Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-12-19

OhIo Va Elisabsth Haddock, from tho
docket Of Daniel Hall. Amount Of cost 29 05
In the Probate Court the State failed In the
case OF the State Of Ohio vs.. d. A. Reed. and
the costs we're ordered paid out Of the County
Treasury, amounting 10 SIS So.
DISTRICTS FOR ROADS x BRIDGE,
Fur the better trausacting Of the business re-
Iating to Roads Bridges and Ditches, we have
divided the county into districts, and assigned
one Of this Board 70 the charge Of district.
The territory IN each district is as follows
The Townships II Perry. Bloom, Montgomery.
Freedom. Center, the east half OF Portage and
the south twelve sections " Webster, to be un-
der the supervision Of X. W. Kelly.
The townships of jackson, Henry, Milton,
Liberty, Weston, Plain, and the west half OF
Portage, to be under the supervision Of Il. A..
Wilson.
The townships Of Washington. Middleton,
PerrysburR, Lake. Troy aud all of Webster ex
cept the south twelve sections, TO be under tho
supervision OF j. II. Pierce.
We have authorized the Auditor 10 draw his
warran;on the county Treasurer for the amount
of certificate given by either Commissioner in
chy,ge. We nro satisfied that this arrangement
would be a saving 10 the county, and that the
public business Is transacted more speedily.
BRIDGES.
While the expenditures Of the Bridge fund Tor
the wear is six Thousand eight hundred and fifty
mostly been expended in building and repairing
small bridges and oulverts. The amount ex.
pended In each distiict has been MS follows;
II. W. Kelley's District on SO Bridges
at cos, of.... -. -. s2.795 "a
]. H. Pietce's District on rs Bridges
alta cost Of. -. 2.4o5 81
e. A. wilson's District on 90 Bridges
alta cost Of -. -. -. 2,lOs 81
Building dixie for protection Of Find
IAv Hn al
We have not m ,de any levy for bridge pur
poses COR the year 1873, believing the bslanc,
belonging to this fund Is sufficient for The year
COUNTY ROADS.
During the year ten tlO) petitions have beer
| hled praying tor tho establishment Of county
roads and two (2) petitions asking for alter.
atoms, on all of which Viewers and Sur
vevor have been appointed. Two (2) pstitiunl
have been fllsd asking for the vacation of part
OF county roads, AID one q asking for a redue
tim IN the width. One ps.ii!ru was filed on
which view aud survey was refused for thu
reason that the petition was mot sufficiently
definite. Eight (s) new roads have boSn cstAb
lished two t2l altered. and one ~ vacated. an
the width of one has been reduced. Two u
have been established when the petitioners pa!
the damages and compensation awarded an'
| the vacation Of one has been refused. We haV
ordered to be paid out Of the County Treasu-
/ NHS nuUuIcu kSAVtI ~ bhO SVhi
pensatUn awarded for property appropriated OF
two orthe roads established, while the petition
srs have paid or tondered to be paid thee hun
dred and twenty six dollars t$326). Tho roa'
leading from Haskins TO Millonville has bee
so damaged bv the wear OF water courses as =
render an alteration Of the road necessary. w
have purchased Uf Henry Barnthstle and Abrar
Hoffman sufficient land to make the alteration
at Il cost nf two hundred aud twenty seven dol
| lars ($22Tl and have let the contract for grad
ing aud building q stone eulTert, rendered ne.
esrary by the alteration at e cost Of about
Is & c. Page 1881
IMPROVED ROADS.
The Improvement Of two (2) roads have bes
ordered during the wear. the length of which
eight and one-hulf (SISl miles and the cost
the improvement, including all out lots (excel
IN Improved Road NJ. 26) is eight ihoussu
three hundred and ninety three dollars and Il
cents 50 303 10Y. The construction Of the Ou
let to Improved Road No. 2S was sold OUT befo
the route was leVeled, and was afterwRrd -four
to require more labor than was rspreS'r
ted at the tims Of sale, and the chntra
was annulled. The work has not since be-,
put under contract. Roads numbered Thi
teen (l3 and eighteen (ls). which have caus,
90 much trouble and litigation have been exaE
ined bv the engineer AMI the contractors mo-
1 fed to complete the same or Il would be done
their cost. Is. d S-pnge oIi.)
BITCHES.
. We have established three bitches during d
year aud ordered surveys to be made on eie
others. There are q gond many bitches th
have been established aud partly constructed
former years that have not vet been complete
We have sold out the unfinished work If mar
J. of them to be completed this fall. %. L. Vol.
page CO.,
We appond hereto and make part OF Il
report = financial statement Of the receipts a
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