Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1870-06-22

TIE business transacted by the
County Commissioners, at their
quarterly session, commencing Mon
day, juno 1st, of which we spoke in
last weeks paper, that will be Of
interest to the reader, is as follows;
The petition of J. B. Randall and
others, praying for a review and al
teration of part Of the county road
between Jacob Hawks and Near
thur wasnot acted upon-the Board
having no power to grant review
OF an established road.
The petition of Thomas Holland
and others, praying for the location
and establishment of a county road
in Jackson township, was presented.
1t was ordered that, upon the fling
fau afficavit that the proper no.
tices had been given and the filing
Of the proper bond with the Audi
tor, Miles Ratcliff, Charles Scott, and
James NJ. McGillivray, as Viewers,
and S. G. Steinbrook, county Sur
vegor, make a view and survey of
the route for said road on the I'd
day of August next.
The Auditor was ordered to issue
a new order requiring the Trustees
of Clinton Township to open the
county road, petitioned for about
two years ago, by Philip Warner
and others.
The petition of M. ]. Hill and
others, praying for county road in
jackson township, was presented.
John Stephens, Andrew Curry, and
George Rinehart, were appointed
Viewers, and S. G. Steinbrook, Sur
veyor, and ordered to view and sur
vey the route for the road on the
4th ofAugust next.
The returns of the several Town
ship Assessors of chattel and per-
sonal property for the present year
were examined and found uniform
throughout, and it was deemed un-
necessary to make any changes
therein.
The following rate of levy was
ordered madeon the dollar valuation
of all the taxable property in the
county for 1870:
For county purpoceo. ..... A mills
For Building ......... ! mill
For Bridge .......... 2 mills
For county Poor ............. I mill
1t was ordered that all accounts hereafter
against the County must be filed with the Aud
itOr on or before the first day Of each regular
session.
The compensation for land appraisers, for
1870, was fixed by the Board, as authorized by
1T It was va ordered that 81 900 be transferred from
the Intirmary Fund and $4,000 from the County
Poor Fund to the County Fund.
1t was ordered that further proceedings upon
the route Tor county road from Raccoon Creek,
around the south side of the mountain west of
zaleski, to zaleslx, will cease. This road was
very extensively petitioned for by the Zaleski
Co. and many others; view and survey of the
route was ordered, and three of the best men
in the county were appointed together with
the county surveyor to make view and sur
vey of the route on the 14th of April last, which
was done, and those men reported in favor of
the location and establishment Of-the road;
but 'now comes the Zaleski Co." and enters
protest against the opening of said road, when
it is well known to all living creatures In that
vicinity that, had the road been established and
opened through that surplus and almost useless
territory, the Company would have been bene-
fitted thereby several thousands Of dollars, and
could have sold every foot of land and every lot
along the road. A few words may be said in
the future relating to this road, and n complete
history of the matter given the citizens ofZales-
ki who have been cheated out ofa road so sad
ly needed by few DISINTERESTED persons
the Auditor ordered to issue orders on the
Treasury for the various amounts.