Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-03-17
COUNTY CDMMISSIONERS.


Treasurer, since last settlement and
found the same correct, also examined
vbucherso of Auditor issued since De-
cember session, including b. & s. pike
bonds and coupons redeemed and found
! the same correct: also compared books
Eof Auditor and Treasurer and found the
same to compare in all respects.
Xaver Legler and DR.. Edward De-
long, authorized agents Of the town of
TempefaneeyiifeiI presented petition
for the incorporation of said town, with
ladjacent territory. The Beard fixes
Jnne9,, 1881, and the Commissioners Of
flee the place for hearing said apPliea-
cation. I
Board levied one mill on each dollars
valuation of property i'll the county for
bridge purposes for 1881. co. q bGa1es
Board of Inirmaryi Directors made
their semi-annaal settlement with the
Commissioners, and presented report OF
their proceedings since last settlement,
which was examined and found correct
James Fitton, with whom Commits
lsioners contracted for Fowler. Boiler At
County IRirmary for $500, and make
certain repairs for S400, the Board con-
demned said boiler rs ins sufficient and
not according to CONTRACT; the BOARD
settled with Mr.. Fitton for $3.50 for the
repairs. and he is to take out the boilers,
&c, at his own expense Mr. Eitton re-
leases the county from any contract for
said boilers. ss1Igsl -, % .fl.s .sF 80
The Board awarded contracts Ter de-
livering and breaking stone on the Ma
! tional Road as follows: Mile Nol1 at
S3.l0 per rod for delivering and break
ing to Nv. F. Frssier; No. 2 ab S2.9S for
delivering and orsakiRg to j Ohm Stein
ller; No. Sat S1,57, No. 4 at lS1.37, No.
at S3.33 for delivery to John Patterson ;
No. & al Sl95 for delivering 10 A. Ridge
way: No. at S1.995 for delivering to
Looman Beck; No. s at 1910 for deliy-
eIing to r. E. Giffin; No. 8 at S3.SS, No.
10 at S3.5S for delivering and breaking
to r. E. Giffin;. No. Ii at S3.10, No. II
at $3.50 for delivering to VIC. Carman ;
No. 13 at $3.50 for delivering and break
! ing to S. j. Merritt; No. IA at 1915 for
delivering and breaking to- w. G. Car
man; No. Is at 1885, No. 16 at $500,
! No. II at $4.20, No. Is at $4.70 for de-
livering and breaking to s. j. Merritt;
No. 10 at S4.25 for delivering to McCon-
aughy & Wilson; No. 20 at SS-25 for
delivering to Tinsman & James; No.
81 at $500 for delivering to McConaughy
& Wilson; No. % at S2.23 for delivering
TOD. B. johnson; No. q. .at $3.50 for de-
liveIing to TiHsmaraiId James;l Nor p
at S2S5, No. s25 ati$2.5F~ fof1deliRering
and breaking to J. B. johnson; Nope at
S1.63 for delivering to E. E. Wesley; No.
u at $1.SS for delivering to James Saffel; !;
Mo- 2S at SalT5 : for delivering to- VIM.
James, ST.; No. at, sec, No. 4 at Sfc.,
No. at S3c for brecking to David Coss !;
No. and No. at SI.00 for breaking to
George Miskimmons; No 8 at S100, No.
IL at 9Oc, No II at CSC for breaking to
james Anderson; No. 10 at S1.25, No. 20
at S12O for breaking to McConaughy &
Me Kisson; No! 12t at 800, No. 22g at
S1O5 for breaking to Hugh Ssmple; NoI
% at LOS for breaking to, w. =. Gideoni
No. 20 at -94c, No. p at 97c for breaking
to ]. B. Johnson; No. % at S1.20 for
breaking TO John Hastings. 40 77'A'. ~
Upon applications of Sheriff Hilies, Dr..
H.. West and L III. Patterson, the Board
authorized the employment. of a night,
guard over George Weir at SS4 per,
month from Dec! 25, 1880. '''- 9L''D ~ 'A'i
Upon application of JOhnIA. Grove
and others1t the Auditor was authorized
to notify the owners of dams on McMa-
hons creek to construct fish chutes as
provided by law, and in default thereof
Auditor is authorized to have the same
constructed, at the expense of said own
erS.,- ..,ff D.. .ft...,. .-,;f.l. s..5.i- s.,oit-
QUARTERLY report Of Trustees of Chill
dren's Home was received and placed
on lille. Z iHl9fEra 3t Eaaz i-lW E!lists p
Upon petition. of, L. Spence and 2a6
others the Board ordered the zconstruc-
ton of turnpike from Martins Ferry
to Maule's store in Colerain' townships
to- be known as the Martins Ferry and
Colerain Free Turnpike and appoint, E. |
D.. Hoyle, .Chas, Helling and Oliver ).
,Negus Commissioners Of said pike. The
Auditor is authorized TO levy an extraf
,taxyof 4nlills upon each dollars iyalua@f
ton of property within the limits of said
road for the term OF, 3 years c4-,f l..,i,f, 3,
. The wind engine erected at the Chill
dreD's Home by Lewis & Buchanan
having proved afailurc, tile Board or
der the Auditor ito notify saidparties to
refund to the County Treasury tthel
amount paid, them for said engine n
The Auditor is authorized to hn0tifyt
the General Mana 2ei. OF tie O., sT.P.t Il !.
,W.eR.iR to meet Withtheb Board April
goth, to confer inregard TO said railroad
crossing and damaging county roads and
the National road in this cohnty.
: Various petitions for bridges were re-
eeieed aud placed on hle for future con-
sideratien. ~ ~ lt ii5uihri''i ni"'''i 4
Auditor was authorized to ADVERTISED
for proposals for constructing tive truss
bridges of either wood or iron across
Captina Greek, one above and one below
Steinersville, also for building stone
abatments for the lower bridge. "a
Application of Jerome Wright for
damages Sustained toa saw mill on
account of building a county bridge near
Belmont, o. 9i; ioI holii7s1 ifiS 100,
o The Clerk was authorized to have new
carpet put in his Office and Sheriff an-
therized to put new carpet in Court
House, era. Dhh <f'' - !lieho3 81
s The Board passed upon the foliowingE
claims for sheep by dogs, in addition to
those reported last week: " i.'.os-ii9s Il
= 81. al!5 aG I. s-sTo2 Claimed, ~ Allowed.
Abraham Ramsey % s6o.5o u i7if jS6o.5oE
Samuel Fisher ,..r.- 500 .irs4 444+4o
H. u. Workman $3.50 34.40
Dayldy IhobuTn r. g.. 4l.90 m- 10 323Ql
Jonnln allen IT. .s.i4. I593.QO tsal i2S.00ti
q The viewers of the road petitioned for
by Thos.l j.. Patton, and others 1reported
in favor of establishing that portion of !,
the proposed road leading from the line
betweenIThos.iLs and j ohm 2 Patton to 7
Fairpointa Eliza iAsMOore and others
presented rem0nstrance against the es-
tabliShment of said road. Action post
poned.to June session. 9dl Boa eisaI gi9ll
Petititieni WAS presented for saltera-
ton ofcounty road on the lands of Mar
tina ;Fletcher and John H. Price, decd,
in Goshen township Board appointed
James Kinney, Matthew Porter6eld and /,
Thomas Hesketts and James
0osgroye, surveyor. sdi " .!Gb iElums i,
y Also petition for the location of a
CnlIntV x nAd init tnun ttifr .Rnr o. Mills