Switzerland County Commissioner’s Court – Dec 1866

The proceedings of the Switzerland County, Indiana, Commissioners appeared in:
Vevay Reveille – 13 Dec 1866 – Page 2, Column 3

Proceedings of Commissioners Court.

The Board of Commissioners of Switzerland County met on the first Monday in December, continuing in session four days. No business of special importance was brought before the Board. The Deputy Auditor has kindly furnished our readers the following condensed minutes of the proceedings.

December Term, 1866—First Day.

In the matter of the petition of John J. Miller, Charles Markland, and other for road—Milton Guillon, John B. Hastings and Philip A. Bettens, appointed viewers.

Petition of Larkin Lanham, Hiram Lanham, and others for road—report of viewers. The Board order said road located, and established according to the report of the viewers, forty feet wide.

Application of Calvin H. Edrington for License to retail spirituous liquors. License granted for one year, from the 3d day of December, 1866.

Petition of Philip A. Bettens, Thomas Armstrong, and others, to change highway. Simon Dehart, John P. Stewart, and James A. Works, appointed viewers.

Application of Joseph B. Socwell for License to retail spirituous liquors. License granted for one years, from the 3d day of December.

Second Day.

Petition of Demsey Gullion, Samuel Brown, and others, for change in road. Simon Dehart, John P. Stewart, James A. Works, appointed viewers.

Application of Gary Longfellow for License to retail spirituous liquors. License granted for one year from the 4th day of December.

Petition of Thomas P. North, Ben. C. Mead, and others, to vacate road. John E. Davis, and others, remonstrate against the vacating of said road. Wm. Stewart, Stephen Hicks, and Peter L. Davis, appointed the view said road, and report whether the same is of public utility.

Petition of Eli Bradford, Charles Carpenter, and others, for road. James W. Keith, John N. Searcy, and David Stevenson, appointed viewers.

ALLOWANCES.

  • J. & J. H. Stevenson, pauper expenses – $4.60
  • Pate & North, pauper expenses – $58.62
  • W. T. Pate & Co., pauper expenses – $16.53
  • N. H. North, pauper expenses – $17.23
  • Elijah Petty, pauper expenses – $15.00
  • Charles Fischer, pauper expenses – $8.00
  • S. B. Miller & Co., pauper expenses – $4.75
  • Robert Clements, pauper expenses – $9.00
  • Mary E. Demming, pauper expenses – $9.00
  • Jonathan Montgomery, pauper expenses – $8.00
  • McMakin & Dyer, pauper expenses – $10.25
  • James Davis, pauper expenses – $27.45
  • James H. Davis, pauper expenses – $21.00
  • John H. Cotton, pauper expenses at poor House, $439.15
  • L. Johnston, Sheriff – $48.50
  • L. W. Gordon, Auditor – $382.60
  • E. T. Ogle, Treasurer – $27.90
  • L. Johnston, Sheriff, expense of Court House – $20.00
  • L. Johnston, Sheriff, specific allowance – $16.50
  • Rutherford & Peters, specific allowance – $22.64
  • S. B. Miller & Co., specific allowance – $137.40
  • L. W. Gordon, Auditor, specific allowance – $27.25
  • E. T. Ogle, Treasurer, specific allowance – $45.00
  • L. Johnson, Sheriff, expense of criminals – $94.05
  • Isaac Wagner, Sheriff Jefferson Co., expense of criminals – $15.00
  • Wm. J. Baird, expense of public printing – $76.25
  • J. S. Scofield, expense of Coroner’s Inquest – $1.90

Petition of Robert Miller, David Miller, and others, to vacate road. The board order that said road be the same is hereby vacated and annulled.

ALLOWANCES.

  • Jos. Cain, specific allowance – $3.00
  • Merrit McKay, specific allowance – $1.50
  • Jos. Netherland, specific allowance – $1.50
  • Moses Osborn, specific allowance – $3.00
  • Thomas Owens, specific allowance – $3.00
  • John McHenry, specific allowance – $1.50
  • Isaac Stevens, specific allowance – $3.20
  • John S. Roberts, expense of coroner’s Inquest – $1.30
  • Wm. S. Twinham, pauper ex. – $16.35
  • Wm. Anderson – $12.00
  • Jacob R. Harris – $12.00
  • Luther M. Hotchkiss – $12.00
  • Larkin Johnston, fees – $9.20
  • J. N. Wycoff, pauper expense – $35.00
  • G. W. Dickason, pauper expense – $4.00
  • W. P. Levy, specific allowance – $14.00
  • W. Rous, Clerk, specific allowance – $4.35
  • W. Rous, Clerk, fees – $38.25
  • J. S. Montgomery, expense of coroner’s Inquest – $13.00
  • Shaw & Rous, spec. allowance – $1.50
  • Shaw & Rous, ex. of criminals – $6.50
  • Shaw & Rous, pauper expenses – $7.15
  • J. H. Cotton, pauper expenses – $21.80
  • Dumont & Dupraz, expense of Court House – $21.45

The petition of J. W. Manford, C. J. Ryan, and others, for road. The board order that said road be located and established according to the report of the viewers, thirty feet wide.