The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-07-04

Tho board Of county commissioners
mat in regular session yesterday morn
IN. and transacted considerable routine
and important business All the @em'
Sora Of the board were present, Mr.
Dobblps in tho chair, and Clerk 'Motat
at the desk,
The committee on finance presented
II, report, including bills aggregpting
81 9os O5. Ex.sherii Lewis steeprod
returned county orders amounting to
sl5,e2l IS, and they were credited to his
account
The committee on poor house and
farm reported bills aggregRtlng s6O5 IS
on poor house account, which were ord
cred paid. Bills on the contigent fund
wereaiso reported, amounting to $3.50 30,
Tbe COMMITTEES recommended that aS
the cooks at the poor house are not per.
forming their duty to the Satisfaction Of
the members, q new cook at a salary not
10 exceed $50 be employeti the board
acted iayorably on the suggestion. The
moor farm superintendent was author
lied to employ help needed Temperate
The following reportas tothe inmates
nj the moor house and farm for June
was presented; White males so, white
females IS, colored males 8, colored te-
males 2, total 70. During the month
there was ono birth and four deaths.
A resolution was introduced and pass
cd 10 the effect that the toll keepers
shall not charge toll to the superlntend-
ont OF the poor house and farm, or any
ono in charge OF tho inhrmary wagons.
The road aud bridge COMMITTEES rec
commended payment Of bills aggregating
Sl,69l 25, which were ordered paid.
The clerk made his report regarding
the local taxee remaining TO the credit
OF each district, which was received and
fled.
The clerk presented his annual re-
port regarding the financial condition
Of the county, which was referred to
tho finance committee. The assets as
reported are s6S2,S02 "a, exclusive Of
the new jail, and the excess OF assets
$2O9,069 88.
Frank o, Cox, the new county super
iutendent OF schools, presented his
bond, which was approved and ordered
fled.
Tho petition presented for repairing q
road OH ChRpllne hill was referred to
the road and bridge committee for re-
port
thorising the finance committee to sell
ali stock held by the county in, the
Pittsburgh: w heeling 4 Kentucky Rail-
way Company, over 100000 in case a
future necessity Tor funds arises, was
passed by the board. The county holds
stock amounting to $4,000. which
leaves $4,000 that can be raised in this
way. The resolution does not mean
that the stock will be sold, only that
itcan be sold in any atringency that
may arise.
Aresolution was introduced inrela-
ton to the town Of Elm Grove, provid-
ing that in case the authorities OF that
village will agree to keep IN repair the
roads and bridges within its limits, the
county will not collect the county road
tax. The resolution passed the board,
At q meeting Of the board, held Q
month ago, communication was read
asking for change in the route Of the
Peninsula road, and at that time was
tabled, DR.. Bates moved Its reconsider
ation,. the motion prevailing. 1t was
then on motion referred 70 the roads
and bridges committee for report.
Michael Stein, citizen Of Fulton,
appeared before tho board and made
complaint that water from q sewer rum
ming across the national road runs into
hia back yard, at which he kicks and
asks the board to remedy matters. 1t
was referred TO the roads and bridges
committee, who, IN connection with
Fulton's town council, will look into
the matter.
Messra. Fritz aud vollinger were ap.
pointed as o committee to Investigate
the matter Of poor orders In Madison
and RiChland districts, These two are
the districts represented by Mossrs,
Bates aud McGregor, who are investi-
eating the same matter in the other
districts.
Ex.shOriff Lewis steenrod returned
the delinquent tax list for 1902. Action
regarding 1t was deferred until future
meeting Of the board.
Tho matterNol tolls on the Bethany
pike came up, including the matter OF
the removal Of the present toll house,
1t was referred to the committee on
roads and bridges for investigation and
report, 1t seems that residents near
the Junction OF the Bethany aud Ma.
tion9l roads have built branch road
by which people and vehicles 20 out
the bethany road without paying toll.
Tho committee on court house aud
jail made Its report Bills amounting
to sos 59 were ordered paid. The con.
tract for furnishing the leo for the coun.
" from April |, 1903, for q period Of one
year was given to Roth & Butler at the
rate Of Is cents per 100 pounds. The
janitOr was authorized to procure Ger.
tain supplies as listed. D. r, Tappan,
tho electrical engineer, was instructed
to employ help to got the basement
room Of the court house In condition
ior tho engine and dynamo.