The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-11-23
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OF THE
G. O NJ NJ [ S S I O N E R S
OF THE
OF MONROE COUNTY, OHIO,

OF MONROE COUNTY, OHIO
For the Year Ending September, 1869
and Reports Of the Several County Officers .tol
The Same Time.
TO the Honorable the Judge Of the Court o
Common Pleas for the Eighth Judicia
District Of the State of Ohio:
In presenting the Annual Report Of the
Commissioners of Monroe County. we have tc
congratulate you that the court house i;
about completed, with the exception Of the
roof, which leaks badly. The contractor has
twice tried repairing it, but without success
We expect the slate will have to be taken Of
and relaid. The contractor, w. Mccoy. ha;
shown every disposition to have all perform
ed satisfactorily. The iron fence around the
court house is in progress, and will be COM
pleted this fall.
Your Commissioners would respectfully
suggest, whether in preliminary examinations
before Magistrates, in criminal cases, such
large numbers of witnesses are required. In
one case, this year, there were over sixty wit
Aesses in another twenty nine, and in third
twenty five, besides several guards and the
boarding of prisoners. This increases the
county expenses very considerably, and your
Commissioners think Magistrate can gene
rally decide upon the merits of case with
q small number of witnesses. The County
Expense and Building Funds are overpaid.
With these exceptions, the funds levied have
been sufficient.
ABSTRACT of Official Transactions from
the Commissioners Journal.
sEprKMsxR Z, ls6s.-A petition was pre-
sented asking for the establishment of a
county road on the lands of Daniel Cline in
Washington township, on the county road
running from Stafford to the Ohio River and
ending at the bridge across Muskingum creek
In Benton township. TIE necessary legal
proceeding have been complied with. View
ers and Surveyor were appointed to lay out
said road as petitioned Tor,
The costs in the case Of Ohio VS. John Pool
amounting to $40 IS were allowed,
A petition asking for an alteration in the
county road leading from South Baresvills to
the Fishing creek state road, to commence on
land Of Humphrey Lloyd and ending on lands
known as the Stokely land. The necessary
legal proceedings have been complied with,
and Viewers with Surveyor appointed to
make said alteration.
Allowed the Trustees of sunsbury township
sI57 for grading and repairing roads IN dit
ferent districts, Hsg
cxrrsNBKR S.-Daniel Neuhart, who, at tia
last October election, was duly elected
Treasurer Of Monroe county and commission.
ed BY the Governor of the State of Ohio, and
having presented bond and security satisfao-
tory to the Commissioners, also being duly
qualified according TO law, he enters on the
duties Of his Office.
Thersport of w. 7. Sinclair, Probate Judge,
from September 1867, to September, 1855,
was received and ordered to be recorded.
Apetition was presented requesting that
80 much of the road running from sunfsh
creek adjoining the town of Clarinston to
Beallsville on the section line between 70 aud
fraction 20 be vacated from the creek along
said section line to where the road running
up Church street intersscts said road.
Allowed si3 40 fer furniture. lumber, aud
shears for Treasurer's Office. Allowed Mark
Matz So for rebuilding Jail chimneys. AL
lowed II. r. West S27e % printing Assessors
blanks, Treasursr's receipts and advertising
from March to July, Allowed T Judkins
$23 10 for oil, lamps. .chimneys. 60, for county
offices. Allowed List, Morrison & Co. S46 90
for 10 barrels lime for court house.
Contracted with VIM Preshaw to grade the
road near Robert Clingan's. the bank of the
road to intersect the old road, for the sum of
The Annual Report OF the Inhrmary Direc
tors was received and ordered to be recorded
Ordered that the Auditor issue an adver-
tisement for proposals for an iron railing
round the court house;also, for stone to erect
the same on.
Allowed John Smyth s125 to build bridge
in Center Township. M ~
Ordered, that VIM Workman, Esq. sell out
the road on Atkinson's run. Ordered that
the sum Of $500 be allowed to complete the
road partly finished between Woodsfeld aud
Baresville. Allowed $500 to be expended by
NJ Neuhart on the Lewisville and Miltonsburg
road
The report of Jere. Williams. Clerk OF the
Court Of Common Pleas, was received and
ordered to be recorded.
The report of the viewers of the Atkinson
run road. eetitioned for at the June session,
was received, and being favorable, said road
Was ordered to be established, and the fol-
lowing damages allowed: to Danl Brock $40
and John sindeldecker S..
The report of the viewers on the road lead
ing fromthe Monroe and Washington county
line to Woodsfeld was received and, being
favorable. ordered to be established public
highway. The following damages awarded:
Louisa Latham $40 Thomas Piatt $40, which
the petitioners pay.
Ordered that the, supply road pstitionsd
for by the Trustees of Salem Township be
allowed, and sio7 allowed David 6reeule for
damages. ga hS EF
8 Ordered that the supply road petitioned
for at the June session, by the Trustees of
Switzerland Township, be established
A petition was presented by K. +. Hutch
son and others, asking that county road be
laid commencing on the land of Louis Day
to the Washington county line;t the necessary
legal proceedings having been complied with,
viewers and surveyor were appointed to lay
out said road.
The report of the viewers for the alteration
Of the Woodsfeld and Antioch road, petit
toned for by C. D. Daily and others at the
June session, through the lands of Da-
wilson, Perry Township, the report being ia
sorable, said alteration established and SsS
allowed A A Davidson for damages.
The report of the viewers for the alteration
of the road petitioned for at the June session
commencing on the land of Christian Weber
and ending on the lanl of Michael Weisent, the
report being favorable said alteration is allowed
The report of the viewers for road petition
ed for at the June session by VIM. Kennedy
and others, commencing on the county roac
leading from Calais to Stafford, the report be
ing favorable said road is established.
The report of the viewers on the road peti
toned for by John Ressecker and others at th'
June session, commencing on the land OF Jacoi
Womhass, jackson township, and ending at
Tddy's mill, Green township, said report bein:
favorable the road is established,provided S4o b.
osid to Samuel Bolen for damages
Allowed Jones & Morris S15 63 for Gle .hini
for Lunatics, &c.
"A petition was presented signed by Jonathan
Connor and others, for an alteration of the roa'
living in Bethel and Washington townships
commencing on the land Of John Smith an
ending on the land of Philip Snider, the neces
sary legal proceedings having been compile
with, viewers with surveyor appointed to Lay ou
said alteration.
The Commissioners cancelled orders redeeme
by Daniel Neuhart, County Treasurer, to SEP
tember, 1868, which were destroyed.