Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1897-05-12
County Court Proceedings.

lowing road overseers: Harrison Queen,
district "a; James Yount, District %:
p. S. Coleman, district s; j. NJ.
Schmidt, district /: Thomas Boura
saw, district 81: W. II. Whaley. dis
trict SO; +. a. Bone, district 30; Zabe
Coleman, district So: W. A. Lore, dis
trict 10; John r. O'IIanlon, district IA:
William GOodson, district 20; Il. L.
johnson. district ): T. J. Flynn, dis
trict 8; Joseph Conway, district IS:
w. T. Scott, district 81: +. S. Wilkin-
son, district p: II. L. Smith, district
II: Joseph Declue, district /: Geo. +.
Beals, district Il; J. +. Williams. dis
trict 10; W. S. Hays, district 80: T. H.
Bradley, district p: L.J. Newcomer,
district 16: w. S. Scott, district l.:
w. II. Kimberlin, district }: Thomas
Ronquest, district 6: Eugene Boyer,
district C. II. Robinson, district %:
Tony Miller, district p: J. J. Roder-
ique, district 33: Louis Bean, district 322. 32
In the matter of Clara NJ. Donnell,
petition for establishing a private road ::
The court after a careful investigation
of the case, finds no necessity for the
establishment of such road, and orders
that the petition be dismissed.
In the matter of grading and gravel
ing county road in Belgrade town
ship: When the citizcrss living along
the line of said road have subscribed
aud paid into the county treasury the
sum of 5000, the court will appropriate
Il like amount from the county road
fund to be added to the amount SUBJ
scrbed and the total sum shall be eX-
pended in grading and graveIing said
road from the residence Of SilaS John
sou north to Clear Creek.
1t is ordered that s9G.26 be appro-
priatcd out of the county road fund
and placed to the credit Of the PotOsi
and Caledonia road fund account, ful
the purchase of tiing, road plow and
other implements.
W. T. Hunter. county clerk. presents
his quarterly statement of fees receiv-
ed: approved and ordered fled. -"
In the matter of J. w. Nixon and
others. petition for new road: Coun
ty road commissioner is ordered to re-
wise and re-survey location Of said road
secure right of way and report at next
term of court.
| John +. kimberlin is ordered to file
Il new bond to secure loan of >chOo
| funds. as one of the suretieS on hi'
present bond is dead.
| Bond of Geo. W. Jenkins for loan OF
$3.50 school funds approved.
The court approved the bonds of the
new road overseers appointed 1T the
February term.
The sum of $2O02Ol was appropriat
ed out of the road fund and apport ion
county.
Frank Boyer was granted license tt
conduct dramshop at Old Mines fo'
six months, beginning May 5. 1897.
w. NJ. Bennett, circuit clerk, pre-
sentS his quarterly statement Of fee,
received: approved and ordered filed.
In the matter of grading and gravel
ing county roads: Whereas. it is de
sired by the court to encourage the
improvement of the public roads o
Washington County. under the prOvi
siOlS OF section 1904 of the Road Laws
it is therefore ordered by the cour
that if at any time the citizens of an,
particular road district lying withil
the county raise by private subscrip
tiOn and pay into the county treasur,
a sum of not less than $50 for the pur
pose of grading and graveling any par
ticular piece of public road, that upol
notice that such sum has been sub
scribcd and paid into the treasury, TIN
court will appropriate out of the couiI
ty road fund Il like amount. but not il
excess Of 5000 for any one piece of road
to he added to the amount subscribed
and the total sum ordered expended il
grading and graveling said road withi
the limits specified by the subscribers
The following citizens were draw
for jury service at the August term O
circuit court:
Grand Jury j Joseph Tebo. ROo'
Bryan. II. \. Godat, Henry |. Bennett
Vim. Mctcalf, james Hanson. Jaspa
Anderson, John Hanson, Henry {
Akers, W. l.. Ransdell, L. II. Even,
NJ. }. Casey.
Petit Jury.-James Allen. Eli re
bart. Wm. kiacaid, Joseph Be4uett,
Richard Costello, John Doyen. Georg
Reynolds. Jacob kimberln. W. T
Scott, W. G. Crcsswcll, Geo. W. Jer
kins, Geo. w. Jinker>on Jr.. w. NJ
Turner, George Parkin. Geo. W. Sea
, bourne. +. f. Cole, VIM. \. Forre9tel
, VIM. Sloan, y. J. Thompson. Levi
Eaton, L. W. Casey, \. Link. Wn
Hiehl, Chas. .. Seyfarth.
l The following accounts were cXal.
: ined and allowed:
, +. W. Duneyan. treas State
Luna:ic Asylum No. I...s .s1JG 9
l.. B. Higoinbotham. care of
paupct> ~ j
J. {. Coleman. for support OF
l Theresa Polite. poor ....... 6