Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1922-08-10
COURT HOUSE NEWS
WITH THE COMMISSIONERS


The county surveyor was instruct
ed to purchase one "a inch 16 #
corrugated culvert, to be used neal
! the residence of A. T. Smith, Mar
ion township.
County surveyor was instructed
to repair by force account of labor
the Geo. Orndorff bridge in Wind
sor township; the Friend Matthew:
bridge, Windsor; Huck bridge il
Morgan: Maxwell bridge, Manches
ter; the Peter McFerren bridge
Meigsville; Will Glenn bridge
Meigsville, and the Dickinson
bridge, Manchester.
Commissioner G.. r. Lowell was
instructed to have the Davis bridge
in Homer repaired by force account
of labor. Commissioner Lowell was
instructed to buy the necessary
lumber for the following bridges in
Homer: Lewis Stetson iron bridge
! Lewis school house bridge, Danfor(
bridge, HeadIy bridge.
A culvert was ordered purchased
-36x16 to be used on Olney's run
near the Fred Bozman residence.
The clerk was instructed to ad
vertise for sale the repair of the
Fred Walls bridge. Bristol.
Commissioner Barkhurst was in.
structed to purchase and have plac
ed the roof for the DR.. Rex bridge
in Manchester.
Commissioner R. B. Pierpoint was
instructed to purchase and have
placed the roof on Ellis bridge in
Marion.
/ The road petition presented by C
H. Mendenhall ct al for alteration
and vacation of certain road in
Marion and Homer, was granted
Sept 4 is the date to hear claims fol
compensation and damages.
Certain alterations as asked for
were granted on the E. R. Haines
road, Center. Sept. 5, at / D. m. is
the date for hearing claims.
Action on the Bankes road, Deer
field. was postponed until Sept. 5.
The w. G. Newburn road, Homer,
in which certain alterations and a
vacation is asked, was granted.
Sept 6 is date set for hearing
claims.
The petition of G. A. Calendine
for vacation of certain road in
Windsor, was granted.
The Geo. Spencer ct al road,
Meigsville, for alteration and vaca-
ton, was granted. Sept. 5 is date
fixed for hearing claims.
The vacation of a certain road in
Homer township, petitioned for by
Alden Wells, was granted.
There being no claims for COM
pensation and damages in the J. D.
Barkhurst road, Morgan township,
the surveyor was instructed to have
same opened up for travel Labor
of opening road and building of
bridge is to be done by the agri-
cultural society at their expense
and under the direction of the coun-
ty surveyor.
The Dwight Hall ct al road alter
alton in Bristol was granted. Sept.
q. at 1 o'clock, is date for hearing
claims.
Action on the c. S. Lawrence
road, Bristol, was postponed until
Sept. 4.
Contract was entered into with J.
NJ Beard for the construction OF the
Lowell bridge.
County surveyor was instructed to
make estimate on the repair of the
Bishopville pike, with crushed
stone.
County surveyor was instructed
to make estimate on retaining wall
along the Turkey run road, where
present BERN is washed out.
County surveyor was instructed to
purchase one "a inch IA foot CORFU
gated culvert on Goshen run, near
school house.
River Road to be Built
A resolution was passed to i'm
prove the north river road. from
the north corporation line of Malta
village to the ferry at Eagleport. in
the townships of Malta and Bloom.
on petition of more than 500 of the
abutting land owners along the
route, agreeing to pay 10% of the
costs, and on the resolutions of the
trustees of Bloom and Malta. agree
ing to pay $50 of the costs in their
respective townships. Said road is
to be built according to plans and
specifications by the county survey
or, for a gravel road, and bonds are
to be issued by the county in the
sum of $4,000 to cover cost of the
improvements