The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1847-12-21
VACATION OF. FREE 7URNPlKES

A T the Decemher Session, l847, of the Com
IA missieners Of Putnam County, Ohio, the fol-
lewing order was made, and ordered 10 be pub
lished in the newspapers published in said scun-
~, to viii: Ordered that The following named
Free Turnpikes in the county Of Putnam. or so
much thereof as is herein specified, be and the
same is hereby Vacated and changed, into
State Roads, TO wit:
The whole Of SO much Of the Van Buren, and
Defiance Free Turnpike as is located gin the
County OF Putnam.
The Whole Glandorf Free Turnpike; the
whole Of 40 much Of the Ottawa and Defiance
free turnpike as is located in the county Of
Putnam the whele of the Gilboa and Sugar
Ridge free urnpike; SO much Of the Lima and
Defiance Free tulnpike as is located in Sugar
4. Creek Township; so much of the Ridge Free
turnpiks as is located between the town of Co
lumbus Grove, and a point where, said Free
turnpike iatersects the Willamstown Free turn.
pike; 90 much of the Finday, Giboa, Ottawa,
Kalida, and Miami Extension Canal Free turn.
pike as is located in Otswa Township east of
the east line of section numbnr twenty mine in
said Township; so much .of the Sugar Ridge
Free turnpike as is located in Ottawa Township
so much Of the Turkey Fsot Free turnpike as is
located in Greensboro Township; so much Of
the Napoleon Fres turnpike as is located north OF
Blanchard River;
csc The whole Otiowu. Glandorf and Mania, free
turnpike reads. And in all cases when the
whole Of SO much Of any free turnpike roads is 10.
Gated in Putnam County, is vacated, the taxes ac-
cruing for the use Of such free turnpike road on
the duplicate OF taxes for the year l847 here.
by appropriated to the payment Of the debts stan
ding against such Free turhpikstfor work and la
bsr done thereon within said Putnam County
and shall be paid out by the county Treasurer
On the order Of the Auditor, and such debts shall
u be Audited by the Auditor other claims
against the County, to the amount of the funds
in the Comfy Treasury on account Of the Taxes
aforesaid; and if said Taxes should yield more
than sufficient to pay said debts the balance shall
be subject to the further order of the Co., commits
sioners that all cases wherea part only Of su ch
Free Turupikes shall have been vacated the tax
es accruing as aforesaid in the Township in
which the fame was vacated, are hereby appro-
4r-;-iaA IN iha psrrlnnt nr the 1ehts standing
against such Free Turnpikes, for labor performed
on such Free, Turnpike inthe Township in which
the same has been vacated; the said debts shall be
Audited and paid as aforesaid, and if any balance
should remain after paying said debts the same
shall be paid over to the Township Treasurer as
other Road funds and that all moneys in the
hands Of any Free Turnpike Commissioner, the
whole Of which Free turnpike bis hereby vacated
shall be expended by such Commissioner FIRST in
the payment Of debts against such Road : and
second, in the Improvement thereof and account
for the same in his next annual settlement
And further that the County will not be respen-
sibie Tor any contracts beyond the amosnt Of
Taxes accruing in the year l847 for the use Of
such free turnpike.
AUDIroR's oFrIcE, t-rr3 |
Putnam Co., Ohio, Dec. 9, l847.
q I, certify the foregoing TO be correct copy Of
the aforesaid order Of the Commissioners of said
county, taken from the Journal Record Of said !
Commissioners. 500