The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-11-23

$50 2S for sill plates for court house, Allow-
| ed Walker Hunter $500 part paymen ent for iron
fence around court house. Adjourned sine die
MARCH SESSION, 1S69.-.Samuel Grimshaw
who at the last October election was elected
| to the Office of county Auditor for the term
! Of two years, has this day presented bond
aud surety for the sum OF S5 .oO0, which being
satisfactory, and having been duly qualified
he enters on the duties of his Office
| The report of the viewers on the road pc
| titioped for by David p Noll and others which
was laid over for final action from the Dscem
Der session, 1868, letter having been re.
ceivsd from Nicholas Suter waving all claim
for damages, said road is ordered to be estab-
| li3he1.
Allowed costs in the case of Ohio vs. No
! Dougal and Sprague, SIT SIS.
Application was made from Cofield ,Sam'l
Dobbins. Abel Barnes AMI Barnes fer $50
each due them from the county and were
promised SIS each, and S. was paid to each.
| A letter has been received from the State
| Adiutant General the account is correct. there
fore ordered that the sum of $50 each bs al
lowed the parties named on making affidavit
of the facts and filing in Auditors Office.
The costs in the case of Ohio VS. Haves was
| allowed, amour ing to So SO. The costs in
the case Of Ohio VS. John Sprague, amounting
to S22 SIS, were allowed
Ordered that W + Hunter. Esq, be allowed
| $50 IL the cases of Ohio VS. McDougall and
Ohio vs. Sprague.
Jere Williams, Clerk of tee Court of Com.
mon Pleas presented report from the Grand
Jury, February Term, 1859, in which they
| commend new hoor in front room of Jail
and also the front part of hall; they also re-
commend sheet iron being fastened to the
washboa to prevent the ingress Of rats, &c.
Allowed Jones & Morris SIS 25,mdzs for Jail
| and Offices. Allowed Z Salisbury, Esq, S6 35
transcripts and certificates in the cases OF
Ohio VS. Schneider, Rose and Evans. Allowed
2 Wagenheim $50 rent coal cellar one year.
Allowed & N Koeher S2l St, mdzs for Jail
and Offices, Allowed W 7 Sinclair $40 med
oal services for James Doss, prisoner: Al
lowed W 7 Morris S79 l6; rent Clerks Office.
Allowed O'Connor for G, 1854 indsxss.S20 62
petition signed by over 200 citizens of
Monroe county was presented, asking for the
erect on of good substantial bridge across
SuniiSh creek at the south end of Cameron.
The costs in the case of Ohio VS.. Albert, 81
-, allowed.
The costs in the case of Ohio vs.. Homer W
Gibbons, S19 30, allowed.
The costs in the case of Ohio VS.. McDougal,
Sprague and Cole, S199, allowed
The costs in the case of Ohio VS.. Homer and
Burden Gibbons, S9S 65, allowed.
The Commissioners with Auditor concluded
the semi-annual settlement with Daniel Neu-
hart, county Treasurer. and find balance in
the Treasury OF &12, 1852 ~, which was counted
and found correct
Allowed G. W Carrothors and A Pierson
S. each searching for prisoners accused of
grand larceny.
Allowed Ab'm L Doler, Deputy Sheriff Bel
mont county, expenses incurred arresting Nc
Dougal and Sprague. amounting to ST IS,
Ordered, that levy of mills be made on
the dollar. mill for road purposes which may
be worked out on the roads at the rate of 81 80
per day, and one mill for bridge fund.
Allowed the Trustees of Ohio township 500
for repairing bridge at Baresville.
Allowed D Neuhart S12 50 employing hands
to remove safe.
Allowed VIM. Walton 50 medical services for
Gibbon and McDougal, prisoners.
Application was made to refund to Samuel
Blowers the sum of S56 a5, which he alleges
should not have been charged, the money for
which he was assessed, $2,50o, being legal ten
ders; decided that the authority to apply to is
the State Auditor; therefore application re-
fused.
Entered into agreement with Wm T Davis to
make counter according to plan for a6l.
Entered into agreement with E Beck to rough
cast color and lay off in blocks the hail Of the
court house at 10 cents per yard.
Allowed j P Spriggs Prosecuting Attorney,
$50 for preparing bonds contracts, &C., for 3
years
Allowed P spriggs $500 part salary for
year.
Allowed Auditor $500 part salary.
Adjourned to meet April l.
SPECIAL SESSION, April Allowed D. Con-
ger SO 76, laying floor in jail hall and repairing
hearth in same.
Allowed Thomas Neal SIS, amount paid to
local bounty fund for volunteers.
W W Mccoy not being here the Commission
ers cannot take the county Offices off his hands.
The Commissioners examined the counter in
Treasurer's office. which being satisfactory or
dered the Auditor to issue an order in favor of
VIM T Davis for $61 as per contract
The Commissioners drew note in favor of
Chris Helbling for the sum of $500 as agreed
upon for east half of lots 81 and 92
Allowed Sei5ert & Lilley S145 40 for blank
books stationery and cases for Clerk, Treasurer
and Auditors offices.
Allowed VIM Rose $50 % for stove pipes
and putting them up in county Offices.
Ordered that an advertisement be issued
for proposals to erect wooden bridge across
the creek at D Eddy's mill, Green township,
SPECIAL SEssIoNMay 2l.-Wm Preshaw pre- :
sented an account amounting to Sl39 So for
labor pc rformod on Clingan's hill. which was
allowed.
Allowed VIM Preshaw s1oo for extra fill
to Clingan's bridge.
WIN Preshaw was released from his part
of the contract to make bridge in company
with Daniel Harper on the Malaga road. d
Harper is still answerabls for fulfilling the
contract.
Allowed Jonn Missuhelder SIS for extra wall
to court house.
June SESSION. lsc9 "A petition was presen
ted from jeremiah Tracey and others asking
, for a review Of that part of the Baresville
road commencing near the foot of the win
ding Hill on Pratts run to the grade near J
Tracey's dwelling. the legal requirements
have been complied with, therefore viewers
with surveyor appontsi to lay ou. said re-
| ,iew.
petition was presented by VIM. Xnowl-
ton and others, asking for view and survey OF
county road commencing at the county road
running up the Clear Fork of the Muskingum
| Bethel township, to intersest the graded road
running from Stafford to Graysville; the legal
requirements have been complied with, there
| fore viewers with surveyor appointed to view
and lay out said road as petitioned for
Entered into contract with Wn Read to build
| a brick kitchen to the Jail for the sum OF 1858
to the satisfaction of the Commiss .onsrs, as pei
specification on file.
A petition was presented by A Cronin and
others asking for an alteration OF the county
road leading from the Woodsfeld and GraysVills
road at Howard Farnsworth's to the town house.
in Wayne townships the necessary legal require
ments have been complied with, therefore view
ers with surveyor appointed to lay out said alte
ration as petitioned for.
Allowed Samuel Pollen $50 for making ap
proaches to Steeds bridge.
Ordered. that the Auditor cause to be pub
lished in the Spirit OF Democracy" an adver
tisement that the qualified electors Of Monrot
county proceed at the October election, 1869, Il
elect an Assessor of real property in each town
ship of the county, and that the judges of cleo
tions keep separate poll book for the election
Of said Assessors.
Allowed P Spriggs $50 part salary for year
The Commissioners with Auditor signed
| county hond navable in three years in favor q