The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-12-17
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ers in building bridges and culverts
or in repairing the same"
Under items 100, 1O1, 110, the
amount of $l863 20 was paid out oi
the bridge fund for improving the
road leading from Logan to Webt
Summit. We can find no statute au
thorizing the expenditure OF this
money for this purpose. The com.
mittee is further Of the opinion, that
if the commissioners had authority to
make the improvement (Which we
think they had noD they were with
out authority under the above section
to pay for the same out Of the bridge
fund.
Item 10Y. Noah Blosser IS 90 far
moving fair ground fence. Item 145
Noah Blosser 500 90 for repairing
road from Logan to New Straitsville
Item hi. Adam Polling ~ ~ for re.
pairing road from Logan to New
Straitsville. These are all improper
ly paid out of the bridge fund.
Voucher l of item lib, was paid in
tull 1915 Said voucher contains
this itom, "Lnbor on Cedar Falls
Bridge 800" The worLs Labor on
Cedar Falls bridge" have been erased
but the figures have been left stand.
ing and we.e included in the $37 81
This samo item Labor on Cedar
Falls Bridge" is included in voucher
No. B Of this same item, but the
figures are IS so. Five dollars Of this
item was paid twice.
The committee finds that numerous
items have been paid out OF the build
ing fund which should properly have
been paid out of the county fund.
SHEEP CLAIMS.
S ct on 1915, provides as follows
"Any person damaged by the killing
or injury of sheep by dog or dogs,
may present q detailed account OF the
lLjary done, with damages claimed
therefore, verified by affidavit at any
regular meeting of the trustees OF the
township where the damage or injury
occurred, and within six months
there after, which account shall state
The kind, grade, quality aud value OF
TN" sheep so killed, and nature and
amount Of the injury, and shall make
it appear to the satisfaction OF the
trustees upon the parLl testimony OF
at least two other persons who are
Tree holders OF the neighborhood
where the injury was done, that the
DANA o claimed is just and reason
able; and also make it appear that
such Injury WAS not caused in whole
or in part by any animal kept or har-
bored by him, or by an employe or
tenant OF the owner upon such own.
er s premises, and that he does not
know whose animal committed such |
injury, or IL known and such account |
reduced to judgment could not be col
ected on execution.
The trustees shall hear such claims
n the order Of their filing and may
'iiow the same or such parts thereof
ls they may deem right, and IL salts.
led That such claim is correct and
nst, they shall endorse thereon the
lnount allowed and transmit the
anne with the testimony 80 taken, to-
,et her with the fees due witnesses
'yer their own official signatures to
he county commissioners, in care OF
he county auditor, who shall enter
lpon book to be kept for that pur.
'ose, in their order, each claim re
eived.
The county commissioners shall, at
heir nj xt regular meeting, examine
he same, and If found in whole or in
'arl just and correct, to be paid out
1 The fund created by the per capita
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