Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-13
|CBNVASS|NG THE returns.
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AT
WORK UPON THE REPORT OF
ELECTION OFFICERS.
IT WILL REQUIRE TEN DAYS
To Complete the JOb-Votes Counted
for Three Districts Yesterday.
Contracts for Medicine and COun-
ty Undertaking were Also Award
ed at Yesterdays Session.

The Board of County Commissioners
met yesterday and took up the work of
canvassing the returns of the election
| held last Friday. The law requires the
Board to do this, and when the work is
completed to officially declare the re-
suit. Thus far no notice of a demand
for a recount has been given. The
Board will probably require week or
ten days to complete the work.
! Yesterday the Board counted the bal
lots cast in three districts in the coun-
ty, and will resume work upon the
other districts to-day. After this IS
completed the tally sheets will be ex-
amined. The districts completed yes
terday were Washington, Madison and
Clay, and Slight discrepancies were dis
| covered in several precincts, which
can only be explained on the theory
that some ballots cast were thrown out
for reasons satisfactory to the judges.
The poll book for precinct No. IN
| Washington showed 205 voters, YET
there were but 1876 ballots. In No. 3
there were 235 voters and 237 ballots,
/, condition of affairs which, cannot alllnaoqt pc
so readily explained. There were Il
ballots short in precinct No. and TWO
ballots too many in No. 6. In Madison
the poll books and ballots tailed IN
every precinct. In Clay there were
three ballots short in precinct No. z
and two short in precinct No. 4.
In addition to canvassing the cleo
ton returns, the Board transacted other
business yesterday. The old contro-
versy between the Board and the
Wheeling Architectural Iron and Wire
works was reopened. The firm was
represented and gave notice OF its &C
ceptance OF the offer to submit the bill
for Jail work and repairs to arbitra-
ton. The committe on court house
and Jail will appoint one arbiter, the
company another, and if the two are
unable to agree, they will select
third.
The Board also opened bids for coal,
medicine and undertaking, and award
ed several contracts. The contract for
furnishing medicine in the various dis
tricts in the county were given out as
follows:
Washington-A. E. Scheehle, $3.50.
Madison-L. A. Lallance, $40.
Clay Union-John Klari, $57.75.
Centre Webster-Chas Menkemiller,
SIS.
| Ritchie-Will Armbrecht, $91.25.
J The bid of Foster C Watkins, for
county undertaking was accepted. The
/ figures were S14.10 for adults and $11.55
for infants. Bids were also received
/ from F. Schmeichel and L. Bertschy.
The undertaking contract for the
country district was not awarded, as
the bid was unsatisfactory.
| Bids were opened for furnishing coal
as follows: P w. Dougherty, s7.45 per
ton for mixed, S7.25 for nut; Yochum,
& Co., $3.50 for mixed, ST for nut; ia
cob Hilton, $40 for mixed, S698 for
nut. When the bids were opened there
was a general discussion and whole
sale criticism of coal dealers for failing
| to deliver coal promptly in severe
weather. Several members mentioned
| instances which came under their no.
tice. The upshot was the adoption of
| motion to allow the matter to go
| over to permit an investigation of the
subject.