Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1927-04-21
Volume 81
COMMISSIONERS TRANSACT
MUCH HIGHWAY BUSINESS

MUCH HlGHWAY BUSANEcS
The county commissioners met
last Saturday at the call of the pres
ident and transacted business as fol-
lows:
The county engineer is instructed
to appropriate assessments as cor
rected by the state highway depart
ment against property owners on /.
G. H. No. 35, (New Lexington) Sec.
HI. l.
Green Law improvements Asked
The trustees of Malta township
ask for the road beginning at the
corporation line, Malta village, at
the west end of Bell street; thence
past the Malta cemetery, and con-
Meeting with I. G.. H. No. 162, at the
Perley Best residence. Same is or
dered filed.
Many Roads Granted
A resolution was received also
from Malta township trustees agree
Ing to furnish the amount as fixed
by law for the improvement of Sec.
l of county road No. 8. This road
intersects the New Lexington road
at Joetown and extends mile to the
Deerfield township line, at the Os-
car Glass lane. Same is approved.
The trustees of Marion township
present resolution agreeing to
furnish the sum of $1,500 for the
improvement of Sec. of county
road No. 7, under provision of the
Green law. Resolution is accepted.
Windsor township trustees ask for
Improvement of Sec. of county
road No. II, agreeing to furnish
$3.50. Resolution is accepted. Dis
tance, / mile. This road begins at
Ellis school and extends in south
easterly direction towards Dale.
York township agrees to furnish
$3.50 for Improvement of Sec. of
county road No. 10. Road begins at
end of present Improvement near
Jacob Fishers, and extends eastward
to near A. A. Sauders' place, dis
tance of one mile. Same is granted.
A resolution was received in reg
ular form from Morgan township
trustees, agreeing to furnish $1,000
for the Improvement of Sec. /, of
county road No. 80. Resolution is
accepted The road begins at Wes-
ley Chapel church and extends
southwark distance Of one mile.
Meigsville township trustees in
regular form ask for improvement
of Sec. 1, of county road No. S
(Hooppole ridge) beginning at in
tersection with I. G. HI. No. 393 at
the late John Robinson residence,
distance of one mile. Resolution is
accepted
A resolution is presented by
Bloom township trustees for i'm
provement of Sec. l of county road
No. 20, beginning at intersection
with I. G. III. No. 345, near Ed Ash
toms residence, extending mile in
a northeasterly direction. Same is
approved.
Union township asks for improve
beginning at the forks Of road north
of Mahlon Parsons and extends to-
ward Rosseau, 1 mile. Same is ap-
proved
Homer township is granted i'm
provement for Sec. of county road
No. IA, beginning at end of pike be-
tween j. A. and S. M. Gains, a dis
tance of one mile.
Bristol township agree to furnish |
5000 for improvement of Sec. of
county road No. 9. Same is allow |
ed. The road begins at the inter-
section of I. G. III. No. $50 at John |
Whitney's farm and extends in a
northerly direction.
All the foregoing improvements |
are to be of traffic bound type, and
the work is to be done at force ac-
count of labor at cost not to ex
ceed $4,000 per mile. In each road |
is ordered made for |
state aid in the sum of $1,000 on
each project.