The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-10-29
rY, OHIO OSTUEsDAY, OCTOBER. %, 1878.

West 253,65 printing; Thos Little $500
janitor; David Henthorn 75c repairing
chimney, Jail; T o Little $3.50 fees as
Sheriff; VIM Norris $500 road work on
Steed's hill; j T Judkins 22S,45 fees as
Clerk; M Redin 75c repairing gate court
house fence; J p Spriggs 3,45 letter
heads; j B briggs q w E Mallory 25
90 each, defending Jas Gatchell and
George Mosshurg, indicted for Grand
Larceny. r ,,.,..,..,- t.-.s. .r7,
MARCH SESSION, 1878
Allowed Jacob Leibfarth 2035,80 for
abutments at Rinard's mill; concluded
the semi-annual settlement with W T.
Morris, found said treasurer charged
with ]3,398 SO which sum was produced
by said treasurer, counted and founSl
correct; reappointed Thos Little jah9,b y
|of court house FOR one year at ZOO /;
received and examined semi annual re.
port Of intirmary directors; contracted
with H Smith for 1900 bushels of coal
at 10c per bushel; contracted with Frank
Sherman for stone wall on Woodsfield
and Antioch road levied two mills on
each dollar valuation of the taxable
property of the county for 1878, one
mill for bridge purposes and one mill to
be worked out on the public highways
Allowed cost in the following State
cases Ohio vs NJ D Howell 22,30, Ohio
vs. John Regan l4.65. Ohio vs. Moss
burg and Gatchell l4,55, Ohio vs. Wm
Dlehl 9,25, Ohio vs David Hissom 20, As,
Ohio vs. H Diehl ITS, OHIO vs. Casper
Diehl 7,45 Boz ts4na s
Made the following allowances Dam
Ael Neuhart 20l insurance Co in6rmary;
VIM Norris 1000 stoning road, Steeds
hill, John Read 1850 jailors fees; F
Sherman 242, 70 work on Woods6eld and
Antioch road south of Dismal creek; j
P Spriggs 10000 salary Pros Atty A
lJ Pearson 9l,00 balance salary Pros
Atty; Thomas Little 5000 balance as
janitor; Jacob Burgbacher SOC lock jury
room: 0 o Alexander 8, 80 tinware for
ljail G H Goodrich IL 33 printing; Dan,
iel Conger, repairing cells in Jail 200;
Wm Dorr 4,50 repairing back house; !;
Dieter and Read 3,25 return boxes for
Sheriff; Alfred Early Toe repairing chairs
in Jail; Jacob Reinherr 1,a0 matches.
court house; N Koehler d Co l1,98
mdse for court house; Robert Mccain
mon 1850, Henry Smith 1850 and John
Pfalzgraf 1850 fees as infirmary direc
tors; B FWade d Co 42,05. books and
blanks; S;ebert and Lilley 1881 books,
blanks and stationery Burkhead d Co
75c straw for Jail; VIM Weddle 10000
salary as Co Auditor. Met at Cameron
March Is, contracted to repair Sunfisb
creek road (washed away with S A AT.
kinson ct al for 14S,00; allowed Wm
Norris 81, so stoning Steed's hill road
APRIL Is, 1878
Allowed Smith Bridge Co, of Toledo,
2l70,00 for bridge at Rinard's mill; o
F Flint 200,76 fill made to bridge q,
Rinards mill. ass..
MAY %. 1878
Allowed Frank Sherman 240 90 culyert
and Ill on Antioch and Woodsfeld road I;
5 A Atkinson ct al las, 90 work on Sun-
fsh creek road; Peter Ault 5000 work
on Sunfish creek road. s
| '9aa JUNE SESSION, 1878
Councilmen Of the Incorporated viii
lage Of Beallsville presented a petition
Ito annex certain territory to said corpo-
ration of Beallsville. The following per.
sons claimed damages under an act
passed by the General Assembly Of the
State Of Ohio, May 5, 1877, for the pro.
lection Of wool growers &c: Christian
Weber 1880, George Pryor 24,50, VIM
Kirkland 1850, Ezra Craig 24,00, Catha
rine Krieg 1900, Isaac Hogue 31,00,
Christian Cehrs, 22,50, A A Davidson
$500, A B Covert 1l4,25, William Diehl
l1500, continued to. December session,
|1s7S. Concluded to build new county
Jail, ordered the Auditor to publish no.
tice to invite sealed proposals for build
ling same Allowed costs in the follow
ling State cases before Justices of the
Peace: Ohio VS. Wm Wilson 5,15, Ohio
VS. Henry and Solomon Bever 57,55,
fOhio vs. G Burkhart ITO Made the
following allowances: VIM Read 62,6a
fees as Sheriff, John Read 74,25 fees as
Tailor, T S Cleveland 7,37 repairing
Calais bridge, W C Yockey 4,01 work on
IZwick bridge, A J Cavanaugh 1852 ma
sonry on Zwick bridge, W B Neiswan
ger $40 painting iron bridge near Stat
ford, N Morris 34,65 for coal delivered
R C Okey 500 mending lightning roo
on court house cnpola, J T Judkins AZ
II mdse for county Offices, Siebert and
!, Lilley 50 05 books and blanks, Kettere
. & Hoeffier 8,36 mdse for county offices
!; Jacob Burgbacher 1850 case for Pro-
Il Att'ys office, N Koehler & Co 4,05 mds,
J for Sherifrs Office, J P Spriggs 125 0,
salary as Pros Atty, Henry Pratt 6,2!
q calsemining Pros Att'ys Office, F Koon,.
9Oc mending shoes for prisoner, Smitl
Il 4, Waddell 3,95 hardware for cour
!, house, Republican Printing Co, Spring
field 6, 90 for ink, Robert McCammo
1000, Henry Smith 1000 and job
Pfalzgraf 10 90, fees as infrmary diree
tors, Thomas Little 5000 salary as JAM
: tor, VIM Read ESQ opening and repair
ing lock on vault in Probate office, j
Judkins 89,l fees as Clerk of Court.
H Goodlich % 36 printing, H R Wes
: 1875 printing, WIN Weddle 500, 90 sa
airy as County Auditor, Jas R Morri
!, 102, 40 record for births and deaths, ia
. Myers 101 40 indexing General Inde
!, of Deeds, B F Wade & Co PTS blank
= and stationery. Made the followin
= levies: County expenses Il mill, for hui
y !, ding mill, for poor purposes 6 10 mil
!, y Adjourned to June 26, 1878 ~
oil aso 1g JUNE 26 1878
III Awarded the contract for abutmen
It at Nisperly's mill to H B Hixenbaugh
II 2,20 per perch, awarded the contract fl
.s superstructure at Nisperlys mill to Ma
n sillon Iron Bridge Co Made the 70
s lowing allowances: :J. w Yost 100,(
, part pay orplan ahd specifications f
IL new Jail, Samuel Antill 1l,O0 fill
Q Zwick's bridge, James HanDahs 50,(
WORK nm CsIoie and WOodsfield roa