Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-09-03

Inmates We're reported as follows at
/ the Infrmary during the past month:
| White males, 10; white females, II, and
/ . colOred females. Total, 50. Two
/ deaths were reported during the month.
The Clerks report of money credited
/ to the different districts showed: Lib
/ erty. S1.29096: Richland, $I.1S9.04;
Ritchie, S3873S, and Triadelphia,
| $1.939.25.
Sheriff A. A. Franzheim returned
/ county orders TO the amount of S16-
+ 21706, which were credited to his bal
ance.
Clerk MOffat reported that the bust
ness was all transacted and there was
/ nothing before the Board.
Commissioner Robinson then arose
and said: 81 have something to put
before the Board, % making the follow
I ing motion:
In view of the fact that the assessors
of Ohio county, from a misconstructiOn
of the law, having failed to assess the
/ building and loan associations that are
/ located in the aforesaid county, make
| the following notion:
THAT The assessors or Ohio county
| are hereby ordered to proceed and
| make the assessments on said building
/ and lean associations ia accordance
with The law on page 1870 Of the Code Of
/ West Virginia Of 1891. and deliver said
+ assessments to the Sheriff of Ohio cOun-
/ " Tor collection according to law.
Mr.. Robinson stated that he Tepe-
scented Madison district and the people,
and desired to make this fight. Though
YOU are all against me- he said 4
will make it alone. II YOU will not
hear me. 1 Will find way TO make you
hear me"
/ There was perfect silence when Com
| missioner Fritz, from Richie district,
stated that Mr.. Robinson in the last
meeting. called the Commissioners
/ "blockheads." He supposed that he
was the only sensible man among them.
"He SAYS he represents the people Of
Madison district l don't believe any-
thing Of the kind he only represents
himself" AT this point President Dob
bins iuterposed. and read a section
from the laws OF Ohio county, in which
it said that motion without a second
cannot bc debated. Mr.. Robinson hay
ing no second to his motion. he de-
clared it lost.
meeting. q motion to adjourn is in or
der"
"I have another motion to make D."
said Mr. Robinson. In view Of the
demonstrated fact that this Board don't
want any more revenue. ! have come TO
the conclusion that the people of Mad
ison district. whom I represent and the
people misrepresentcd, i'm this Board
should know what disposition this
Board has made OF part OF its revenues
/ would therefore move that the clerk
OF this Board, IT c. M0ffat, report TO
this Board at the next regular meeting
how many gallons OF whisky he has
and had purchased and paid for out OF
the county treasury Tor the exclusive
use of this Board: and the price paid
por gallon for same. and what account
he charged il up 10. Roads and Bridges,
Poor House and Farm, Court House and
Tail. or 10 the Finance Committee,
since he has been clerk of said Board
of Ohio County Commissioners.
Mr. Robinson stated that he wanted
tbe people to know of the action of the
Board when it sat there like "cuckoos'
and bumps on a log and would not
entertain business when set before
them.
There being no second to the motion.
If was also declared lost by Chairman
p. b. Dobbins. and a motion 10 adjourn
was adopted.
This session was the shortest one in
the history Of the Board, as it did not
consume thirty minutes. As soon as
the motion TO adjourn vas carried. the
"a. mmissioners silently stole away. A
lively argument took place between
Clerk Noffat and Mr. Robinson. in
which Mr.. Moffat suggested TO Mr.. Rob
inson TO change the clause in his mo-
ton which said that ne bought whisky.
as he was only attending to the order Of
the Board.
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