Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-07-07
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Regular Monthly Meeting Ct the Board
Held Yesterday.
Refused to Pay the Bill Of a Justice
for Fees in Certain Cases
of the Different Committees.
Other Matters Of a Routine Ma
ture Considered by the Board.

The regular monthly meeting OF the
Board of Commissioners was held yes
terGay morning. No business OF i'm
por,ance, outside of routine matters
was transacted. In the absence OF
President Dobbins, Mr.. w. w. Irwin
presided.
The Court House and Jail Committee
reported bills amounting to s4Sl'5"
which were ordered paid. The con-
tract for painting the two court rooms
was awarded to Ross T. Chew, at his
bid of $1C0.
The Poor House and Farm Commit
tee reported bills aggregating S61lo2;
ordered paid. The superintendent re-
ported cash receips for the month ST.
50; inmates, while, males "a; white, fe-
males II; colored, females .; total 40.
The contingent poor fund bills amount
ing to $944.4S were paid.
The Road and Bridge Committee
bills amounting TO $2,S3O.15 were Or
dered paid.
Finance Committee reported bills CT
S1,7G1.S0.
The sheriff returned county orders
to the amount Of S11.G7S.56. The COM
mittee recommended that the board re-
fuse payment of bills charged to misde-
meanors on account OF K. H. Gillespy,
amounting to about $500. Squire Gil
laspy and his constables have been pull
ing houses of i'll fame, and some OF the
defendants have not yet been indicted.
In some instances there have been as
many as thirty cases against one wo-
man, and the regular fees are assessed
in each case. Some Of them have not
yet gone to the criminal courG. The
bill of the Justice came up before
a committee of the board, and was re-
ported unfavorably, the board concurr-
ing in the action. The board declined
TO pay the bill for several reasons, one
being the belief that it is not required
to do so by law. The result Of the re-
fusal to pay this bill will be watched
with interest, as the frequent raids up
on houses of i'll fame by county officers,
have caused a great deal of talk, many
persons being Of the opinion that the
regulation of this evil comes properly
within the province of the city officers.
The Finance Committee also report
ed that the bill Of the West Virginia
Printing Company for printing delin-
quent tax list, $3.50, was exorbitant,
and the Board refused payment.
The committee appointed by the Cir
cult Court judge to examine into the
condition of the Jail, presented its re-
port and recommendations, which have
been heretofore published in the Reg
lister. The recommendations were re-
serred TO tbs Committee on Court
House and Jail for consideration and
repor;.
The report of the librarian showed
1924 volumes in the library.
The report Of county physician, DR..
Megrail. for the year, showed the fol-
lowing totals: Number OF Office calls
1871; visits 1.191; received medical aid
267; new cases 146; lunacy examina-
tons 90; post mortems 2; births s.;
deaths 10.
in favor of running new road through
the Bell and Wolf farms.
Geo w. Woods notified the board
that he would take the Bethany toll
gate property near Altenhein station
| at the appraised value, S1.1OO.
The sheriff's delinquent list was re-
ceived and referred to Financial Com
mittee.
! The board adopted an ordinance
/ fixing the levy for next year at 80 cents
on 500 valuation, and the road tax at
% cents on $500 in the country districts,
| and a cog tax OF so cents for the first
dag. and 81 for each additional; 81 for
the first female, and s. for each addi-
tional No female dogs were found in
the county last year. The levy fixed
by the board was the same as 1t has
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