The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-12-16
BRIDGE FUND.

BRIDGE FUND.
Section 1924 Revised Statutes of
Ohio provides as follows: THE com.
missioners, at their March or June
sessions, annually, may levy on each
dollar of valuation of taxable property
within their county, for road and
bridge purposes, as follows: In a
county where the valuation of tax
able property exceeds five million and
does not exceed ten million dollars,
three mills; and of the tax so levied,
the commissioners shall set apart such
portion as they may deem proper, to
be applied to the building and repair
of bridges, which portion 50 set apart
shall be called bridge fund, and
shall be entered on the duplicate in a
separate column, and shall be collect
ed in money, and expended, except
as may be otherwise provided by law,
under the direction of the commission
ers in building bridges and culverts,
or in repairing the same"
Under items 100, 101, ITO, the
amount of $lS63.2O was paid out of
the bridge fund for improving the
road leading from Logan to Webb
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 not) they were with
out authority under the above section
to pay for the same out Of the bridge
fund.
Item 10Y. Noah Blosser $500 for
moving fair ground fence. Item AS.
Noah Blosser $1,000 for repairing
road from Logan to New Straitsville.
Item 147. Adam Polling $7.47 for re.
pairing road from Logan to New
Straitsville. These are all improper.
ly paid out of the bridge fund.
Voucher of item lib, was paid In
full $37 81. Said voucher contains
this item, Labor on Cedar Falls
Bridge $500" The words Labor on
Cedar Falls Bridge" have been erased,
but the figures have been left stand
ing and were included in the $37 81.
This Same item Labor on Cedar
Falls Bridge" is included in voucher
No. 3 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.
Section 1915, provides as follows:
ANY person damaged by the killing
or injury of sheep by dog or dogs,
may present detailed account of the |
injury done. with damages claimed
verified by affidavit at any
regular meeting Of the trustees of the
where the damage or injury
occurred, and within six months
thereafter, which account shall state
the kind, grade, quality and value Of
the sheep SO killed, and nature and |
Of the injury, and shall make
it appear to the satisfaction OF the
trustees upon the parol testimony of
at least two other persons who are
free holders of the neighborhood
where the injury was done, that the
damage claimed is just and reason
able; and also make it appear that
such injury was not caused in whole
,r in part by any animal kept or har-
bored by lin, 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 if known and such account
to Judgment could not be col
ected on execution.
The trustees shall hear such claims
N the order of their filing and may
allow the same or such parts thereof
Is they may deem right, and II salts
led that such claim is correct and
ust, they shall endorse thereon the
AMOUNT allowed and transmit the
same with the testimony so taken to-
,ether with the fees due witnesses
,ver 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 miSsionerS shall, at
heir next regular meeting, examine
he same, and if found in whole or in
,art Just and correct, to be paid out
# the fund created by the per capita