Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-05-02
BIG DAI' e WORK
Done BY The Board Of Commissioners,
Yesterday,
MANY CONTRACTS AWARDED FOR
WORK ON THE ROADS-COUN-
TY PHYSICIANS ELECTED, AND
THEIR DUTIES PROVIDED FOR.
LICENSES GRANTED AN D
BONDS APPROVED.

amount of business At the outset the
minutes of the last meeting were APP
proved, which disposes, apparently, OF
the trouble recently existing in the
body over elections of officers.
Bills were ordered paid as follows:
Roads and Bridges ............,....S boz 10
Poor House and Farm
Contingent .............. 66l p 1903 81
Court House and Jail .............. "A AZ
Finance ...........,.......'..'''' oAA 70
Total ....................... S, 400 AZ
The Sheriff returned county orders
paid by him to the amount of 3d.
95397
The superintendent of the Infirmary
reported 100 inmates, as follows:
White males, SO; white females, "a;
colored males, 2; colored females, 5.
The resignation of E. E. Schener-
lein. constable of Madison district,
was accepted, and Charles R. Hoop
was elected to fill the vacancy.
The resignation of James w. Baird,
Justice for Triadelphia district, was
presented and accepted, but no NOM
nations to fill the vacancy were
made.
A resolution regarding tearing up the
brick paving on the National road was
adopted. 1t requires plumbers and otn-
ers to deposit $40 with the Clerk OF the
Board previous to doing the work, and
only the actual cost of repaving Will be
charged.
The Natural Gas Company was re-
CURED to build plank walk over their
pipe on the 50 bridge, and keep the
same in good order and repair.
Bonds were approved as follows:
John Korn, superintendent of the third
division of the National road; M. Nick
erson, superintendent of the first divi-
sion of the National road; Robert Du
vail, toll collector at gate No. 2, Ma
tional road; B. F. Wcstlake, toll col
lector at gate No. 3, National road;
Charles R. Hoop, constable of Madison
district; w. l.. Linton, surveyor of
road precinct No. A. Richland district.
Liquor licenses Sare granted as fol-
lows Joseph Green, at Triadelphia,
and Frank Wilhelm, J. A. Marshall,
Frank McFadden, Edward Imhoff, AL
bert Stanke and H. Goeringer, at Full
ton
There was quite long discussion
over the APPLETON of Samuel Miller
for a license on the National road, near
the State line. With the application
was a petition favoring the grant,
whereupon Mr.. Bowman presented a
counter petition. The license was fin
ally refused by vote of 6 to 4.
An ordinance was adopted providing
for the election of one or more county
physicians, and was adopted. 1t pro-
vides that such physicians shall at
tend the sick poor, examine lunacy
cases upon application by Justices, and
conduct post mortems at the order of
the Coroner, and also attend to cases
at the Florence Crittenden Home The
compensation of each physician is to
be S400 per year. The city is divided
into two districts, the first including
all of the city north of the creek and
Fulton, and the second all south of the
creek, including the country portion of
Richie. DR.. Megrail was elected as
the physician north of the creek, Dr.
Armbrecht south of the creek, Drs.
Carter and Alexander for the Infirmary
and Triadelphia, and DR.. Joseph Cald-
we'll Tor Liberty and Richland districts.
Notices were ordered posted that on
the first meeting in August an ordi-
nance would be presented to the Board
making certain changes in district
lines. This applies to the line between
Riehland and 1;iadelphia, and also to
the line in the city between Clay and
Union.
Contracts were awarded as follows
Tor work on the county roads, the prices
being per cubic yard for macadam. ex-
cept when otherwise stated:
TRIADELPHIA.
Boggs' Hill, Springers and Bushfields,
k1.20 per yard, H P. Carter: Browns
Run, zoe, M. B. Prettyman; Chapel Run
and Springers, SEC, Chas. M. Davis;
Edglngton Lane to Bethany Pike, S1O0,
David Nickerson; Elm Grove and
Boggs' Hill, S1.09, w. K. Wharton:
Laidley's Run to Kidd's Mills. SOC;
John Terrell; Laidleys Run to Penna a
State line, $780, w. C. Grey; Middle
Wheeling Creek, lower end, zoe, C. M.
Davis; Middle Wheeling Creek, upper
End, 94c, Bachmann & Kimmons; Monu-
ment and Big Wheeling Creek, 74c.
kiger d Jones: McCutcheon's to Buch-
anan's Mill, $1.10, ]. w. Mcconnell,
Peters Run, 74c, John Morris; Steen-
rods to Mt. de Chantal. s1.0S. John
Johnson; Stone Church, S1.37, Kiger &,
Jones; Valley Grove and Middle Wheel
ing Creek, 1924 Buchanan G. Kim
mons; West Union and Roney's Point.
lst miles, S1.00, VIM Morrison; West
Union and Roney's Point, I'd 2 miles.
Sl.2O, }. w. Robinson; West Union and
Roneys Point, last 8 miles, $1.40, w.
M. Buchanan; Wheeling and Elm
Grove, 79c, Isaac Sliger.
RTCHLAND.
Boggs' Hill, Springer and Bush6elds
$1.05 per yard, H. r. Carter; Browns
Run, S1.05, H. r. Carter: Chapel Run
and Springer's Hill, $l00. Nathan Van
aman; Glenn's Run and Cherry Hill
97c, John Hercules; Greggsville. Clin-
ton and Potomac-1st Div.,-Gregg's to
Pogue's Run, Sic, Campbell Savage:
Pogue's Run to Deans shop, 99c, ]. S.
White: Deans shop to District line
92c, Stewart Wallace; G., C. & P. to
Cherry Hill, csc. NJ. F. McCulloch.
Highland School House, S1.14, Smith
Mcdonald; Huffs' Run, zoe, Horace
Sheffard; Kelley's barn and Dement,
Cemetery, S1.19, Wilson Johnson: Pet
er's Run, s1.19, John Hercules; Pogue's
Run, 79c, Isaac F. Degarmo; Reilly and
Delaplaine, S100. John Hercules; River
road, list division. S1.15, Robert Costain.
River road, I'd division, SLIT, Robert
LOStain. Short Creek north fork TOO