The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1897-10-22
4ocal ano Qers1nal.
County Commissioners.

The County Commissioners held Il regu
lar meeting on Tuesday with all presen
except Mr.. Hardisty. The following bust
ness was transacted:
Ordered, That check be drawn on thu
National Bank of Washington payable t.
Austin Il Western Co. Ltd. for $166 fol
road machine and extra shares.
Ordered, That warrant be drawn or
the Collector and Treasurer for 1897 il
favor of the Citizens National Bank o.
Laurel for $1,000, being amount advanced
to the School Board out of levy for 1897
for public schools
E. Hoye as damage for injury to horse
from having fallen through a defective
bridge in Aquasco district.
Ordered, That John Padgett and John
J. Davis be appointed Constables of Lau-
rel district
Ordered, That the report of AlonZo G.
Darcy, J ohm c. Wyville and William II.
Shuler, Examiners, for the opening Of a
public road in Queen Anne district,
through the lands Of Mrs Dobyns, Mrs.
Harding, Dr. Fairfax, C. J. Kobe, Mrs.
Lee Belt and others, be adopted. The
examiners assessed the following damages
to Mrs Dobyns, $50; to Mrs. Harding,
ST 200; to DR.. Fairfax, $61; to c. J. kolEe,
S115
Ordered, That $25 be expended on road
from Slash Creek to Riverview, in Piscat-
away district, under the supervision of
Joseph \. King.
Ordered, That $o5 be expended on road
from Piscataway to Marlboro, in Piscata-
way district, under the supervision of
Henry King.
Ordered, That a check be drawn on the
National Bank of Washington, payable to
J. N. Knowles s Sons, for $101.s5. for
lumber furnished for Bladensburg bridge.
Ordered, That check be drawn on the
National Bank of Washington, payable to
William NJ. Baden, for $172.4s, for build
ing causeway across Spicer's Creek, in
Nottingham district.
The following road and bridge accounts
were passed.
James H. Ferrall, road account, end dis
trict, $56.75; same, bridge account, $20.50;
J. J. Nicholson, road and bridge account,
18th district, $26; B. N. Hardisty, lumber,
It'll district, $94S; r. J. Thomas, road ac-
count, 4th district. $l2 %; John K Harri-
son, road account, lst district. $12; Mar
cellus Roley, road account, 1t district
$35; same, bridge account, $25; r. F..
Hicks, road account, 18th district, $22;;
same, bridge account, 5000; James T..
Grimes, bridge account, 18th district, $14-
Il: same, road account, $51: j. N.
Knowles, lumber, 14th district, 1912;
Jonathan P. Hopkins, road and bridge ac-
count, 14th district, 5000; William A.
Darcy, bridge account, 9th district, ST.;
Patrick Hurd, bridge account, Bird district,
$500; f. D. Rude, road account, 9th dis
trict $S1; John P. Webster, road account,
1ath district, $26; George T. Underwood;
road account, 5th district, SAL. 80; Joseph
Tayman, road account, 18th district, sos;
William H. Hatton, road account, 9th dis
trict, $50.25; same, bridge account $10.33
J. r. Taylor, road account, 5th district,
$2S; w. w. Watson, road account, Sth
district, $s9.25; c. j. Kobe, road account,
It'll district, $77.45; John T. Clements, 5th
district, road account, $74.15; Miss Esther
G. Hill, road account, 3rd district, $50.
Adjourned to meet on Thursday, Nov. 4.