Resolved, by the Board of Commissioners, that the bounty on wolves' and panthers' scalps for this year shall be as follows, viz: For any wolf or panther under six months old, three dollars, and for all above that age, four dollars per scalp. June 5th.-We have appointed William Harper treasurer for this year, and this day he came forward and gave bonds as the law directs. We have received Robert Linzee's bond as sheriff as the law directs. Athens township licenses for taverns for this year, i. e., from the State road toward the Salt works are fixed at six dollars and fifty cents, and license on the State road, in said township, at four dollars each. Tavern licenses for the township of Ames are five dollars and fifty cents each. Tavern licenses for Troy and Alexander are five dollars each. Ferry licenses on the State road, for this year, are two dollars, and other ferries on the Hockhocking, one dollar and fifty cents. Rates of ferriage across said river for man and horse, twelve and a half cents; and all the other rates the same as last year. Athens County to Henry Bartlett. Dr. For services done the county, Athens County to Jehiel Gregory. Dr. Athens County to Abel Miller. Dr. To laying out jail bounds, $27 75 600 450 To chainmen, 75 75 Athens County to Silas Bingham. Dr. 4 00 To one wolf scalp, Athens County to Samuel Beaumont. Dr. 4 00 For a room for one session of commissioners, June, 1806, To one wolf scalp, To Joseph Guthrie. Dr. To Robert Linzee. Dr. To viewing a road from Athens toward the Salt Lick, twelve days and a half, To pack horse twelve and a half days, for the use of the com pany, Athens County to Alvan Ogden. Dr. To viewing a road from near Asahel Cooley's, in Troy township, through Alexander, to intersect with the Salt Lick road at or near Wheelabout-nine days, To Charles Weeks. Dr. $4.00 12 50 3121 9 00 To three days' services in reforming (planning?) a jail and 350] September, 1, 1806. A petition being presented by William Green and others, praying for a road from John Brown's to Reuben Davis's, and from thence to Moses Hewitt's, the board appoint Ephraim Cutler, Joshua Wyatt, and Jason Rice viewers for said road, to meet the 9th day of September, at the house of John Brown; and they appoint Thomas M. Hamilton surveyor of said road. A petition being presented by Eliphaz Perkins and others, praying for a road from the town of Athens to the house of Frederic Foughty, in Ames township, John Corey, Abel Mann, and Nicholas Phillips are appointed viewers, and Abel Miller surveyor of said road. Athens County to Ebenezer Carrier. Dr. To one quire of paper, 45 cts. Athens County to Azel Johnson. Dr. To three wolf scalps, over 6 months old, Athens County to Henry Bartlett. Dr. To posting the commissioners' books, Athens County to Abel Miller. Dr. To surveying a road from Athens to the county line, towards Athens County to Joseph Guthrie. Dr. To one wolf scalp, To Stephen Buckingham. Dr. To one day's service in returning poll-book of election held in $12 00 2 00 21 00 22 50 4 00 I 00 The acc'ts in this book audited to this date, Nov. 13, 1806. SILVANUS AMES, ALEXANDER STEDMAN, ABEL MILLER, County of Athens to Silvanus Ames. Dr. To five days' service as judge at November term, To Alexander Stedman. Dr. To five days' service as judge, To Abel Miller. Dr. Associate Judges. To four days' service as judge, To Silas Bingham. Dr. For a court house one year, 12 00 12 00 December 1, 1806. At a meeting of the County Commissioners on Monday, the 1st day of December, 1806, present Alvan Bingham and Samuel Moore, commissioners, the board appointed Henry Bartlett clerk for the term of one year, and agreed to pay him thirty dollars for his services, payable quarterly. Personally appeared before me Abel Miller, one of the asso ciate judges of the court of common pleas for the county of Athens, the above-named Henry Bartlett, who was sworn according to law, for the faithful discharge of his duties as clerk to the commissioners. (Signed) ABEL MILLER, Asso. Judge. December 2. Present as yesterday, and William Howlett, who also appeared and took his seat as commissioner. Ordered by the commissioners that their clerk sign all orders issued by them, as clerk of the commissioners. Notice issued to the trustees of Athens township to open a road, leading from Samuel Moore's to Stroud's run, agreeably to law. Also, to open a road leading from the town of Athens to the county line toward the Scioto Salt Lick, i. e., so much of said road as lies in the township of Athens, as surveyed by Abel Miller. Notice issued to the trustees of the township of Alexander to open a road, leading from Athens toward the Scioto Salt Lick, i. e., so much of said road as lies in the township of Alexander. Also, to open a road leading from the line of the township of Alexander to the waters of Wheelabout, toward the Scioto Salt Lick. Adjourned to 25th December. December 25, 1806. The board met agreeably to adjournment, at the house of Leonard Jewett; adjourned to the house of Joel Abbott. Ordered by the commissioners that the sum of ten dollars be appropriated for the purpose of purchasing blank county orders, stationery, paying postage on letters, etc., and that an order be given to Henry Bartlett, as their clerk for that purpose. County of Athens to Robert Linzee. To summoning grand jury July and November terms, Dr. County of Athens to Thomas Armstrong. Dr. To collecting taxes and delinquencies, $ 4 00 657 Ordered that Joel Abbott receive orders to the amount of $65.50, being the balance of his contract for building a jail. Adjourned to the 10th of January next, at the house of Joel Abbott. County of Athens to Asahel Cooley, Jun. Dr. Want of space forbids further extracts; we append, however, a statement of the tax assessed in 1808. Tax assessed in the County in 1808. June 16, 1808. The Board of Commissioners appointed the following persons collectors for the present year, viz: For Athens township, Michael Barker; for Ames township, John Brown, 2d; for Troy township, Asahel Cooley; for Alexander township, Amos Thompson. Amount of duplicates of taxes assessed for the year 1808: |