The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1868-12-29
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contrsct. which being sstisfaotory Is deposited
The sum Of $500 in ootru.y tdnls, sigusd |,
by the Commissioners and attestsd by the An!
ditor, were paid to Walker. Huntsr'aslrs Per oon-s
tract for making brick for Court Horsc. !.
Adjourned 20 meet on "Wednesday, 1oth
May, as Board Of EdualiEation.. s2es,'t1A !,
Owing to the Assessors books mot having
been sent by the State Auditor, the Board Of
EQUALIZATION was further postponed 10 May -.
1858, when they met and transacted the bu.s
siness required. So - Vf-] gAisasL
JusH SESSION, 1885,. 4
petition was presented by =. A. lampins.
and others for tue alteration OF the State
road leading from, Marietta to Woods6sld.,
commencing on the county line between.
Washington and Mouros coupties, on the land
of Seth Adams, to keep the old road as near
as practicable to Woods6sld, Bond given.
John Besrdnore, VIM. White and wm Read
were appointed viewers, with o.. S. Sloan,
county suryeyos, 20 meet at Seth, Adams, on
the 10th June, 1858, and proceed to view and
lay out said road. :. .,.,..f.z,ss,tA
Entered into oontrao, witG John BssrdJhets
to- make a road from Graysville to ,ths, house
Of Archer Smith in Washington township.for
the sum Of $425. @aas- 2. SO
Contracted with Christian. HeIbling 70 pns.l
chase the house and lot owned BY him with.
outbuildings, for the sum Of $500; posses.
sion to be given LIST April, 1869. s9ssis ears
A petition was presented by W. @. Webs
and others for survey and to establishas
road from near Keyser''s mill, in Adams Tp.,'
up Atkinson's run to or near the premises of
Ehenezer Taylor, suusbury Tp. Bond given.
Stephen Pancoast, Isaac Ward aid Michael
Boughner were appointed viewers, with y. g.
Sloan, county Surveyor to meet ut Eeysef'st
mill on the 23d June, 1868, and proceed tS'
survey and lay out said road. Ss.a.t
| The Commissioners signed county Corrss
House bonds to the amoun. of s., ,37i, payable
in three years with interest at the rate Of six
per cent. per annum. sse6gs1cA
petition was presented bysA Lanta ana
others asking for ths granting and establiahS
ing county road beginning at the, county,
road in Jackson Tp., to intersect the road ~
D. kddy's mill. Bond given. 3 Thomas
Wright, Thomas Wood and Gustayus Duysit
were appointed viewers, with John. B. Nolls
Surveyor, to meet at Jacob Wamhas', Jackson
Tp., on 23d June and proceed to view andlaS3
out said road. - ssshx7 5ztG 6s,t. asUit
A petition was presented BY. G, Easis and
other. for an alteration Of tho county road
leading from Lewisville to Ailtonsburg. BENT
given. San'l Graham, Joseph Baker and
Fred Schaub nero appointed viewers. with
O. s. Sloan, county Surveyor, stoS meet at Ca
Karig's, Summit Tp., and proceed 10 sviev and
lay ont said alteration. iasEiE3likgA : fa;fba{
A petition was presented by CD. Daily aad
others for a review OF the county road leads
ing from ,Wpodsfsld to Antioch. through. Aths
land Of a. g. Davidson. Bond giten, sBsnj4
were appointed viewers, with. John B. NpllS
Surveyor, to meet the 22i Juno, 1868, attic
bridge at Dismal creek, and proceed to view
and lay cut said alteration. elSkzl assFfash
| The report Of the yiewerso OF the Berulsrd
and Hamilton road came up for final action
| as adjourned from March session. 1858, COM
, mencing at the Cross roads, atJ. q. .HAuils
toms; thence by the way OF Lewisvine, a
Bernhard, VIM. Beardnote and Willow Grove,
intsrsectihg the Wills creek road and suiing.
Of forming junction with tho Miltonsbur8
and Malaga road on the land Of widow Samps
son. a good road can be made on this sur.r
vey With au ordinary amoant Of Label, sands
in our opinion the alterations would very
much enhance public convenience. Ne
therefore report favorable to the alteration.
| Damages assessed in favor of the following
persons: Jacob Butt $50, Alex. Kennedy $45,
J. II. Neuhart $50, David B. scbaub $35, R.
Cooper s75, Peter Bolinger 81 Is, johnston
Wilson $685., Jacob Howiler S62. On delibsa
ration, further action on the road Is post
ponsd TO September session. rsassi - lsssys
/ Tbs road petitioned for by Simeon Rose
| and others, at the December session; 1867.
came up for final action; as the legal notices
/ wore not given to the parties through whose
lands said road would run, therefore IT, bsA
comes null and void; the petitioner to pay
| the costs incurred. ~
| Thomas Murphy. Bsq., was appointed IN a
perintendent to oversee the erection Of tbs;
Court House; that the work and materials are,
according to the plan and speci6cationsssssa
| Ordered, that an advertisement be inserted
In the Split Of Democracy for proposals to
erect two abutments for the iron bridges, ,nsas
J. Steed's mill. ns68 ~
| a petition wss presented from the Trustsss
Of Switzerland Tp., setting forth that the old
read near the Ohio River had, in several2 2la.
ess, slipped into the river, SO Is to make 70
impassable for wagons and nearly 90 for
horsemsn; they therefore proceeded agreeably
and Ask for its establishment. ys.fssapa
A petition was presented from the Tfhstse4
Of Salem Tp.. to establish supply sfoad
through tbs lands Of Lesi Baldwin and David.
GrssuleS, the Old road having been. 50 muoh
injured BY the waters as to require the changer
they therefore laid out the new road and al;
low David Greenlee $l07 damages, sustained
BY said road passing through his land.
4 Daniel Nsuhart who at the last 0ctobsf
election, 1867, Was duly elected Treasurer ot
Monroe county, has presented q bond With
sureties to the amount Of 100000 for the
faithful discharge Of his duties, which beng
satisfactory he enters on the duties Of HIS
Office at the time prescribed by law. > v
Ordered, that the turnpike road petitionsi
j, for by +. s. Cleveland and others, unosr aots
, , of Legislature March and April, 1857, 1t be-
ing satisfactorily proved to tho Commissions
ers that the legal steps IS set forth in said
acts have been complied witt, DO establish b
graded and McAdami1ed or turnpike road ,c7m.
mencing on the land Of Z. s. Cleveland, ,thencs
by the way Of the to~n o. Calais and ending
> on the Monroe and Noble county line, on the
lard Of Michael Dsnford, and which u par
ticularised in the plat and surrey OF O. 8.
: Sloan. ..., fa,3 III vs:t,s x
The Auditor is authorised to mako sspa.
! rate Duplicate and that q levy Of 81 nilla on
the dollar as BY assessment Of the committee
. appointed By the Commissioners to appor.
. ton and estimate the costs.
Ordered that costs in the cass.,f Ohio Va q.
Troy, amounting to s16 u be allowed.
!, Ordered, that the costs in the cssssof 0hiu
vs.. T. Zimmerman, amounting TO rsS IS, -
!, allowed. 7,s.s.sai., t.ss sssy !
Allowed 3. Beck ssfor mortar and patching
Jail. so ~. :. s,.a -st,,..4 ssssss, A.
a Allowed Jacob Schneider so so for rent
Recordet's Office. "a st,,s s,,..sb,,i -.
: Allowed Helbling, Stoehr Il Co. slo9 10
cases, shelves, &c., in Clerk and Probate OH.
oes. sA.s sss.4.z.-s - ,stst ,3ssgs
Allowed Philip Waggsnhsim $40 rent coal
: oellar. =. 4 Sss..,tsra ,.
Allowed, T, eottinssr 81 50 for rhits vssh,
. ing and cleaning Auditors Office. = 5Ys,..
J: Allowed II. Schaub Si44 rent OF Treasurer'l
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