The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-02-06

Sheriff Richard returned county or
ders aggregatlng S9,9594S.
Superintendent Blrkett, of the county
inflrmary, reported cash receipts Of
SSs.59 for the month OF January. Inmates
were reported as follows: White males.
70; white females, 20; colored males, 8;
colored females. 3; total, 1O5.
Mr.. Fitz moved that the board so into
an election Of a successor OF the late
Otto Tyson as commissioner for Union
district. Only one nomination was
made, that of B. r. Higgins, and he was
elected unanimously. He was sworn in
and took his seat. He had been named
as the choice of the Republican caucus,
held just before the meeting OF the
board. He is certain to make an excel
lent commissioner.
Mr.. Moore was transferred from the
finance committee to the roads and
bridges committee, and Mr.. Higgins
was placed on the finance and poor
house and farm committees.
The board placed the Peninsula road
under the control Of the commissioners
from Webster. Mr.. Moore.
Fulton people pettloned that the
washington district line be extended
from Halle.'s to stockyard run. This
is asked because the Fulton school
board has always depended OIL the taxes
received from the Thompson estate, to
materially assist in maintaining the
Fulton school. The matter was referred
to the special committee on district
lines, Messrs. Mccurdy. Gutman and
McColloch.
The Library Site.
Judge G. L. Cranmer and Col. Jere
A. Miller appeared on behalf of the city
board OF education to request that in
making the tax levy this year a spe-
cial levy of one mill for two years be
made to provide funds for the pur-
chase Of site for the $4,000 public
library building that Millionaire An
drew Carnegie has promised to donate
when the site is secured. They stated
that the board of education would glad
ly provide the site, but 1t can do Moth
ing until the legislature authorizes such
action, and as the legislature doesn't
meet until next winter the offer Of Nj
Carnegie will have to be decllneG Vi
less some other method is taken to Sc
cure the site. The fact that there would
be an annual saving in rent OF more
than $1,000 year was mentioned by the
speakers. The board referred the mat
ter to Its finance committee in con-
junction with the board OF educatIon's
special committee to look into the mat
ter and ascertain the cost OF a suitable
site for the building.
Randolph Fisher and others ped-
toned for relocation of a road near
Clay pike IN TrladelphIa district. Re-
ferred to the roads and bridges commit
tee.
A number of road supervisors bonds
were approved and ordered filed.
The superintendent of the first divi-
sion Of the Wheeling. West Liberty &
Bethany pike made his report for the
year 1899. Referred.
Daniel Maxwell and others petItIoned
for two small bridges near the head
waters Of Peters run. Referred.
The Re-Assessment.
The committee of the chamber Of
commerce, headed by State senator
whitaker appeared before the board
to confer and ascertain some manner
In which the alleged excessive real es-
tate revaluatlon for Ohio county may
be reduced horizontally. Mr.. Whitaker
said this county has been paying pro-
portlonately too large IN amount Of the
state taxes, and no asked IL there was
not some method by which the asses
sors' books might be recalled from
Charleston and the cut made. Mr.. Nc
Nell, of the committee, spoke on sub
stantlally the same line.
Prosecuting Attorney Meyer was
called upon for his opinion, and said
there was nothing in the act Of the
Legislature authorizing the appointment
of assessors that would give the board
the power to make n horizontal cut,
The board has only the right to hear
individual petitions for reduction. Nor
couId Tho hoard recall the books from