Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-07-05
COURT HOUSE NEWS
COMMISSIONERS

The county commissioners met
Monday of this week A summary
Of their many transactions follows:
July 20 was fixed as the date of
view for the vacation of the John
Berry road, Homer township, and
Aug. for hearing.
| Contract with Chester r. Murray
for painting court house, for 1865,
was ordered signed. The auditor
was instructed to oversee the paint
| ing of the wood and metal surface
| County surveyor was instructed to
have the contractor, Albert Mautz,
raise the head walls on the Irish
Rock culvert 1 IA feet, in order to
make a better fill leading to the
bridge.
The county surveyor was instruct
ed to purchase corrugated culvert
to be used near the E. A. Barnes
residence, Meigsville; one of the
same kind on the Flora Wilds farm,
same township; one at foot of Rab-
herman hill, Marion; one near the
Caleb Mosier residence, Homer; at
the Wilbur Lane farm, Homer; Ed
Rays farm, Bloom; one near John
Sherlock's, Center; one on the F. M.
Lyon farm, Bloom; one at Johnson
Lighthizer farm. Meigsville; at Herb
Smiths place, Homer; Warren Oh
ney's Marion; on Haines' hill,
Manchester; Fred Barnes, Meigs-
vile; also joints of "a in. tile for
the Boyd Mccormick farm, Meigs-
vile.
Claims ON the H. E. Blackburn
road, Manchester, were allowed as
asked, as follows: H. E. Blackburn,
! fencing, s146.05; Harmon Hill,
"a
Hermon, fencing, $118.75; v. B.
Parks. fencing, S32, compensation
$50, damages $25.
| Vacation of the Linnie McInturf
road, Marion, was granted, no OBJ
| lection having been filed.
! Action on the G.. L. Price road,
Homer, was postponed until Aug.
Bond of W. E. Medley as clerk of
courts in the sum of $4,000, with
w. E. Medley as principal. and Geo.
w. Brokaw, G.. V. Cheadle, Vernon
Brokaw, E. NJ Glen and A. B. Evans
as sureties was approved and ac-
cepted
| County surveyor was instructed to
purchase corrugated culverts at the
following places: Near John Prices;
near Montford McKibben residence,
Windsor; Homer Chrisman farm,
York; VIM. Reicker, Marion; VIM
Heron farm, Meigsville; Albert
MautZ farm, Bloom.
| The county surveyor was instruct
ed to assess the abutting property
owners on Section "H-1" I. C. H.
No. 354, as per costs received from
the state highway commissioner
Commissioner Barkhurst was in
structed to purchase the necessary
lumber for new ferry boat at
Eagleport.
the Fairview grange, requesting the
retention of the county farm agent.
Clerk was ordered to advertise
the following bridges, according to
plans and specifications now on file
in the county surveyors office:
Bone crossing. Bristol; L. " Par
sons bridge, Union: Mcdonald
bridge, Deerfield; Tropic culvert,
York; Hugh Ellis bridge, Marion;
John Lowell bridge, Marion; Jesse
Mills bridge and culvert, Homer;
Howard Murphy bridge, Homer.
County surveyor was instructed
to have repaired by force account of
labor the following jobs: Herschel
Torbert bridge, flood and stringers,
Union; w. B. Hopkins bridge. Mar
ion; J. A. Daugherty bridge, Mar
ion; Chris Kincaid bridge, Union
Commissioner Barkhurst and Aud
itor Harper were instructed to deal
crops on children's home farm.
Child's Welfare Board Named
The following were appointed
county child's welfare board: S. n.
Smith, term till March l. 1925:
Chas. A. Gaylord, 1926; Mrs. Ed
ward McKeown, 1927; Mrs. R. K.
Brown, 1928. They are to serve
without compensation and their
terms begin at once. Their duties
are similar to those of the trustees
of the children's home, and also in
clude the appointing of a visitor
whose duties are the same as those
of state social worker, and are not
under only the supervision of the
above board, but also under the
Juvenile judge. to assist him in the
matters of mothers pensions, etc.
To Paint Court House, Also Bridges
! The clerk was ordered to adver-
tise for sale the removal of old
paint on brick walls of court house,
with blow torch, the labor of paint
! ing walls with two coats of good
paint, and to furnish certain grade
of paint for the job, also cleaning
and painting of columns in front of
court house.
The clerk was also instructed to
advertise for sale the cleaning off of
all loose paint and the repairing of
the M. e M. and Stockport bridges,
county to furnish paint.
$4,000 Bond Issue
A resolution was adopted to issue
bonds in the sum of 100000, to take
care of the county's share of the
improvement on Sec. 'I-2" I. G. H.
No. 354, the state putting up like
amount, 100000.
Would Fix Dangerous Curve !
Certain officials of the B. & 0.
and asked for a survey of the road
at the Humphrey trestle above NAL
ta, with the object of changing the
road to do away with the sharp, |
dangerous curve. The railroad |
agrees to stand a share of the ex- I
pense of survey, ETC., and to make |
certain concessions concerning i'm
provement of the road at this place |
The board will meet July 16, to |
consider the change, as per the sur
vey.
COMMON PLEAS COURT
In the matter of the partition !
case Of Lilly F. Wagner VS.. Jerome |
Wagner ct al, return of sheriff and |
report of commissioners approved |
and confirmed. Order to sell on |
premises for cash.
PROBATE COURT