Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1922-12-07
COURT HOUSE NEWS
COMMISSIONERS

COMMISSIONERS
The commissioners met in regu
lar quarterly session Monday.
summary of their proceedings fol
lows:
Bond of w. M. Newton, sheriff
elect, in the sum of $4,000 was ac
cepted and approved.
The following amounts were al
lowed to the various county officers
for clerk and deputy hire for the
year beginning Jan. 1, 1923: Audi
tor, $2,136.10; treasurer, $2,062.-
26; clerk of courts, $31668; sheriff
$40; recorder, $3.50; probate
Judge, $754.56; surveyor, $1,000
In explanation of the above, the
treasurer does not use one-haIf oil
the amount allowed him by law
The balance he turns back to the
county.
Bond for Foy & Nixon Construc-
tion Co., for the construction of the
/ Malta -Eagleport road, in Malta and
Bloom, in the sum of S19,500, was
accepted and approved.
Payment of the December, 1922,
taxes was extended to Jan. 20,
1923.
The board was ordered to adver-
tise for sale the balance of the Pos
sum Hollow road, a length of 200
feet. Width finished roadway, -
feet.
County surveyor was ordered to
proceed by force account of labor,
to repair the Bishop bridge in Wind
sor township; the Masterson bridge
in Deerfield Drake bridge. Homer;
culvert at foot of Frisby Hill, Mar
ion; Dougan bridge, Deerfield; Jas.
Singree bridge, Meigsville; fill at
Durant bridge, Bloom; addition to
abutments of the Walls bridge in
Bristol.
Commissioner Lowell was author
ized to repair the Kasler bridge,
Homer, and Commissioner Pier
point to repair the Linnie McInturf
bridge, Marion
County surveyor and Commission
er w. A. Barkhurst were authorized
and ordered to make necessary
crossings on Inter-county highways
Nos. $50, 345 and 354 in said
county.
Action on the final hearing on the
M. Wood ct al, was postponed till
April 2, 1928.
Action on the final hearing on
the road in Windsor, petitioned for
by Hanson Noyes ct al, was post
poned till Jan. 1, 1928.
A petition of C. T. Huffman ct al
for the vacation of road in Mar
ion was received and filed. Dec. %
fixed for date of view, and Jan. for
final hearing.
In the matter of the hearing of
the claims for the alteration of a
road in Center, petitioned for by
Harry o. McFerren ct al, John Sher-
lock was awarded $50 compensation
and 500 damages.
An agreement was entered into
with Jesse Bailey for right of way
on the Andy Scott road in Windsor
township, whereby the county COM
missioners agree to pay $50.
Children's Home Matter
In reference to the chi1dren's s
home repair, the clerk was author
lied to secure the services of some
suitable person to prepare plans and
specifications for the remodeling of
same to come within the 100000
estimate which is the amount of
money available. While plans had
been submitted. which had the ap-
proval of the state, the lowest bid
on same was SIS, 800. It will be
recalled that a $4,000 bond issue
for the children's home improve
ment, was turned down by the vot-
ers by vote of to 1. The COM
missioners did not strongly consid-
er the proposition of c. L. Alderman
for the trade of his residence prop
erty and other considerations, for
the present children's home and
farm.
The county surveyor and Commis-
sioner Barkhurst were authorized
to go to GAINESVILLE and confer with
parties there in the matter of sand
blasting the Morgan county court
house.
A resolution was passed giving
consent to the Meigsville township
trustees, to purchase from the
Morgan County Motor Co.. an In
ternational 1920 Titan tractor for
the sum of 500.
COMMON PLEAS COURT
A. p. PinkertOn Arraigned
Last Wednesday in the case of
The State of Ohio VS.. Abner P.
Pinkerton, making and publishing
fraudulent statements, etc., defend
ant was arraigned in open court and
entered plea of not guilty to said
indictment, and to each and every
count therein. ~,
PROBATE COURT
T. H. McAdoo is appointed ad-
ministrator of the estate of S. c..
Gray, late of York township. Bond
$4,000. J. L. Tysinger, Chalmer
Matheny and Joseph Thomas, ap-
praisers.
Monroe Pierce is fined SO and
costs for failure to send his chill
dren to school. The affidavit was
filed by county probation officer j..
S. Taylor.
Marriage Licenses
Charles E. Harper, county audi
tor, and Florence P. Morris, both of
McConnelsville, Rev. Joseph n. Cur
ry officiating.
RECORDERS OFFICE
The following have been filed for
record: Marion Mills to w. M. and
L. o. Woodward. Chesterhill lot,
81; Orton Scott to John Carle, l