Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-09-08

County met yesterday morning IN regu-
lar monthly session, and transacted con-
siderable business of an interesting
character. The session continued until
nearly four O'Clock in the afternoon.
Clerk Moffat read the minutes Of the
previous session of the Board.
A petition was presented. signed by
many members of the bar, and APPROX
ed by Judge PAUL, asking the purchase
by the board of three book cases for use
in the three court rooms. The petition
shows need of such furniture. The
cases were asked for in order to keep
the West Virginia reports only in the
court rooms. When the petition came
up for action, Mr.. Fritz, Of Richie dis
trict, opposed it on the ground that the
books OF the county library would be
too badly scattered should cases be
placed in all of the court rooms. Other
discussions followed and the petition
was laid over for future action.
The various committees then reported
as follows: County poor fund accounts
which were ordered paid, $639.45; court
house and Jail, $65S60; finance, $685..
In connection with this report the com
nlittee credited the sheriff with county
orders amounting to $t,00S>22. The
committee decided to borrow $1,000 to
repair the damaged parts Of the county
roads. The roads and bridges commit
tee reported bills amounting to S4,126.-
81.
The clerk read a petition from the
Humane Society, with a long list Of
signatures, asking for the appointment
of a matron at the county jail. 1t re-
cited the fact that matrOns are employ
ed elsewhere, and advanced several rea-
sons for taking this action. The pet-
ton was referred to the Court House
and Jail Committee for report at the
next meeting Of the Board.
Balances due country districts on ac-
count of local road tax, were reported
by the clerk as follows: Liberty, $570.-
46; Triadelphia, $931.S4; Richie, 81, 1885,
AZ.
The C. D. & P. Tel Company present
ed a copy Of an ordinance granting right
Of way over county roads for the poles
and wires of the company. 1t is prac-
tically a duplicate of an ordinance
granted ten years ago, which will soon
expire. When it came up on second
reading for amendment and debate Mr..
Robinson moved to amend by giving
the county six instead Of four tele-
phones, at the rate fixed by ordinance,
SIS per year, one of the extra phones
to be placed in the Office of the prose-
cutting attorney. The ordinance as
amended was unanimously adopted.
The naptha yacht ferry company
asked the right to operate a yacht ferry
between the foot of Fink and the foot
of Twelfth streets. A committee of
viewers was asked for, to look into the
matter Clerk Moffat had reached the
provision regulating fares, when Mr.
Robinson moved to lay on table He
had no objection to the ferry company
except in so far as it proposed to shut
out opposition by securing the grant
from the Board. On motion Of Mr.
Fritz, the President was empowered to
appoint five viewers, including him
self.
In the afternoon the Board took up
the matter of the Beall and Wolfe road
Miss Fredrica Wolfe, one of the parties
to said proceedings, who is named in
the report of the committee of the
Board. was represented by Attorney J.
B. Sommervi,ie, who moved to quash
the report and the notice served upon
his client. The motion wos overruled,
and exception taken. Mr.. Sommerviile
said he had nothing further to say, and
his client. The motion was overraled,
Of damages to her property. Mr.. Max
wei moved that the sum Of $50 be paid
to Theodore and Miss Fredricka Wolfe,
in full for all damages for the land TAX
en-. the amount to be apportioned by
them as their Interests may appe2r.Tnis
proposition was rejected. and the prose-
cutting attorney was instructed to COM
mence proceedings Of condemnation
against Theodore and Miss Fredricka
Wolfe.
Adjourned.