This town was organized, as were the others in the county, April 2, 1850. The meeting was held "at the house lately kept by James Parker in the Town of Wheeling." William H. Dunton was chosen .Moderator, Egbert Van Vlack, Clerk, and Gcorge Fullagar, Assistant Clerk. '1'he election resulted in the choice of the following officers, each receiving the vote appended to his name: Supervisor, S. M. Salisbury, 106 ; Clerk, Lewis Peet, 96; Assessor, Ira Millard, 100; Collector, D B. Briggs, 100; Commissioners of Highways, 1m Snow, 100, W. H. Dnnton, 171, Andrew Luce, 90; Constables, D. B. Briggs, 122, S. D. W. Miller, 98 . A pound was provided for, to be as near the center of the town as practicable, and Myron Thornton was appointed Pound-master. Three hundred dollars was voted to be raised for the support of the poor, for building a pond and for the incidental expenses of the township, but no tax has ever been levied for the support of the poor in Wheeling, nor was a pound provided at that time. Three hundred dollars was raised for road and bridge purposes. Fences were required to be built four feet high. The total number of votes cast at this election was 191, as certified to by Lewis Peet, town clerk, indicating a population of abont 750. The Commissioners of Highways met April 19, and divided the town into six road districts. Their second action was to vacate a road running north and south from the Rand road to the Dundee road, between Sections 7 and 8, and 17 and 18. This action was taken May 4, on the petition of ten citizens, dated April 19. The board of appointment, consisting of S. M. Salisbury, Supervisor, Lewis Peet, Clerk, William Scoville, Justice of the