The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-06-10
BOARD Of County Commissl o uers

ent William Workman, Christian Cehrs
and James Armstrong s-,
The petition of Lewis. Bollz and 9th.
ers. for the alteration of county road
In Salem and Switzerland townships
was considered ID Fankhouser, Genr
ge Lemly and G. W Glllith were an.
pointed viewers, with o. S. Sloan, Sur.
veyor, 10 meet at Seth Wards, in Salem
township, on the 17lh day of June.
1913, andIeport their action at the next
regular session. s aBss
George J. MorrlFs petition for the
alteration of a county road, in Wash
mgton township, was considered, and
" lillian White, Adam Messner and
J William 5. Way wee appointed view
els with 0 : Sloan, Surveyor, to meet
at J NJ Rdgway on the Illh day of
June, and report to the Board at the
session IN September
I On ilie peation Of Andrew Reich and
others for the location of road from
the Sisney mill on Sunfish creek to a
point on the Woodstieid and Malae
road, near + Wittenb ooks, the; Board
appointed Tnomas Nelson. F. MelIott
and William Sloan ewers, with o 5.
Sloan, Surveyor, to meet al 5 B Evans
on the 25lh day of jane. and report 10
The BoaId next September.
A petition from o L. Talbot repre-
scented that the county road beginning
at or near the mouth of Oposspm creek
Oh The Ohio river; thence TO Alum run
point: thence TO il.telsect the road lead
Ing from J I'm Jones To Abraham Jones'
null was in bad condition Il was or.
dered, that James Stetson. Seth Ward
and Dallas Cunningham, viewers, with
Y 5 Sioan, Surveyor, to meet at The
mouth of Opossum creek on the l9;h
day of June, 10 review and straigllten
said road, it they deem the same nec-
essary.
JUNE 3d.-On morton, james B chan.
an was ordered paid S44 80 for convey.
ing his son to the Dayton Lunatic Asy-
luI1. IS
The contract for the delivery of 14OO
bushels OF coal for The Use Of county
officers, was awarded to George Hess at
IL Gents pr bushel Auditor Hotfier
was ordered TO. take a bond from said
Hess, in the sum of $500, for the faith
ful performance Of SAID contract
The road petitioned for by Jchn SUIT
ler and others came up for hearing on
the report of the viewers. Said report
is fasorable to the establishment Of the
same and Stephen Atkinson is allowed
$50 damages. Elizabeth Green's claim
for damage was not allowed ty the
Board. The petitioners having tender
ell s. Atkinson tile damage awarded,
which he refused to accept, and having
deposited the amount in the County
Treasury, the Board ordered the road
established as public highway, thirty
feet in width. And ordered further.
that the Auditor issue an order to THE |
trustees Of Adams ard Salem townships |
directing them to open said road
Hunter q Hunter, attorneys for Ste-
phen ATKINSON appeared b fore the
b 'ard and demanded the yeas auana,s.
The question, snail the road be establ1
iishe,t I? was decided in the affirmative |
BIZ Yeas: Armstrong, Cehrs and the
President. Thereupon Stephen, Atkin-
son gave notice of appeal from said de |
c'sion and assessment of claims.
The petition, for the establishment of
a road. made by Berj Truax and 9TH
ers, was dismissed at the cost Of Mr. |
Truax. Total amount S1g %, Mr.. III
H Lingo, through whose lands the said
alteration was sought IT, be established,
made afiiiaSit that he had not been no
titled of the time Of the view and sur
vey.
The levy for 1873 will he found in
another column also. special levy for
the repair of the road leading from Nal.
aga to the pike in Bslmnnt county /
An approximation Of Sl5 was made
to make new floors ON the approaches
Ld the Staff'trd bridge
The salary of NJ Hoef1 n, Auditor,
Tor the second quarter OF 1873 was or
iered paid
Bills of Sebert Il Lily, SO so. w.
9. Cunningham 81 b Oktv Clerk. S7S
81. Jesse Gamble S297 81, Tor fiji at
clarineton bridge. Ketterer L Morris SO
50 for clothing furnished Lunatjcs, and
? Diehl So 80 for merchandise for
rreasuler's office, were allowed |
The Bnari adjourned ON the 9TH TO
meet on the 20ih inst