The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-11-01
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| Commissioners Of Monroe Co Ohio
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Year Ending Sept. |, 1870
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Reports of the several County OF;
EsA GERS for the Same Time.
ITo the Hon. the Judge Of the Court Of Common
Pleas for the Sth Judicial District of ths
State of Ohio:
The Commissioners Of Monroe county, IN
presenting their Annual Report, would stats
that due regard lias been had to have the differ
| ent Funds Of the cosl6ty efficiently and eco
nomieally adfaial7teN& The county lexpensa
fund is again deficient; this has been the ease
for some years, the Commissioners not hayins
the power to levy more than BIO mills on tht
taxable property of the county, in some years
this is entirely inadequate, and the consequence
is, orders cannot be redeemed and are put on
interest. thus further auglncnting the expense
In the present year the county expenses are
heavy; the fees allowed District Land Assess
sors is an addition. From representations made
by the county Treasurer, that the old safe wa:
not reliable, a new one was procured, insa
rance of the court house for five years. These
additional items very near make up the present
deficiency. As regards tho Building Fund an
increased expenditure rose from having TO pur
chase lots necessary for the new court house. also
in fencing, tagging and draining. The levy
for special road contracts has been considerable
expense to the county; the period for which this
llevy was allowed having expired, no further
| levy will be made for this purpose. Your Com
missioners have entered into contract to build
tabutments for two iron bridges, one near Cam
eron, on Sunfsh creek, and the other at the
mouth of Opossum creek; these will conduce to
the safety of conveyance and were much re-
Iquired.
Abstract of the Official Transactions from
The Commissioners journal, September
6, 1869: s
The Commissioners agreed to give the sum Of
$50 toward making bridge in Green township,
on the Fox road, near S. C1egg's residence pro
vided parties interested complete the bridge to
the satisfaction of the Commissioners.
A petition was presented, signed by Jacob
1mhoof and others, asking for view and sur
vey to eata5lsh county road. commencing in
tbe counter of tbe road lcailino from Baresville
to Woodsf;ald aud terminatinr in the center Il
tbo road IN the Lands az R. MoKelyv. nrooi
~ ,s,s,, fo-,,s hoya h,,,
,i;ea | Nth s tbers,,yon y;ewers annointed. with
county S,,rvevors to view and law ont said road
~ ',,o ,,ot; ;t;ov,o,a e.
as,ar.a Issa. po.,ant;.la ste, for ron,
~, e tl,a ,,,,hl;o h;.rl,vav ,sar Aytoc5
rst;t;on ,ras - lnrsssnted. l,r SIGNED Inv Solamon
snan,,lsr and otbars asking for n view and s,,r.
,s,, ,sf -. r,r.h "a tba SnII3;sh creek roaa 81
los betweon Conrad Hartl;ne,s farm. on said
creek ana onarlss neepsps ,as On
ceeangs ,li baxe baa1 comnl;ed with. therein non
viewers appointed. with John B. Noll.surycyomr. -
to r;a,v and snrvav sa;d rad &c netitiou4d far
,Isd iIM I rthrs tsr M W S1s ~ r. IN snd M
rana;r;n : = - bridge AZ Ford,s dam. 4 So
Tbe rsnort "a tba viewers If tho sfollov;ng
roads ,,et!t;or..a far ar the 7une sess;on. 1st;g
rsad q sst t;,ns in sy.n sess;on. Wn,
Knowlton and others Alex. Ironin and Others.
and .Iersm;ab Tracey and others
Allowed n ( Cancer "a for cleaning ont we'll
and rena;r;no pumn on lcourt house lot. Al
loved Jonathan smith and Hamilton Cline
$3.50. being the amount due on road contract in
Perry and Washington townships
A Recommendation signed by all the ATTORNEYS
in Woodsfeld, Except j. r. Morris, who was
absent from home) and the county officers, that
it would facilitate and economize the searching
of deeds pnortrapes. &C. by the use of "Camp-