Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1922-03-09
COURT HOUSE NEWS
COMMISSIONERS

IOWO.
The appropriations from the un-
divided general funds to pay the
general expenses of the county, to-
gether with any unexpended balance
in these funds are county, $18,763.-
OIL; bridge, $24,765.90; children's s
home, $2,371.18; road, $512.17;
state highway, $21,597.75; build
ing, $963.62, dog, $2.159.20; coun-
ty debt, $52,568.56; blind, 1929
06; board of education. $3,022.32;
tubercular, $137.57; agriculture,
$735.68; permanent county road i'm
provement, $1,993.44; health, $2,-
14O.08; Deavertown pike, $2,353.-
43; O'Possom Hollow road, $4,000;
county home, overdraft, $1,068.19;
Stockport street, $3,489.54; moth
ers' pension, $462.65; soldiers re-
lief, $3O8.O2. These funds are col
lected through taxes for the certain
specific purposes, and cannot be
transferred from one fund to an
other. for other uses.
A. B. Gorrell was instructed to
purchase necessary flags to be used
Decoration day for the several posts
in the county and same to be dis
tributed by him to the several posts.
Bills made by each post to be part
of their expenses for Decoration
day. Each post in the county is al
lowed an amount not to exceed $25.
The proceeds of the 2 mill road
levy for February statement, 1922,
was turned over to the trustees OF
Manchester township to be used for
road repair with the understanding
that should there be any alterations
or changes in roads the trustees are
to open same for travel.
The contract and bonds of B. L.
Kean for building the Mcconnell
Run bridge fill; and Green and Var
nell bridges, approved.
An agreement was entered into
with the trustees of Deerfield town
ship whereby the two mill road levy
for February settlement was turn
ed over to the trustees with in
structions to use same for the re-
pair of the main travelled roads.
The petition of Geo. w. Miller
for the alteration of a public road
in Union was filed. Action of same
was postponed until May /.
The road petition of G. H. Men
denhall ct al for alteration and va
cation of a road in Marion town
ship was filed. Action on the peti-
ton was postponed until May /.
The road petition of E. R. Haines
ct al for alteration and vacation OF
road in Center was filed. Action
was postponed until June /.
An agreement was entered into
with the trustees of Morgan town
ship whereby the proceeds of the 2
mill road levy for February settle
ment was turned over to the trus-
tees of the township with the under
standing that it is to be used to i'm
prove the south river road.
The following burial committees
of the various townships for, indi.
gent soldiers and soldiers widows
named are:
Z Bloom-D. W. Eveland, Ed Robb
Wilkes Richardson.
Bristol-Jno. w. McGonagle, j.
B. Melvin, Harry Henderson.
Center-Minor Morris, w. L.
Stiers, ]. w. Ludman.
Deerfield-H. w. Whitaker, Joe
"OOu al A1d1 <1ANOA OOA'
HOmer-C. A. Gardner, e. M.
Watkins, W. ]. Moody.
Marion-J. D. Wood, Earl Smith,
Harvey John.
Manchester-Will Ashton, Ken
meth Welch, Victor B. Walters.
Malta-A. H. Matson, j. l.. Ben
jamin, w. w. Barrell.
Meigsville-Ed Stegner, Chas.
Noyes, Ernest Hutchins.
Morgan-A. B. Gorrell, j. B.
Farra. Victor James.
Penn-L. S. Holcomb, N. r. G. S.
Coulson, Ezra Hollingsworth.
UniOn-Brannon Martin, Jno.
Wooley, Harry Grimes.
Windsor-C. F. Hambleton, Jes-
see Vaughn. Jesse Lane.
York-Chalmers Matheny Philip
Shoemaker, Samuel Mitchell.
Lumber was ordered purchased
for six culverts for Ferguson road,
Deerfield township.
Agreement was entered into with
the trustees, of Marion township
whereby the proceeds of the 2-mill
road levy, February settlement, was
turned over to the trustees of the
township to be used for road repair,
with the understanding that the
trustees open up the Joy road.
A similar agreement was entered
into in York township, with the un-
derstanding that the trustees put up
an equal amount and the sum to be
spent on the improvement of the
main road from Deavertown to the
Muskingum river.
AZ like agreement was, entered in
to with trustees of Union with the
that the amount nee
essary to open the Gray road for
travel, shall be spent for that pur-
pose, the balance as the trustees see
fit.
An agreement was entered into
with the McConnelsville council
whereby the proceeds of the 2-mill
levy, February settlement, was
turned over to the council with the
that Union street be-
tween Kennebec Ave-, and Seventh
be graded, and make necessary
drainage, and the alley back of ar
mory between Kennebec Ave, and
Seventh street be graveled.
J. B. Farra was reappointed trus-
tee of the children's home.
A resolution was passed to issue
$86,500 in /. C. H. bonds for inn
provement of I. C. H. roads
$3O,25O on No. 345; $30,250 on
No. 354: $4,000 on No. sos.
A delegation from Meigsville ap-
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asking for further Improvement on
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