Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1929-08-08
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
HOLD TWO DAY SESSION

The county commissioners were
| in session Monday and Tuesday.
tIansacting business as follows:
! The road beginning at state road
! No. rs, near the residence of Miles
Kasler, to junction with secondary
road to Wendell Halls to Athens
county line, is petitioned for to be
placed on the secondary road sys.
TEN. Same is ordered filed.
Petition OF C. NJ. Bankes ct al for
alteration and vacation of road in
Deerfield township, beginning at
Herbert Bankes farm; thence along
road to Red Clay school house, ETC.,
| is accepted. Aug. "a is set for view
ing, and Sept 8, for final hearing.
The tentative assessment former
ly made by township trustees and
now made by the county surveyor,
on premises of John Greer, is ap-
proved by county commissioners,
and county auditor is ordered to
place same on tax duplicate for 10
consecutive payments, for a period
of five years.
Secondary Road Contracts
Bids on number of secondary
roads were considered Ray Shaffer
was low on gravel jobs, as follows,
per cubic yard: Bloom No. 10, Sec.
2, 72c; Malta, AZ, Sec. 1, SIC; NAL
ia, No. 2, 2, 22c; Meigsville, As, l,
&c; Windsor, II, S, 55c; Stockport
Roxbury, 22c; Windsor and Morgan.
22c. Beisser e Burckholter and
Ray Shaffer tied on Penn, 43, Sec. /,
at 74c, and Union, 16, 2, at 92c.
Beisser & Burckholter were low
on Bristol 10, ], 72c; Center 80, 4,
&c; Morgan, AZ, /, 58c. The follow
ing are for stone: A. H. Davis was
low on Deerfield, 3, 5, at $225; Mer-
ry & Cisler, on Manchester, so, /.
at $2.73, and on Marion, So, /, at
1852 IL, and A. G. Parsons on
York, 21, 2, at $2.3S. Contracts
will be let Aug. TO-
Road Granted
No complaints being filed on Alya
Knight ct al road petition for al
teration and vacation of a certain
road in Bristol, same is granted, ac-
cording to petition.
The purchase of one Nancy scrap
er, Model d, from The Taylor Trac-
tor Co, at price of $500, is ordered.
The county surveyor is empower
ed to grade and drain c. A. GLADDEN.
road, for surfacing same with
stone, at their own expense.
State Takes Over Stockport Bridge
Since the state highway depart
ment has taken over the Stockport
bridge as part of the /. G.. HI. sys-
tenn, said department agrees to care
for upkeep and maintenance of
same and county auditor is author
lied to notify VIM. Quigley, bridge
tender, to look to the state highway
department for future salary for
tending same.
Road Petitions Accepted
Road petitions are accepted as
follows: Beginning at forks of
read near mouth Of -Four Mile
creek and extending to UnionyiIIe
giving county commissioners and
surveyor right to make any changes
they deem necessary. Land owners
agree to pay certain amount. pro-
vided improvement is made this
fall
County engineer is empowered to
proceed by force account to grade.
drain and surface the following
roads: Meigsyille No 11-2; Wind
sor, No. 18-1; York, No. "a; Mar
ion, 53-l; Meigsville 31-1; Morgan,
35-2. The county engineer is order
ed to prepare plans and speciica-
tlons for construction of bridge on
little Olive Green creek, Center
township, at Norris farm.
The application of AIDA Lowell
for blind pension is rejected. Same
IS found to not be INDECENT.
Transfer of funds is ordered as
follows: From Marion, 7-3 to Mar
ion, 53-1, $305.91; from Penn. So
2 to road and bridge, 1921; from
York, 9-3 to York, "a, $500.
Recommend Auditors Suggestion
To Reduce Real Estate For
Taxation
The commissioners go on record
as recommending an equalization
and reduction Of valuation of real
estate of Morgan county, effective
on the 1929 duplicate. Auditor
Gordon has been working on this
proposition with the state tax COM
mission for some weeks, the matter
being entirely in the hands of the
county auditor and state tax com
mission.
Back From $500 Mile Trip