The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-01-05

| turnpike road petitioncd for bv T. S. Cleveland
and others, under sct of Legislature, March and
April, 1867, was read third time in open ses
sion. The viewers proceeded % view, lay out
and mark sito for said McAdamizcd or turn
pike road, commend ~ at the Noble and Monro,
county line, on the land of T. s. Cleveland
thence by the way of the town of Calais touch
| ing or nearing all points namol, ending at Tho
Monroe and Noble county line on the land o.
Michael Dauford. The first mile of the survey
is along The valley near and nearly on a lint
with Atkinson's run, slightly meandering Will
but few undulations; the Irregularities in The
ground of the second mile is slight except as
cending the hill Southwest of Calais which
makes regular and even grade of five degrees
| for the distance of one-third of n mile; the inc
qualities in the third mile are more varied
though not abrupt, requiring few slight cuts
and filings to make the required grade; the
remainder of the road is more even, the
greater portion of which lies along valley
where road could be easily constructed. As
there is no good thoroughfare leading through
or near this section of country, being nothing
but earth roads, which, owing to the nature
Of the ground, it being mari or deep loan
which during the rainy or wet seasons of the
year cut and wash to such depth in many
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BILE. In our opinion the interest of the coun.
try adjacent to here, and The public demaud
a graded and McAdamized road, which should
be first graded or thrown up in the center
raising fifteen inches slightly cuiving from
the center to the edges, with excavations OF
bitches on each side, excepting on side cuts
where only one is requisite; these should he
about or . foot deep and three feet wide, the
bed of road seventeen feet wide, then Mead
amized with small broken stone, if free
stone; about one hundred and sixty-fve 1851
cubic feet should be used to the rod or perch,
or ffty-two thousand eight hundred 52SOOl
feet to the mile. The cost of construction
of said road on the above plan would proba-
| bly, be about three thousand TS30OO1 per
mile. The bounds of said road to be forty
feet wide. Thereupon the Commissioners
appointed Jacob N. Mitchell, Oliver S. Sloan
and John B. Noll to view the premises, ap.
portion the estimated expense of said i'm.
provement upon the real property embraced
in the order aforesaid, according to the bene-
fit to be derived therefrom, and report the
same to the County Auditor, and in making
said apportionment they shall take into con.
sideration any benefit which will accrue to
any land or lands by reason of drainage re-
sulting from said improvement. For report
of lands and lots benefited and to be as
sessed see schedule B on file.
The report of the Blair's run road was
again brought up and the Commissioners de-
cided not to allow said road, and that the
petitioners pay the costs incurred.
VIM. Preshaw was allowed $l,l35 80 for
working and grading the county road between
Malaga and Woodsfed.
Allowed Scheuk & Helfrich SIG for stove
for Treasurer's office.
Application was made by A. ". Mccormick,
Attorney at Law, Marietta, for the sum of
SleO due John W. Dolman, late private in
the 36th Reg. O. V. vi. The Adjutant Gen.
eral of Ohio reports the same correct, there
fore ordered that the Auditor issue an order
on the county Treasurer for the amount.
Allowed Thomas Piatt and widow Latham
$40 each for damage on road in Washington
township. .-.a
Allowed John Cline Esq. 500 for working
road between Graysville and Brownsville.
Allowed Thomas Murphy, Esq, S140 to be
expended for working the road between
Graysville and Brow nsville.
Entered into contract with VIM Preshaw TO
build a bridge across Bakers Fork near Dan'l
Ludwig's, to be DO feet long, 10 feet wide, Gov
cred with clapboards, for the sum of $500, fin
ished TO the satisfaction of the Commission
erS.
Allowed W. F. Hunter, ESQ.,, $40 for assist
ing Prosecuting Attorney in the case of Ohio
VS.. John Mckee, in addition to amount paid.
Allowed Auditor pant salary 500.
L.. nal Qn
SPECIAL SESSION, Jan. 20, 1865.
Allowed II. +. Mason Sl47 Is for hauling
stone, wages to hands, &C., on Woodsfeld and
ClariDgton road, ...r
Allowed VIM: Preshaw $50 Is for work
performed on Woodsfeld and Malaga road.
Allowed Jos. Stauver S31 &c for rent of Of
fee.
Allowed J. W. Foutz 81 400 for making ap-
proach to bridge at mouth of Clear Fork and
to bridge at Cline's. -...-...
Allowed Jacob Tschappat so cts as witness,
Ohio vs. Shuts.
Allowed VIM. Warfeld Se5 for scrapers for
roads.
Allowed NJ. Hoefler $40 for map of county.
@ SPECIAL SESSION, Feb. 3, 1865.
Agreeably to written communication ad-
dressed by the Auditor to the Commissioners
that bill had passed both branches of the
Legislature authorizing them to erect Court
House on Lots No. 20 and 81 in Woodsfeld,
and requesting them to meet here on this
day, the Commissioners accordingly met and
proceeded to deliberate on the measures ne
cessary to be taken towards erecting said
n. II, tlo 10
missioners agreed to meet on Monday, the
10th day of February, 1868, and proceed to
make inspection of various Court Houses, ,and
after having made selection of one likely to
suit will proceed to have plans and specifca-
tions made, and on future DAY will proceed
TO advertise for the different contracts re-
quired for said Court House.
G. W. Car!others, late Sheriff of Monroe
county, presented bill of costs wherein the
State of Ohio was plaintiff against several
defendants, where the State failed to collect
said costs; said bill has been certified to by
the Clerk of the Court to be correct, there-
fore ordered that the Auditor issue an oider
for the amount claimed, being $5S n.
E... MARCH SESSION, 1865.
The report of John B. Noll Jacob N. Mitchell
and Oliver S. Sloan, who were appointed at
the December session, 1867, TO view the prem
ises and appoItion the estimated expenses OF
the lands lying within two miles of the turn
pike road petitioned for by T. s. Cleveland
and others, under acts of March snd April,
1867, was read.
Allowed VIM. Walton S4 for table for
Clerks Office.
Allowed G. S. Newcomb & Co, $50 rs for
paper, envelopes, ink, &C., for Auditors Office.
Allowed B. Hins 50 80, blacksmith work
| for offices.
The Commissioners and Auditor concluded
the semi-cnnual settleme mt with Dan'l Neu-
hart, county Treasurer, and upon careful
examination of the accounts do find said
Treasurer charg cable with and entitled to the
credits as published in the "spirit of De-
mocracy" March, 1868, leaving balance in
his hands of S5,5C9 So 9.which was counted
| by Commissioners and Auditor and found
correct.
Ordered that the sum of $l52 be paid to
Warren Hollister, agent of the Etna Insur-
ance Company, agreed as the price to be paid
the Company for Insurance of county Infir-
mary.
A petition was presented by Thomas Day
and others to lay out and establish county
road in Seneca township. commencing OF