The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-11-08
county Offices. Allowed Sullivan and Brown
$40 so for blanks for Sheriff,

county offices. Allowed Sullivan and Brown
SO so for blanks for Sheriff.
Allowed Harbour & Dittman 1851 for coco
mating for court room. Allowed Sanders !
Go SCI 20 for index books Clerks Office.
Allowed Trustees OF Sunsbury township
$50 for bridge purposes. to be expended unde
their superintendence. Allowed Rober
Clingan SIS for securing and keyiug of th'
bridge across Sunish creek. Allowed Wn
Steel $50 for building bridge in Adams Tp.
Ordered, that the sum of S2c0 granted DC
toher, 1867, for making a road in Malag'
township be worked under the superintend
ence of Mann.
| Allowed Siebert & Llley S36 for Recorder I
seal and also record for deeds. Allowed G.
Newcomb & Co SIS for Jail record. Allowed
the sum of $100 for making bridge aud ap-
proaehes on the Lewisville road under the
superintendeuce of Isaac Bernhard
| Allowed the sum of 800 fsr building .
bridge, to be erected near Piokeus' saw mill
Isaac Bernhard is appointed to contract for
the same, and to be completed to the satis-
faotan of the Comm ssoners. Allowed the
sum of Sl00 for making two bridges, one be-
tween Lewisvills and Malaga, the other be.
tween Miltonsburg and Malaga, under super
intendence of Kettsref.
On motion of W Mcfarland, the Commits.
sioners postponed final action on the road
petitioned for at March session till September
session.
The report of the viewers of the road psti.
toned for at the March session, 1870 by H II
Lingo and others, came up for final action:
said road to commence on the county road on
the land Of Joseph Dew aud terminating in
the Ozark and Pleasant Grove road on the
lands of Benjamin Truck; the report of the
viewers being favorable, said road as survey
ed and laid out by o s Sloan, county Sur
veyor, is established a public highway 40 feet
wide, provided there is no appeal in twenty
days.
Ordered the following levies be made and
entered on the tax duplicate for 1870: For
county Expense and Debt, 3 Ito mills on the
dollar on the real and personal value of the
county; Ito mills on the dollar for Build
ing Fund, and 6.16 mill on the dollar for
Infrmary Fund,
Ordered, that the Auditor insert au adver.
tisement in the Spirit of Democracy for pro-
posals to furnish the county 1900 bushels of
coal, to be delivered not later than the 1st
of November, 1870; said proposals will be
opened July O. 1870,
Agreeably to act of the Legislature the
Commissioners authorize the Auditor to pur'
chase from r Clark Co, Cincinnati50 copies
Warren Criminal Law for the Justices and
Mayors Of this county.
Allowed Auditor $500, part salary for year,
SPECIAL SESSION. July Q, 1870.
Allowed Jacob Ullom $2l Is for allowance
conveying Rachel Martin, lunatic, to the
Asylum at Dayton; this sum is in addition to
$50 allowed by Probate Judge.
Allowed John Hathorn 50 for timber for
bridge in Perry township. Allowed VIM.
Rose s23 l5for fixing gutter on roof court
house, lightning rods, &c. .eas
Jacob Sehell having made the lowest offer
for 1900 bushels of coal for the court house
and Jail, he is awarded the contract at II
cents per bushel and to give bond and fecu-
rity for faithful performance of contract.
The Auditor is authorized to insert an ad-
vertisemeut in the Spirit of Democracy that
the Commissioners will meet on Monday, the
sth of August, and contract with the lowest
bidder (if satisfactory for the erection OF
two stone abutments for bridge at the
mouth of 0possum creek; contract to be
awarded by the perch.
SPECIAL SESSION, August 8, 1870.
VIM Read and C Cehrs who were appointed
by the Commissioners to examine and report
at this meeting. plan and suitable site for
erecting the abutments for bridge at the
mouth Of Opossum creek, presented report
representing they fouud on the east side OF
said creek a large cleft of rock about seven
feet above low water mark; on this rock
good abutment can be built, IL feet high, ma
king total of IS feet above low water mark;
on the west side of the creek, by probing,
good rocky bottom can be found by digging
feet, thus requiring the western abutmsnt to
be % feet high; the span Of bridge necessary
to reach from pier to pier is 6o feet.
The Commissioners proceeded to open the
proposals for building the abutmsnts at the
inout h of Opossum creek: Isaac Strickier,of
Powh attain Point, being the lowest bidder,
Offering to DO the necessary excavating and
building for the sum of SIS 25 per perch, and
the Auditor is authorized to inform said
Stricklsr the Com mmissioners will meet him on
Modday next aud enter into contract.
Allowed Spriggs 81 40 procuring keys
for front door cf court house. Allowed
sprggs $50 fees as Prosecuting Attorney in
the case of Ohio VS. Hyssom. in error before
Supreme Court :,
Allowed $50 for stonin5 piece OF road
living between Woodsfeld and Lewisvilie,
under supsrintendeuce of Jacob Yoho. x III
SPECIAL SESSION, August Is, 1870.
The Commissioners entered into an article
of agreement with Isaac Strickler to erect
good substantial stone abutments near the
mouth of opossum creek, according to plan
aud specification on ie in Auditors Office, at
the rate of S5 25 per perch, including exca-
waiting: to be completed on or before the lst
of November, 1870.
auditors Annual Report Of Receipts
and Expenditures for Monroe County, Year
Ending September l, 1870, e
RECEIPTS.
Balance in Treasury. Sept, 1859 .s32sT IS
Annount collacted on Duplicate l0I45 10