Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-04

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Contingent fund ......... 4e0 So 1,2t3 25
Roads and Bridges ......... 2,153 10
81, 499 IS
The sheriff returned county orders
paid by him aggregaring 2 O,716.Sl.
The superintendent OF the Infirmary
reported cash receipts of $3.50. The
total number of inmates is "a, as fol-
lows: White males, So; white females,
10; colored males, 8; colored females, 4.
Archie Leroy Sawtell was granted
the statutory certificate to enable him
to apply for a license to practice law.
The citizens living in the vicinity OF
the old Pryor place, on the National
road submitted an agreement to move
back their line fences which encroach
from three to eleven feet on the pike,
move the necessary earth and widen the
road. The work was ordered done.
The Road and Bridge Committee was
also instructed to have a cut made on
the hill in front of Whitaker's and Ce-
ellis, as the earth can be used to adj
vantage in making fills elsewhere.
A communication was received from
a citizen of Fulton to the effect that his
property was endangered by an old
campaign flag pole, and the superin-
tendent of that portion of the road was
instructed to have the pole removed,
ture no such poles should be erected on
the National road, nor upon any prop
erty under the jurisdiction of the coun-
ty authorities.
A petition was received from citizens
of ~Stackyard hollow, asking that the
board instruct the county engineer to
survey and lay out a regular county
road. The matter was referred to the
Committee on Roas and Bridges with
power to act in the premises.
The report of the committee appoint
ed by the court to inspect the Office of
the clerk of the Circuit Court was
read, and in the matter of recommended
ton for additional room, the Commit
tee on Court House and Jail was en-
powered to secure the room at present
occupied by Col. w. w. Arnett as soon
as possible. This can hardly be done
this year, however. The remainder of
the report was referred to the Com
mittee on Finance.
A petition was received from G.. w.
Guy and Others, of Triadelphia district.
to have a survey made for a road from
the south end of the "Goose-Necko
bridge on the West Union and Haney-
town road to a point on the Middle
Wheeling creek at Twilight. 1t was re-
ferred to the Committee on Roads and
Bridges as a committee of viewers.
HI ordinance fixing the county levy
for the present year was reported and
passed. 1t makes the assessment the
same as last year: viz. soc on the 800
for general purposes, Csc on the 800
for road purposes in the country dis
tricts, soc on the first dog and 81 on the
second, 81 for the first female dog, and
S. for the second.
The list of grand jurors for the ensu-
ing year, comprising one hundred and
fifty names, was reported and APPROX
ed.
The jury commissioners reported the
names of the petit jurors for the ensu-
ing year, and they were also approved.
A motion was adopted that commit
tees be appointed to investigate all
cases of people receiving county aid.
they to report at the regular meeting
in August. The Committees are: Wash
ington and Clay, Messrs. Hare and Nc
Culloch; Madison and Richland,
Messrs. Bowman and Fritz; Centre and
Webster, Messrs. McCurdy and Nc
Gregor; Richland and Triadelphia,
Messrs. Moore and Stanke: Union and
Liberty, Messrs. Gutman and Moore.
Samuel Moran was elected a consta-
Bile in Webster district to fill a vacancy.
George Criswell was elected sUperin-
tendent of the Elm Grove and Boggs
hill road in Triadelphia district.
The Sheriff presented his delinquent
tax list, and it was referred to the Fin
ance Committee.
An ordinance was presented on behalf
of the Wheeling and Elm Grove Rail-
way Company. empowering the Com
pany to construct a double track road
from the foot of Prior's hill to the pres
| ent terminus of the line in Elm Grove.
By the terms of the ordinance the Com
| pany is TO pave a total width of eigh-
teen feet, and is to take up the present
track on the portion Of the line now
covered within thirty days after the
completion of the work. The matter
was read twice and then referred to the
Prosecuting Attorney.
The petition of William c. Spears
| and others, reciting that people coming
| into town over the Frazier's hill road
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