The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-11
 MANY CHAINS FOR DAMAGES Losses Sustained on Ac-
 count of Washouts, AFTERMATH OF FREsHET Number of Bridges Destroyed
 by Flood. Expense to Montgomery County Will Bs Heavy-claims Submitted l to Board of Revenue-other Matters Acted On Yesterday |
AFTERMATH OF FREsHET

The aftermath of the recent spring freshet came up before the Board Of Rev enue yesterday in the shape Of hea'y expense acco, mt for repairs on washed roads and applications from citizens for the replacing of creek bridges that had been destroyed. Several claims for dam- ages from losses sustained on account oi accidents in the washed places were filed but all were postponed With the eNceptioh of one, which was denied.
 The meeting of the Board yesterday was attended by all the members except Secretary Charles A. Allen, who was de- tained at home by illness. In his absence | County Engineer J. NJ. Garrett was re- quested to serve as secretary.
 Superintendent Cox reported that the bridge across the Pintlala Crock was in a bad fix. It had sunk down for three feet from the banks. He was instructed to re- pair it. Notice was also served that the roadway near the creek nine miles from town on the Mobile Road, was in dam aged condition and instructions to have it repaired were issued. The Board also ordered the bridge across the roadway near Cecil and in the neighborhood of the s. A, l.. Railroad be repaired.
 It was reported that the bridge across the stream near Wares Ferry had been washed away. The Board decided that 1t should be fixed, but postponed the letting of the contract until an investigation could be made. The account of Hiliiard Johnson for work on the bridge near Pine Level was favorably passed upon.
 Application was made for the payment of s2s5 claim for tn, loss of pair of mules on the Wetumpka Road on account of an alleged defective bridge. Action on this claim was deferred on motion of Mir. Brown.
 w. M. Hilson filed a claim for $55 for damages done his delivery wagon in washout accident on the Wetumpka Rond near the outskirts of the city. The road at that place was very narrow, with washout on one side and deep ditch on the other. It was claimed by the peti- tioner that his horse became frightened at the washout and backed off the other side of the road, demolishing the wagon. The Board after short discussion, de- cided that the petitioner was entitled to no damages.
 The record of the sale of the mules be- longing to the county road working out fit which the Board had abolished. was filed Seventeen mules had been sold on the Srd of March. Some of them had been used by the county for number of years. The total amount realised from the sale was S1 ,235, which was con- sidered a good return. sg
 Foreman Gilmer of the outfit which had been abolished on the ist of March asked the Board for $75 his salary for March. He made the claim for two rea- sons. he explained. He had been for maliy notified that the Board had elected hin foreman of one of the outfits until the 1st of April He had, moreover, fur nished a number of tools at his own ex- pense to the county, Mir. Dreyspring said that his recollection of the action of the Board at the time the foremen were chosen was that they had been elected until the 1st of April. MT Carter said that his recollection was the same as that of MT. Dreyspring, that Mr. Giimer with the other foremen had been chosen until April. The motion of MT. Brown to allow Mir. Gilmer $37.50 and not require any service of him or to allow him $7o and require him to work the remainder of the month for the county, he to make the choice, vas carried.
 A .petition for the establishment of a second-class road from Showdown to a point on the Woodley Road. distance of about six miles, was read. Attention was called to the fact that the law for bids the opening of a public road in Montgomery County between the 1st of March and the 1st of July. and for this reason the petition was postponed until the 1st of July.