Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1883-12-13
Overdrawn Nov. 81, 'S3 =.
sos II

Overdrawn Nov. 81, 'S3 =. . sos II
Report approved and ordered fled
ME. J. Hoyle presented the annual re-
port of receipts and expenditures of the
Martins Ferry & COlerain Turnpike,
showing balance on hand Dec. 8, 'S3,
of 33S 81. which is found correct and
ordered filed.
j. G. Theaker presented the annual
report of receipts and expenditures of
the Martins Ferry, NJ. PIT. & Adena
Turnpike, showing balance on hand
Dec. l, 'S3, of $12,444 90.
The Board of Trustees of the Belmont
County Children's Home, submitted
their report of estimates of the wants OF
said Home for the year ending March
2, 'S4, amounting to S3O1S, which report
is deemed reasonable, and said amount
is allowed.
Commissioner Cope is authorized to
contract for and have necessary repairs
made to county bridge on o. V. pike
in Martins Ferry.
Petition of John II. Tilton and others
for the construction of levee on the
Marietta & Steubenville road, near Deep
Run is ordered placed on file for future
consideration.
Drs. H. & J. E. West submitted prop
osition to serve as physicians to county
Jail, and furnish all necessary medicines
except alcoholic stimulants, for the sum
of $3.50, which proposal is accepted.
A. n. Caldwell and others present
ed petition for a county bridge over
Captina creek, near Alledonia, in Wash
ioh IL, lnl
w. J. Berry and % others presented a
petition for four county bridges over
Pipe crek, in Mead township which is
ordered flied.
The board examined the vouchers of
the auditor for orders issued since Nov.
session, and found the same to be cor
rect.
Commissioner Taylor is authorized to
examine the Pine Grove bridge, and
have the same repaired if necessary.
ROADS.
Road petitioned for by Josephus Lucas
ct al, in Smith township, established upon
thereport of T. A. Welsh, James Twinem
and VIM. T. PancoaSt, viewers. Road 30
feet wide.
The county road in Washington tp.,
through the lands of Henry Lambert, B.
F. ,Jeffers, and through the lands of Elihu
Perkins to the GAINESVILLE and Arm
StrongS mills road, vacated on petition
of Elihu Perkins and 40 others.
In the matter of the alteration of a
county road petitiuned for by L. D.Mitch-
ell tt al, the petitioners having paid into
the county treasury the sum of $3.50, be-
ing one-half the compensation and dam
ages awarded to John G. Barton, the same
was ordered established and recorded as a
public highway, 30 feet wide.
In the matter of the petition of the
Trustees of Colerain tp., for a review and
survey of the county road along Wheel
ing creek, through the lands of Jesse
Barton and John Denham. Said road To-
Gated by the viewers and the same estab
lished as tie true line.
Petition OF A. Y. Henderson and 25
others, for the alteration of the county
road from point on the lands of Samuel
Henderson, in Wheeling township, to
Maynard, presented, and view and sur
vey ordered. R. B. Boyd, Thos. Mercer
and w. J. Wiley appointed viewers, and
John A. Mitchell, surveyor, to meet at the
residence of A. Y. Henderson, on We'd
nesday, January 90, 1884, at 10 a. m.
In the mrtter of the alteration of a
county road in Colerain township, on Pc
tition of L. ID. Mitchell ct al, in which j.
G. Barton was awarded $500 compensa-
ton and damages, which the board at
the September session ordered to be paid,
one-half by the county and one-half by
the petitioners, the petition of Josiah
Bundy and 81 others, asking the board
to order the payment of the entire amount
out of the county treasury, was consider
ed and refused.
Mr. Taylor authorized to examine the
Pine Grove bridge in Richland tp., and, if
necessary, have the same repaired.
On motion of Mr. Meehan, Auditor au
thorized to have published in the Bellaire
Democrat and Bellaire Independent, the
Annual Report of the Board. together
with the report of the committee appoint
ed by the court of common pleas to exam
inc the same.
Claims for loss and damage of sheep by
dogs, were presented and allowed as fol-
lOr