The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-04-02
THE COUNTY BOARD


Other Matters.
The regular monthly meeting Of the
board OF county commissioners was
held yesterday. The main questions
tina. were considered by the board were
with relation to the granting OF licenses.
The petitions against the granting OF Ii.
censo TO John Dolan, who keeps the bar
at Roney's Point. have already been
mentioned in the 1SrELLIGEScER. There
were six OF them, all numerously signed.
Tho petitioners did not allege anything
special against Dolau. but objected to
having saloon at Roney's Point at all.
There were over thousand signatures
to the ak papers, all OF residents within
4 few miles OF the locality.
Almost score OF members OF the
W. c. I. U. from that part OF the county
appeared to enforce the petition, and
Rev. DR.. Lester, OF West Alexander, and
Rev. Mr.. Thompson, the pastor OF tho
U. ?. church at Roney's Point, appeared
With them. Mr.. Dolan and his counsel.
John ]. ConiH, also appeared, and there
were present many other residents OF
the vicinity OF Roney's Point.
Rev. Mr.. Thompson denounced the
saloon in warm language. He said the
bar was n nuisance in the community
and menace to the young. At times
religious services had been disturbed
from the effects OF licensing the salo OF
liquors there. Much suffering had been
caused in various ways. and the people
were against the granting Of the license.
DR.. Lester spoke briefly, saying that
while he was not resident OF West Nir-
ginia some Of the members OF his con-
gregation were, and they. too, bad felt
the evil effects oil having bar at
Rouey's Point. lie entered q protest
against the renewal OF the license.
Mr. Conif responded on behalf Of
Dolan that his place had not been dis
orderly, but was well conducted, and
the objections urged to it by the petit
TONERS and those who spoke for them.
were really objections against the Ii
cense system. and not against Dolan's
place.
Mr.. Thompson said tho only way tho
neighbors could rid themselves OF tho
nuisance OF which they complained was
by the action OF the board OF commits
sioucrs, and this was their reason for
fling these protests.
The board seemed to consider that it
was Z question oil policy and not OF
q special case, and on motion the license
was granted to Dolan with but Que dis
scntinc vote, tina. OF Mr.. McCurdy. OF
that district.
The other applications for license in
the county outside OF Wheeling were
granted without protest. "Mother"
Bunchs application, not having passed
the Fulton council. was not presented.
A petition from tho Odd Fellows Of
Triadelphia Tor tho privilege OF laying 4
gas pipe across the county road was re-
ieryed to the road and bridge committee.
A resolution was offered by Commits
sioner Fritz, OF ititchie district, order
ing the toll keepers on the river road to
keep their gates closed against all tray
elers until the schedule ratio OF toll was
paid. Tho resolution carried.
Tho board then took up tho matter OF
the contract to furnish medical attend.
ance and medicines to tho inmates OF tho
county Jail during the coming fiscal
year. Tho bids wcro: Dr. b. Il. Logic,
$50; DR.. J. ". Mccoy, $50; DR.. Walden.
500, and DR.. McGrail, tho present
county physician, sSi. Aftcr aome dis.
custom tho contrac. was awarded to DR..
Mccoy.
The committee reports for tho past
month wore thon read. and the board
ordered them paid. Tho expenditures
ars: Poor house and farm, $50 p; con.
tingent poor fund, Sl.0G2 52; road and
bridge committee, 5000 30. Tho report
Of tho. superintendent, OF tho in6rmary
was read and showed total OF eighty.
five inmates.
Tho annual appropriations, as recon.
mcndcd by tho finance coinmittoo. wcro
but slightly altered. Tho board took
$1,000 from tho estimate for tho National
road and $1,000 from that for tho now
bridge fund, and added tho $1,000 to tho
road and bridge committoe's contingent
fund. AZ amended tho approprla-
tons stand az follows:
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