True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-06-17


AUDITORS OFFIcE, JEFFERSON Co.
Steubenville June End 1857.
To the Honorable Court Of Common
Pleas of Jefferson County o.
The undersigned Commissioners of JEFF
ferson Co. in pursuance Of the require
ments of an act to amend the act" en-
titled an "act further to perscribe the du.
ties of Commissioners passed April
9th 1856, make report of their procee-
dings for the year preceding the first
Monday of June 1857, to wit:
June 2 1856. Commissioners met
pursuant to law. Present John A De-
Huff and Joseph B. Nc, Grew; Comr's
and ]. S Lowe, Auditor and Clerk to board.
Report Of Trustees of Warren Town
ihip, concerning alteration of State road
in said town ship, publicly read and con-
tinued until tomorrow for second reading,
Joshua Rine and others petition for va
cation of County road in Cross Creek
Township, publicly read and laid over.
June Sd. Full Board present. James
Chambers and Others, petition for altering
road in Island Creek Tp., read and
viewers appointed.
Appropriated; fifty dollars TO be expen-
ded in opening road in Salem Township.
Examined and compared The accounts
of County Auditor and Treasurer for
year ending in June 2. 1856. Balance in
Treasury $9O4l, SO.
Ordered that detailed statement Of re.
ceipts and expenditures be published
once in each of the newspapers in Steu-
benville.
Report of Trustees Of Warren Tp.
concerning alteration of State road, read
and continued for third reading.
June 4. Full Board present. Sundry
accounts allowed amounting to $26S, ,27.
Official statement of J. M. Shane Pros.
Attorney, presented and accepted.
James Comley and others Petition
for County road in Smithfeld Tp-' read,
and viewers appointed.
Allowed ]. NJ. Shane Pros. Attorney,
800 for services as counsel to County
and Up. officers for present year.
Annual report of Directors of County In
frmary, presented, accepted and.publlshed
Official statement Of G. Webster Clerk
of G. Of Com. Pleas, presented and ac
cepted.
Report of Trustees of Warren Tp. or
alteration Of State road again read, ant
confirmed.
Appropriated $3.50 to aid in erecting
foot bridge over Piney Fork Of Shor
Creek.
June Full board present. Appropriat
ed $50 for benefit of Teachers Institute
Ordered that ]. S Lowe be paid $35
in part for services as County Auditor.
June 6. Full board present. Ordere'
that County Treasurer proceed 10 colec
all Jury fees unpaid.
Board adjourned to meet on l2'h da
Of June.
June IL. Board met pursuant to ad
journment. Full Board present.
Allowed A. w. Ltton $75 for strip c
land appropriated to the widening of Stat
road
Reduction ordered in lands of Loui
Anderson, being charged with more Ian
than he owned.
Ordered that the G. and p. R. R. Co
be paid one hundred dollars for conslruc
ting bridge over Cold Spring Run, abov
Lagrange.
June Il. Full Board present. Lev,
of taxes for 1856:
For general expenses Of County, 3,l'
mills on the dollar.
For Bridge purposes, ] mill on tn
dollar.
For the support of the poor, ] mil
on. the dollar.
Contract awarded to James H. Lavert
for building bridge over Berks Run in Sa
lem Fp.
Ordered that $35 be refunded to Mar
tin Adams, being fine assessed agains
him, judgement being reversed by Cour
Of Common Pleas.
Order issued for opening County roa
from Coopers landing 10 Island Cree
Church.
Sept, L. Commissioners met pursu
ant to law. Full Board present.
James Chambers and others, alteration
of road in |. Creek Township. Rep. q
viewers read and continued.
Jas. Cawley and others, petition for CO
road. Report Of viewers read and conlir
ued.
D. M. Noble. Petition for Count
road read and viewers appointed.
Report of Trustees Sleubenville Up
on alteration State road below Sieuber
vile, read
Thos. J. Russell. Petition for vac;
ton of road in Knox Up. Objection
! made, and no record of road, dismissed
, Sept 2. Full Board present. Repo
: of viewers on road, in Smithfeld Towl
ship, again read and continued.
Report of viewers on road alterion
Island Creek Township, again read an
continued
Report of Trustees Sleubenville Up
|, on alteration Of State road again read ar
continued.
John r. Morrison and others. Pei
! !, tion for road alteration read, and We've
! appointed.
Jesse Hall and others. Petition f
f County Road in Mt. Pleasant Tp., rei
/ and viewers appointed,
Ordered that james II. Laverty
paid $400 as per contract for buildr
q bridge over Berk's Run.
+. Joshua Rine and others. Petition f
r vacation again read.
Il Sen. 3. Full Board present. B, Sprl