Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1880-05-20
Road Notice.

NOTICE Is hereby given that petit
~, ton will be presented to the Com
missioners of Gallis 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 as the Burlington road, leading
from Mercerville to the Ohio River,
beginning at the point where the line
between Guyan township and Harrison
township, crosses said road; thence
through the land of B. +. Mccall a
northerly course down the left hank of
Bullskin Greek 10 q black walnut tree
at the lower end of post and rail-
fence; thence through tho land of J. II.
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 10 intersect the
said Burlington road on j. I. Smiths
land; also :heginning at a point on
Vinton Waugh's land in Harrison
Township, about 10 feet east of a plum
tree standing on the east side of the
road; thence through said Waugh's
land a Northeast course To intersect
old road near small water mill. Also
beginning on the land of J. V. Porter
In Harrison township, at a 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 1rot-
ter's land; thence the best route to In
tersect the old road near north side of
Bullskin Creek. Also beginning at
culvert In the road near the residence
of Elizabeth Gilmore on the land Of
VIM. Trotter; thence around the base
of the hill the best route 10 the line
between the said Wm. Trotter and VIM.
Loucks, intersecting said line about
one hundred feet west Of black wal
nut tree standing In the bend of the
creek; thence the best route through
.he said VIM. Louck's land to o small
apple tree standing on the line between
the said VIM. Loucks and Roman
LOucks; thence through said Roman
Loucks' land a Northerly course to q
point twenty feet west of the South
west corner Of G. Angels land and near
the road from little Bullskin TO Big
Bullskin and to extend said road TO this
alteration; thence q Northeast course
to a point on the south bank of Bull
skin Creek and twenty feet east of the
west line of e. Angels land; thence
along the south bank Of said creek to
the line between C.. Angels land and
Rhoda Roadnrmour's land; thence
through said Rhoda Roadarmour's land
down the west bank OF said creek to
the land of VIM. I4oucks; thence
through said VIM. 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 the
mouth Of little Rullskin Greek. Also
beginning at point in the road on the
land of Henry Littleton near grave
yard; thence through said 1.ittletOn's
land an easterly course to intersect the
old road near said Littleton's residence.
Also beginning near an Film tree stand
ing on tho east side of the road on
G.. C. Berridge's land In Clay Town
ship; thence through said Berridga'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 al
NOrtherly course to point in the road
about fifty feet North of a sycamore
tree near said FRI HarrIngton's resi-
dence. Also beginning ut a walnut
tree standing In the road near 4 grave
yard on the land of Henry Harrington
thence an essterly 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 largo white oak tree on said !
Mary Harrington's land nc 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 n
white oak tree near the line between
John Brothers aud Mary Harrington.
Also beginning st a culgert 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 hest 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.