The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-09-18
Proceedings of County Commissioners
The County Commissioners were in session
three DAYS this week

The County Commissioners were in session
three days this week.
Tuesday, Sept. "A, 1875.
! Present-sIessrs DR.. Bromwel Biggs
and Gillespie.
The following orders for outpensons were
issued: Nancy Cunningham, cold, pay J.
G. Crookshanks, So Ann Reed, pay Thos.
| Conrey, SO; John Spence, pay Jno. Little,
Nancy Rock, pay Carhart & Co.. $40; Pol
ly Robinson, pay E. r. Burlington, $40
Annie Brown, cold, pay II. C. Nesbtt, $15
Nicholas F. Honey, pay T. Drennen, $40;
G. w. Webster, cold, pay Thos. Conrey,
! 50; Catharine Hays, pay r. l.. Thomas,
! $40; Susan Mullen, pay Thomas & Ander-
son, $40.
Ordered That F. A. Linton release Jacob
Tome of tax on $1,000, and return the
same insolvent. County tax, $50; State
tax, $10.15-total, $40.15.
Ordered, That h. B. Price, Collector 1st
District, collect from B. B. Merritt tax on
Sl,205; county tax, $7.23; State tax, $2.45
total, $9.GS.
Ordered, That Jas. A. Lakeland Col
lector 5th District, release Joseph Miller,
guardian of Il. II. Tagart, taxes on S400,
double assessment and return the same in
total-$3.21.
Wednesday, Sept. Is, 1875.
Present-Messrs. Biggs and Gillespie.
The following accounts were examined
and passed: Account of John NJ Raw
lings Collector Sth Dist, for 1874, $40 %;
account Of Parker L. George, for lumber,
$22 81; account of Jonathan Strayhorn,
for plank, $145.05; account of John l..
Smith, Collector 4th District 1878, insolven-
cies 1923. 10; account of S. X. Blake, Col
lector Bird Dist, 1878, insolvencies, 800. 60
account of Josiah Reeder, Supervisor, 9th
District, 1915, $500; account of James P.
Merritt, repair Of Clerks Office, $15.37;
account of d. Scott & Bro, coal for coun-
ty, $50; account of D. Scott, Clerk of
Court, $555.21; account of Jne. p. Patten,
Inspector 18th District, bridges, $4,000.
The report of the Examiners, Messrs
Patten, Marshall and A. r. Magraw, in the
matter of changing location of the road in
the 18th District near Jos. w. Reynolds,
was taken up and confirmed, and the
supervisor was ordered to open IL, same.
Ordered, That DR.. w. c. Karsner, C.:i-
lector Of 2ud District, collect from John
Miller tax on $500 stock in trade. State
tax, $1.01; county tax, $3-total $4.01.
Ordered, That same collect from George
Derrckson tax on 81, 739 personal property.
State tax, So. SO; county tax, SO. 55-total,
S44.0S.
Ordered, That William Bowen repair the
bridge over the race at the mill of DR.. H.
II. Mitchell.
Ordered, That W. Watkins change the
location of the public road, near Joseph
Russel's, in 9th District, across the run,
making the road straight, providing there
is no land damages.
Ordered, That Joseph Biggs freight
2. 500 bushels oyster shells for the road at
Fredericktown.
Ordered, That the appointment of Capt.
Andrew Woodall as bridge tender at Fred
ercktown for the unexpired term Of Capt.
John Schotield, decd, be confirmed.
Thursday, Sept 16, 1875.
Present-Messrs. Biggs and Gillespie.
Messrs. Gillespie and Biggs visited the
road recently altered by George Harlan and
accepted the same and ordered payment
thereof.
Ordered, That VIM. Bowen have the
foot bridge over the creek, at the east end
of Elkton, repaired.
Account of DR.. II. II. Mitchell for re-
pairing iron bridge over Elk creek, and for
plank, S1S5.54, examined and passed.
Ordered, That James McCauley, John
Burke and Jackson Campbell be appointed
Examiners to vacate the road from the
creek road via Harlans Mill to the Cherry
Hill road, in 3rd District.
Adjourned to meet on Tuesday during
the session of the Court.