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Report of County Commissioners


Report Of County Commissioners
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Report of the Commissioners OF
Monroe County, Ohio. to the
Court of Common Pleas, and Re.
ports of Various County OAlcers
Tor the Year Ending September
A, 1867.
10 the Honorable, tie Judge of the Court O
Common Pleas of the second sub division
of the eighth judicial District of the State
Of Ohio:
The Board of Commissioners Of Monroe
County, Ohio. in compliance with the law
herewith present their Annual Report for The
year ending September a, 1857.
In presenting this Report the expenses o.
the county have been increased, owing to the
destruction Of the Court House and County
Offices by fire, on the night of June 13, 1867
: The fire originated in building owned and
occupied by D. Walton as grocery store, and
was only separated from the Court House BY
. narrow flight of steps, and the Probate Of
fee being at the end next the store room
nothing could be saved in it. Owing to the
indefatigable exertions made by the citizen;
(Which cannot be too much commended,) the
most valuable books in the other Offices were
saved, as well as the moneys in the Treasury
We, have purchased the lot adjoining
the Court House lot, SO that in the
erection Of new Court House the building
will be isolated, and by making it Ere proof
the same casualty will not be likely to occur
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with two exceptions.
The condition of the separate Funds is ex,
hibited by the Auditors detailed Report o.
Receipts and Expenditures, hereto attached.
Abstract Of Oaicial Transactions.
kszes. SEPTEMBER 8, 1866.
Joseph Baker presented petition for the
alteration of county road. View and sur.
vsy granted.
n. r. Mason presented q petition for the
vacation of 3 county road.
Daniel Neuhart, who was elected County
Treasurer on the second Tuesday of October
1866, for two years, has given bond to the
satisfaction Of the Commissioners, and having
been duly sworn, enters upon the duty Of
County Treasurer.
r. A. Lamping presented petition for a
county road. View and survey granted.
The report Of the viewers for the road pc
toned for by Adam Riesbsck being favorable,
said road was established and the following
damages allowed: G. H. Davenport Sic; b,
0risner So; Henry shapp $l5: Sterling Jones
$26 go; George Mason s6.
VIM. Read was allowed So for repairing
safe and door lock in Treasurer's Office.
The Trustees in Benton Township were al
lowed $3.50 out of road fund for repairing 6
roads.
Thomas Martin presented petition for an
alteration of a county road. View and sur
veg granted. 4
8 B. Hine was allowed So % for blacksmith
ing performed on coal house. 81.
Ohio VS.. Jas. Farrier. Ordered that the
costs in this case be paid out of the County
Treasury.
ohio VS.. John Bennett. Ordered that the
costs in this case be paid out of the County
Treasury.
& Ohio vs.sG. w. Adams. Ordered that the
costs in this case be paid out of the County
Treasury. -
Ohio vs.. Pasco & al. Ordered that the costs
in this case be paid out Of the County Treas
ury.
the costs in this case be paid out of the
County Treasury. III
The sum of Sc, $50 vas allowed from the
General Road Fund for grading and repairing
the road leading from Woodsfeld to Belmont
County line; also $500 from said fund to re-
pair the road direct from Woodsfeld to Mala'
ga.
Jas. R. Morris was appointed to examine
Treasurer's and Auditors account from Sep
tembsr, 1866 to September 1866, and report
at next meeting Of Commissioners.
Allowed o. 5. Sloan, County Surveyor, So
for making plats of road leading from Woods
field to Darlington.
Allowed A. Pierson IS, notifying County
Surveyor to meet Commissioners this session.
Allowed $12, $50 out of General Road Fund
for grading and repairing road leading from
Woodsield to Clarington, through Cameron
by way OF Hurd's Run; also the sum of $500
to repair the road leading from Sunfsh Bridge
to the head Of Fishpot; also ST 600 to repair
the road leading from Woodsfeld to Lewis
vile, thence to Noble County line, and $500
on the road from Woodsfeld to Antioch; also
the sum Of $1,000 to repair the road leading
from Beallsville down AtkiRson's Run. W
Ordered that the Military Relief Fund re-
7so " ba trransferrsd as follows. 81. .05a t.
tba General Road Fund. s2.7oo rs to tho
CouStv Fxnense Fnnd' Further ordered
that he Milit;a Fund Tcommutation. ) remain
ing IN the County Treasurv. amountioa /,
sI.s7s. be transferred to the General Roat
Fund. IS
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