The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-11-07

charge of his duties. which being satisfactor
he enters on the duties of lis Office
Allowed Il. Neukart twenty-five dollarsh hors
hire and clerking collecting tax with Treasure
in townships. Allowed Wm Read thirty-fv
dollars, expenses incurred in collecting taxes il
townships. Allowed Philip Neuhart for lum
ber spikes repairing bridge at foot of Hollis
ter's hill, $t9 20. Allowed W. T. Morris thre
dollars and seyenty-fve cents for sundries il
jail and court room. kllowed Seibert & Lille,
fifty-three dollars for Real Estate Register ant
Quarterly Statement Treasury, Allowed G.
Newcomb s. Go. S343 and forty-fve cents fo
tax duplicates. journal, paper, &c. Allowed p
Schumacher, Jr., SIG II foI sundries.
The costs in the case of Ohio vs. Michael Sal
isbury, amounting to. $33 and thirty-fye cents
allowed. Allowed D. Neuhart, agent of D
O'Connor, deceased, 81 recording deed from @
Helbling to Commissioners Of Monroe county.
The costs in the case Of Ohio ve. Wm. Daley
amounting to 500 go allowed. Allowed Joh1
Jones the sum Of S1GS Scr Sz4lding bridge 0,
the creek, head Of Pickers' mill Allowed wit
nesses Ohio VS.. Daley, 50 The costs in tn,
case of Ohio VS.. Kinney ct al, amounting to So
and ff!den cents, allowed. .4
The costs In the case of Ohio VS.. Ham. Whit,
and Geo. Salisbury, amounting to nine dollar
and fifty-five cents allowed. The costs in TIN
case of Ohio vs.. James Baker. amounting Il
S1G0 80 allowed. The costs in the case of Obi,
Joshua Porter, fInmounting to S42 and 6fty
cents, allowed. The costs in the case of Ohit
VS.. Alex. Cranson, amounting to ssS3l 20 allowed
NJ Hoefder who, at Che last October election
was elected to the office of county Auditor, pre-
sented bond and security in the sum of 5 10, ,000
which is satisfactory to the Commissioners.
The report of the viewers for the road peti
toned for at the June session by Henry Waltel
and others, came up for final action: said roat
commencing at the county road leading from
Crum's old mill and ending ON the county road
leading from Malaga to Calais, on the land o
Henry Neuhart; the report OF the viewers being
favorable said road, as surveyed by o. s. Sloan
was established public highway, conditioned
TO the payment of the sum of fifty dol'ars t:
Sena Bates and the sum Of 5000 to Henry Neu
hart, by the petitioners,as damage for SAID roac
passing through their land.
Allowed the sum of $f32 30 for work per
formed on bridge at Lewisville and Malags
road under Isaac Bernhard. Allowed III r
West $212 for publishing Commissioners Re
port, Auditors settlement, Treasureas Tax No
tice and bills, and times of holding court.
The Commissioners adjourned the hearing
of the alteration Of the road petitioned for
at the June session, 1857, from Calais to
GAINESVILLE, to Wednesday Sth March 1871
Allowed Elijah Mcmahon 50 for lumber
spikes &c, on bridge at Jerfers, Center town.
ship and $50 on bridge at Miners. Allowed
J. P. Spriggs S165 balance salary as Prose-
cutting Attorney and $35 fee in the case OF
Ohio VS.. Hyssom in the Supreme Court Al.
lowed W. q. Sinclair SS medical attendance
On prisoners. Allowed &. N, Smith IS fees
as attorney Ohio vs. Dan. Williams.
The costs in the case of Ohio VS. Wilbur
amounting to S26 20 allowed.
David 0key who at the last October e'ec.
ton was duly elected and qualified to the
Office of the Clerk of Court of Common Pleas
for Monroe county presented bond ahd sscu-
rity in the sum of $4,000 which being sat.
sfactory he enters on the dnties of the of
fee when the term of the present incumbent
terminates.
Allowed D Neuhart $40 81 for furnishing
cutting and laying flag stone pavement in
front of court honse. Allowed Simon Dorr
S. for sustaining prisoner and prisoners
Observation-Disclosures OF Ohio Ess Mary J. Glib.
bon. Allowed j.. Hoefier $50 part payment
for indexing deeds &c. Allowed Dan Wal
ton $19 "a for sundries for Jail and offices.
Ordered that the sum of $40 be remitted
N. Moore as security for Alex Cranson chat.
ged with horse stealing,
The Auditor is ordered to write Isaac Srtiak-
ler for building Abutments at mou til Of Opos.
sum creek why they are not proceeded with
as per contract.
Allowed Sam'l Grimshaw Au litor $500 ad-
ditional as per act Legislative for additional
olerking in the apprsisement of lands.
Allowed Saml Grimshaw Auditor $500 part
salary and the sum of $40 making out Com
missioners Report and recording the same,
SPECIAL SESSION FEBRUARY 2S.-Stepfen
Dougherty Infrmary Director having resign
ed his Office on the 1lthl day Of Feb. 1871 the
Aud notified the county commissioners and
requested them to meet on this day for the
purpose of appointinga director and thsre
upon the Commissioners met, no appoint
ment being made on this day adiournsd to
meet TO morrow m morning.
TUESDAY, February 28.-The Commission
ers met pursuant to adjournment and having
accepted Stephen Dougherty's resignation
appointed PhiliI Schumacher Sr. to serve as
Director until his successor shall be duly
elected and qualified. The Commissioners
in making this appointment would express
their sentiments, that when the superintsnd.
ent of the Infrmary gives general satisfaction
both as regards the treatment of the inmates
and conducting the farming operations, he
should not be discharged without cause; In
the present case two OF the Directors ap-
pointed superintendent who was previous
ly discharged from that Office, great many
complaints having been made against him,
in addition to this he has large family,
amounting to nearly one fourth of the in
mates. the Commissioners are Of opinion the
Directors should have appointed one (if nee
essary) where no previ5us complaints exis.
ted
MARCH SESSION, lS71-Messrs, Mosler, Bah
man & Co. of Cincinnati having commen ced
an action in the Court of Common Pleas to
recover the sum of $l53 alledged to be due
for Burglar proof safe manufactured bJ
them for the County Treas ury as per order
of the Commissi oners, and the Commission
ers having paid in full to Nessrs Mosler, Bah
man Co. the amount as agreed upon pei
contract do hereby authorize John P, Spriggs
Prosecuting Attorney to defen the suit com.
menced by Me-srs. Mosler, BahInan Co
against the Commissioners.
The Commissioners with Auditor ps'u
ded the semi-annual settlement with Wr
Read, County Treasurer and find he is char
sed with, and emitted to the following cred
its.
BALANCE OF FUNDS REMAINING III TREASURY.
School fund ........... s.....S 36S U
InfrInary fund. 1895 9
Bridge fund. ..-.,.............. 1882 2
Building fund ................ 1890 0
Teachers Institute ............... 81
Total .... Sl5la5 8
Deduct funds orerpaid. ....,....... 6054 g
Total to be accounted for. $500 s
Unpaid notes remaining in Treasury. 1l6 o.
The Commissioners with the Auditor counte
! money and found it correct.
4 petition was presented, signed by G. W
Cline and others, asking for the view, surve
and location of county road, commencing a
low water mark opposite the month of Mai
street, in Cochransville, on the county line, in
tersecting the Antioch road The necessary le
gal proceedings having been complied with, tn
Commissioners appointed David Smittle, ,Josepl
R. Algeo and VIM. White, viewers. with o. S
Sloan, county Surveyor, to meet at Cline !