Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1857-07-02
DETAILED REPORT OF THE CoMMIs-
sIoNERs OF CARROLL COUNTY. FOR
THE YEAR ENDING JUNE SIXTH,

SIONERS OF CARROLL COUNTY, FOR
THE YEAR ENDING JUNE SIXTH,
1857.
AuDIroR's oFYIcK, CARROLL OoUETT,
Carrollton, June 9Th, 1857.
To he Honorable Court Of Common Pleas Of
Carroll County, Ohio:
The undersigned Commissioner Of Carroll
county, 10 pursuance Of the requirements Of ian
Act to amend the Act entitled AN Aet'furthsr 10
prescribe the duties Of Commissioner" passed
April 9Th, 1853, make report Of their proceedings
for the year preceding the first Monday Of June,
1857, to wit:
June Tth, INSTRUMENTATION me. pursuant
TO adjournment: Present, WIN. Walters Jacob
strayer and Thomss Weir, Commissioner, aud ].
/. Blackburn, Auditor:
Appropriated four dollars for experimenting
the building Of Taylor aud Jackman'e bridge.
Appropriated forty dOIlMs to build . bridge
across Yellow Greek, near Matthew Dunlap's, in
Lee township.
Levy VI baASs i' 10 W.
For genera! expenses of county. i+.lo mills or
the dollar.
For bridge purposes RIO Of one mill on tho
dollar.
For Inarmary expenses, SIS Of one mill on the
dollar.
Also, q levy sufficient IA pay the Interest on the
railroad bonds Of the townships Of Cegtre, Union,
Lee and Orange.
Ordered, that ! l. BLACKBURN be paid $7,s3
freight, postage, stationery, &c, for county offices.
Ordered, that John l. Blackburn be paid four
hundred dollars, fees in part as Auditor.
Ordered, that the Auditor publish an Exhibit
Of the Receipts and Expenditures, for the yeN
ending June 9Th, 1859.
SPECIAL SESSION.
August 2Ist, S56.-COmmis'ioners met pur-
suant to : call from the Auditor. Present. VIM.
Walters, Thomas Weir and Jacob Straysr- and
appointed John West, Esq, Clerk Of the Court of
Common Pleas, to gil the vacancy occasioned by
tho resignation Of Geo. F. Kennedy.
September LIST .sr Commissioners met pursuant
to law. Present, Thomas Weir and Jacob Stray.
or, Petition from James Jerome and others, for
county road, read and continued.
Ordered, that Trip d Mccoy be paid one
hundred and fifteen dollars aud twelve and one.
half cents for county printing.
September and.-Full Board present. Ethan
A. Daniels and others, petition for alteration OF
Yellow Creek grade, read and viewers appoint.
ed.
Ordered that Charles RuniOn be paid eleven
dollars for withdrawing Jail.
Petition of Isaac COPYRIGHT and Others present
cd at June session, for alteration Of Patteron's
road, read and granted.
Appropriated, two hundred dollars, to build a
bridge across CsnnOttOu Greek, in Orange town.
ship.
Sept. Srd .--ordersd. that John Thompson be
paid one dollar and twenty-five cents, for repair.
iug sash in the court house.
Ordered, that Trip & Mccoy be paid thirty.
seven dOllars for printing tax receipts.
barnes, Scott and Others-road petition-rspOrt
Of the viewers read and established.
Report Of the viewers on LeePet's road altsra-
ton read and established,
Additional allowance Of two dollars and Any
cents to Duniap's bridge.
Ordered, that J. I. Blackburn be paid two dol
lS.i and ssventy-Uix eenh for goods furnished
county Offices.
Appropriation Of fifteen dollars made to Con.
nslly's bridge, in Augusta tOwnshiP.-Ordsr to b.
issued when the work is completed.
Ordered, that Thomas Weir be paid .wo dOIIsn
for experimenting HowiFs bridge, in Washington
township.
Ordered chat ]. l. Blackburn b paid three hun
bred dollars, fees in part % Auditor.
Report Of tho viewers on David Earn-t's road
being read, said road was established.
December let. Commissioners met pursuant
to law. Present, Jacob Straysr, Thomas Weir
and VIM. Walters, and ]. I, Blackburn, Auditor.
Appropriated ten dollars to duish che bridge
across the canal at Oneida.
Ordered. that Hull d Bus Be paid i've dOIlars
and Aheen cents for iron for bridge across Sandy
Il 0nsids.
Ordered. thst ]. H. Fishsl be paid two doIau
for repairing the bridge It Witsnbsrg.
QrSsEsd, bat Jsns & Rfl b paid slsvsn dol.