Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-06-16
County Commissioners Report.
JUNE SESSION.

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The Board equalized the property o
the several banks of the county, exclu
sive of real estate, rs follows: Barnes
vile Bank S7S.120; st. Clairsville S73,
O62; Bridgeport S134,902; SomertoI
$32,195. The Bellaire Bank is not in
cluded, that being equalized by the Bell
aire City Board of Equalization. TIL,
Martins Ferry banks are private banks
Contract for painting iron shutter.
and doors of county buildings was giver
to John l.. Rice at $l7.
Bonds of E. j.. Hoyle, o. S. Negus
and Charles Helling, commissioners Of
Martins Ferry and Colerain Turnpike
were approved.
Auditor authorized to pay bills fol
killing hawks, upon certificates of town
ship clerks, as provided by law.
Contract to construct bridge across
Beaver Creek at Temperanceville, was
awarded to Xavier Legler for the sum OF
$3.50.
Board voted to incorporate the village
of Temperanceville, Somerset township
The Board made the following levies
upon each dollars valuation of the du
plicate of the county for 1881: General
County fund 1.2 mills; Inlirmary fund
3 mills; Building fund 4 mills; Chill
dren's Home 6 mills; Bridge fund ]
mill. Total, 3.5 mills.
The qnarteIly report of the Trustees
of the Children's Home was examined
and placed on file.
The claim of c. W. Patton for refund
ing taxes paid by him on Public Square
of Bellaire, was ordered paid; said
spare having been decided by the Su.
preme Court to be public property.
Commissioner Cope was authorized tC
have Glenn's Run bridge repaired.
Vouchers of Auditor for orders issued
since the March session and bonds and
coupons redeemed were examined and
found correct.
Application of Directors of joint sub
district No. 10, RicAland township, for
revision of apportiOnment of tuition
funds was placed on lille for hearing on
September Sth.
Commissioner Meehan was authorized
to examine crossing at Glencoe and
make estimates for bridge at that point
and report same at next session.
Commissioner Potts was authorized
to examine crossing of Captiua Creek at
Samuel Taylor's, and make estimate for
bridge at that point and report at next
session.
In the. matter of petition of Thoma.
l.. Patton and others for the establish
ment of new road in Wheeling town.
Ship. The Board granted said petition
provided the petitioners pay compensa-
ton and damages, to Eliza A. Moore
$3.50 and John Patton 1915.
Petition of ID. |. Hayes and others for
the alteration of road in Wheeling and
Union townships was received and
Board appointed Joseph j. Taggart,
Joshua Worley and David Branson
viewers and C. Dawson surveyor of
same, to meet at I.afferty Station Au-
gust 9th.
Petition for alteration of "a road on
lands of Martha Fletcher and John II.
Price in Goshen township, WAS granted,
and said change ordered to be made.
The petition for. establishment of a
Foad in the town of Burr's Mills was
granted and said road ordered to Ge es-
tablished,
Petition for alteration of u road
through lands of Conrad Sumers and
VIM. Rainey in Pease township was
granted.
PETITION of John j. Hutchinson and
others for the establishment of new
road through lands of John 5. Hutchin-
son and John Coleman in Richland and
Wheeling townships, was received, and
JOS. J. Taggart. Morrison Giffen and
Joshua Worley appointed viewers; Jas.