The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1877-01-02
cd ~ meet a. GraysviIle, IN the 18th day Of
JANIS ARMSTRONG;

JAMES ARMSTRONG;;
President Of the Board.
Affect: WV, WspDLE, Auiiior. s
MAY SESSION, Mny 4, 1875.
James Armstrong. Edward 0iey and David
-entz, Esqs. Commissioners of Monroe county.
)hio. met at the Crum bridge and proceeded to
Examine the repairs. and found the same done
.cc1rding 70 contract Also. Oh the same day,
tho repairs u. the Cline bridge and
ound the same done according to contract. aud
,lso to examine wo, at Eakleberry bridyc,and
allowed - 80 fct additional work.
II aF{8 MAYs 1876.
{ Commissioners met at their office and the
iollowing bills wore allowed: George Huff nan
s1SO for repairing approach to Eckelberry
bridge and road: John w Beardmore $24 FOR
repairing approach to Crum bridge; John w
Be.rdmore s2i 80 for repairing road in Wash
ington township. :.
6 W Cline S44a "a for ahutments and ap-
proach 70 Cline bridge; n V Cline sas % for
lills ut Cline bridge; Walter Williamson - ~
for repairing floor in Cline Bridge; Lewis Sulss-
herrcr $5q 80 for making road near Holmes
bridge
Jacob Neuhart $I56 Is for fila to Holmes
bridge;H z West $aS n for publishing month
ly reports printing and journal for county sur
voyoTC II Goodrich, S23 for Publishing month
ly statements for March and April and Asses.
sors notice, aud thereupon the Board adjourned
TI - JANIS ARMSTRONG,
q. tsf- -t { ,itfL President OF Beard.
Attest: II. HosipLKs. Aud. N. c. 0.
JUNE SESSION. June s, 1875.
James Armstrong. Edward Okey and David
Lentz, Commissioners of Monroe county, OhiS.
met at their Office and proceeded ta btsinesss
In the matter Of the report of the Trustees
Of Benton township, for an, slteratien OF q
,ounty road, the Trustees having reported In
favor of the establishment of said road. said
renort v.s than publicly read fol. the first time.
/. Ordered. that there be levied fF the year
1875. for county purposes, on each dsllur of the
tsxsble property OF Monroe eanntya Ohio. an
follows: Far general revenue pur oses, being
The expense Of the county and such other cha,-
pes =. bv Law are payable from said fund, one
sn3 one-h.lf mills tla)-said fund shall .bo
,tvled General Revenue Fund; for the expense
a tba county Iniirmary six.tenths of one mill
o Df,,-ssid fund sh al be styled Poor Fand: for
road purpo.es one mill sail fund shall b.
styled Speci,l Road Fund. 2 s&
VIM Rottenfield and others presented petit
tion for an alteration Of count! road in Ben
ton township: appointed viewers and surveyor
to meet June 20, 1875, at atis.kelberry's bridge.
~ JuSE q. 1876
In the matte- OK the report of. the Trustee.
Of Benton township. for the alteration OF o
county road. the report Of the Trustees in rcla-
tion IA the establishment Of said road was this
day read publicly, being tho second teading Of
tho samc.
The following bills were allowed: Sribert 4
IIfi!cy $S7 gs for books. blanks and stationery;
3 F Wade q Co $i06 for books and ststiouery;
David Okey Clerk ofsGeurt; ISL 90 costs in
state cases, indexing.5cc; Jacob Burgbacher geo
for book case in court room and juiges' stand;
Henry Smith sic fees as Infirmary Direoter;
tSsn Rss Mac.gman Fts',graa 10 10 DO DO : do do
Morri. s. Armstrong 81 50 merchandise per
she riff; VIM. Weddle $16j part salsry county
Auditor; T o Castle s Go 81 10 merchandise
per Sheriff
Ia the m ttsr of Isaac King ct oil to vacete
county road. the applicants. IA freeho,ders OF
Monroe county. residing in that portisn Of the
county in which county road leading from
the Marietta road between Hugh Robinson and
Issac and WIN King, and running narth to the
road leading from Stafford to Summer6eh, is
located; having filed their petition for tho va
cation. it 10 ordered that before further pro-
ceedinys bc had upon said p!ication,l or more
Of the petitioners execute to the State, OF Ohio.
for the use Of Monroe county. a bond in the
sum Of $i00 conditioned according to law. with
sureties to be approved By the BoafdI
The said Isaac King now comes ana dies
hts bond in the sum Of 500. payable to the
stase % Oato for the use Of Monroe county,
for the payment Of the costs Of
said application in cass the prayer Of the pc.
tion be not granted, with George Reed surety
thereon which bond Is accepted and approx
ed, and Il appsaring that notice Of the fling
OF said petition has been given according
to law, said petition was publicly read for
the nrst time aud continued TO the next reg.
ular session OF the Board for further proceed
ings. 5s
In tho matter Of the petition Of John No
Nahon stal FOR acounty road, the report d
the viewers in relation to the esta. lishment
Of said road having bssn publicly read on
the Sd of June, 1874. it being the third read
ing Of the same. and had been copunueh,t the
viewers having filed sssparate report inTwri'
ting Of the amount Of compensation they
have assessed to the land owners, By reason
of the location of said road through his
premises, said report was slsoi pubiinly read,
and the Board being Of the opinion that the
compensation awarded by said viswsrst to the
claimants, to wit: to John Hsnthorn, ST.
compensation is reasonable. and that said
road will be of public utility and OF sufhcient
importance to the public to justify the pay
ment of said com peusation out Of the county
Treasury, and NO, petition for review being
ilsd. It Is ordered that the county Auditor
draw his order upon the county Treasurer In
favor OF said claimant for. the amount OF
compensation so awarded to him; that the
several reports Of the viewers with the sur.
vey and plat Of said road be recorded, and
that the said road be established public
highway, 50 feet wide; 1t Is further ordered
that the county Auditor issue, In the MANS
Of the Board, an order to the Trustees Of
Adams township and Center township, direct
ing them TO cause said road 70 be opened
according to law. at.r
Allowed TO Little sss os costs in state
cases and summonipg juriss, boarding pEis
onsrs and whitevashing jail.
Opened the bids for the delivery OF i,oo'
bushels OF cosl for the county; awarded th'
contract to Jacob Nsahart 4t ten and fourth
rIo4l cents per bnshsl, 10 be delivered IN 'h'
coal house on or before the LIST day OF Octo
ber. 1876: ordered that the Auditor take
bond of $500 for the faithful performance o
the contract. ssR ri.
JusH I 1876.
In the matter Of the report Of the Trus
tees Of, Benton township for the alteration o
a county road. the report Of the Trustees II
favor of the establishment OF said road wa
this day publicly read, being the third read
ing of the same, and said Trusters He'd
separate report. in writing. Of the amount o
com censation which they have assessed Il
the land owner by reason of the location o
said road through her premisess said repor
.as publicly read. and the Board bainS o
the opinion that the compensation awarded
by said Trustees to ths claimant, to wit:att
Elizabeth Arm strong. $40 compensadon Il
reasonable and just; that said road will bA o
ublic utility and fi,isnt inaportancs e
the public to justify the payment OF sale
compensation out Of the county Treasury
and no petition for review being iled, 1t Il
ordered that the county Auditor draw hi
order upon the county Treasurer, in favor o
said claimant for the amount OF comrsnsa-
ton awarded to her; that the said report o
the Trustees, with thu survey aud plat o
said road, be recorded, and that said road D.
established . public highway ~ teet II
width; II is further ordered that the count,
Auditorsissap. In the name of the Board, 81