Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-05-08
MONTHLY MEETING
OF TIE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
HELD YESTERDAY.
Road Contracts Let for the Ysar-Rousins Busi-
ness Transactsd-A Special Meeting to
DO Held Wednesday.

reported bills amounting 10 S'4I4o,
with favorable recommendation. They
were ordered paid. The finance COM
mittee recommended payment OF &C
counts aggregating S9s5.05, which rec
ommendatlon was concurred In. Inc
sheriff was credited with 81, 1859 for
county orders returned.
The committee on poor mouse and
farm presented accounts amounting TO
S415. A., out of the poor house fund. and
1898. At, of the contingent poor fund,
which were ordered paid. The super
intendent OF the infrmary reported for
April, SO white males, % white females,
] colored male and l colored female,
total of so inmates. There was one
birth and one death. The condition of
the inmates and property was reported
good.
The committee on roads and bridges
approved bills aggregating Sl,3s9.O4,
which were ordered paid.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Bates
prohibiting the cutting OF sods along
county roads, was adopted.
The viewers Of proposed road from
Tdgington Lane to the Bethany pike
reported that all owners OF property
gave a free right Of way. The Board
ordered the road TO be opened.
An ordinance was passed, granting
town council OF Fulton, authority to
grant to citizens permission to tear up
the National road, for the purpose OF
making connections with the new water
main. A provision of the ordinance
requires all digging, when possible, TO
be done by tunnelling under the sur
face.
The Jail Committee, consisting OF j.
Elwood Hughes, DR.. Fl. B. Baguley and
b. j. Campbell, appointed by Judge
Campbell, of the Circuit Court, to in
spect the county jail, presented its re-
port. The committee found the jail In
a perfectly safe condition, with ade-
uuate facilities for keeping the prison
ers separate. The apartments are In
good condition, except cell 40, where
bricks are removed and the bars Gu. In
an effort Of prisoners to escape. The
committee recommended that this cell
be repaired; also that a new water
closet be provided; also that screens be
placed on the cells OF the windows in
the female department, to prevent them
from having communication by notes
and otherwise with their friends on the
outside.
A vacancy was declared in the office
of Justice OF the Peace in Union dis
trict. Mr.. p. l.. Kimberly, who resign
ed a few months ago from the same
office, was unanimously elected. Mr..
T. B. Smith was elected Constable in
Triadel pha district, to I'll vacancy.
The Board then adjourned TO meet at
o'clock Wednesday afternoon for the
purpose Of dividing the country dis
tricts into voting precincts, In accord
ance with the provisions of the new
election law. The ordinance was not
PREPARED yesterday because OF Prose-
cutting Attorney Towards engagements
with the grand jury.
The contracts for macadamizing
. county roads were let to the following
named bidders at the price per cubic
yard given
David J. Nickerson, Boggs' hill, Spring
ers and Bushfelds, Sl.3O.
Clark Nj. Mckee, Chapel run and Spring
jos. Never, Greggsville, Clinton and
Potomac, to Pogue's run, S9c.
j. w. Bruner, same, from Pogue's run
to Deans. Sl.lS.
r.. p. Glass, same, Deans to district line
S5c.
S. S. Smith same, Second division, to
Hervey's Sl.75.
Spear & Montgomery, same, Hervey's to
Potomac, Sl.4S.
&C. Whitaker Kelley's Barn and De-
ment Cemetery, Sl.40,
h. Smith, same, Sl.iO.
Newton Mccain, Laidley's run to Penn
sylvania State line, Csc
VIM. II. Austin, Middle Wheeling creek,
lower end, SOC.
j. w. Guy. same. upper end, sl.O3.
Geo. Gehring s. Bro, McGraw's run to
| G. G. & p. Sl2'.
Isaac Sliger, monument and Big Wheel
ing creek, 79c.
". NJ. Hutchinson, Pogue's run, Sl.3O.
MD. Shock, Peters run, SIC
VIM. r. Nichols, same, SSc.
, John A. LOrentz, peninsula Sl.17.
John He'll & Co., river road, 1st div, Sl13.
J. r. Foreman, Rice and Castleman's
run, sl.4s
David Hercules, Short Creek. north
Bowman Bros, Valley Grove, and Mid
| die Greek, Sl.64.
Jos. Meyers, Wheeling W. L. and B. 1st
div, sl.O4.
Eli Johnson, same, I'd div, sl.9O.
G. s. Marble. Wheeling and Elm Grove,
Sll6.
John Burke & Co., Wheeling and Fair
mont, 81.
VIM. Morrison, West Union and Roney' S
| Point Sl.0S.
Ed Moore, same. s.. %.
Samuel Abercrombie. same, $l69.
| Robt. Costain, Highland school house,
Sl.35.
| hill, sl.19
John Burke & Co, Frazier's run, 81.
David Hercules, Huff's run, 9Oc.
! w. K. Caldwell, ". l.. to Wellsburg,
S5c.
Carter & Kellar, Bcggs hill, Springer's
and Bushhelds. sl.S0.
Mazingo & Mszingo, Battle run to G. G.
! & p. road, &c.
Nathan Vanaman. Browns run, 9ec.
+. Y. Smith, same, sl.l5.
| ]. A. Barr, Dixon's run to G. G. & p.
road, sec.
John Kiger, Ella Grove and Boggs hill,
S1O4
| ing 10 Patterson's hill, $l.29.
John Hercules, Glenn's Run and Cherry
! Hill, $l.23.
WIN. liner, McCutcheon's to Buchanan's
mill, Sl.lO
samuel Caldwell. Rice and Weidmsn's
slS5.
VIM. Morrison, Roney's Point to B. S.
| & B., CSC.
Joseph W. Nichols, Reilly and Della
PLANE, Sl.20.
Bowman Bros, Stshlhre's to West Alex
ander, SIS.
John Johnson, Waddle and Warden's
| Run, 90c.
James H. Biggs, West Liberty and Har-
| vey's, Sl.32.
| Sor.,,al L, Naldueu West ihertv and