Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-01-03
BOARD ORGANIZED.
THE FIRST MEETING OF NEW COUNTY COM
MISSIONERS HELD YESTERDAY.
?. B. DObbins Elected Chairman Of the Board and
I. G. MOfatt Clerk-Oihsr Matters Con-
sidersd-Ths Various Commit
tees Appointed

The first meeting of the newly-elect-
ed Board of county Commissioners was
held yesterday, and ali the members
we're present. The following is the
new board: Jacob Kindleberger, FL. P.
McGregor, P. B. Dobbins, Otto Tyson,
Philip voelinger. w. w. Irwin, Adolph
Fritz, DR.. j. w. Bates, James Baird,
Daniel Maxwell.
Kindleberger, McGregor, Dobbins,
Tyson, Fritz and Maxwell are the Re-
publican members, and Messrs, Bates,
Irwin, Voelinger and Baird the Demo-
Gratis.
The Board was called to order by Mr..
McGregor and he was named as tenn
porary chairman. The first matter con-
sidered was the election OF q President.
Mr.. Fritz nominated p. B. Dobbins, and
he was unanimously elected. After the
new incumbent had taken the chair,
and thanked the members for the hon
or conferred, came the election OF
clerk. 7. G. Moffatt was elected by a
vote of six to four, his name having
been presented by Mr.. McGregor Mr..
Bates nominated the present incumbent
II. II. Pendleton.
An assistant engineer for the new jail
was then considered. George Bordeaux
was given the position.
President Dobbins then appointed
Messers. Bates and McGregor as Com
mittee to appoint the standing Commit
tees, and after a short recess they were
reported as follows:
Finance-H. P. McGregor, P. B. Dob
bins, w. w. Irwin, Otto Tyson, P. Voe-
linger.
Court House and Jail-Adolph Fritz,
P. Voeling1r, j. Kindleberger, w. w.
Irwin, H. P. McGregor.
Poor House and Farm-James Baird,
D. Maxwell, DR.. w. j. Bates, Jacob
Klndleberger, P. B. Dobbns.
Roads and Bridges-D. Maxwell, DIR.
w. j. Bates, James Baird, A. Fritz, OF
TO Tyson.
The bonds of Justices of the Peace
and Constables were then taken up.
The bonds of D. S. ThornburR in Tria-
delphia, R. Il. Gillespy in Clay, FL. c.
Peterman in Madison, w. 81. Caldwell
in Madison, John Biedenbach in Union,
J. A. Ankle in Richie, VIM. Manion in
Webster, George Ankle in Clay, D. u.
Phillips in Washington, c. S. Terrill in
Triadelphia, w. w. Rogers in Centre,
w. B. Gibson in Liberty, Justices OF
the Peace, were all approved.
The bonds of City and Country AS
SCISSORS Charles 7. Blanchard and Rob-
ert Anderson were also approved, as
were those of Richard Blocker, S. A.
Wilcox, c. E. Darby, w. A. Love.
Alonzo St. Myers, M. Bennett and Rob-
ert Bond, as consta6les.
There were a number Of reports OF
road surveyors before the Board and on
motion of DR.. Bates they were referred
to the Committee on Roads and Bridges.
Mr.. McGregor presented bill for S25
for services as transportation agent or
the Board, but when he found the sal
airy had been increased to $50 he with
drew the bill and amended it, after
which it was passed.
Upon motion of Mr.. Maxwell. Mr..
McGregor was reelected as transpor-
tation agent, and he moved that the
sum of 500 be appropriated to the fund,
which was done.
Mr.. Maxwell then moved that the
election of librarian be taken up. A
vote resulted in the election of John 81.
Beymer, to 4. This election is for
one year.
There being no further business be-
fore the Board, it then adjourned.