M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-12-03

n RSnnells, county road. Alteration In the
road leading from McArthur to New Ply
nooth. The part altered bring between
4 Thomas Rsnnel's and John Fees. The
Report Of this road which was adjourned Al
The last regular session ofthe Commission
ers, came up to its third reading, and there
being no objection or remonstrance against
the establishment Of said road and ]. w.
Rannels aud William Fee, petitioners, ap-
pearing and entering into bonds TO Vinton
| Comfy in the sum of FIVE thousand dollars
10 make said new road into good psssable
road by the 18th day Of September next, and
also make up enough good subscriptions to
build two bridges on said road, one across
the Bmshy fork and the other across the
Honey fork Of Raccoon creek, save and ex-
cept three hundred dollars, which the Com
missoners 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
to James Briggs fifty dollars damages, which
was assessed 6y said viewers to said Briggs,
by the 10Th day of April next, and the Com
missioners 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
teration be established, &c.
Ordered by the Commissioners that the
Sheriff and Prosecuting Attorney occupy
the office in the southeast corner of the
Court House.
1t is ordered that in the two cases of for
feiiure of recognizance of Warren Denui-
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
William 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, 1856, that upon the pay
meDt by said Warren Dennison or any per-
son for him, to the Probate Judge or Prose-
cutting Attorney of VintOn County the sum
of 5000 0O,t shall be received in full for
said fofGeitures, 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
Railroad, came to its third reading. The
viewers having reported favorable to SAID al
teTation being made, ordered the same to be
established fifty feet wide as public high
way.
Newkirk, County Road. Alteration in the
County road leading from the Vinton Fur
mace TO Jackson and 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. ;,
was done by William A. Hill,
and paid.
SPECIAL SESSION, DEC. 80. 1856.
There being vacancy in the board of
County Commissioners, by the removal from
said county OF G. D. Gray, late Commission
er, th~ Probate Judge, Recorder and Dep'ty
Auditor of said county, met at Macarthur on
the 26th day of Dec. 1856. and appointed
Patrick Murdoch as Commissioner of said
county to GIL the -nia yacarny.
Patrick Murdock this day appeared and ac-
cepted said appointment Of Commissioner,
and fled his certificate of having sooa sworn
Intosaid Office. .ss-,.......,
John Kinney this day filed in this Office,
his certificate Of having been sworn into the
office Of Commissioner of Vinon County.
There being vacancy in the Office of
County Auditor, by the death of Joseph
Magee. late Auditor of said county. the
Commissioners do hereby constitute and ap-
point Joel A. Walden as Auditor of said
county, to fill said vacancy; whereupon,
said ]. A. Walden appeared and accepted
said appointment, and entered mto bonds in
the sum Of three thousand dollars, with w.
Fee and John Calvin his sure ties, and was
sworn into Office according to law.
Ordered by the Commissioners that the
Auditor advertise IN the Macarthur Democrat
that they will meet at the Auditors Office in
Macarthur, on the Oath day Of JAM. 1857,
for the purpose Of receiving proposals for
building two good and substantial tressel
bridges, one across the Brushy Fork of Rae
coon Creek, near John Fees, and the other
across the Honey Fork of Raccon, near
VIM. Fees, where the new road petitioned
for by ]. w. Rannells ond others, crosses
said Greeks, said bridges to be completed by
the first day OF Sept next, and Commission
ers agree to pay said contractor out of the
counts treasury S300-Sl50 towards each
bridge and bal. in individual subscriptions.
SPECIAL SESSION, JAN. "a, 1857.
VIM. Fee, having bid to build the two
bridges across Raccoon Creek for S4O0, one
across the Bru>hy Fork, near John Fees g.
the other across the Honey Fork, near VIM.
Fees, and he being the only bidder, said
contract was awarded to him, at the above
price; said Fee entered into contract for
same according to previous advertisement,
and gave bond and security for the perform
ance of the ame-said bridges to be CON-
pleted by the lst day of Sept, 1857, and
the Commissioners agree to have an order
issued to him, on the acceptance of said
bridges, on the county treasury for bridge
funds for $500.
REGULAR MARCH SESSION, 1857.
tn Commissioners accepted and approved
the bond Of ]. A. Walden, Auditor elect for
said county of Vinton, which said bond is
i'll the penal sum of $4,000, with E. F.
Bingham and Fraucis Shades, sureties.
Resolved by the Commissioners that a
Road Tax of mill on the dollar be levied
on all the taxable property of Vinton Co.,
for the year 1857. 49,.
Craig State Road Vacation.-The report
of the viewers on that part of the Slate
road leading from Hdmden to Nc Arthur,