The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-01-16
BOARD OF COUNTY COM NISSIONERS.

State Of Illinois, Alexander county, S..
Regular session Of the Board Of County
Commissioners Of Alexander county, begun
and held at the Court House in the city OF
Caro-, on Monday, the ed day Of Deem
Der, A. D., 1878. Present Thos W. Halli-
day, Martin Brown, Saml. Brilcy, Com
missioners. Samuel J. Humm, Clerk.
The first business being the election Of a
chairman, Mr.. Thos. w. Halliday was on
motion Of Commissioner Brown, elected
chairman for the ensuing year. The Board
thercupon proceeded to the examination OF
sundry claims against the county, pending
which the board adjourned Until to-mor.
row morning at 6 O'Clock,
TUESDAY MORNING, s;30 O'CLOCK, deem
BER3, 1s,s.
Thc board me: persuant - adjournment,
Whereas the Commissioners WIN. Il. Ken
dali, James L, Sanders and George Cherry
heretofore appointed by ;he loard to view
the premises over which Jacob Conner
prays that q road may b. located AMI
said commissioner, beng ot The opinion
that the prayer Of said petitioner be grant
ed, and they having reported their action
in the premises 10 this board. locating such
road, giving the courses and distances and
specifying the land over which said road is
10 pass, as follows, tO-Nit:-
Over the south side Of the half section
line Of section twelve (l2l, township tour
teen "a, Range 81 wcs, over the land OF
Moses B. Winton and John A. Minton
commencing at the northwest corner Of
Jacob Cotners land and running due west
TO the public road distance of thirty 80
rods. Thence thirty 800 feet 10 the plac,
Of beginning.
And the report OF said Commissioner
now coming before this Boari for action
and no objections to said report having
been made 10 this board, j. is therefore or
derrd that road thirty 1907 lee. wide io
public and private use be, and the same I
hereby established. the same to lie opereC
by the said petitioner at his own cxpcns,
as provided by law.
Whereas, DR.. J. A. N. Gibbs havin;
proposed to act as ovcrseer Of the poor farm
for the ensuing year, for the total sum o
$500, payable quarterly, and the board be
ing of the opinion that said proposition is {
fair and reasonable one, and for the best in
tercst Of the county, said proposition wa
on motion accepted, and the said DR.. }
A. NJ. Gibbs is hereby appointed SAT-
ovcrsecr of the poor for the year 1873.
The board having been advised that III
! bridge over Sections creek. on the Till
and Cape Girardeau road is becoming IN
safe for public travel and that said bridg
needs general repair il is therefore orlerc
| that Martin Brown, Commissioner, be an
thorizcd 10 contract in bcha!. Of the count
for the repair of said bridge.
The report Of Nicholas llunsackcr. ]. II
Mulcahy and John II. Foster, road-vicwer.
appointed Il, The las; session of this boar,
10 view and locate road commencing a
the old farm Of Samuel Remmcck in LAX
Milligan precinct and from thence up IN,
near the Mississippi river 10 point at q
| near the farm Of Andrew Nav on tn
/ Coiro and Thcbes road WAS presented, sait
report setting forth that the, said Commits
sioncrs have vicwd said proposed new road
and over the lands OF the par,ic, as hereto
fore ordered by this board and that the,
find said road 10 he necessary and OF grea
convenience 60 the community, They ais,
further report no persons claiming dam
ages except John Walker and Mrs. Evalin,
Yates. but the said Mrs. Yates being will
ing TO give sand right of way provided tn,
county will pay for rails to make II liant
,hiry.NiN o3G) rods long, the estimated COS
of which by said Commissioners for maxim.
and laying said rails being twcnry-toi
dollars (S?D, which they recommended b,
allowed her. They also report the damage
for said righto OF way through the LAND y
the said John Walker at twGn,y-six dollar
and seventy.tive cents (S96 ~ and TO
rails to make lano ior,y.two Ci9) rod
long, the sum of twcnty.scvcn dollar
SEQ. The said Commissioners recon-
mcndcd that said road be siXy.six (56
feet wide and that il DO located over The
route as viewed by them.
And now comes the said john Walker
and objects to said road being opened the
width of sisty.six (dC) feet through his
land, but agrees that he will not object 10
the opening Of q road thirty 500 feet wide,
and is willing to give the right Of way pro-
vided the necessary rails were furnished,
ana laid, to make the now fence caused by
change Of the road. And the board belicv-