The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1873-06-14
Proceedings of County Commissioners.

The County Commissioners were in ses-
sion on Tuesday and Wednesday. Messrs.
Beavens, Strickland and johnson present.
Samuel johnson was ordered to open
road from Bay View and North East road
to the Bay View and Charlestown road.
Orders We're issued for merchandise for
Susan Mullen, Elizabeth Irwin and Sarah
Gray, on Thompson & Anderson, Carhart
" Bro. and Rowland & Tosh, for $40 each
Sam'l J.. Gatchel, Supervisor of Fourth
District. was ordered to open road leading
from Blue Ball and Elkton road to the
Blue Ball and Rock Meeting House road,
on the original location, and if necessary
in order to find the said location, that he
employ Mr.. c. c. Brokaw, surveyor, and
have the same surveyed and marked.
Mr.. w. L. Miller, clerk treasurer, was
ordered to pay r. J. Cuttings, Esq, 5000,
for professional services in the case of
Smith rs. County, to recover extra COM
pensation for building bridge.
The report of Messrs. Everist, Gillespie
and keilholtz, road examiners in petition
to change location of road near Woodlawn,
was amended and confirmed, and the fol-
lowing damages awarded:
To Abijah Knight, SIS; to John T. Rut-
ter, $5O-the latter to be paid by Camp
Meeting Company.
John w. Redgrave was appointed super
visor of road from Ceciltop to Bohemia
Bridge, from Ceclton road ria Catholic
Church to Warwick; s175 appropriated
John j. Lockwood, appointed supervisor
of road from Head of Sassafras to Della
ware Line, from Warwick to Sandy Branch,
from Warwick via Levels to Del, line,
from Warwick to Cecilton, from Ginns
corner to Cash Corner, from Elkton and
Warwick road to School House; $3.50 ap-
propriated. One hundred dollars were
appropriated for piping for public road
from Fox Chase to Del, line. 5000 paya-
bic to J. II. Rowland, were appropriated
for repair of road from Battle Swamp to
Port Deposit. John Wroth, Supervisor
LIST District, was ordered to build brick
culvert on the public road from St. Steph-
ems Church to Fredicktown. Mr. johnson,
examiner, made a favorable report on new
bridge over Little North East creek, at the
Mccullough Iron Co.'S Mills; the bridge
was accepted and $25 additional ordered to
be paid contractor. The report of exam
liners, Messrs. Palmer, Russell and Wilson,
recommending the construction of bridge
over Big Elk creek, at tho Parks & Smith
foarding, was confirmed and the Clerk
ordered to prepare plans and specifications
for same. An order was passed to pay the
Treasurer of the corporation of Cecilton
appropriation of $125 for repair of roads
for the years '7l-2.
Samuel J. Jenness, Collector Of 9th Dis
trict, was ordered to collect S34 State tax
from Evans, Wood & Co., on SEQ, 900 Bank
Stock. NJ. S. McNamee, Collector of Sth
District, was ordered to collect 500. IS tax
from the Mccullough Iron Co. Bond of
NJ. S. McNamee, Collector, approved.
Accounts of John w. Redgraves for $16
and Ii. Morten for repair of bridge for
S191.72. The report of road examiners,
Scott, Kimble and Steel, for opening road
in 4th District, filed and laid over.
The old Board of Directors of Bohemia
Bridge were re-appointed.
The bonds of the following Supervisors
approved, B. b. Garvine, for Sth District:
S. 5. Woodrow, It'll; r. II. Nesbitt of 9th
and S. J. Gatchell of the 4th.
Sundry accounts were examined and
approved.
Sundry orders for merchandise to out
pensioners issued.
A list of receipts and disbursements
were reported by the Clerk and the Board
adjourned to meet the second Tuesday in
July.