The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-03-19
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

STATE OF ILLINOIS, ALEXANDER COUNTY
rs.
Inc board of county commissioners Of
Alexander county, met in regular session,
at the court house in the city of Cairo on
Monday, the 18th day OF March, A. d.,
1881.
Presentations. w. Halliday, chairman;
Samuel Briley, j. A. NJ. Gibbs, commits
sioners, and Samuel J. Humm, clerk.
The minutes of last regular meeting were
read and approved.
John NJ. Lausden presented 20 the board
statement of taxes tor the year 1874, due
from TIE New Orleans, st. Louis and Chi.
cago ltsilroad Co., which tax, as per said
statement, including interest amounts to
the sum OF $937.00, accompanying said
statement is the receipt of the sheriff for
$500, of said amount, leaving balance
still due Of $437, which said sheriff is here
by instructed to collect, and a bill of Line
gar and Lansden for 800, balance due for
legal services in said suit allowed.
The following petitions praying for the
locating and relocating certain roads in the
county, were presented to the board, each
OF SAID petitions being signed by the re-
quisitc number of legal voters residing
within miles OF said proposed changes,
and the board being advised that all the
other requirements of law have been com
piled with, it is;
Ordered, that the following named per-
sons be appointed viewers to examine the
ground for said proposed routes, and make.
reports thereon at the next session of the
board.
For a road at Thebes, commencing
at the corner Of block numbered six
thence running due south three hundred
feet to Poplar street, thence running due
west three hundred and sixteen feet to
Fourth street, thence south westerly about
five hundred feet to the county road, said
road to be located without any cost to the
county for right of way. Viewers appoint.
ed are S. Marchildon, Martin Brown and
Henry P.anert
To relocate portion of the Dongola
and 1hebes road in the Elco precinct, as
follows: Commencing at the crossing OF
the UiiIn and Cape Girardeau road, near
the residence of A. J. Thorn pson, and To-
cate the same where it is now used across
the land of said A. j. Thompson, and to
intersect the old road little north of the
residence of George Thompson. The view
ers are j. Z. McCrite, j. B. Wick and W.
f. Dickerson.
And to relocate portion of the Thebes
and Wetaug road in the aforesaid Elco
precinct, and near the residence of Geo.
W. Freeze, as follows: Commencing at the
north east corner of section number 90,
township IA, range /, west, running south
one-quarter OF mile, thence westerly about
four rods, thence southerly about twenty
rods to the Ullin and Thebes road, said
new road to be made good and passabe
one, and free from all expense to the
county.
The board appointed as viewers: Joseph
Frost, Moses Lentz and Leroy Thomas.
The following reports of inquests, held
by Coroner r. Fitzgerald, were presented
examined, approved and ordered of record
viz
Moses Justus, Dec. 10th, $780, Robt
Hartman, Dec. 18th, 1880; all fees paid
out of the effects of deceased
Unknown female infant, Jan. 9th, 1881;
Leonard A. Gruver, Feb. 10Th, 1881.
The floor OF the bridge across Cache riv-
er, at Unity, was reported to the board us
being in an unsafe and dangerous condi-
ton, whereupon Commissioner Briley was
authorized to have the same repaired, and
at the lowest expense to the county.
The petitions and bonds of Eliza Will
bourn and Benjamin F. Curtis for permits
sion to keep grocery at Hodges Park, in
the Unity precinct, were presented to the
board, and the board being fully advised
therein, on motion, the same were approx.
ed, and the clerk is hereby authorized to
issue to said Eliza Wilbourn and BENJAMIN
F. Curtis the necessary license, upon their
filing the treasurers receipt for the
amount therefor.
The board thoreupon proceeded to the
examination of claims against the county,
pending which it adjourned until to.mor.
row at $50 o'clock.
TUESDAY MORNING, March s, 1881.
The board met pursuant to adjournment.
All members present.
The bill of T. f. Hargis, amounting to