Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1922-09-07
COURT HOUSE NEWS
CoMMIssIoNERs MEET

COMMISSIONERS MEET
The county commissioners helt
their regular quarterly session thi
week. Much business was trans
acted, summary of which follows
The clerk was authorized to ad
vertise for sale substructure of tn,
Frank Peairs bridge in Bloom town
ship, also the Wes Newton bridge IL
Marion; also for the repair of abut
ment of the Sam Harris bridge il
Penn.
w. A. Barkhurst was instructed
to have repaired the Lincoln Gif
ford bridge in Penn.
The August settlement of the Q
mill special road levy Bristol, Yorl
and Manchester townships was or
dered turned over to the TOWNSHIP
trustees to be used on the principa
roads.
County surveyor is instructed tt
purchase culverts for the following
places: A. A. Bolieu residence
Homer, Stockport-McConne
road near the Jno. Henery residence
Windsor; three culverts on the roaC
near Center Bend; one on the Calet
Mosier farm, Homer.
/ On the Mendenhall road, Marion
and Homer, c. H. Mendenhall was al
lowed the sum of $S5 for fencing
and w. A. Howard $35 for fencing
The petition of G. S. Lawrence
for change and alteration Of a GER
tain road in Bristol township, wa!
rejected.
The C. M. Bankes road was grant
| q :c dot hoo -
ing claims for compensation ant
damage.
Compensation on the f. r. Haine'
road, Center, was allowed as fol
lows: j. H. Ludman, compensation
$40; damages and fencing, 1928
Val Combs, compensation, 800
fencing, $3.50.
Compensation and damages OF
the Geo. R. Spencer road, Center
as follows: w. L. Young, cOmpensa
ton. $50; damages and fencing
1920.
No compensation or damages
was allowed on the Dwight Hal
road, Bristol.
The August settlement for the 2
mill special road levy of Center wa
turned over to the trustees, will
the understanding that the trustees
are to open the E. r. Haines roat
for travel.
The 2-mill road levy, August set
tlement for Union township, was or
dered turned over to the trustees o
the township, with the understand
ing that the trustees repair thu
Rock hollow road.
The Homer township 2-mill roat
levy was ordered turned over to th'
township, with the understanding
that the trustees fix for travel thu
Mendenhall and Newburn roads.
The county surveyor was instruct
ed to purchase one culvert to be us
ed in Tropic.
County surveyor was instructed
to have repaired the DIR. Rex bridge
Manchester, and the Mcconnell rul
bridge on north 8th street. here.
i The county surveyor was instruct
ed to have repaired by force ac
count of labor, the covered bridg'
on 1. G. H. No. 1913.
| The county auditor was instruct
ed to advertise for depository TO
county money, according to law.
A road petition was filed by ]. r
Best ct al, asking for an alteration
and vacation of a certain road il
Penn and Malta townships. Sept
|23 was set as the date for view.
r. B. Pierpoint was instructed t.
have repaired the Startling, Bowman
and Woodward bridges in Marion
township, the Herman and TIVE
Kincaid bridges all in Marion. HI
was also instructed to have temper
ary bridges built at the Grigsby
and John Lowell places.
G.. T. Lowell was instructed t.
have repaired the Jno. Wells ant
Riley Lewis bridges<in Homer, ant
the James Parsons bridge, Union.
The county surveyor was instruct
ed to have repaired by force &C
count of labor the HOoksburg road
Windsor township.
w. A. Barkhurst was instructed
to have repaired the temporar!
bridge at Durant. He was also in
structed to buy and have placed thu
floors on the following bridges
Elijah Barnes, Unionville, in Meigs
Vile, and j. w. Wilson, Bristol.
The county surveyor was instruct
ed to have repaired BIZ force accoun
Of labor, the Aquilla Irwin bridge
Union.
r. B. Pierpoint was instructed tt
secure a temporary detour at thu
Wrightstown hill.
The special 2-mill road levy Aug
ust settlement of Morgan township
was ordered turned over to the
trustees of Morgan township to be
used on principal roads. The 2
mill special road levy, Marion, or
dered to be used in opening Men
denhall road. The 2-mill road levy
of Malta Village to be used for re-
pair of streets. The special 2-mill
road levy, Bloom township, is to be
used on principal roads. The q
mill special road levy, McConnels
Vile, to be turned over to village
council for repair of streets.
The clerk was ordered to adver-
tise for sale the repair of the
Wrightstown bridge, Homer.
Surveyor was Instructed to pur-
chase culverts at Longstreth's and
Rose Farm, York township.
C. T. Lowell wac instructed to
employ some suitable person to re-
move Wrightstown bridge from
run.
Application for state aid was
made for the Campbell bridge, Bris-
tol.
Clerk was ordered to advertise
for the repair of the children's
home and erection of an addition