The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1878-03-13
Board Of County Commissioners
STATE OF ILLINOIS, "a

STATE OF ILLINOIS, "a
Alexander Co.,
A regular session Of the beard OF
county commissioners of Alexander
county began and held at the court
house. In the city OF Cairo, on Monday
the 4th day Of March, 1878.
Present: Thos. w. Halliday, Geo.
w. Summons and Martin Brown, com>
missioners; 8. j. Humm, clerk.
MONDAY MORNING, o O'CLOCK, MARCH
4rH, 1873.
The minutes of the last regular and In
tervening special meetings were, on mo-
ton, approved.
The petition of James E. Mccrite and
torty-one others representing that the
present location OF the Thebes and
,Jonesboro, or Cape Girardeau and Ullin
road in section q, township IA, south
range 2 west, greatly Injuries the land OF
the said James 4. McCrite, said petit
TONERS therefore pray that the location
Of said road may be changed as follows,
to-wit:
Commencing at the ten (l0) mile post
near the barn of the said James L. Nc
Critic, thence running east across the
creek to the foot OF the hill on the east
side of the creek, thence little east OF
north along the foot Of the hill to point
some six or eight hundred yards from
the place Of beginning, and the said Jas.
E. McCrite agreeing to make said change
at his own expense.
whereupon. the board on motion cons
sented to said relocation as prayed for in
said petition.
The report of Robert Russell, super
visor of road district No. 3, was present.
ed and examined, and it appearing from
said report that there still remains in the
hands of the said Robert Russell q balance
of $40 10, 1t was on motion ordered that
, said balance be paid to the county treas
urer and placed In the county road fund;
and, it further appearing from said ex.
animation that the said Robert Russell
has made an overcharge of Sc 90 for SER
vices rendered In warning hands, etc.
The clerk was on motion instructed to
notify him to pay SAID So 90 into the
county treasury, otherwise said report
was approved.
Report OF Van Sweeney, supervisor of
road district No. 81, was presented and
approved, and on motion he was al
lowed the sum of $1,000 in lieu of his bill
for $3.50 to be paid out OF the special
road fund.
1t appearing TO the board that Mat
thew Durham and Scott Cauble appoint.
ed at the last session OF this board, road
supervisors of districts No. 10 and II, are
not competent to serve. On motion the
following were appointed: Henry Bass,
district Is; John Reems, district H.:
The report of B. F. Brown for keeps
ing and maintaining paupers at the poor
farm tor three months, ending February
18th, was examined and approved, and
on motion he was allowed the sum OF
Sls4.OO as per his bill accompanying said
report.
The report Of DR., w. Wood, overseer
Of the poor. tor services, medicine, etc. /,
for three months, ending February 18th,
was presented and approved, and on
motion he was allowed the sum Of
Sl9l.25, in lieu Of Sl95.25.
The following bills were presented and
on motion allowed as follows, to-wlt:
Mary Byrnes, for keeping Harriet
Cunningham, pauper, from
Dec. to March /, lS7S............Sl9 30
DR.. VIM. Wood, amount expended
| for sending away 5. F. Shaddock. % 90
Mrs. Campbell, aid furnished Shad-
dock for 81 weeks at 81 00......... 8 80
c. w. Wheeler & Co., woods fur>
nished paupers from October TO
March ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. % %
Thos. w. Halliday, amountpaid for
sending pauper away.......".... 90
| G. A. MarchildoD. merchandise and
medicine for Nancy Holden, a
uper......"...... ................ IL 81
b. +. Brown & Bro, clothing, ETC.,
for paupers at poor tarm.......... 5 Al
The bill OF DR.. II. c. Barkhausen, for
medical attendance at the poor farm
amounting to $40, was presented, and on
motion he was allowed s. in full for the
same.
Whereupon, the board adjourned until
Tomorrow morning at o'clock.
TUESDAY MORNING, 8 O'CLOCK, MARCH
9TH, 1873.
The board met pursuant to adjourn
ment.
The full board present.
The following bills were considered,
and on motion allowed as follows, to
wit:
Henry Miller, twenty-six days
deputy sheriff at the January
term of the Alexander county
circuit c0urt.......-......... 0C
Charles Mehner, four days deputy
sheriff at the January term OF
the Alexander county circuit
court ,,,..,,,,,,,,,,,........... & M
John Gladney, eighteen DAYS dep
uty sheriff at the January term
OF the Alexander county circuit
court ..."......"... ................. ~ N
: Charles benefited, fifteen days
constable at the January term
OF the Alexander county circuit
,court .............................. 81 W
(. j. ID. Dean, nine meals for Jury In