M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-12-10


, amount Of forty dollaIs To Benjamin Rains
it being the amount assessed in favor Of
said Rains by said jury. |. is ordered, that
by the petitioners paying said amount OF
damages to said Rains, that said road be
established, so much Of it as is located in
Vinton county, from the Ross county line
TO the line Of the land of Shadrack Tim
mons, and if said damages be paid by the
10Th day Of August. 1886, said part OF said
road is established public highway, &c.
Damages not paid)
Benjamin Rains gave notice Off ap-
peal 10 the Probate Court, on the foregoing
road. (But not appealed.)
The Commissioners aulhorize Francis
, Shades to have a good and substanti ] board
fence made on both sid's of the jail that is
on the North and South sides.
Said job completed by S. B. Ullum and
paid for.
, The Clerk of Common Pleas, Sheriff and
Treasurer made their annual Reports ac-
cordng to law.
Resolved, That a Tax be levied of one and
one tenth mills for county purpOses,a and one
and fourteenth mills for building purposes
, AVID one half of one mill for bridge purposes
ana one tenth Of one mill Tor poor purposes
on each one dollars worth Of taxable prop
erty in Vinton county for 1856.
SPECIAL, SESSION, JUNE 25, 1856.
Ordered, That notice be published tree
weeks iu the Macarthur Democrat that they,
the Commissioners, will meet ut the Ratifl
Bridge near the mouth Of Pretty Run for
the purpose of selling out the job for the
filling up or grading at the ends Of said
bridge, to the lowest responsible bidder on
Tuesday, July %, 500. Plan and speCifca-
tons to be made known on the day of sale
SPECIAL SESSION. JULY g., 1856,
The Comm ssioners order Notice pub
] lished in the McArthur Democrat, and Min.
eral Region Herald, for three weeks, that
sealed proposals will be received at the Au'
ditors office in Macarthur until the first day
OF September next for furnishing a bell loT
the Court House, in Macarthur, Vinton coun,
ty, and all the necessary iron fAtnres fol
hanging the same, said bell to weigh moi
less than 600 nor more than 100 pounds
Said bell and fixtures to be delivered at the
Court House in Macarthur, on or before the
10Th day of September, 1856. Said con-
tract to be let to the lowest responsible bid.
der, and bond and security given for the
faithful performance of said contract.
REGULAR SESSION SEPT. 1856.
The Commissioners proceeded to open
the sealed proposals for furnishing bell for
Court House. ali James Mullnex having
proposed to deliver a bell 10 weigh 600 lbs
aud fixtures for 1910, and he being the low
, est and best bidder said contract was awarded
10 him, who entered into bonds for the per-
formahce of said cOntraCt-which has since
been fulfilled and paid.
Miles Ratlff having bid off the job ofgra-
ding and filling at the end oil the bridge on
Big Salt creek near the mouth of Pretty
Run on the 22d day of July, 1856 for 2ls
cents per square yard, to be paid when COM
pleted said Rltliff came forward this day
and entered into Bond and security for the
performance OF said contract which has
since been fulfilled and paid, at that rate
amounting to S2l7 Ga.
Ellis County road eading from the Ebe-
nezer Nj. E. Church in Swan township. to
| the Logan road near the corner OF jacob
Hass' meadow, came to its third reading,
and the viewers having reported favorable
10 the establishment Of said road. and there
being no objection against the establish
ment of the ,ame, said road was established
a public highway 40 feet wide, &c.
Hartley, county road, commencing at XII
ger Hawkins, in WilkcsviIe township and
ending at VIM RadCIifIs scales in Vntor
township. The viewers having made fa-
vora5le report FIR the establishment thereof
said viewers having also assessed damages
rto the tulloNing person., tO-wit. on account
OF the Enlistment OF the same Andrew
, Stanton, twenty dollars. Benjamin Hawk
} ten dollars, Alexander McGrogory's heirs
forty dollars. and here being no petition fol
} review or alteration and the Commissioners
! believing said road would be of public util
) ity,
D Resolved. That if said petitioners pal
the above damages which the viewers as
, sessed to the above persons by the first day
of November next that said road would b,
G established a public highway forty fee
wide, &c.
Said damages not been paid to our knowl
edge rec Is not on Fl
, Rannell's County Road, alteration con
y tinued until next session.
3 SPECIAL SESSION, SEPT. l6, 1856.
s Th- Commissioners mike an appropria
9 ton of $l75 towards erecting a brldgt
2 across Raccoon creek on the Nelson road
. between Samuel and Thomas Magee's, pro
! vided the petitioners raise the balance Il
2 pay for tn same, and ii said petitioners fai
to raise the balance to pay for said bridgt
! ! they are to pay all expenses incurred in tn,
4 premises, and it i, further ordered that tn
= Auditor have a Motif, published in the Mc
I Arthur Democrat and Mineral Region Her
. aid, that sealed proposals will be received
4 at the Auditors Office in said county unit
e Oct. 10, 1856, for building said bridge a
9 above stated.
Said contract taken by ]. NJ Richardson
at $3.50 and comp etrd and received by th'
Con missioners and paid for in full.
Ordered by the Commis toner's that III,
6 Auditor have a Notice puDllshsd in the Me
Z Arthur Democrat and Mineral Region Her
aid. that sealed proposals will be received Il
the Auditors office in said county until Oct
n 10, 1856 for building a good tressel brIdg'
across Raccoon creek at John Curry's NIL
in Wilkesville township. Said contract n
be let to the lowest responsible bidder and
completed by the first day Of March, 1857
on the completion of said Job the commits
sioners agree to pay said contractor two
n fifths out 9f County Treasury hnd the balance
! in individual subscription at his own risk
= SPECIAL SESSION, OCT. 10, 1866.
Said last above named sealed proposals
d being opened, the contract was awarded Il