Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-03


Board of County Commissioners was
held yesterday, and a considerable
amount of routine business was trans
acted. Accounts reported by Com
mittees were ordered paid as follows:
Court House and Jail, 1902; finance,
$59S.30; poor house and farm, $S94.S7;
roads and bridges. s712.26. Sheriff
Richards was credited with county
orders returned, to the amount OF
$4,615.91.
The report of the Superintendent OF
the County Infirmary, showed cash re-
ceipts of $10.30 inmates, white males,
IL; females, II; colored males, 2; fe-
males, 4; total, SO.
There was ordered paid on account
of the contingent. poor fund, $1,167 49,
The report of the Committee ap-
pointed by Judge Hugus, to examine
the county Jail, consisting of j. r.
Butts, Harry H. Hibberd, and DR.. w.
H. McLain, was read by the clerk, and
referred to the Court House and Jail
Committee The salient points in the
report, embracing certain recommen-
dations by the Compittee, have here
tofore been published in the Register.
Liquor licenses were granted to the
following named applicants, for the
year beginning May list: Wheeling
Park Association, Mozart Park Asso-
citation, VIM Fette, c. Rudler. John
Dolan, Aug. Pestinger and James Her
den. None of these licenses are for
the town of Fulton, and 1t is likely
that these will be considered at a
special meeting.
A number of petitions asked the
Board to appropriate sufficient sum
to put in condition for travel the old
Hubbard road, at the head of Twenty
second street. Accompanying the pc
tition was a subscription paper con
tanning contributions of SITS for the
purpose, provided the Board superin-
tends the work. Considerable discus
sion took place over the matter, and
it was finally referred to the Road
and Bridge Committee.
Mr.. McCurdy offered a resolution
which the Board adopted, providing
that proper legal notices be given of
the district line of Washington and
the intention of the Board to change
| TriadeIphia districts at the regular
Monday in June. The change is 10
be made at the solicitation of the
School Board of Fulton, and is the
outgrowth of an error discovered by
| the County Engineer while re-estab-
| fishing the district lines in the county.
| Therefore the owners of property as
| far east of Fulton as Stackyard Hol-
| low, have been paying school taxes
| to Fulton, but it was discovered that
| the line passed across the National
| Road just east of the old Heller sa-
| loon. The Fulton Board is anxious
| for the revenue from this property,
and as Triadelphia citizens are will
| ing, the change will be made, and the
Washington district line extended to
Stackyard Hollow.
The standing Committee on Rail-
roads, authorized at previous meet
| ing of the Board, was appointed, con-
sisting of President McGregor and
Messrs. Moore, Hare and Higgins. The
President was instructed to vote the
stock of the county in the Ohio River
Road at it's next regular meeting.
Chairman Hare, of the Finance
! Committee, asked that further time
| be granted to present the annual APP
preparation ordinance, for the reason
! that the State Board of Equalization
and Appeals has not yet held meet
ing. and the Board does not know up
on what basis to figure it's tax re-
| ceipts. 49,
| The appointment of Charles Miller
| to succeed VIM. Mccormack as Jailer,
| was confirmed.
| AS a Committee on Poor for the
ensuing three months, the President
appointed Messrs. Bowman and Gut
| man.
The promoters of the Wellsburg and
Wheeling Railway Company were IN
structed to make survey of the route,
| and to present plan accompanied
| by a new ordinance.
| hJ;o,1rpod