Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1880-05-06
Road Notice.

Is hereby given that perl-
IN ton will be presented to the Com
missioners Of Gallia County at their
next session, to be held on the first
Monday in June, A. d. 1880, praying
for the alteration of the county road
known rs the Burlington road, leading
from Mercerville to the Ohio River,
beginning at the point where the line
between Gnyan township and Harrison
township. crosses said road; thence
through the land of B. F. Mccall a
northerly course down the left hank OF
Bullskin Creek TO black walnut tree
at the lower end Of post and rail
fence; thence through the land of J. I.
Smith the same course along fence TO
point little to the left of small
cabin on said Smiths land thence the
nearest and best course 70 intersect the
said Burlington road on J. L. Smiths
land; also beginning at a point on
Vinton Waugh's land in Harrison
Township, about 10 feet east of plum
tree standing on the east side of the
road; thence through said Waugh's
land Northeast course to intersect
old rosd near small water mill. Also
beginning on the land Of j. V. Porter
In Harrison township, at point about
twenty feet east of crab-apple tree
inches in diameter, standing on the
east side of the road thence down the
east bank of Bullskin Creek to the line
between said j. V. Porter and VIM.
Trotter, near the corner of said Trot-
ter's land; thence the hest route TO in
tersecr the old road near north side OF
Bullskin Creek. Also beginning at q
IL, sI,a
of Elizabeth Gilmore on the land of
VIM. TrOtter; thence around the base
of the hill tie bast route to the line
between the i'd WIN. Trotter aud VIM.
Loucks, In tersecting said line about
one hundred feet west of black wal
nut tr ee standing In the bend Of the
creek; thence the best route through
the said VIM. Louck's land to q small
apple tree standing on the line between
the said VIM. Loucks and Roman
Loucks; thence through said Roman
Loucks' land NOrtherly course to 3
point twenty feet west of the South
west corner of c. Angels land and near
the road from little Bullskin to Big
Bullskin and to extend said road TO this
alteration; thence Northeast course
to a point on the south bank of Bull
skin Greek and twenty feet east of the
west line Of G. Angels land; thence
along the south bank of said creek to
the line between C. Angels land and
RhOda Roadarm0ur's land; thence
through said Rhoda RoadarmOur's land
down the west bank of said creek to
the land of VIM. Loucks; thence
through said Wm. Loucks' land down
the west bank of creek to bend in said
creek; thence the nearest and best
route to intersect the old road near tine
mouth of little Bullskin Creek. Also
beginning at point In the road on the
land of Henry Littleton near a grave
yard; thence through said Littleton's
land an easterly course to iutersect the
old road near said LittletOu's residence.
Also beginning near an Elm tree stand
ing on the east side OF the road on
G. G. Berridge's land In Clay Town
ship; thence through said Berridge's
land Northeast course to intersect
the old road at the foot of the hill near
gate. Also beginning at large sugar
tree near the Yellowtown bridge on the
land Of Fri Harrington; thence q
Northerly course to a point in the road
about fifty feet North of sycamore
tiCO hCai sdth GIt AAhETiukCOu Itet-
dence. Also beginning at walnut
tree standing In the road near a grave
yard on the land of Henry Harrington
thence an easterly course through the
land Of said Harrington On the east
side Of old road to the land of Mary
Harrington, and through said Mary
Harrington's land to blazed hickory
tree near the road. Also beginning at
or near large white oak tree on said
Mary HarringtOn's land at the foot of
the hill south of John Brothers; thence
the best route on the east side of old
road to point twenty feet west of q
white oak tree near the line between
John Brothers and Mary Harrington.
Also beginning at culverr on the land
of Stuart Plymale In Clay Tp.; thence
the best route through said Stuart Ply
males land to the land Of Jonas Brown;
thence the best route through the said
Browns land to point In the old road
near walnut tree standing on the west
side Of the road on Jonas Browns
land and there to terminate.
May 6, 1880.