Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1876-04-06

GALLrPoLrs, April l, 1876.
a STATEMENT Of the proceeding:
IA of the County Commissioners dn.
ring the month of March, 1876, and OF
the orders issued for the payment o.
money out of the County Treasury:
MARCH SEssIoN-Present:- C. NJ
DAY, Pres't.; J. E. MILLS, L. NJ. BE
MAN, CONS.
The road petitioned for by P. P. Par.
ish and others, passed through thret
public readings, and objection being
made, it was continued to the June ses
sion.
Upon the petition of John p. He'll
rich and others for an alteration of the
Mud run road in Green township, 8
view and survey were ordered to be
made March -, 1876, and report return.
ed at June session.
Application having been made to va
cate certain roads in Perry Tp., by Da-
vid Rees and others, and by Thomas
Carter and others, and no one object.
ing, the said roads were ordered to be
vacated.
Upon the petition of r. NJ. Rodgers
| and others for county road in Green
Tp., to intersect the Chilliccthe and
Gallipolis and Rodney road, view and
survey were ordered to be made March
%, 1876, and report thereof returned al
the June session. A remonstrance was
filed against the road.
Upon three petitions presented by
John Bryan, John Hutsinpiller and
John w. Deem, respectively, for 9
change in the river road opposite the
mouth of the Kanawha river, a view
and survey of the three routes were or
dered to be made March 24th, 1876, by
Daniel Mauck, VIM. Walker and Il
r. Morton as viewers, and Henry
Grayum, surveyor, and to report Thereon
by June session.
Upon petition of A. C. Roberts and
others for alteration of river road below
and through Chambersburg, view
and survey were ordered to be made
April 5th, 1876, by WIN. Walker, J. II.
Guthrie and Hiram Watson, viewers,
and Henry Grayum, surveyor.
The report Of the viewers in favor Of
the road petitioned for by Adam David
son and others, was read and continued
to the June session.
The application to remit fine assessed
by Court of Common Pleas against Al
bert Beall was heard, but the reasons
therefor not being considered sufficie mt
the application was rejected.
In the application to release the bono
given in the cause of the State of Ohio
VS.. Samuel l.. Langley, the matter con.
tinued to April 18th, 1876.
Notice was given that the Board
would offer for rent the Office in tht
Courthouse, lately occupied by the
Prosecuting Attorney, subject to use by
the Grand Jury, to the highest bidder
with security, on the 18th of April
1876.
Notice was ordered to be given thai
two bridges across Big and Little Chick
amauga would be sold at the site of eacl
bridge on April 18th, 1876.
The County Jail was inspected. Ger
tain repairs and furnishingin the court
room and building suggested by the
Judge were directed to be made.
The road alteration petitioned for by
j. NJ. Mills and others was established.
The alteration made necessary in the
road below Adamsville by high water
was established as reported by the Trus.
tees of Raccoon Tp., as viewers.
A levy of one mill on the dollar was
made for bridge purposes.
The salary of L. Perry, Prosecuting
Attorney, as fixed by Statute, was or.
dered to be paid to him in three equal
installments at close of each term OF
Common Pleas Court.
The salary of j. II. Evans, County
Auditor, as provided by Act of March 30
1875, was ordered to be paid to him in
quarterly installments.
The Office of Coroner of Gallia Coun-
ty being vacant, it is ordered that DIR.
F. A. Cromley be appointed to fill said
F. A. Cromrey, as coroner, presented
his official bond in the sum of $4,000,
with good and sufficient sureties, which
was accepted and approved, and ordered
to be placed on record.
III. A. Kent, Probate Judge, submitted
his statement of fees and costs tor the
quarter ending March 9Th, 1876, show
ing amount of fees and costs charged,
persons to whom charged, amount col
lected and uncollected, verified by his
oath, which statement was examined
and compared with the records in his
office.
Cost bills of Justices and Constables
were allowed to the amount of eighty
seven S5-100 dollars.
Bills for bridge work, material and
repairs to bridges, were allowed to the
amount of seven hundred and sixty
dollars and twenty-one cents.
Bills for books, blanks and stationery,
advertising and printing, Sheriff IS and
Clerks fees, Auditors and Prosecuting
Attorneys salaries, Agricultural Soci-
cty's annual allowance, and Probate
Judges annual allowance, and Jail and
road expenses were allowed to the
amount of seventeen hundred and nine
ty-twO dollars and thirty cents.