The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-08-08
County Court Proceedings.

tice; b. b. Case and X. II. Talbot, as
sociates; b. NJ. Danford, Clerk, and
Pembroke Mercer, Sheriff.
f. b. Fulkerson was appointed road
overseer for District No. 4, township So,
range So, in place of Roger S. Lee, re-
signed.
A. Bowman, commissioner to view
the road petitioned for by James How
ell and others, made a report recon-
mending that the road be opened. Re-
ceived and filed.
A. J. Deshazo, commissioner to view
the road petitioned for by Newton Bird
and others, reported in favor of the es-
adjustment of the road. Received and
filed.
Same, on change OF road petitioned
for by 5. X. Selecman and others, repOr-
ted favorably. Received any filed. The
road was ordered established.
Same, on road petitioned for by
John Conner and others, reported IA
vorably. Received and filed.
Same, on change OF road petitioned
for by Thomas Allen and others, report
ed favorably. Received and filed.
Thomas OFT and others petitioned for
n bridge across the branch near his
house in Rochester township. Referred
TO b. b. Case to. report as to the necessi-
ty for it and also as to the probable cost
of its construction.
j. C. Bohart and others petition tor a
new road in jackson township. Re-
TERED to A. j. Deshazo, Joseph Walker
and Andrew Barr, as commissioners, to
view and report at next meeting.
Ordered that an appropriation be
made to build a bridge across the lower
| Nicely Grove branch, on the road lead
ing from Bolckow to Rosendale, with
Henry NJ. Ogle as special commissioner
to superintend its construction.
On petition of Moses B. YOcum and
others for a road on Nodaway Island,
! A. j. DeshaZo, James w. Brooks and Abb
ner Hart were appointed commission
ers to view and report.
George w. Harvey was appointed
special commissioner to superintend
building the bridge across Fuller's
branch, and $3.50 was appropriated for
that purpose.
James II. Hill offered his resignation
as Justice of the Peace for Monroe
township, which was accepted, and ia
cob w. kimb, rlain appointed to fill the
vacancy.
A. F. Daley was appointed overseeri in
District No. 4, township So. range 81, in
place Of S. o. Daley, removed from the
State.
James Grubb was appointed overseer
in District No l. township 81, range SO
and 81, in place of Allison Sells re-
signed.
Lyman lockwood presented a re-
monstrance against the road petitioned
for BY Newton Bird and others. j. l..
Bennett, |. N. Webster and George
Lambright were appointed commission
ers to view and report.
An appropriation of S75 was made
tor building a bridge over Hickory
creek, Platte township, and II. Kellogg
was appointed special commissioner to
superintend the same.
Jas. 5. Strock, commissioner on road
petitioned for by w. b. Smith and 9th.
ers, reported adversely. Received and
filed.
August Weudorff and others petition
for 4 change of road in Jefferson town.
ship. John Liggett, Abner Hart and
Henderson Edwards were appointed
commissioners to view and report.
The road petitioned for by Christian
Stuckie and others in 1869 was ordered
opened and established.
The change of road petitioned for by
JamcsW. Brooks and others was or
dered.
Friedrich Becker was granted license
to keep a wine and beer soloon in Savan'
nah for twelve months from date, upon
payment of forty dollars, One-half to be
applied to the use of the county and one
half to the state.
George ii. Sexton was granted leave
to borrow 800 from school fund; hi.
four bonds having been approved.
Ordered that the suits against W. p
Hohson in the Circuit Court be dis
missed.
The settlement of j. B. Majors
County T~reasurery, for the quarter end
ing July 81, 1873, was presented, APP
proved and ordered recorded. We vii
publish it next week.
A petition from A. j. DeshaZo ant
other citizens of Empire township, ask
ing the appointment of William Elro'
as Justice of the Peace for said township
+ was presented and filed.
Judge b. Is. Case, the special com
mi ssioner to examine the bridge acros;
the Hundred-and-two River, below
Spence's Mill, reported that the bridge
was so insecure and out of repair as Il
be inadvisable to repair it; and recon-
mending a new bridge at a better poin
above Spence's Mill.
The settlement of A. S. Chittenden
County Collector, for the quarter end
inc July 81, 1873, was presented, APP
proved and ordered recorded.3 This viii
appear next week.
The following order was made upol
the suggestion of the County Attorne,
that trouble might be made otherwise
The warrants were for fifty dollars each
..Ordered that an order made by thi
Court on the 4th day of August, 1873
employing j. w. Strong and James c
Higgins to defend the county in a sui
now pending in the Circuit Court of An
drew county, in which Micajah Val
Schoick is plaintiff and John Rucker
road overseer of District No. l, town
ship So, range 35, is defendant, be ant
is hereby rescinded, and that the war
rants issued Il them be cancelled" The,
were then cancelled in the presence O
the Court and one hundred dollar
saved to the treasury.
. ID. +. Jenkins was allowed a warran
on house pauper fund for $50, for hog
furnished poor farm.
; The following warrants were issue
-. A. u.,ntu f1nd.