Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-03-06
RIGHT Or VAYGRANTED
OVER FHE NATIONAL ROAD TO THE LONG DIS
TANOE TELEPHONE COMPANY
At the Meeting of the Board Of County Commits
siOnsrs Ysstsrday-Othsr Interesting
Business Transacted.

The Board Of County Commissioners
held its regular monthly meeting yester-
day, and transacted considerable ousi-
ness, mostly of routine nature. There
were no absentees. After hearing the
minutes of the previous meeting, the
Committee on Court House and Jail re-
ported bills aggregating S145.46, which
were ordered paid. DR.. Mccoy had put
in a claim before the Committee for re-
enumeration for medical services and
medicine rendered to prisoners in the
county jail, claiming that the medicine
alone aost him more than $50, the con-
tract price for his services and medicine
during the year. The Committee con-
sidered the matter and reported TO the
Board that il did not deem it advisable
TO pay any person more than contract
price for services rendered to the coun-
ty. The report as a whole, was
adopted.
The Committee on Finance recon-
mended payment of bills amounting to
cOncurred in. The Sheriff returned
county orders for S7,62071, for which
he was given credit. The Committee
on Poor House and Farm reported bills
amounting TO S5s6.o5 which were or
dered paid. The superintendent OF
the Infirmary reported inmates for the
month: white males 50, white females
10. colOred males ,, cOlOred females l,
total "a; number of tramps for the
months 50. For the contingent poor
fund, bills aggregating S1,2O465, were
ordered paid.
The Road and Bridge committee re-
ported bills amounting TO S576. 81, which
were approved. The Committee report
ed an ordinance granting 10 the Amer
lean Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany permission TO erect ana main
tain poles on the public roads and across
bridges OF the county. The ordinance
provides that such poles must not inter-
fere with the public use Of the roads,
and shall be placed at the direction Of
the Road and Bridge Committee OF the
Board. The ordinance was adopted.
Clerk MofTst reported the following
districts on account OF local road
taxes: Liberty, S511.95; Richland' S4O7.-
81; Richie, SOS. %; Triadelphia, S9s9.
Mr.. Maxwell offered the following
resolution, which was adopted:
RESOLVED, That all persons using the Cum
berland road shall hereafter pay the reg
ular schedule rate of tolls. The Superin-
teudents of said road, and superintendent
of the County Infirmary, shall be exempt
from paving toll when they use the road
in their official capacity, and all persons
using the roads of the county upon which
tolls are levied shall be liable for a just
proportion of such tolls, whether such per-
sons actually pass through the toll gates or
not, and toll collectors are hereby notified
TO enforce this provision.
A motion was made to inquire into
the cost of Justice dOckets. Referred
to Finance Committee. The Commits
sioners of Triadelphia district were
authorized by resolution offered by Mr..
Baird, to expend not TO exceed $500 in
improving the old Elm Grove road.
Bids for furnishing medicine and med
ical attendance at the Jail for the year,
were opened. The contract was award
ed to DR.. Frank Kearns, at his bid Of
$50.
The Clerk was instructed to advertise
for bills against the National road,
creditors to be instructed TO appear in
person at the Office of the Clerk Of the
Board, at o'clock p. m, on the 10th of
March, TO prove their claims. When
the Commissioners took charge of the
National road there were a number OF
claims against it, for which the county
assumed liability. These accounts have
been paid only by the money collected
in the form of tolls, and the Board now
proposes to ascertain the aggregate in
debtedness, and will probably make
some arrangement to pay all the claims.
Adjourned.