Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-02


sion the board conferred with the repre-
sentatives of the p, c. & w. railway,
was then read and approved.
The reports of the committee ex-
penditures were next given as follows:
Court house and jail.................$ 101 80
Poor house and farm............. SIS 6S
Contingent poor fund. ............... GIG AZ
Roads and bridges. ................. 1877 70
Total .$4, Loo 90
The superintendent of the poor farm
reported the total number of inmates
as IS, and cash receipts amounting to
$545 in the month The sheriff was
credited with returned county orders
amounting to $16,S40.33, and further
8,069.11. The clerk then read a COM
munication from H. j. Ridgely, super
visor in Richland district, resigning the
position, and it was laid over until a
future session.
The board was informed that the road
and bridge committee had agreed to
compromise the suit entered by William
Williams for $4,000, alleged to be due
him for injuries received on the Ma
tional pike, for 5000 and costs. 1t was
stated that the plaintiff claimed that
he fell over an embankment which was
unprotected.
An ordinance providing for an appro-
vi Of tn n O
new Jail account was taken up and fin
ally adopted.
Attention was called to the fact that
there were two vacancies on the school
text book board for the country district,
Mrs Emory and Prof. Diehl resigning.
A. S. Bell was chosen as the member
from Liberty district, and Archibald Nc
Colloch as the member from Richland
district
President McGregor announced that
the commissioners meet to-day to ap-
point election commissioners.
1t was moved by Mr.. McCurdy that
the county pay $3.50 to Richard Monkey
for claim for damages to his property
owing to the construction of a bridge
The question was referred to the road
and bridge committee.
The difficulty between the county and
the representatives of the Wheeling
Architectural Iron and Wire Co., orig
mating from the bill for work at the
county Jail, came up again during the
morning. 1t is learned that the wire
company at first charged about S5S7,
and the board of commissioners consid-
cred that this amount was excessive.
Then came a period of contention and
the matter was submitted to arbitration,
but the county, so 1t Is the understand
ing, positively refused to accept the
terms of the arbitrating committee, who
decided that the work was really worth
$557. Alexander Muscovith. who APP
peared in behalf of the company, said
that he desired to have something done
with reference to the bill Immediately,
as he was tired Of waiting for the mon
ey. He pointed out that the work had
been performed and the committee was
unwilling to pay the amount to which
the company was entitled according to
the decision of the arbitrating trio.
Now what are you going to do about
it?' he questioned. President McGregor,
after receiving information from his
counsellors concerning the case, an
nounced to the wire works representa-
tive that the matter was entirely in the
hands of the court house and Jail COM
mittee at present. Mr.. Fritz, of this
committee, stated that the question had
been unavoidably deferred at the last
meeting on account of the absence
of one of the members.
Mr. Muscovith further questioned the
board as to whether or not it intended
to pay him. but there were no replies,
and continuing he asked the chairman
Of the committee when that body would
hold its next meeting. He was inform
Grad on the next meeting day, the latter
part Of the month. Mr.. Muscovith closed
his argument with the remarks You
will pay it. 1t has been eight months
now and 1t is shame" There were
expressions of some of the members that
the question will soon be settled.
Before the board was called to order
a representative of the committee for
the coming German Day celebration,
October Srh, appeared before the COM
missioners and asked for the privilege
of erecting big stand on the court
house square for the occasion. It was
stated that the local Democratic and
Republican committees had agreed to
share the expense of putting up the plat
form on the condition that it be allowed
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