Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-02-07
Important Road Matters

A petition signed by 234 electors
OF Chesterhi1l and vicinity, asking
for the extension of /. C. I'll. No. 160
from Chesterhill to the Athens
county line, was ordered filed.
A delegation was present with
the petition, and during the discus
sion it developed that there was
possibility that the state would an
prove a proposition whereby the
etate would put up 1870 of the
funds recessarv to complete I. c. H.
No. 164 from Pennsville on this way
TO the end of the present improve
ment, at Clarence Smith residence,
at the head Of the Happy Hollow
road Arrangements were made to
obtain q date with the state high
! way commissioner, when tire rrono-
sition could be taken UP by the com
missioners ard delegation from
this county IF this proposition
goes through. the cost to the coun-
ty for the IL miles would be about
S35 900 Under the present agree
ment the cost to the county for the
improvement from near the Edwin
Crew residence to the Brick school
house % is miles,, is $32, 900.
I Thus it is ed that the cost of the
az miles under the proposed prop
osition, is but $4,000 more than for
the 2 1-8 miles under the present
arrangement This is q proposition
worth working for, and let us hope
that it can be put across.
A petition was presented by resi-
dents of Deerfeld township. asking
for bridge on the L. Fl. Nixon
farm, so the people would have an
outlet to I. C. H. No. 354. Petition
was ordered filed
petition asking for the altera
| tion of certain road in Bristol
! township. signed by C. S. Lawrence
and % other land owners, was or
dered filed Date of view is fixed
tor Feb. %, 1924, at 10 o'clock;
hearing March 4.
The trustees of Bloom township
were granted permission to pur-
chase a road grader.
The county surveyor was instruct
ed to purchase $50 tons OF crushed
lime stone and have it placed on the
Rose Farm hill Estimated cost
is s1,O5O
Hearing on assessments on Sec.
H, I. c. H., No. 354 New Lexing
ton road to be Tuesday, March A,
| 1924.
Re-appraisement Ordered
| Action on the auditors finding as
| to the valuation of real estate in
Morgan county was postponed until
March 5, 1924. The auditors find
| ing follows:
II find that the real estate in
Morgan county, taking the county
as a whole, is on the ta3 duplicate
| for it's true value in mon4u
I also find that in e. ~ taxing
district many inequalitie list ard
should, as soon as pos. dtFC be ad-
| justed.
| ] further find that tn building
/ valuation in practically bfy town
ship district is on the tt; k~duplicate
! for much less than their F'ttual val
ue, however it may be possible that
the building valuation was given
consideration in fixing farm values
| In consideration of the above
| finding | would advise an appraise-
ment of the real property in Morgan
county, not for the purpose Of in
creasing the present duplicate, but
simply as a means for adjusting the
numerous inequalities and the
building valuations"
COMMON PLEAS COURT
Jury Disagrees
The jury in the case of The State
of Ohio on complaint of Mertie Ell
! lott VS.. Fred C. Wilson, bastardy,
| jury Thursday about p. m., and
Al, i a. ~
| day, when no verdict had been
| reached, and they were discharged.
| The case is continued. The vote
stood to for conviction.
In the case of B. C. Tunison VS..
The Ten Dollar Oil Co, etc, for
money only, appears the entry
Judgment by default for plaintiff
against defendant, for $7,749.79
and costs"
The case of C. w. Smith VS. NJ
| M. Mcdonald for money only, has
been posted for hearing on Feb. 20,
and the case of L. w. Buchanan VS..
r. w Barnes for money only, Feb.
| 21. Both are jury cases.
! PROBATE COURT
The will of John T. Morris of
Marion township has been admitted
to probate Miss Edna A. Morris,
the person named in the WILL and
the next of kin, is appointed ad-
ministratrix, without bond. c. P.
Yocom, j. T. Bowman and B. G.
Hoon are appointed appraisers. The
estate which is large one, goes to
his only child, Miss Edna Morris.
His wife is deceased.
In the matter of Joel Morris of
Marion, an alleged incompetent per-
son, because of age and infirmity
of body and mind, finding that
guardian should be appointed.
c. w. Kennedy, ]. E. Cowan and
J. E. Spence are appointed ap-
praisers of the estate of Mary ].
Dickinson, deceased.
The will of Sheridan Lyon has
been admitted to probate.
The estates of B. X. Wood, Mar
ion Harshe and Amanda Brooks
have been fully settled.
Lucille Cheadle as guardian of
Gladys Irene Grubb, has been dis
charged, the ward having arrived
at full legal age.
The will of Philip L. Yauger has
been filed for probate
Purse Snatcher Held To Grand Jury
Henry HASTEN. who was arrested
Saturday a week ago, for snatching
purse from Miss Bessie Ross at
the Malta depot. had his hearing