Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-04-07
A BIG LOT or BUSINESS
TRANSACTED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSION
ERS At YESTERDAYS SESSION.
Tbs Cumberland Road Ordinance Passed and Sa-
psrinieadens E.e, E.se.sd-Iha Fulton
Tax Order Rssciniei-A Commit
tee to Go to Rtsburg.

The Board Of County Commissioners
met yesterday morning in regular ses-
sion and put 10 about a full day in at
tending 10 and dlsposing Of business Of
considerable importance. A very con-
siderable part Of the session was de-
voted 10 the affairs Of the Cumberland
roaG, which has at last been straight
ened out 10 good shape, and will hence
forth be more effectively as we'll as
more easily managed. For quite a
while back the Board has been sitting
as a Committee Of the Whole, blocking
out an ordinance for the government OF
the road 10 question, and, this measure
being perfected, was brought 70 the at
tention Of the body yesterday and
passed. =.
The first section Of the measure d.
vides the road .ntO TWO divisions the
first extending from the Intersection or
Market and seventh street, in this city,
70 the eighth mile post, and the second
division extending thence 80 the Penn
sylvaaia state line. The second sec
tion provides for Superintendent for
each division 80 @ salary OF dollar and
s half u day which actuully engaged IN
work upon the affairs OF the read. The
third section locates the toll gates as
follows First, so the top Of Fulton hill;
second. az or near Stack Yard hollow,
third. at Elm Grove; fourth, at Roney'S
Point. The fourth section likes
the compensation Of toll keepers as fol
lows: At gate 30. /, hali the receipts;
az No. ., $50 per month; az No. 3, So
per month; at No. 4, SIS per month.
The ffth section fixes the width o; the
road az sixty-six feet, and directs the
SUPERINTENDENT 90 see that thlS width
Is maintained. The sixth provides that
after April i, the road shall be under
the direction OK the Committee on
Roads and Bridges, and the seventh
section provides that the receipts snail
be deposited In bank, and expended
uOon the road under the direction OF
the Committee on Roads and Bridges.
This ordinance being passed, the
Board proceeded 20 elect officers for the
road, as follows: For Superintendent OF
the First division, y. NickersOn and
VIM. NJ. Hutchinson were nominated, and
Mr.. NickersOn was elected. For super
intendent of the Second division John
Korn and Henry Heimberger were NOM
mated, and Mr. kOrn was elected. Toll
Keepers were elected as follows: Gate
No 1, William Shipman; No. ., William
McCormack; No. 3, b. +. NeStlaSe; No.
4, Mrs. Elizabeth Dennison; Bethany
pike. Mrs. Jennie Hill.
The Dollar Savings Bank was made
the place o. deposit FOR the funds Of the
Cumberland road. The bond Of the toll
keeper on the Wheeling, West Liberty
and Bethany pike was fixed at $1,000
The report OF MeSsrS. y. c. Hamilton,
Louis Hartong and Il, w. Jackson, ap-
poited 20 appraise the LeatherwoOd toll
house, was received, the building being
yaIEal atS1,4 400. The ground IL stands
on is valued at S15O, and on motion Of
Mr.. McGregor the Board ordered this
toll house abandoned, and il will be
sold 70 the Woods estate at the APP
praised value.
Representations having been made to
the Board by the Fulton authorities re-
specting the care of the streets in that
Town, 10 inc eutlI LuAL INC toMu oN-
thorlties would look after them, the
Board formally rescinded its former
order assessing q road tax upon the
property within the town,
The Committee on Court House and
Jail was authorized 20 visit PittSburg,
10 get points about smoke consumer
for the Court House and Jail.
AliQuor license was granted to VII
liam Fette.
The Clerk was instructed 70 notify
the present toll keeperson the National
road that their terms OF Office would
expire April 12th.
Before adjournins there was quite
discussion upon the subject of a Court
room for the now Criminal Court. Sew
eral propositions have been made, one
being 20 divide one Of the present Court
rooms by q partition, another 20 take
portion Of the Library room, in the
third story, aud still another to take the
large room OF the Board OF Commission
ers. The Committee on Court House
and Jail Will be left 20 figure out some
sort Of adequate accommodations. This
Committee vii, meet next Tuesday.