The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-31
BUSY MEETING
OF the Board OF County Commits.
si0ncrs Held Yesterday.
EXTRA SALARY FOR JUDGES
orths circuit Court or ohlo Coanty--Thr
4 Ordinance Providing for the Addition
nfsi 900 to Salary OF Judges PAUL AMI
Iirrvcp Passed -iiunds of New County
OGielais Filed nnd Approved nils Or
dere,i Paid Other iiuslness.

The hoard OF county commissioners
met yesterday In auditing session. and
completed ms nearly Ns possible all
unfinished business, preparatory to re-
trims on tho last day of the present
year. to-day. Another meeting win be
held to-day when the records prepared
by Clerk Mofrat will be signed and tho
bonrd's work will be entirely complct-
ed
The resignation OF William Mccor-
mack. toil collector on the Cumberland
road. was presented and accepted. at-
ter which the board wen. Into nn cleo
ton Of his successor, Mr., Robert Du-
val being the successful candidate,
The ordinance relating To extra com.
pensation for the two Judges OF the
circuit court, was mex, considered. At
/. recent meeting OF the board the or
dlnancc was read one time, but on ac-
count OF the objection 10 It's further
consideration ut that time entered by
Mr.. Irwin. OF Webster district. it was
laid over until this meeting. 1t was
read second tine. aud passed on the
following vote. the ayes and noes be-
inS called:
Aycs-Glass, kindrlbcrGer. Maxwell,
Mccurdy, Robinson. Tyson, Do6bins:
total. !.
Nees--Frits. Trivia. McnKcnCller: to-
tai. J.
The ordinance p-ovidCJ chat when
judges OF the circuit court are bona
tide residents OF this county. the board
OF commissioners Of Ohio county shall
pay an extra compensation Of $1,000 an
nualiy. The clerk OF the board Is to be
the Judge OF the residence here being
bona fidc As both Judges PAUL md
Hervey are residents OF WheCliaG they
viii receive the extra compensation.
The ordinance transferring certain
appropriations TO the road aud bridge
innl was passed. Two ~ three months
ago on account OF the floods last sum.
mer which destroyed and injured many
OF the county highways and bridges. It
was found necessary to execute loan
OF 5000. The ordinance passed yes
tcrGay makes good the loan,
Benjamin Leach. Tuld supervisor. OF
+ Precinct J. Liberty district, resigned.
and Albert Davis was elected TO ill
the vacancy
Sheriff Richards reported that he had
appointed MesSrs John W. kindclber
ger. William Mccormack ami stephen
Devtnacy as deputies.ani they hook the
path of Office
The board ihcr divided itself into
auditing committees. with the result
Z That bills were approved. rs fOlloHs:
cour; house and jail ..,........s IS ST
= Finance 6S' 30
Poor house and farm ........" 753 p
contiESen: poor fund .......... 1853 IS
Roads and bridges ......-...... 2,657 9S
-
Totals Observation-Disclosures. .s5.@@42 O5
The repo.t OF Superintendent Mccoy,
OF the county poor hous" and farm, for
PDcceInbcr. showed seventy white male
inmates, twenty-four white females,
three colored females; total number OF
Z Inmates. nlDety-sevc:. The numbc- Of
deaths during the month was two.
Mr.. Fritz moved that the county en-
S!neer b. directed to use all stone bro
Z, ken by Janulry-iG. and To notify con-
s tractors 10 rtcl0rc all unbrnkcn stone
AFTER tha: dete at thci- expense. o" II
not moved that the engineer have X
moved.
tg-rHpI Ulptlb7 OF M. 'IGOTSC ". ltODll~
son. the clerk ~ the beard will prepare
an ordinaIC" Increasing the salary OF
tie prosecuting IttnrneJ from $3.50 TO
sts0C pes: uNaUrn. This ordinance will
Z b. considered at to-dly'S meeting OF
sstke board
4 The following bends % recently elect
Z Cd county officials were approved:
Bonds OF county officers elected were
approved nx follows:
Hugh Dawson. justice OF Centre dis
Z trict. In $1,000. with John Redeker and
c. W. ScabriSht suretics. ". c. Smith,
Z justice Tor Philadelphia d!strict.in 5000.
with Joseph Keller. Lester Smith and
David Nickerson sureties: VI. Bennett.
constable for Clay district. IN $1,000.
with T. NJ SarVin and w ]. W. Ccw-
& den sureties; T. c. Genther. justice for
: Clay district. in $4,000. with VILLA M
? Mccormack md Addison Israel sure
= ties: r. L. Duvall, toll keeper. In $1,000.
with y. E. Whitaker surety: ". r..
Z Gibson. justice for Liberty district. in
q $1,000. with George Rice surety: Robert
I Anderson, assessor. In $1,000. with
( James Anderson and Robert Holmes
y sureJes; a. L. St Meyers, constable
for Madison district. in 5000. with W.
! ]. ". Cowdcl and Gibson Cranmer
sureties: W. Weiser. constable FOR
INikAblt 'l7At Nv Ia SosWlV' WIN H.
Pipes and 4. RcymI nm surctlps. W.
w Rogers, Justice for Centre district.
\ In 5000. with c. +. UIrich and ". j.
". C0wdcn, sureties: john Gardener,
! Justice for Liberty, in 5000. with Sam
uel Bell and Samuel f.. Caldwell sure
ties; VI. w. Smith. constable for Web
ster district. In $1,000 with william
Falloure and c. D. Thompson sureties:
= II. c. Pete-man, justice for Madison
district, In 5000. with Il. 3. Burt and
( =. "a. Taylor Surcties: James a. Larue,
. constable for Webster district, In $1,000.
with G. ~. Atkinson and G. II. Med
ick sureties: Joseph Allen. constable
z for, Richie district. in 5000. with II.
T. Ford and ". ". Mcconnell sure
! ties: John ". Schultzc. justice for
Richie district. In 5000. with 3. b.
Dovener surety; VI. j. Fitzpatrick. jus
t!ce for Union district, In 5000. with
Z James Mckinley and George Crum-
q baker SuretlcS: d. j. Morris, constable
: IN Centre district. with r. Z. Dove
Y ncr and George ". Atkinson suretIcs:
4 John +. Thompson. justice In Clay dis
trict, In $1,000, with Herman Xwlcker
and ~! Schulz Burctics: Addison Is
j rHel. county assessor. In $1,000, with G.
Schmidt and II. Il. Schumnnn surcties:
z Osborn Gray. constable In Madison dis
trict. IN 5000. with George McMcchen,
Z -. Fl. StIllyards and r. Rcdman sure
Z ties: j, c. Maxwell, justice In Triadcl-
Z phia district. In 32.OOO.wfth proper sure
gties; W. II. Caldwell. Justice In MadI-
son district. In $4,000. with W. J. W.
( Cowdcn surety; J. ". Confer. Justice
Z in Union district. IN 5000 with Rob
ert Teasdalc and Hermann H,vlckcr
: sureties: n. Thomas, constable In I'm
/ ion district, IN $1,000, with Louisa Sea-
q bright surety: Joseph II. Riddle. Justice
in Washington district. IN $1,000, with