The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-05-05
COMMISSIONERS
Have Busy Week, Many Road and
Ditch Contracts Being Let
Other Business.

Meeting on the hearing Of the en-
gineer's report and apportionment on
the Hook joint ditch. Mercer county's
portion, the Board found same not
in all respects fair and after making
the following changes confirmed
same; b. l.. Baumgardner from $165
to $155; j. f.. Snyder from $50 to
sS1; John H. sipe from 500 to $95;
s. i Ireland from s175 to 500; Mi
chael Hopf from $75 to $40; Otto
Brandt from $50 to SIS.
The Board ordered a change of
grade on the Koch ditch and accept
ed the following report of sale by
Surveyor Hinton
Tile on main ditch to Michael Linn
for $1O75, to be completed by Sept
]. Estimate $3.50.
Labor on main to Adam Bollen-
bacher for $44O, to be completed Oc-
tober 1. Estimate $48O.
Labor on branch to Adam Bollen-
bacher for $185, to be completed oc-
tober /. Estimate $z07.35.
Tile on branch to VIM. Roettger
for $266 to be completed Sept 1.
Estimate $272.S5.
At a Joint meeting of the commits
sioners of Mercer and Van Vert
counties, it was declared necessary
to build a concrete retaining wall
about 70 feet long and feet high
on the county line road between the
two counties. 1t was also decided to
place the work of preparing plans.
specifications ect., in the hands of the
Van Vert surveyor and the Van Vert
commissioners were authorized to
sell tire work.
The Board last Friday received
bids and awarded contracts on five
road Improvements as follows:
-Kinnison G Rittenour, $2,-
995; Mannix, Wagner & Son, $2798
and $3444; John f. Hemmelgarn.
$2645; Frank Staghler, 1920 and
$2465; Harvey Manning, $2S94 and
S3594 The bids were on different
kinds of gravel. The contract was
awarded to Frank Stangler on his
bid OF $2465 for Rommel gravel.
Kinnison & Rittenour, So
600 for gravel; Morrison & Evans,
.$1O.250, stone; John w Karch &
son, $9445, stone; c. w. Kanorr,
$10258, Kareh stone, $10237, Bluff
ton stone, $99&7, gravel, s1O137,
crushed boulders. The contract was
awarded to John w. Karch & Son at
their bid of $9445.
Rentschilling-E. &. G. Alexan-
der, $41OO, gravel, $459S, crushed
boulders; White G Fishbaugh, $4-
Ala, gravel; Kinnison & Rittenour,
$3775, gravel; C. F. Spohn, $4102,
crushed boulders, $3942, gravel;
Mannix, Wagner & Son, $419O, grav-
ell; Harvey Manning, $394O gravel
The contract was awarded to G. F.
Spohn at his bid of $41O2 for crush
ed boulders.
Addy No. 2-W. Bartling, $19,-
598; Oliver Putnam, S19S00; S. M.
Burnett, $1899O; A. G. Tripper, $1S-
200; Mannix, Wagner & Son, $19,-
79O. The contract was awarded to
A. C. Tripper at his bid of $182OO.
Cummins-White &c Fishbaugh,
$1875; VIM. & Seth Spriggs, $169s;
Howell & Stemen, $1434; w. H. Bry-
an & Son, $1589; c. w. Kanorr, $1S-
81. The contract was awarded to
Howell e Stemen at their bid of $14,-
"a.
M. Freewalt, contractor on the
Penn ditch was granted, upon his
request, an extension of time to June
80 to complete said ditch.
The Board meeting last Monday,
granted the following road improve
ments:
Buxton, Snavely, Miesse, Rauda-
baugh and Keller They also grant
ed w. H. Berry damages in the sum
of SIS on the Buxton road.
The Board last Tuesday viewed the
prospective route of the Zenz road,
petitioned for by Peter Zenz, but re-
served final action until May 10, at
p. IN.
TIL following ditch easements were
ordered placed upon the duplicate
for collection as stated;
Sudhoff in December, 1916; per
cent added.
McChristy, same; per cent add
ed to Main ditch
Glover, same; 5 per cent added.
Evers in December, 1916 and June
1917; Is per cent. deducted.
Dierksen in same; IL per cent de-
Quoted.
Berry in December. 1915.
Karch, same; IA per cent added.
Smalley, same; per cent added.
Boroff, same; per cent added.
Rockford, same
Prenger, same; per cent added.
The Board ordered $500 transfer
red from the county fund OF the In
frmary fund.
Bernard Post jr., was appointed
ditch superintendent of the Wabash
ditch, beginning where Big Beaver
enters Wabash: thence west to the