Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-06-15
Proceedings of County Commits
Si0nerS.

Board refused to make any appropriation
for repair of bridge across Little Short Greek,
near E V Cleaver's Also declined making
appropriation for repair of Mt. Pleasant &
Martins Ferry Road, there being no funds in
the Treasury that can be used for that pur-
pose.
Board appointed gate-keepers on the Nation
al Road, as fellows: Gate No. 1, Preston V
Shook, compensation $50 per month; No. u
Lambert NJ Feltus, compensation S25 per
month; No. 2, B r Nelson, compensation
S25 per month; No. 3, Daniel McGinnis, COM
pensation S16,66 per month; No. 81, Walter
McF Farland, compensation S16,66 per month.
Said appointees gave bond and were qualified
according to law.
Board examined vouchers of Auditor for
orders issued from 6O6 to 859 inclusive, and
found the same properly issued, and bonds
and coupons properly redeemed.
Board accepted and approved official bonds
of j Dickinson, John Stembler and Charles
Frazier for faithful performance of their du-
ties as Superintendents on the National Road.
Noble Carter was authorized to examine
and report as to the propriety of Strengthening
Captina Creek west of Somerton, where the
new bridge is proposed to be built.
The viewers heretofore appointed to lay out
and divide Richland and Smith townships in
to separate voting precincts, made their re-
port recommending that sections %, %, "a,
%, 90, 30, "a, 35, 80, in Richland township,
and sections 3, 4, 8, 6, II, II, and the east
half of section 10, in Smith township, be es-
lished into separate election precinct, with
the voting place at Glencoe. Report was ac-
cepted and adopted, and said election precinct
established as recommended.
The Auditor was directed to assess and levy
upon the bounds of the Barnesville & Somer-
ton Road the sum of S13, 1893 %; on bounds of
st. Clairsville & Warnock Road S4,376 50;
and to levy upon the taxable property of the
county for $3.50 for the B. & s. Road, and
for "a 926 for the st. C. & w. Road, to pay
outstanding bonds. of said roads. The Audi
tor entered bis protest against this action of
the Board.
The petition for annexation of territory to
the incorporated village of Martins Ferry, was
granted Contestants gave notice of appeal
from the decision of the Board.
The request of the st. Clairsville Cornet
Band for the use of room in the southwest
two nights each week until July 4th, to prac-
tic music for the Centennial Celebration, was
granted.
Commissioner Barber was authorized to ex-
anime and report as to the safety of bridge
near Unity Church, Wheeling township.
Board ordered that 1.2 mills be levied upon
each dollar of taxable property Of Belmont
county for county fund, and l mill for poor
fund.
The Auditor was authorized to advertise
for bids for the delivery and breaking of stone
upon the National Road.
BILLS PASSED AND ALLOWED.
Short Foreman, stationery SIPS 55
w. A. Gephart, supplies, county offices. IS
John Glover, repairs to bridge, Moors
Fording, Cap tina Creek. 10 90
Trustees Union Township, balance cost
of bridge on lands of Elijah Hatcher. Is 90
I. Z. Fawcett, supplies for Sherin.......... 70
Johnston Frazier, livery .....-...-.......... W
Thomas Mccall, improper tax on u. q +.
road refund ded..... :...... ....... lsl As
G. N Gaumer, printing and advertising TO 90
w. e. Stamp assessing G. q P. r. r. and
Cou mbus ..... ..... 20 90
j. b. Hoge, supplies, county Officers. 2S 20
Trustees Smith Township, lumber for
bridge purposes ... 2l 90
deeds ...................:: ....::.............. 4Sl 81
John A. Grove. supplies for jail ............ p
j. p Love- livery 16 0O
w. A. HuRt, printing and advertising. l22 so
VIM. Neiswanger, painting at Inf1rmary 25 75
James Clark, repairs at 1nhrmary-.. 30 10
w. A. Gephart, fre brick and plaster
-..........-.-.......,....... 33
]. b. Hoge, paint, &C., Infrmary y.-..-....- Al 40
Vim. Barber, services as Commissioner. 81 so
Sol. Hogue do do :. 81 4U
l. j. Potts do do 81 50
Ohio VS.. 40 90
Ohio VS.. Thomas Evans ct al................ % 40
do Geclge Thomas - . 3 so
do Henry Smith ................--......... % 40