The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1872-11-12
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MONROE County COMMISSIONERS OFFICE, 1
| -yr7e ia br= ar September 8, 1872, s
To- tie Honorable, the. Judge Of the yCoHnt q
4 d Common Peas Of tie second sub-dicislon D
tse Eighth sJudisial Districs Of tie State b
Ohio: 't'Iu,i's ss .sa't a s..'zSi5st -
In compliance with section of an. act passed
by the General Assembly of the State Of Ohio
April 5, iS66,, ,(S.& s., p. SS,l the Board of Com
| missioners of Monroe county herewith present
i this, our Seventh Annual Report for the yea,
ending September 3. 1872, together with the re.
ports of the county officers. required by law te
be made to this Board, to all of which your at
tention is respectfully invited. e O..
4 It has been the constant aim Of the Cominis.
|sioners to reduce the expenses of the county
and thereby the rates of taxation. With all the
Garrett has been possible for us to exercise, re-
trenchment to the extent, desired has not been
accomplished. While this Board is very gene
rally considered and held accountable for ali
moneys expended in the county, there are, in
fact, large sums appropriated by law,and many
sourcesof expense, over which its members have
no control whatever. OF this character, among
many others that might be enumerated, are sal
aries Of officers, fees Of jurors and witnesses
costs in cases Of lunacy, &c. '~s2''' - % .
+ The demand upon the bridge fund steadily
increases; no great reduction from the old rates
of taxation for this purpose should, therefore,
be expected. For the exact condition OF all the
funds, we refer you to the detailed Statements
/ of the Auditor. gi.9 - -iisT Adl Gi3i!W
s'ABsTRACT OF OFFICIAL TRANSACTIONS.
| e SEPTEMBER SESSION, September a, 1871
Allowed Truex d Wolf $78 SO for putting up
lightning rods for Infrmary building. y The Pc
Etition presented by Leander Williams andyoth.
ers at the June session, 1871, praying for the
vacation Of county road, commencing at Round
Bottom and ending inithe Hurd's run road, ,was
granted. Allowed James Buchanan 1$l5for
conveying hisson TO I,pnatic Asylumat Dayton.
| Concluded annual settlement with Wms Read,
! Treasurer of Monroe county showing balance
in the Treasury of $4,3te SO, which balance
was produced BY said Read, counted and found
correct. Allowed Henry Smith Sl00 for re-
pairing bridge across Snnfsh creek above Eord's
ipilldam. Rescinded contract for bridge near
Pfalzgrafs mill. The ANIMAL reports of the
following officers were received and ordered 10
be attachelto the Commissioners annualreport,
to wit: Infrinary Directors Clerk of Court OF
Common Pleas Prosecuting Attorney and
! Sheriff
The Commissioners visited the County mfr
mary, and ordered the cellar floor ODE cement
ed. The orders issued during the fiscal Year,
and redeemed by the, Treasurer were cancelled.
The petition presented by Josiah p yles ct al,
at the June session, 1871 praying for the estab.
lishfnent Of d county road, beginning in the
county roadOonit the land OF Elizabeth Gpssor
and ending in the county road on land,of John
Berry, was established public. highway forty
feet wide ''-' - : sse.7E.s
In the matter of a county road a In this base
epetitioned for by GaW W. Cline Commissions
aet al,at the March session, II. ers at the
June session, 1871, ordered said road to be es-
tablisbed as surveyed BY tie, county surveyor;
provided. there was no appeal; and, whereas an
appeal Las been taken ffem said, decision OF sand
"Reminiscences to the ProbateE Eourti certi6eate
of the Probate Judge Septz6, .1S71 this is'to
certify that. in the road case OF g a. Cline and
others, plaintiff, and y. n: Foutz et al detend'
ants, appealed from the decision Of the county
Commissioners, to- the Probate Court OF said
ties, with y the asoe@psaying % alteration to be
pe made and estaplshsa IN the road, a. as IT, y was
been dismissed from further proceedings m thia
teomu'ss nI $50 49, -
inelsosts 81 40 lneScase 81 pnlo " ninkaes.ns'
ailowea: me cos's In lne case Oh On1C Y s Fly
ier ana motifs nos al,SWea elloWeo - 81, 's-
tsLl W. II,
fleld, charged VIII grand larceny. me fosss m
Ttiie me case or ufiovs r. aimae y not a1ioweq.-
sio adoTSa cosss oaip % Us ~ an
iail. Allowed ". 4, Morris 81 65 fer 5s,undrie.
for county Jail Allowed " 7. nsl Sinclair fo To-
sls,Hes aSaeeeN as roprss go ~ f.n
sndl tsan.ry s1sS a p. u.s.' 81
blanks and nrint;ng s975 25 allowed ION
fisher. r sf60 for bridge across fexas run. be
ling. in addition to funds ftnrnfshed BY Trustee,
fof Ohio township. Il Allowed JereT William,
lS175 for making index of all suits commenced
lin common pleas court -, .,s-,v.sg 80
| Allowed Samuel ,Grimshaw $54 as member D
the Board Of Eoualization of real estate ~ Al
1orAd Sanuel ditor S1 O0 for ma
Hing real estate register d Allowed Up Spriee
sis far moueyT.d yanced in the case of Ohio vs
lSchefield and McC Curdy;5 and ,SS4 so collectio,
tfees. 1'',,'', .. ,S''''.''' :. -
Allowed WIN Read and T % Little $40 81
for collecting show lieense at Clarington. AL
tlowsd Samuel GriInshaw,s Auditor, $780, sEeH
spt1, K ssess1oS oot Z 1871
5cor,,n;ss;onsrs u.c reoe;,sed, and .ccentsd, tb
howl ct q Castls usho mos ON a,,no;nted Prohat
'ndee 10 iii Sacsncy occas;ored hy the dsat,
g., 1f;ii;.s E;,,,1Is,.' tLst a,,a "a,
menus lor 'he oiiIee az ahe .ihouu. u. Iossu.
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lsfAs .hs1sh y r!#LT eft Il lduis..,st1
l.. =. s..;a.r .,.ssse,; SESSION Oct Z, 1911;
The Commissioners examined the abutments
built by VIM Fndley across opossum creek
which were satisfactory Allowed forststen
lwerk, excavations and fills at the mouth Q
0possum Creck,and Narrows run $500, o.
SPECIAL SESSION, Nov. 13, 1871.
NJ Heefier presented his bond as Auditor i
the penal stiiR Of Ave thousand dollars whic
bond wtis aapproved and accepted: whereupo