The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-09-08
HEARING
On Joint Roads Between MeT-
Ger and Van Vert Counties
Adjourned 10 NextMay-AugIaIze
Board Blocks GaIIman Joint
Road Other Matters.

The Board meeting last Thursday
on the Addy ditch, after examining
the report Of the engineer ordered
that the following changes be made .
Mercer Countys assessment from
$3.50 to $500. and f. b. Spry's from
$l6O to $l45. The assessments were
then confirmed. The Board also or
| dered September Is, at ! D. m, be
fixed as the time for the sale OF the
work of constructing said ditch, and
that same be sold at public outery at
| the Commissioner office
In the matter of the Brown joint
road improvement the Board accept
/ ed the final settlement of the road
commissioners. The settlement show
ed a total receipt of $310o2.S5, and
an expenditure for the construction
of $3l057.71, leaving a balance or
S5.l4 which was paid into the Brown
joint road fund
On last Friday the Board awarded
the contract for the construction OF
the Williams road improvement to
Putnam d Putnam at their stone bid
Of S6774. The other bids were: Har-
vey Manning, gravel $6390; Putnam
&Putman, gravel, $6184; G.. F. Spahr
gravel, $644S; Frank Dillhoff & Co.,
gravel, $6757; Henry King, gravel
SOFAS, stone, $6845.
The Commissioners o. AuglaiZe and
Mercer counties met in Joint session
last Friday on the hearing of the as
sessment, etc, on the Fisher Joint
ditch. The specifications were ap-
proved, with the exception of the par
agraph referring to use of old tile.
The engineer was ordered to run
new ditch on the no-tn and west
side of the 12-inch tile on the Thames
Mcdonald land, and far enough away
so as not to molest present tile.
The plans and profile as prepared
by the engineer were approved, and
an order made that 40 compensation
or damage on account of the con-
struction of said ditch be allowed.
The joint board then approved and
confirmed the engineers report ON
the estimate assessment.
Thereupon Thames and Henrietta
Mcdonald, through their attorneys.
HOskins, Connaughton & Stout, took
exceptions to the actions of the joint
board, and filed their notice of in
tention to appeal The Board fixed
the appeal bond at $1,000.
The Board also ordered that bonds
be issued to pay Auglaize COunty's
portion of said improvement, to be
paid for in three years, and that Mer-
Ger Countys share be paid in one as
sessment in December, 1916.
Meeting on the hearing on the pc
tition for the Gallman joint road be-
twen Mercer and Auglaize counties,
motion was made by Mr.. Brunswick,
seconded by Mr.. Evers to grant said
road as petitioned for. Their being
no vote from Auglaize county in fav-
or Of granting said petition, the no
ton was declared lost
Meeting in joint session in the mat
ter of the Sherer joint road imDr IVe-
ment the commissioners of Mercer,
Van Vert and Auglaize counties last
Friday adjourned the hearing on the
petition until May 4, 1917, ct Up Ii.
Meeting in joint session i'll the mat
ter Of the Van Wert-Mercer joint road
the Commissioners of
Mercer and Van Wert coun les last
Friday adjourned the hearing on tie
petition until May 4, 1917, at p. IN.
Tee following bills We're allowed
last Friday md are now pay bile: