The Switzerland County, Indiana, Commissioners’ proceedings appeared in:
Vevay Reveille – 14 Dec 1876 – Page 4, Column 1

Proceedings of the County Commissioners.

Among other business transacted at the recent session of the County Commissioners, was the following:

Philander Morrison, Commissioner elect from the 3d District, was installed into office.

Wm. Cunningham and others presented a petition asking that a change be made in a part of the county road which leads from North’s Landing to Davis’s corner. John Douglas, Jacob Baker, jr., and Joseph Stewart, were appointed viewers. They will meet at the house of Wm. Cunningham on Dec. 23d. At the next session of the Commissioners they will report as to whether, in their judgment, the proposed change in the road will be of public utility, or not.

Isaac Richards and John Althoff showed to the satisfaction of the Commissioners that a certain road in Cotton Township had been open for twenty years, and asked that it be put on record as a public road, which was done.

Newell H. Morrison, Thomas F. Adams, and Wm. Brown, who were appointed at the last term of the Commissioners to view two proposed roads in Cotton Township, reported that they were not of public utility. The Commissioners then declared said roads vacated.

John Buchanan and John McHenry, two of the persons appointed to view a proposed road, reported that the road was not of a public utility. The Commissioners ordered the road vacated.

James Huston and others presented a petition asking that a bridge be built over Sand Run Creek.

F. M. Griffith presented to the Commissioners orders he had redeemed for the three months ending Nov. 30th, which amounted to $6,529.73. After being compared with the warrant Register and found correct, they were destroyed.

Mr. Elson, one of the Commissioners of Ripley County, presented a bill for expense incurred in the Bradley case. Amount of account, $1,995.36. Interest, $419.00.—Total $2,414.36. The Commissioners offered to pay $1,200.00. Mr. Elson refused and withdrew the account.

C. J. Ryan, John Archer and Wm. Dalgleish, reviewers in the case of W. J. Keeney and others for change of highway, made a report stating in full where it was proposed to locate the road, and what damages would be inflicted on the owners of land through which it would run. Charles Schmeid and Felix Carver filed their objections to the report. The report of the viewers was sustained. Schmeid and Carver excepted to the decision of the Commissioners. The road was ordered located and opened.

Rollin Bliss was appointed a Constable of Jefferson Township.

Merrit W. Tague was appointed a Justice of Peace for Jefferson Township.