Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-12-11
COMMISSIONERS REPORT.
DECEMBER SESSION.


met Monday, Dec. IL resent, Owen
Meehan, Morris Cope and N. Taylor.
Ii was ordered that the annual report
of the board be published in the st.
Clairsville Gazette,snd BELMONT CHRoN-
ICLE.
Mr.. Taylor was authorized to notify
VIM Watson to remove distractions
from Brokaw bridge, in Wheeling town
ship.
w Berry, commissioner-elect. pre-
sented his official bond in the sum Of
$4,000, with w Fl Warren. G c Fowler,
Andrew Hammond, VIM Duvall and Wm
Hammond as sureties, which bond hav-
| ing been approved by the probate judge,
and said Berry having taken the oath of
office, the board thereupon proceeded to
organize 10y the election of Owen Mee-
han. President.
The official bond of L G Sedwick,
sheriff-elect, in sum of $4,000, with q q
Sed wick, FL Floto, Israel Werlich. NJ c
Mitchell, Fl Helling. Seibright and L
Spence, as surelies, was accepted and
approved.
The official bond uf H Castor, Pro-
bate judge elect, in the SUN of $4,000,
| Filth Isaac Hazlett, A j Hogue, John V
wisher and W b Kirk, as sureties, was
presented and approved.
The official bond of John Sidebottom,
Infirmary director-elect, in the sum of
$4,000, with H G Welday, B Hoge,
and T E Clark, as sureties, was approved.
The Official bond of P o Criswell, coro-
ner-elect, in the sum of $4,000, with
! Arthur McClain, J G Mccullough, Jas
C Tallman. Adolph Baker, G F Will
kinsOn and Lewis Grella, as sureties, was
approved.
The Commissioners, by virtue of au act au-
thorizing the burial of the body of any honora-
bly, discharged Union soldier, passed April
| Ii, 1884, appointed the following committees
| in each township and ward, viz: Colerain-
| s Brown, Alvin Barton and David Cowan;
Flushiag-Joseph Farmer, Henry Cash and
John Morris; Goshen-O Foulke, L Heed,
Elwood McKisson; Kirkwood-Geo b Berstler,
Nathan Sells, A S Taylor; Mead-A Smith,
W 81 Warren, Wesley Hawthorne; Pease-
Martins Ferry, lst ward, Stephen Hipkins,
James Finley, j s Schrodes; ID ward, W Il
Orr, Harrison Cope. NJ R Smiley; Sd ward,
NJ Shipman, "A Rothermond, W Lewis;
Pease township, W A Brown, VIM Bratton,
Robt Gitfen; Pultney township-John McFar-
Ian, Thos Burdoff, Thos Garrett; Bellaire City,
lst ward, Y 7 Morgan, W Kelly, W Long;
ID ward, Jos Beatty, J Shannafelt, John
Garrett; Sd ward, L 9oorman, VIM Mauley,
Geo Muth; 4th ward, Wm Little, T b MorrIs,
/ Henry Carr; 5th ward John Dubois, Girls
veil, Charles Batzell; Richland-J Charles
worth, Benj Loper, Ed Welsh; Smith NJ
Beckett, D Glover, Jos Boggs, jr.; Somerset
l-Thos Wilson, j Skinner, o P Barnes;
Union-Nathan Lynn, W B Kirk, Henry Nc
Ccnaughey; Warren-Dr Ely, R Graves.
| S Piper; Washington-C " Armstrong, I
A Welsh, A NJ Workman; Wayne-Milton
/ Carpenter, q T Hicks, A G King; Wheeling
| John Watson, John Patton, t Henderson;
| York-M NJ Scott, Nose Strickler,Js Gates.
Ell Hoyle, treasurer of Martins Ferry
& Colerain Free turnpike, fled his an
nual report of receipts and expenditures,
which was examined and ordered filed.
E B Jones, treasurer Martins Ferry,
Mt. P. & Adrna pike, presented his an
nual report, which was examined and
filed.
The board examined the Auditor
vouchers f)r orders issued since Sept.
session, and found same correct in all
respects.
The board of Trustees of the Children's 4
Home, by Joseph Green. Sup't, and Ham.
ilten Eaton, trustee, submitted theiI
Quarterly statement of the wants of said
Home for the ensuing three mouths
$26l7, which report was deemed reason
able, and said amount was set apart fol
use of said home.
Jas G Theaker, commissioner of the
Martins F'y, NIP. & Adena,pike rendered
his resignation as such, which was ac+
Ecepted, and Ellis B Steele was appointed
to fill the vacancy, from Jan. 1, 1885.
Drs H & j E West we're appointed
physicians to the county Jail at $50 pei
year, and to furnish all necessary medi'
cines, except alcoholic stimulants.
| County Surveyor Mitchell authorized
to have surveying instrument belonging
to the county repaired.
Ordered that former order transfer
ring funds from bridge to county ant
building funds, be rescinded.
4 Cemmr Cope authorized TO examine
location for bridge petitioned for by
w G Todd, in KirkwoOd township, Ovel
saltwater creek, or road from Barnes
vile to Hendrysburgh. and if in his
opinion necessary, to contract for build
ing the same.
Petition for the construction of &
bridge over Pinch run, in Pultney tp.
placed on file for future consideration.
The board of commissioners of Bridge
port & Colerain turnpike, submitted theil
annual report of receipts and expendi
lures AS follows:
Receipts for year ending
: November 2S. "a. ......... s2120 81
Disbursemenis-Oy
drawn -. :. S50S IL
Year ending Nov.
90, . ..... POST 05
Overdrrwn Nov.2S, '84 ........ S442 Q:
Report examined, found correct and
ordered filed.
The commissioners visited the county
Jail, and found the same in good santa
ry condition.
ROAD PROCEEDINGS.
In the matter of the petition of Wu
Nichol and others for the alteration of q
county road in Pultney township: Order
for establishment of road and for paving
4 legal compensation and damages out oil
county treasury, amounting to 1910.
In the matter of petition of A.W
! Creamer ct al. for alteration of county
road in mead township: Order for rs
Establishment of road and for paying
a SlS7 compensation and S400 dsmages
out Of county treasury.
In the matter OF. petition of Frank N
Ault and others for alteration of county
road in Goshen township-Wm. Parkin>
SOL, w H Warren and VIM Barrett, ap-
pointed viewers, and John A Mitchell,
i surveyor, to meet at Jas. Kinney's, sr
Tuesday. Dec 80, 1884, at 10 o'clock.
In the. matter of application OF L
i Spence ct al, for the appointment OF
new viewers to establishment of part OF
Bridgeport and Wellsvjlle State road,
between bridge south Of Martins Ferry
and Geodhue's warehouse. in Burling,