Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-02-11

and which has passed the House, to build a
free turnpike from Barnesyille to the Children 8
Home:
To authorize the commissioners of Belmont
county, Ohio, to construct certain free
turnpike road:
Section l. Be it enacted by the general as
sembly of the state of Ohio, That the county
commissioners of Belmont county, Ohio, are
hereby authorized to construct the following
free turnpike road, commencing at the inter-
section of Arch and Main streets, in the village
of Barnesville, in said county, thence in an
easterly direction by the most eligible and
practicable route to the childIen's home, and
in locating such road, said commissioners may
locate the same upon the whole or any part of
any state or county road heretofore laid out
and established, and to widen, alter, change or
vacate the same or any part thereof, and shall
have power TO lay out, locate and survey such
turnpike through any improved or unimproved
lands; and are hereby authorized for that pur-
pose, to adjust matters of compensation and
damage with landowners when it can be done
without sacrificing the interests of the county,
otherwise to condemn and appropriate the
necessary lands therefor in pursuance of the
laws of Ohio, for the appropriation of private
property for public purposes and the payment
of compensation therefor; said road shall be
opened not more than sixty nor less than forty
feet wide.
Sec. 2. Upon the presentation to said county
commissioners of petition praying for the
construction ofsaid turnpike, signed by twenty
five or more landholders along the line of said
road, it shall be the duty of said county COM
missioners to determine the character of the
turnpike to be constructed, and to appoint
three dsinteIested freeholders of said county
as viewers of the proposed route, and also
competent surveyor or engineer to lay out and
locate said road in accordance with the PRAYER
of said petition, and said viewers and engineer
shall perform said duties as directed by said
commissioners, and shall make an estimate of
the cost and expenses of locating and construct
ing said turnpike and shall make report of
their proceedings, duly verified, to said CON-
missioners at such time as they may direct.
Sec. 3. That said county commissioners, if
they approve said report, and find that the said
proposed improvement will be of public utility,
and if those interested in such improvement
shall pay or secure to be paid to said commits
sioners and expended on said road a sum equal
in amount to twenty per cent. of the estimated
cost of said improvement, as reported by said
viewers and engineer, shall by an order entered
of record, locate and establish the line of said
turnpike, and shall duly proceed to carry into
execution the construction of the same, and
shall, in respect to the appropriation of mater
ials for the construction of said turnpike, and
in respect to the letting of contracts for WORK
thereon, be governed by the provisions contain
ed in title six, chapter eight, of the revised |
statutes Of Ohio, in relation to two-mile assess
nent turnpikes.
Sec. 4. That for the purpose of paying for
the construction of said turnpike road, said
are hereby authorized and en-
powered to use any money that now is or may
hereafter be in the county treasury to the credit
If the bridge fund, not exceeding ten thousand
lollars.
Sec. 5. The compensation of persons ap-
pointed under this act shall be the same as is
provided by law for such services in similar
ases.
Sec. 6. A majority of said commissioners
nay, at any regular or special session, agree
pon plans and specifications and order said
Improvement, or any part thereof
Sec. T. This act shall take effect and be in
orce from and after its passage.