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

lOI Twelve tnOutunu uoia'nt WIN NCisph
Richmond, Asa Condee, ]. N. Hutson J @
lSwetland and Peter Pierce his sure;ies,
whirh bond was approved.
RannelI's, county road Alteration in the
road leading from Macarthur to New Ply
m nth The part altered being between
Thomas Ranneps and John Fees. The
Report Of this road which was adjourned at
the last regular session Of the Commission
Iers, came up to its third reading. and there
being no objection or remonstranee against
1.-THE establishment Of said road and ] w.
Rannells and William Fee, petitioners, ao-
penring and entering into bonds 10 Vinton
County in the sum of FIVE thousand dollars
TO make said new road into a good possible
road by the 18th day Of September next, and
also make up enough good subscriptions TO
lbuild two bridges on said road, one across
1.-The Bushy fork and the other across the
Honey fork uf Raccoon creek, save and ex-
cent three hundred dollars. which the Com
missioners agree to appropriate towards the
erection of said bridges Said subscription
to be made up by the time that the Commits
sioners advertise to sell out said Bridge
contracts and, also, said petitioners to pay
10 James Briggs fify dollars damages, which
was assessed by said viewers to said Briggs,
by the 18th day Of April next, and the Com
missoners being of opinion that said alter
alton wodld be Of public utility, that upon
the payment OF the above damages to said
| Briggs as above stated, that said road or al
,eration be established, &c.
Ordered BY the Commissioners that the
Sheriff and Prosecuting Attorney occupy
the Office in the southeast corner of the
Court House.
It is ordered that in the two cases Of for
ieiure of recognizance of Warren Denni-
son in the Probate Court of Vin'on county,
for an assault and battery on Robert Redman
and Martha Jane Redman, for two hundred
dollars each which bonds were taken by
IWilam Tissue Sheriff, with Daniel Wal
lar and Henry Reynolds security. on the 18th
day of July, 1856, and forfeited on the 4th
day of August, 1855, that upon the pay
Inent by said Warren Dennison or anv per-
son for him, to the Probate Judge or Prose-
cutting Attorney of Vinton County the sum
of 5000 0O,it shall be received in full for
said forfeitures, and also released from all
costs in the said cases. Provided it be paid
by the first day of January next.
Newkirk, County Road. Alteration in
the County road leading from the Vinton
Furnace to the Marietta and Cincinnati
RaiIrGad. came to its third reading The
viewers having reported favorable t0 SAID al
teration being made, ordered the same to be
established fifty feet wide 40 public high
way.
NDwkirk, County Road. Alteration in the
County road leading from the Vinton Fur
mace to Jackson aud Athens road near Az
ariah Wymans. The Viewers on the above
road having reported favorable to establish
ment of the above road and there being no
objections laid in nor damages claimed, it is
ordered that the same be established pub
lie highway forty feet wide, &c.
Ordered, that the Auditor have names Of
the different offices in the Court House let
tered over each door and Safe doors, &C.
painted-which was done by William A. Hill,
and paid.
SPECIAL SESSION, DEC. 80. 1856.
There being a vacancy in the board Of
County Commissioners, by the removal from
said county of c. D. Gray, late Commission
er, the Probate Judge, Recorder and Dep'ty
Auditor of said county, met at Macarthur on
the Goth day of Dec, 1856, and appointed
Patrick Murdock as Commissioner Of said
county to fill the said vacancy.
Patrick Murdock this day appeared and ac-
cepted said appointment of Commissioner,
and filed his certificate Of having been sworn
into said Office.
John Kinney this day filed in this office
his certificate of having been sworn into the
Office of Commissioner of Vinlon County.
There being vacancy in the Office oI
County Auditor, by the death of Joseph
Magee. late Auditor of said county, thf
Commissioners do hereby constitute and ap
point Jorl A. Walden as Auditor of sale
county, to fill said vacancy; whereupon
said ]. A Walden appeared and accepted
said appointment, and entered into bonds in
the sum OF three thousand dollars. with w
Fee and Juhn Calvin his sure lies, and Nai
sworn into Office according to law.
Ordered by the Commissioners that the
Auditor advertise IN the Macarthur Democra
that they will meet at the Auditors Office in
Macarthur, on the oath day If Jan. 1857
for the purpose of receiving proposals tol
building two good and substa tial trrsse
bridges, one across the Brushy Fork of Rae
coon Greek, near John Fees, and the oihp
across the H pney Fork of Raccon, neal
VIM. Fees, where the new road petiiiOneC
; for by ] w. Rannells ond others, crosses
said Greeks, said bridges to be completed b.
the first day OF Sept next. and Commission
ers agree to pay said contractor out Of the
count, treasury S30O--Sl5O towards each
bridge and bal. in individual subscriptions.
: SPECIAL SESSION, JAN. "a, 1857.
. VIM. Fee, having bid to build the two
bridges across Ra coon Creek for S400, ont
across the Bru,hy FORK, near John Fees &
the other across the Honey Fork, near VIM
Fees, and he being the only bidder, saic
con ract was awarded tn him. at the abov,
price; said Fee entered into contract fol
same according to previous advertisement
and gave bond and security for the perform.
ance OF the same-said bridges to be COM
\ pltled by the lst day of Sept 1857, and
the Commissioners agree to have an orde
issued to him, on the acceptance of sale
bridges. on the county treasury Ior bridge
funds for $500.
REGULAR MARCH SESSION, 1857.
Tn Commissioners accept and approved
the bonI OF ]. A. Walden, Auditor elect for
said county of Vinton, which said bond il
in the penal sum of $4,000, with E. F
} Bingham and Fraucis Shades, sureties.
Resolved by the Commissioners that d
Road Tax OF mill On the dollar be Levied
Oh all the taxable property OF Vinton Co.,
for the wear 1877