Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-12-07

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Routine Business Transacted.
A monthly session of the Board of
County Commissioners, at which mat
tiers of considerable Importance were
under discussion, was held yesterday.
Mr.. Hare's ordinance for redistricting
the county went through without de-
bate or opposition The w. & E. G.
Railway Company presented new or
dinance, making important changes in
the right Of way, and the Commission
ers will go over the proposed route in
body next Thursday afternoon
The new ordinance, if adopted, will
give the company the right to con-
struct loop" from this city to Elm
Grove. The tracks, after crossing the
Fulton bridge, will follow the line of
Center street, instead of the National
road. They will leave Center street
and go through the Thompson prop
erty. along the line followed by the
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midway between the Thompson home
stead and Stackyard Hollow. Here
the tracks will cross the National
road to the present line, and there will
be double track to Seibert's. The
present track near Thompson's will be
moved closer to the hill, and no greater
portion of the National road will be
used than is now occupied.
From Seibert's to the Park, there
will be double track along the mid
die of the road, and the company
agrees to pave sixteen feet of the road
with fire brick. At points where cul-
verts cross the pike it will be paved
the entire width of the road
THE SHERIFF'S SIDE.
The controversy between the Board
and Sheriff H. c. Richards was re-
opened just before the body adjourned
Sheriff Richards addressed the Board
on the matter of its refusal to purchase
mattresses for the county jail He ar
gued that the position of the Board
was contrary to legal opinion and to
precedent. He had examined the min
utes of the Board, and found that the
Board had heretofore, on three occa-
sions, purchased bedding for the Jail
1t was true that Henry M. Russell had
given the Board all opinion, in which
he held that the Board could not be
compelled to purchase mattresses for
the Jail. But it was also true that Mr.
Howard, then Prosecuting Attorney
had subsequently given an opinion
which did not agree with that Of Mr.
Russell. If either were to be taken as
authority, the latest should be &C
copied.
Mr.. Fritz replied to Mr.. Richards,
and took occasion to score both the
sheriff and the jailer for the manner
4 in which the Jail is being conducted
Me related several instances, beginning
with a. conversation which he had with
Mr. Richards, in which the sheriff ex-
pressed the opinion that his (Mr. Rich
ardsO salary should be increased from
$500 year to $500 year, the maxi
mum under the statute
All the members who spoke upon the
matter admitted and deplored the fact
that the law is not plain, and that it
is differently interpreted in different
counties of the State
The matter was finally referred to
the Prosecutingg Attorney for an
opinion.
OTHER BUSINESS.
The Court House and Jail Committee
presented bills amounting to S23096;
Finance Committee, S1,512S0; Poor
House and Farm, S885.24 contingent
poor fund, s1,372.2U; Roads and
Bridges, i$3,S92.S0.
The superintendent of the county in
Urinary reported inmates in that insti-
tuition as; follows: white males, 70;
white females, 20; colored females, A;
total, 112.
Mr.. Hargs ordinance changing dis
trict lines in the county, came up for
consideration. 1t was adopted by a
unanimous vote, without discussion.
Mr.. Russell asked leave to withdraw
the Wheeling & Elm Grove railway
ordinance, presented to the Board at
a former meeting. Leave was granted,
and he presented new ordinance,
changing the route at number Of
points. The new ordinance was read
first time, and further consideration
was postponed until the 14th inst,
when a special, meeting will be held
for that purpose.
The pages of The Circuit and Grim
inal Courts, Albert U. Emblem, Earl
Barr and e. Bathmann, presented a
petition asking that their wages be in
creased from one, dollar to $3.50 per
day. They claim the pay was former
ly $3.50. and was reduced by the Court
at the instance of some person. with
out any reason being given. The petit
ton was endorsed by fifty attorneys
of the county. A motion to grant petit
ton was defeated, and the matter was
referred to the Finance Committee
The report of S. E. Caldwell, super
intendent Of the second division of the
Bethany, West Liberty and Wheeling
pike, was presented and referred to the
Roads and Bridges Committee.
A. J. Schultz was elected as constable
to fill the vacancy in Ritehie district.
IMPROVEMENTS ASKED.
A communication was read from
Richard Robertson, clerk .of the Coun-
ty Court, calling attention to the
necessity for more shelf room for
books of record in the vaults of the
County Court Referred ! to Court
House and Jail Committee Mr. Rob-
ertson also stated that there was much
complaint from attorneys and others
concerning the almost illegible con-
dition of the two index books, both
direct and cross, from 1850 to 1872
He asked that they be copied. Refer
red TO Finance Committee.