Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1883-03-15


W. n. Coffiand Co. Auditor, and it was
found that the Treasurer is properly
charged upon the books of tho Auditor
The count of funds in the Treasury on
March 5th, showed on hand at that time
Currency in safe ...... $50, ,440 90
Gold coin ......... -. .... 5000 90
Silver and pennies ...... 665 OF
Certificates of deposites. etc. D.. 15,l72 SO
Court certificates and county .....-.
Orders redeemed 49,. ...... S,723 AZ
| Total ............,.... 4I,0Ol Al
David Conrow, Of Flushing tp., was
on motion of Commissioner Taylor, re-
appointed as Trustee of the Children's
Home for three years from March 5th,
| 1888.
Resignation of Jacob Maule as Com
missioner of the bridgeport Free Turn
pike, accepted, and Joel Walker appoint
ed to fill the vacancy-bond $4,000.
The bridge on the Powhatan pike, near
Isaac Ramsay's, found to be in dan
gerous condition, and Commissioner
Cope is authorized to examine the same
and make necessary repails.
Ordered, that the judgment for costs
in the case of Zaigehofer & Stultz VS.
| County Commissioners, in Justices
Common Pleas. District and Supreme
Courts, adjudged against the county, in
the sum of Sl22 II, be paid.
Jacob Fitch, OF Smith tp.. was allowed
an order for Sc 66, improper taxes OR
40 acres school land.
Board of lntirmary Directors made
semi annual settlement with the Com.
missloners. Books of the board found
correct and to agree with the books OF
the Auditor. Since the September set
tlement the Infirmary Board has on &C.
count the expenses of that institution
issued certificates to the county Audi.
ter to the amount of SS,759 "a.
The members of the Board were al.
lowed their bills for per diem and ex.
penses as follows:
J.B. Ritchey,SS days and expenses $S3 sc
L. w. Jones, Is SO 0C
Jos. Bailey, 35 -" "a As
The Trustees of the Children's Home
submitted their estimate of wants of the
Home for the ensuing three months, as
| follows: Food, fuel and forage, SI04 90;
clothing, S30l: wages. $1l61 90; repairs
S165 90; improvements, Sf4o 90; books
and stationery, $57 transportation, $20;
| furniture, S17O; live stock, Sl57; other
expenses, S77-tosal, S2962; which sum
was by the Commissioners set apart for
the use of the Home.
Commissioner Cope was authorized to
examine, and If found necessary, to con-
tract for, and have constructed, cul-
vert on the NJ. T. & G.. pike, near He'll
| ing'S coal works.
| Commissioner Meehan authorized to
examine, and if found necessary, con-
tract for and have constructed, a bridge
across Rock River, i'll Somerset tp.-
same petioned for by James Butler.
| Commissioner Meehan was authorized
to have erected iron ratings to the ap.
proaches of county bridge over McMa-
hons creek, in Bellsire.
For construction and repair of bridges
the Board ordered levy of one mill on
the dollar valuation of tho county, for
the year 1888.
To avoid the building of bridges across
Captina crock, Commissioner Meehan
was authorized to take to his assistance
a competent surveyor, and proceed
to lay out and change the county road
in Washinton township,near A. Fl. Cald-
wells, under authority of sec. 492, Ohio
Laws vol. II. p. Sc, and report the same
to the Board at the June session.
The contract for repairing tho old
Bellaire bridge, and erecting the same
at De0p run, was awarded to the Can.
ton Bridge Co., for $3.50.
Contracts for stone abutments for two
county bridges were awarded as fpl.
lows: For briGgs across McMahon's
creek at Lewis Mills, to VIM. Findley
at So Al per cubic yard, and for the
bridge across Wheeling creek 1t WIN
Ramage's, to Chas. Ssibright at 81 2,
per cubic yard.
To superintend the construction oi
bridge aoutments the Board appointed
Comm'r Meehan, at Lewis Mills, anC
Comm'r Taylor, at Ramages.
John Zilch, of Bellaire, was allowed
S35 damages sustained by him to hi.
buggy, by reason of the obstruction ol
the National road, near Bridgeport, By
Charles Seibright, contractor which
amount was charged to the account Of
said contractor, and deducted from his
bill.
| Commissioner Taylor was authorized
to examine the approaches to the bridge
over Muskrat creek, and the bridge
across Saltwater creek, at Egypt, anG
: necessary repairs made.
In the matter of the foot bridge peti
toned for by John Farrell and 90 others
across Cox's run, at Wheeling Valley
the Commissioners agree to pay the ad
ditional costs of the same after the
Trustees of Wheeling township expend
$50 on account of the same.
The Board visited and inspected the
county Jail, and found the same in good
sanitary condition.
TIE petition of Isaac Lloyd and 2s
others, for bridge across Little Shor,
creek, near Isaac Lloyd's, was ordered
filed for future consideration.
, The Board contracted with James B
.. Ryan to examine all county bridges, and
make record of same-showing loca
tion, kind of bridge, length of span, when
and by whom built, if possible; cost OF
same; present condition; kind of abut-
, ments and condition of same.
The following sheep claims were pass.
ed upon:
Amt claimed. Allowed.
A. J. Jones ...... $II so $40 IS
Elizabeth A.Owings IA 90 400
VIM. Shields ...... 33 IS 80 95
James Dunfee -. 62 90 35 so
Two other claims were held for further
hearing.
A number of bills were passed and
ordered paid.
ROADS.
In the matter Of county roads, pro
eeedings we're had and orders made as
follows:
Alteration petitioned for by John
Cunard ct al, in Union township. grant
ed and established.
Petition Of Samuel Shields ct al, for
alteration in Richland tp., granted and
same ordered established.
! Petition for location and establish