The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-03-30
AT N AGAIN.
County Commissioners Commit.
tee on Court House and Jail
WILL ORDER NEW FILING CASES
nor tAs oass or coanty CLERK, ThoaEh
tl,s Movement FOR ths same Purposs,yas
KILLED or AZ Resent Meeting q ths
IIeard-An EEpsnaltuFe or over $4,000
That InvolNs. The ThFowinE out u
Coed Farnitars,

NotWithetandlnE the IAct that less
than Q month ago the board Of county
Commissioners killed the movement for
the purchase Of new steel hllns cases
for the ofiiees Of the circuit court and
county court clerks. the boards COM
nittee on court house and jail has 70.
vlved the subject and will recommend
to the board that Ming cases for the
county clerks once be purchased at a
cost OF $500.
When, at the meeting Of the colnmit-
tee on court house and jail, yesterday
afternoon, bids were opened from thres
concerns for the placing OF the filing
cases in the county clerks once. At
least one member OF the committee was
greatly surprised He like other pco-
ME, thought that the matter had been
aftectually squelched when the board
sal down on The movement At the last
meeting In February
The bids were from three concerns,
the Baker Company Of Rochester, y. y.
through Its agent, AIr. Hiidebfnnd, Of
Pittsburgh; the Barnes Safe 4 Lock
Company, OF Pittsburgh, and the A. H.
Andrews Company. OF Chicago, Ac-
c0rdlng TO Hlldebrand, when here In
February, II would do no good 70 secure
bids from other concerns, for they're
all in q trust" Evidently this was true,
for the bids OF the Barnes and Andrews
companies were not as low Is that Of
the Baker company, and only the latter
was considered seriously by the CONF
mlttee.
The bids were about as follows, the
figures being obtained i'm an Irregular
way:
The Baker Company-F'illn cases for
the county clerks office, 1850; for d.
visions c AMI D, Si,76S.,
Barnes Safe 4 Lock Company-C
ty clerks ONCE, $3.50: circuit clerks
ONCE, A,276: divisions G and D OF the
county clerks office. $3.50.
a. II. Andrews Compauy-C County
clerks once, 1850: divisions G and D,
$3.50; circuit clerks ONCE, 1850.
Divisions c aud D. mentioned In the
bids are open spaces Ia the county
clerks office vault. where new filing
cases can be placed without moving out
the present equipment OF wooden cases.
At first the committee discussed the
matter OF purchasing only these two
sections Of cases, and paying the bill
ont Of the balance left IN one part Of
the court house and jail committee'S
Appropriation for the present fiscal
year. the balance footing up about
5000.
Later the committee adjourned TO the
commissioners room. from Clerk Moi
fats once, not allowing the presence OF
the reporters, and decided to buy the
complete outfit for the county clerks
ONCE from the Baker company, at an
outlay OF $500, and causing the throw
ms away OF an equipment OF wooden
tlling cases that were the best that
could be had ten years ago and are In
excellent condition to-day. The commit
tee decided to pay 5000 on this contract
out Of It's surplus In the apprnpriat ted
funds Of 1886, and request 5000 In the
appropriations for the fiscal year Of
1897, which begins May !, for the pay
ment OF the balance.
There Is some uncertainty as to just
how this matter will finally be disposed
OF. It will be remembered that at the
February meeting Of the board. the
fIIIng case recommendation from the
committee on court house and jail was
supposed to have been killed By q ref
erence back 10 the committee, with the
provision that whatever should be done
should receive the approval OF the
finance committee when II passed on
appropriations for the coming fscal
year
The proceedings Of yesterdays meet
Ing OF the committee on court house
and fail were dlmcult to obtain In an
unabridged form for the reason that
the committee passed q resolution thas
nothing OF Its dOIngS be given to the
press,
Just how Il was that three companies
came to make bids for the hlInE cases
when no resolution OF the board or COM
tnlttee had been passed, asking for
bids, q not known, and It was an en-.
tire surprise yesterday to learn that the
committee had before It the bids men
toned above.
It Is rot known IN what sequence de-
veiopments Will follow. AS stated. the
committee on court house and jail has
surplus Of $4,000 under the head Of
commitments, supplies, etc" and It
may be that the work will be started
with this money without the finance
committee taking a hand. but II Is not
Thought this course Will be pursued. II
Il more probable that the matter win
come before the board In the shape OF
a resolution from the committee, either
on wednesday. when the board meets
In auditing session, or on next Monday,
the regular meeting day.
The members vi IH6 GVuIt IluueG uIu
inf committee are NieRsrs. Adolph Fritz
chairman: Hess, Klndelberger. Farls
and Hare. All but Mr.. Hare favored
the purchase OF the Ming cases at yes
terday's meeting.
The action OF the committee was the
subject OF discussion among citizens
who had heard of II last night and there
seemed to be but one opinion express.
ed-thAt the board would be acting UNI
wisely In passing favorabiy upon the
committees recommendation.
The committee prepared It's annual
estimate, which will be passed upon BY
the committee on finance soon. The
estimate is as follows
Commitments, supplies. etc. .,...,.,..$ 100
Repairs to court rooms '...'.''''.'',,'. Sg
Assistant Engineer .,,...',.'.'''''..., w
janltOr ......:...,.,",..'.'."'. ~
Assistant lnnitor ,.......,...'.'.'"'s.." 600
JanltreBs ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS w
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