Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-05-07
COMMISSIONERS
Much Road Matter

transacted as follows:
Petition from Penn township
trustees asking for improvement of
county road No. 6S, beginning at
Its intersection with state route No.
~, at residence of Carl Kennard,
and extending westerly a distance of
approximately one mile. Trustees
agree to pay 1000 at beginning of
improvement. Petition is accepted.
Also petition from same trustees
asking for improvement of county
road No. 81, beginning at it's inter
section with No. at residence of
Geo. Perry, and extending southerly
a distance of IA mile. Trustees
agree to pay S1,400 at beginning of
improvement. Same is accepted.
Under agreement made between
county commissioners and Penn
township trustees, the 2-mill coun-
ty levy raised in Penn township by
1880 duplicate, is to be spent on
Penn No. and Lower Douda road.
Petition is accepted from Bristol
township. asking that the road be
placed on the secondary system, be-
ginning at No. II, near residence of
j. r. Dunkle, thence in a south
westerly direction at it's intersection
with county road No. %, near resi-
dence of Wilson Henderson, dis
tance of approximately two miles.
Land owners agree to pay $3.50 at
beginning of Improvement.
Petition from Bristol township
for improvement of road beginning
at end of present improvement No.
IL, near residence of Wilford
Hancher, and continuing on same in
southerly direction. to Meigsville
township line, approximately one
mile. Land owners agree to pay
s125, trustees $500, thereby assum-
ing balance of land in owners
share. Petition is approved.
Petition from same trustees ask
ing that the road be placed on the
secondary system, beginning at H.
P. GOrrell farm on route No. 76,
and extending to the Grove church
at Muskingum county line. Peti-
tion is accepted Trustees agree to
pay 81, 200 at beginning of improve
ment
Petition is accepted from Penn
township trustees, asking for the
improvement of road No. 33, begin
ming at end of present Improvement
and extending easterly as far as
available money will improve said
IN
al beginning of Improvement.
York township trustees ask for
improvement of road No. 60, begin
ming at its intersection with No. 50
at intersection with road No. 9 at
Tropic, and extending north to road
at county line, thence east to Dry
Run bridge, a distance of L. mile.
Trustees agree to pay $1,000 at be-
ginning of improvement. Same is
accepted
Petition is accepted from York
township trustees, for improvement
OF road beginning at Wilbur Bush
place and continuing through his !
land and the land of Rosa Hughes, |
and extending to Buckeye Pipe Line !
station on Island Run road, to be
changed from Hughes residence to
Buckeye station, a distance of one |
mile. Trustees agree to pay 81 900 |
a. beginning of improvement.
Petition by York township trus |
tees, asking for Improvement of |
road No. 21, beginning at end of |
present Improvement and continu-
ing through lands of Ira Barringer.
C. c. Christman, Cary Bullock and !
q. L. Eppley, to Buckeye Pipe Line |
station, distance of one mile. !
Trustees agree TO pay $1,000-one
half al beginning of improvement,
and balance at August installment
OF taxes. Petition is accepted
MeigsVille township trustees ask
tor improvement of road No. IL, be-
ginning at Bristol township line
and extending south to Unionville,
a distance Of 81 miles. Trustees |
agree to pay $4,000 at beginning of
improvement, also 10 assume 1896 |
Of land owners assessment. Same
IS approved.
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Petition is presented from Marion
township land owners, asking for
change in road leading from Fair
view grange hall on secondary road
No. 7, to secondary road No. 50 in
Marion township. Said change leav-
ing the present road near e. N. Will
-lams' and extending in an easterly
direction, through lands of E. N.
Williams and w B. Hopkins, and
3Dtersecting secondary road No. So,
gear Hammond bridge on Wolf
creek, distance of one mile. Same
is accepted. Viewing date, May 16.
Hearing, June ..
Petition is accepted from Deer
-1eld township trustees, asking for
Improvement beginning at end of
present improvement on No. "a,
near c. M. Bankes', continuing in
-ortherly direction through lands
cwned by A G. Masterson, Apple
man heirs, VIM. Masterson, c. H.
-Aler, Mary McLees, Harry Maxwell
and Vernon Appleman, terminating
at junction with county road No. 8.
a distance of 15 mile. Trustees
agree to pay $500 at beginning Of
Improvement, provided gas tax is
paid as per new law, as much as
funds will permit. Petition is ac-
cepted, and road is to be construct
sd so far as funds will permit.
Bids were accepted for furnish
ING hanIinO cnroa dino cfnpo
follows: w. III. Cooley, Homer 22-1