Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-12-10
WITH THE cosrMIssroNERs

/ lS County CONlIu15S1OHGTS saG1O
their quarterly three days meeting
this week and transacted the follow
ing business:
/ A resolution was passed to borrow
$4,000 for part of the funds on the
improvement of Sec. j, l. G. I'll. No.
| 162 which is the part of the Nc
Connelsville-Athens road from Ches-
lterhill to Sharpsburg, the money to
be borrowed one-half from the First
| National bank and the other half
from the Citizens National bank,
both of McConnelsyille, all in antici-
patton of the issue of bonds to take
care of the county's share of the i'm
lproyement OF this section Of this
road
A resolution was passed. applying
for state funds under the Green law
| for road No. 80, Sec. /, Center town
ship, starting at the intersection of
No. 80 with |. G.. III. No. 393 and ex-
tending in a northerly direction for
a distance of one mile, at a cost not
tC exceed $4,000 per mile.
Commissioner Lowell was instruct
led to purchase six "a in. joints of
sewer pipe for use of trustees in Ho-
mer township.
The county surveyor was instruct
led TO repair by force account OF la
Dor the Delbert Ferguson bridge in
Meigsville.
Commissioner Pierpoint was in
lstructed to have repaired the James
Harris bridge in Penn township.
A resolution was adopted apply
| ing for state aid under the Green
law. for Malta township, on road No
4, in the county system, starting at
the intersection with |. C. H. No.
162 (Road is known as the Grade
road toward Elliott, distance of
one mile, at cost not to exceed $3,-
600.
The time for paying taxes in De-
cember, 1925, is extended to Jan. 20.
1926.
Sheep claims were allowed for all
claims fled to Dee. 1925, under
provisions of the new law, and the
county auditor was instructed to ap-
portion the money in the dog fund
land issue county warrants to the
owners Of claims
i resolution was adopted asking
for state aid under the Green law
for Windsor township on road No
5. in the county system, starting at
the end Of the present Improvement
at Geo. Wymer's, and extending in a
southeasterly direction for a dis
tanee OF mile, to cost not to ex-
ceed $4,000.
4 petition was filed by the trus-
tees and residents Of Bloom town
ship, asking for the placing OF the
road intersecting l. C. H No. 345
GAINESVILLE road at the top of Tun-
mel Hill, out the present road past
Borders school house, down onto
Meigs creek and up past E. T. Law
renee's to the ridge road, on the
county system of roads, under the
Green law. The resolution was
adopted approving the petition and
instructing the county surveyor to
prepare map showing same, to file
with the highway department for it's
approval.
The petition of clyde Parmiter
and others, asking for the altera-
tion of certain road in Morgan
township was ordered filed This
road is between the John Greer and
Clyde Parmiter places.
Resolutions were adopted asking
for state aid under the Green law
for road No. 8, York township, start
ing at the end of the present i'm
provement on No. 9 at the residence
of Roy Floyd, and extending in an
easterly direction one nile, the
township to pay $3.50 at the com
mencement of the improvement.
Total cost not to exceed $4,000.
In Meigsville township same sort
of improvement is asked on road
No. IL in the county system under
the Green law. Same is accepted.
The road starts at it's intersection
with l. G. Fl. No. 1913 at Millgrove,
and extends in northerly direc-
ton towards Unionville, a distance
of one mile. Trustees of the town
ship agree to pay $3.50 at the be-
ginning of the improvement, the to-
tai cost not to exceed $4,000.
Commissioner Barkhurst and Sur
veyor Barrett are instructed to pro-
ceed by force account of labor to i'm
prove Sec. on road No. l, Morgan
township. by grading and placing
gravel for traffic surface. Gravel to
be placed by the yard by the lowest
the best bidder This road extends
i lichu lhC hCSOnnCil IuH UIIuSS dt
the fair grounds, south about mile.
Father of III. A. Phillips Dies
Mr.. George III. Phillips, aged IS.
father of Supt. Harry A Phillips of
the Rocky Glen sanatorium, died
morning about GAS at
his home in Newark, following a
long illness from diabetes and heart
trouble. In his younger days he
was on the stage, which profession
he followed for number of years,
taking the stage name of George H.
which name he adopted.
His wife survives, and two children,
the son mentioned, and Mrs. K. S.
of Atlanta, Go. The de-
ceased had been a prominent poll