.
The delinquent tax list and the
clerks annual statement Of finances
were received and referred to the
finance committee to be audited.
George P. Linch was elected a Justice
Of the peace to fill vacancy in Centre
district, on motion OF Mr.. Vollinger, Of
that district. A few minor matters
were appropriately referred aud the
board adjourned.