Switzerland County Commissioners’ proceedings appeared in:
Vevay Reveille – 11 Mar 1880 – Page 4, Column 2
County Business.
The County Commissioners, Jacob Banta, Wm. Stewart and Dillard Drake, held a session last week, adjourning Saturday at noon. Among other business transacted was the following:
H. J. Harris, Trustee of Posey Township, made his report. [See newspaper.]
We published the report of C. G. Adams, Trustee of Pleasant Township, last week.
Wm. Brindley, Trustee of Craig township, made his report. [See newspaper.]
Geo. W. Potter, Trustee of Cotton township, reported. [See newspaper.]
Benjamin N. Davies, Trustee of Jefferson Township, presented his report. [See newspaper.]
F. M. Griffith, Treasurer of Board of School Trustees of Vevay, presented the following report. [See newspaper.]
John Daubenheyer, Trustee of York Township, being sick in bed, did not make a report.
The Board then drew Grand Jurors for the March term of Court as follows:
- James Cowan and Frederick Detraz, 1st District
- Eliakin Stoops and Joseph Wallick, 2d District
- Philander Morrison and Jacob S. Shaddy, 3d District
In the matter of vacation of a road on the lands of G. W. Hageman’s heirs, in Pleasant Township. The road was ordered vacated.
In the matter of the vacation of road in Posey Township, from R. P. Monroe’s residence to the road from hiram Douglas’s past Eakin’s to E. H. Jack’s. The Road was ordered vacated as a public highway, but is left as a private road for Mrs. Martha Monroe and her heirs—the road to be a gateway.
The question of enclosing all kinds of stock was brought up before the Board last Thursday. Petitions asking that all kinds of stock be enclosed were presented; also remonstrances against enclosing stock. The Board finally took the following action:
“Comes the petitioners and file additional remonstrances, and the Board desiring to be governed by the wishes of a majority of the citizens of the County, recommend to the voters of the County that the question, whether cattle shall be allowed to run at large, be voted on at the April election, 1880. The Board further recommends that the be printed on each of the tickets to be voted at the Township, election, the question: ‘Shall Cattle Be Allowed to Run at Large?’ And that each voter write his answer, Yes or No, immediately after the question.”
Americus Benedict, County Treasurer, presented to the Board County orders redeemed by him since December term, amounting to $14,596.13, which were examined and compared with Auditor’s books, found correct, and cancelled.
B. F. Gilbert and others petitioned for a bridge over Bee Tree Run, near Mrs. Pickett’s. M. G. Keeney, civil engineer, was requested to make estimate of stone abutements, and a wooden bridge not over 25 feet in the clear—and report at June session.
In the matter of the petition of Peter Voris and others for a donation toward building a bridge over Bear Creek, near Aaron, in Pleasant Township, seventy-five dollars was donated by the County. C. G. Adams, Trustee of Pleasant Township, to superintend the work.
In the matter of the petition of Benjamin Jain and others for a change of road, R. E. Hall and John Ransom, Viewers, recommend that the change be made. The report was received and the Viewers discharged.
Henry Tardy, one of the parties through whose land the road and proposed change of road passes, appeared by his Attorney, and filed his remonstrance.—Wm. Detraz, Wm. Anderson, and Merret Brown were appointed Viewers, to assess the damages that may occur to said Henry Tardy, if the road is changed.—They will meet in the Auditor’s office March 13th, and after being duly qualified proceed to view the proposed road and assess damages.
In the matter of the petition of E. E. Long and others for a bridge over Indian Creek, at Knox’s ford. Continued until next term.
John Gill, Auditor, presented his bond as County Auditor from November 1st, 1879, to October 30th, 1883, in the sum of $5,000, with F. M. Griffith, R. A. Knox, and Amie Morerod, as sureties.
It was ordered that the upper Indian Creek wooden bridge be repaired, it being in a dangerous condition. Jacob Banta was appointed superintendent of the work.