Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-03-11


Board then proceeded to auditors Of
flee and compared books of treasurer and
auditor, and found same to agree. Board
found vouchers of treasurer since last
settlement 10 be correct; also the vouch-
ers of auditor for orders issued since
December settlement.
Board found treasurer properly charg-
able, at the close of business, Saturday,
Feb. 27, with S79,727 O3, the difference
Oeing collections On June duplicate, sc,
not taken into account at the present
settlement.
DR. Wm Piper, of Glencoe, was ap
pointed trustee of Children's Home, in
place of David CeDrow, of Flushing,
term expired.
+ Ordered that four-tenths of one mill
be levied on taxable property of county
for year 1886, for oalding and repair
ing bridges.
w ID HUff, was allowed S25, for de-
Tending Sllas Como ay, INDECENT prison
er. E It Petty alloSea 500 for assisting
prosecutor in CASE OF Ohio VS. Damsel.
The trustees of Children's Home sub
mitted statement Ier wants OF Home for
ensuing three months, to amount ut
S2264, which amount was ordered SET
apart for use of said Home.
Petition of n Atian Taylor and others,
for bridge over Wheeling creek, Oh road
leading from Uhnutown and Harris
Vile to ST. ClAirseille, was ordered placed
on file for future consideration.
Lorenzo Danfcri was allowed $500
for defending county in case or w "
A McCialn against commissioners.
Chalkley Dawson WAS appointed to su-
perintend construction of proposed
bridge, Union street, Bellaire. Auditor
was authorized to transfer 1921 81, col.
lections for special road funds from
Mead township, TO bridge fund, same be-
ing expenses incurred in the opening of
Pipe creek road in said township.
Ordered that treasurer be authorized
to refund taxes paid on the road known
as the Burlington & Rainy 2-mile pike,
on presentation OF. receipts; and auditor
authorized TO redeem said receipts from
treasurer.
In the matter of the division of Mead
township into two election precincts, it
appearing that the trustees of said town
snip had not been notified 10dayS prior to
time of meeting of committee TO divide
same, ordered that. the matter be re-.
advertised, aud safu trustees duly noti
lied.
Lane Bros, of Newark, were awarded
contract for superstructure of Union
street bridge, Bellaire, their bid being
$3.50.
Commissioner Israel was authorized to
contract for a bridge over Saltwater
creek at Egypt.
Petition for bridge of Captina creek,
on road from Belmont to Bealsville, Or
dered On tile for future consideration.
A number of bills for various supplies
for county offices were ordered paid.
Board of Infirmary Directors semi
annual settlement showed certificates is
sued since last settlement to amount of
S97O5 40, which were found correct.
In matter of petition of A Rusk and
81 others, to abolish Maynard voting
precinct, auditor was ordered to notify
trustees of Colerain and Wheeling tps,to
give proper notice to voters of said tps. .,
to vote ON same at spring election.
Auditor was authorized to advertise
for proposals for stone abutments fUr
Union street bridge, Bellaire.
In accordance with authority confer
red by the Legislature, it was ordered
that $4,000 be transferred from the
bridge to the national road fund. w s
Hobbs recorder. and r r Barrett, audi
tor, bill for renumberiLg and making
schedules of lots in Martins Ferry, $3S
was allowed.
Commissioner Cope was authorized to
contract for repairs to certain bridge in
Martins Ferry.
In the matter of the division of Coz
shen township into two election pre-
cincts, the viewers, Allen Bond, Matthias
Groves and Nathan Lynn. reported fa-
vorably, and recommended that the Sec
tions l to l8 be known as Belmont pre-
cinct of G lshen township, and the re-
as Goshen township precinct
Now come Andrew P Wiley and others,