The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-11-15

county offices. Allowed Sullivan and Brow
SIG so for blanks for Sheriff.
Allowed Harbour &. Dittmau 1851 for coco
mating for court room. Allowed sanders
Co S2l 20 for index books Clerks office
Allowed Trustees of Sunsbury TOWNSHIP
! $50 for bridge purposes. to be expended unds
their superintendent. Allowed R0bei
Clingan SIS for securing and keying of th
bridge across Sunfsh creek. Allowed WI
Steel $50 for building bridge in Adams Tp.
Ordered, that the sum of $500 granted o.
tohsr, 1857, for making road in Malae
township be worked under the superintend
ence of Mann.
Allowed Sebert & Lilley .$36 for Recorder
seal and also record for deeds. Allowed G
Newcomb & Co Sis for Jail record. Above
the sum of $lOo for making bridge and ap
proaches on the Lewisville road under th
superintendence of Isaac Bernhard.
Allowed the sum of Sl00 fer building
bridge, to be erected near Pickens' saw mil
Isaac Bernhard is appointed to contract 10
the same, and to be completed to the salts
factian of the Commissioners. Allowed tn
sum of Sl00 for making two bridges, one be
tween Lewisvills and Malaga, the other be
tween Miltonsburg and Malaga, under super
intendence Of Kstterer.
On motion of W B Mcfarland, the Commits
sioners postponed final action on the roat
petitioned for at March session, till Septembe
session.
The report of the viewers of the road peti
toned for at the March session, 1870. by H 3
Lingo and others, came up for final action
said road to.oommenoe on the county road or
the land of Joseph Dew aud terminating ir
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 OS Sloan, county Sur
reyor, 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: Fol
county Expense and Debt, lilo mills on the
dollar on the real and personal value of the
county; 8 Ito mills OH the dollar for ,Bui.
ing Fund and $40 mill on the dollar TO,
Infrmary Fund. -.
Ordered, that the Auditor insert an 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 2 1870, !,
Agreeably to act of the Legislature the
Commissioners authorize the Auditor to pur
chase from R Clark Co, Cincinnati,5o copies
Warren Criminal Law for the Justices and
MAYORS of this county,
Allowed Auditor $500, part salary for year,
SPECIAL SESSION, July 2, 1870.
Allowed Jacob Ullom S2l Is for allowance
Rachel Martin, a lunatic, to the
Asylum at Dayton; this sum is in addition to
$50 allowed by Probate Judge.
Allowed John Hathorn So for timber for a
bridge in Perry township. Allowed VIM.
Rose s23 15for fixing gutter on roof court
house, lightning rods, &c.
Jacob Schell having made the lowest offer
for 1900 bushels of coal for the court house
and Jail, he is awarded the contract at IL
cents per bushel, and to give bond and secu-
rity for faithful performance of contract.
The Auditor is authorized to insert an adj
in the Spirit of Democracy that
the Commissioners will meet ON Monday, the
Sth of August, and contract with the lowest
bidder (if satisfactory fer the erection of
two stone abutments for bridge at the
mouth of Opossum creek; contract to be
awarded by the perch.
SPECIAL SESSION, Augusta, 1870.
VIM Read and C Cshrs who were appointed
by the Commissioners to examine and report
ut this meeting, a plan and suitable site for
erecting the abutments for bridge at the
mouth of Opossum creek, presented report
they found on the east side OF
said creek large cleft of rock about seven
feat 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, a
good rocky bottom can be found by digging s
feet, thus requiring the western abutment to
be % feet high; the span Of bridge necessary
10 reach from pier to pier is 50 feet.
The Commissioners proceeded to open the
for building the abutments at the
mouth of Opossum creek, Isaac, Strickler.of
Powhattan Point, being the lowest bidder,
offering to do the necessary excavating and
building for tho sum Of SIS Is per perch, and
he Auditor is authorized to inform said
stricklor the Commissioners will meet him on
Modday next and enter into contract.
Allowed Spriggs 81 40 procuring keys
'or front door Of court house. Allowed P
,priggs $50 fees as Prosecuting Attorney in
he case of Ohio vs. Hyssom. in error before
Supreme Court. ;,
Allowed $50 for stonins piece Of road
wing between Woodsfeld and Louisville,
,nder superintendenoe of Jacob Yoho.
SPECIAL SESSION, August Is, 1870.
The Commissioners entered into an article
IF agreement with Isaac Striokler to erect
rood substantial stone abutments near the
mouth of Opossum creek, according to plan
ind specification on file in Auditors Office, at
he rate of SIS Is per perch, including .exca-
yating; to be couAleted on or before the lst
If November, 1870.
auditors annual Report Of Receipts
and Expenditures for Monroe County, Year
Ending September 1, 1870,
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