Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-12-03
THE COUNTY BOARD.
A Regular Session Held Yesterday
Morning.
One Hundred end Eleven Inmates
at the Infirmary-Road Survey
Ors Appointed-A COmmunica-
ton From the City-A Constable
Resigns.

met in regular session yesterday morn
ing, all the members being present.
Only routine business was transacted,
| and the session was uneventtul.
Committee bills were ordered PAID as
| follows:
Court House and Jail........S 1876 81
Poor House and Farm
InIirmarY .Sl,Ooz Oh
Contingent poor
fund. ~ 90 1,SOS II
Roads and Bridges ........... LII 81
Total . .. ......$4,67S O6
The large total of Infrmary bills
was partially accounted for by the tact
that the barn on the poor farm Is De-
ing rebuilt, and 1881 was expended on
account of lumber, etc.
The Sheriff returned county orders
paid by him to the amount OF $o,99I.ol'
The Superintendent of the lnlrmary
reported III inmates, the largest num-
Der ever known at the institution. Inc
inmates were divided: White mares
Sc. white females 10, colored males =
cOlOred females 4.
a communication was received from
Council in the form of resolution
passed at the last session, asking that
the county release Messrs. Weimer ana
Els from the payment Of tolls because
they live within the city. The county
authorities recall that the county mas
for many years kept up the national
and Peninsular roads within the city
limits and there is a sentiment that
the city ought to remit the taxes ana
say nothing. The matter was referred
to a committee.
Dr. Jobs, President of the local
Board of Health, being sick of a conta-
gious disease, DR.. e. w. Alexander, OF
Leatherwood, was appointed president
pro tenn.
d. J. Lawson, constable of Clay DIS
tHict. handed in his resignation ana II
was accepted. Porter Smith maze ap-
plication for the vacancy, but as there
was doubt as to whether or not he lived
in the district, the matter was post
poned
The report of the special poor com
mittee was read and filed.
The following road surveyors were
appointed: IT.,
Ritchie-N. ]. Schmitt and R. Girls
we'll.
Liberty-Precinct No. /, John Loe;
No. .. \. e. Murray; No. 8, R. NJ. Max
we'll. No. 4. Benjamin Leach; No .,
VIM. Taggart; No. 6, John Bell; NO l.
Frank Garrison: No. 8, w. h. Davis;
No. 9. Isaac Sims; No. 10, Geo. Morrl-
son. Sr.: No. Il, John Foreman; No. i,
I. ! Hervey. Superintendent second
division W., w. L. & B. pike, Samuel
Caldwell. ~
Observation-Disclosures No. 1. Geo.
w. GUY: No. ., John Strickland; NO. s.
Alfred Kimmins: No 4, David Frazier;
No Martin Hand No 6, Geo. Robin
son: No. 7, Alfred Nickerson; NO; g.
Elsie Green: No. 9, A. E. Carter; NO
10. VIM. liner; No. II, VIM. Williams
Northumberland No l, John Lash;
No. >. David Meyer; No. 3, VIM. Green;
No 4 M. More; No. 3. jacob Hilton
No. G. John e. Smith; No. Z, Enoch De
vore: No. s. Geo. Luckel; No. y l.. L..
Ridqelev: No. 10. Archie Adams; NO.
II w. B. North; No. y, VIM. Lenaman;
No. 10. George Morgan; No IA, n: Ven
aman. No. Is. Ed. Springer; No. l6,
Nick Straub: No II, John Lobyer; NO.
IS. Jobn w. McCulloch; No. 10, 3. BOW
man. Superintendent first division
W. w. l.. & B. pike, Simon Bowman.
CIarl, Noffat made the following re-
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