Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-11-02

tl1e north IL Eleventh street. It viii
be extended from Tenth street on the
north. to Fourteenth street on the
south, taking in those blocks from the
river to the hill. The south boundary
line at present is Fifteenth street, and
the alley connecting that street with
Market street. Clay district will be
moved north one block.
Union district, when the new ordin-
ance is adopted, will extend from the
south boundary line of Clay to the
creek, and will be one block larger.
Center district now extends south to
Twenty third, and two more blocks are
to be added, making the creek and
Twenty-fifth street the north and
south lines respectively.
This will take two blocks from Web
ster, which will begin at Twenty fifth
street and will extend into what is
now Richie, taking practically all OF
the first voting precinct. The dividing
line between Richie and Webster has
heretofore been Thirty-second street,
the B. & o. railroad tracks. The or
dinance provides that Webster shall
extend south to Thirty-fifth street, fol-
lowing the line of that street to the
point where it intersects Thirty-second
street, which is in the rear Of the
Schmulbach brewery. This is the only
change in Richie.
The Commissioners considered the
usual monthly reports and other rou-
tine business matters.
The Committee on Court House and
Jail reported with favorable recon-
mendation bills of $S36.03: Finance,
s324.9O. Both were ordered paid. H.
C.. Richards, sheriff, returned county
orders to the amount of s21 1882.
Poor House and Farm bills aggre-
eating s746.0S were ordered paid. The
superintendent reported cash receipts
for the month of s12.46, and inmates
as follows: white males 81, white fe-
males %, colored females 4; total SO.
Bills were ordered paid on account
of the contingent poor fund amounting
to s723SO.
The Road and Bridge Committee
bills, amounting to s2,451.7S, were or
dered paid.
The ordinance of the Wheeling and
Elm Grove Railway Company came up
under the order of unfinished business,
and consideration of the ordinance
was postponed until the next regular
meeting of the Board. The railway
company has a question of right or
way which must be first disposed OF.
1t is not likely that work upon the
road will commence until spring.
The bond of j. F. Butler, as justice
of the peace in Triadelphia district,
with James Baird as surety, was APP
proved.
Mr.. James A. Burkett, member of
the Board, was appointed at pre-
vious meeting to superintend the work
of the new stone crusher He present.
ed a report yesterday, summarizing
the work and cost as follows: Valley
Grove, 213 yards at $11S; Roneys
Point. 24O yards at IA cents; Triadel-
phia, 400 yards at $1.09; Fulton, 500
yards at 70 cents. The average cost
Der yard for quarrying and crushing
the stone was IS cents.
Mr.. Fritz, of the Court House and
Jail Committee, informed the Board OF
a controversy with the sheriff regard
ing the merchandise which should be
furnished to the Jail. The two sides
could not agree as to the Boards duty
to furnish mattresses, etc. Mr.. Fritz
asked that the opinion of Henry Nj.
Russell, Esq, given when the same
controversy was on in 1886, be read to
the Board. This was done. Mr.. Rus
sell plainly states the law in the mat
ter. and specifies what must be fur
nished and by whom. The matter was
discussed by the Board and the debate
was ended by the adoption of resolu-
ton offered by Mr.. Fritz, providing
that the Board approve the action of
its committee in refusing to furnish
mattresses to the county Jail. MIR.
Kindelberger was the only person to
vote mo"
There was an amusing incident re-
calling the recent California trip by
representatives of the Board, and the
meeting adjourned.