The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-10-03
LAUCHLIN RESIGNS.
No Constable Elected to Fill the
Vacancy Yesterday
BY THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
A Large Amount of Routine Business
Transacted at the Regular Meeting
of the Board-A Constable for Lib
crty District-Thc Matrou ut the
Inflrmnry Resigns.

All the members OF the county COM
missloners were present at Yesterdays
meeting except Mr.. Tyson, who is doing
the Worlds Fair. The court house and
jail committee recommended the
payment OF bills for Si3l %, which was
approved. The finance committee re-
ported 81, ISL ~ as due, which wos or
dered paid.
Lewis Steenrod's delinquent dog tax
list OF Sill 80 was allowed
The clerk was instructed TO have 100
copies OF the schedule OF Justices and
constables' fees printed on cardboard.
1t was resolved to appoint committee
OF three to appraise the new county JAIL
and site. The clerks financial state
ment was approved and ordered to be
printed in the city papers, rs hereto
fore.
The poor house and farm committee
reported 1898 81 OF bills. which were
ordered paid. There were eighty-tWo
inmates in the infrmary in September.
The superintendent got leave OF absence
for ten days to 20 to Chicago.
Bills on the contingent poor fund oil
$3.50 81 were approved.
The road and bridge committee re-
ported bills for S2,455 20, which were
ordered paid, and about $3.50 Of other
bills were added.
An ordinance fixing the lees to be
paid in examinations for Iunacy was
passed. A justice gets 50, constable
-. each witness fifty cents, and the
county physician must make the exam
ination without extra compensation.
The county clerk was allowed by ordl-
nance $500 per year for work on the
land books and $50 per year for copy
ing the personal property books.
A petition from residents OF Triadel-
phia district to be allowed to work out
their road taxes on a certain road was
referred to the road and bridge COM
mittee for examination and report
A number of citizens OF Roney's
Point petitioned the board to have the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad company to
put up safety gates at the pike crossing
there, which is very dangerous. The
county engineer was instructed to see
the Baltimore & Ohio officials aud ascer-
tain what could be accomplished.
William Lauchlin resigned as a
county constable, and it was unani.
mously accepted. To fill the vacancy
Joseph Conrad and C. q. Cowan were
nominated. There was some discussion,
and finally the election was postponed
until the next meeting.
A vacancy was caused in the office oil
constable for Liberty district, George
Lowe, who was elected, having failed to
qualify. John Biggs was nominated by
Mr.. Maxwell, and elected unanimously.
Mrs. Farrell resigned as matron oil tho
infirmary, and her resignation WAS ac-
copied. Miss Martha Thornburg and
Mrs. Pebbler we're nominated. On mo.
ton OF Mr.. McGregor Mrs. Pebbler was
employed to discharge the duties OF a
matron until one is chosen by the
board.
On motion OF Mr.. Irwin the clerk was
instructed to inquire OF Secretary Baker,
of the State Board OF Health, what &C.
ton, ii any, that body had taken on the
election OF local board OF health by
this body.
The board got through its business at
noon and adjourned.
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