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

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damages TO said Rains, that said road b
. estd blished, so much Of 1t as is located i
Viton county, from the RoSs county lin
10 the line Of the land Of Shadrack Tim
) mons, and IL said damages be paid BY IN
18th day Of August, 1856, said part Of sal
road is established public highway, &c.
i Damages not paid.)
Benjamin Rains gave notice Of an ap
J peal 70 the Probate Court, on the foregoing
road. (But not appealed.) ~. =
u The Commissioners authorize Francis
Shades to have good and substantial boart
fence made on both sides Of the jail that i
on the North and South sides.
Said job completed by s. B, Ullum ant
paid for.
The Clerk of Common Pleas, Sheriff anc
Treasurer made their annual Reports ac.
cording to law.
Resolved, That a Tax be levied of one anC
one tenth mills. for county purposes and one
and fourteenth mills for building purposes
and one half of one mill for bridge purposes
and one tenth Of one mill Tor poor purposes
on each one dollars worth oftaxabe prop
erty in Vinton county for 1856.
SPECIAL SESSION, JUNE 25, 1856.
Ordered, That notice be published three
weeks in the Macarthur Democrat, that they,
the Commissioners, will meet at the Ratiiff
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 %, 1856. Plan and specihca-
tiono 70 ha ,nada Lnouyn On tko L. al ,aIo
SPECIAL SESSION. JULY 81, 1856.
The Commissioners order a Notice pub-
lished in the Macarthur Democrat, and Min
eral Region Herald, for three weeks, that
sealed proposals will be received at the Au-
dtors office in Macarthur until the first day
of September next for furnishing bell for
the Court House, in Macarthur, Vintnn Coun-
ty, and all the necessary iron fixtures for
hanging the same, said bell to weigh not
less than 900 nor more than TOO pounds
Said bell and fixtures to be delivered at the
Court House in Macarthur, on or before the
18th day of September, 1856. Said con-
tract to be let to the lowest responsible bid
der, and bond and St curity given for the
( ithful performance Of said contract.
REGULAR SESSION SEPT. 1856.
The Commissioners proceeded to open
the sealed proposals for furnishing bell for
Court House, ali James Mullinex having
proposed to deliver q bell 10 weigh $50 lbs,
aud fixtures for $270, and he being The low
est and best bidder said contract was awarded
to him, who entered into bonds for the per-
formance of said contract-which has since
been fulfilled and paid
Miles Ratliff having bid off the job ofgra-
ding and filling at the end OF the bridge on
Big Salt creek near the mouth of Pretty
Run on the 22d day of July, 1856 for 2l3
cents per square yard, to be paid when COM
pleted said RltIlff came forward this day
and entered into Bond and security for the
performance OF said contract-which has
since been fulfled and paid, at that rate
amounting to 62l7 "a.
Ellis, County road leading from the Ebe-
hlezer NJ. E. Church in Swan township. to
thC Logan road near the corner of Jacob
Hass/ meadow, came to its third reading,
an99,the viewers having reported favorable
i!Pthe establishment of said road. and there
Eeing no objection against the establish
nent of the same, said road was established
public highway 40 feet wi5s, &c.
Hartley, county road, commencing at Ki-
ger Hawkin'a, in Wilkesvlle township. and
ending at Wa Radcliffe scalea in Vinton
township. The viewers having mads a -fa-
v6a5ie report for the establishment thereof,
said viewers having also assessed damages
to the following persons, tO-wit. on account
OF the tablishment of the same Andrew
Stanton, twenty dollars. Benjamin Hawk.
len dollars, Alexander McGregory's heirs
forty dollars. and there being no petition for
review or alteration and the Commissioners
believing said road would be of public util.
ity,
Resolved, That If said petitioners pay
the above damages which the viewers as
sessed to the above persons by the first day
of November next, That said road would be
established a public highway forty feet
wide, &c
Said damages not been paid TO our knowl-
edge-rec'ts not on fie.
Rannell's. County Road, alteration-con-
tinned until next session.
SPECIAL SESSION, SEPT. l6, 1856.
The Commissioners make an appropria-
ton of Sl75 towards erecting a bridge
across Raccoon creek on the Nelson road,
between Samuel and Thomas MOgee's, pro-
videt the petitioners raise the balance to
pay for the same, aud if said petitioners fail
to rai,e the balance to pay for said bridge
they are to pay all expenses incurred in the
! premises, and it Is further ordered that the
Auditor have a Notre published in the Nc
Arthur Democrat and Mineral Region Her
aid, that sealed proposals will be received
at the Auditors Office in said county until
Oct. 10, 1856, for building said bridge as
above stated.
Said contract taken by ]. NJ Richardson
at $3.50 and completed and received by the
Con missoners and paid for in full.
Ordered by the Commission that the
Auditor have aNotice published in the Nc
Arthur DemOcrat and Mineral Region Her.
aid. that sealed proposals will be received at
the Auditors Office ia said county until Oct.
10, 1856 for building good tressel bridge
across Raccoon creek at John Curry's MIL
in Wilkesville township. Said contract to
be let 10 the lowest responsible bidder and
completed by the first day of March, 1857,
On the completion Of said Job the comns
81 ners agree to pay said contractor two.
fifths out IF County Treasury snd the balance
in individual subscription at his own risk
SPECIAL SESSION, OCT. 10, 1856.
| Said last above named sealed proposals
beng opened, the contract was awarded to
]. M. Richardson, he being the lowest and
best bidder at S474, who entered into a
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