The Switzerland County, Indiana, Commissioners’ proceedings appeared in:
Vevay Reveille – 21 Sep 1876 – Page 4, Column 2

County Business.

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

James D. Hooten, Emerson Morrison and sixteen others, petitioned for change of road, in Cotton Township. Noel Morrison, Thomas F. Adams and Wm. Brown, appointed viewers. They will meet at the house of David Lee, Saturday, Oct. 14th.

John M. Crandell and Wm. H. Stewart, who were appointed to assess damages done. F. E. Mennet by reason of change of road, in Craig Township, reported that he was damaged to the amount of $63, which report was approved.

Jacob H. Bruner, J. M. Scranton, and Darwin Schmeid, were granted license to retail liquors.

Levi Sedam, Edward P. Goddard, and others, petitioned for change, vacation, and re-location of road, in York Township. John Douglas, Erastus Ford and Ezra G. Seymour were appointed viewers. They will meet at the house of Geo. W. Bryson. Saturday, October 14.

A. M. Ayers, Eber Gilbert, and fourteen other citizens, petitioned for vacation of road, in Cotton Township.—Noel Morrison, Thomas F. Adams and William Brown, were appointed viewers to meet at the house of David Lee, October 14th.

In the matter of the petition of Wm. J. Keeney for vacation and re-location of road, in York Township—the viewers, Thomas B. Dow, William Mercer and William Brindley, reported that the road proposed was of public utility. They marked off a road thirty feet wide. Charles Smead, one of the owners of land through which it was proposed to locate the road, filed his objections to locating of said road.—His objections were overruled by the Commissioners, and the report of the viewers was accepted and approved.

Charles W. Olmstead, and others, petitioned for vacation of a road running from Allensville to a road running from Allensville to a road connecting with one leading to Bennington.—John Buchanan, John H. McHenry and Peter Wycoff, were appointed viewers. They will meet at Bennington, Saturday, October 14th.

William J. Keeney, and others, petitioned for change, vacation and relocation of road, in York Township.—Charles Ryan, John Archer and Wm. Dalgleish, were appointed viewers.—They will meet at the Post Office, in Florence, Friday, October 13th.

The Treasurer reported that during the quarter ending August 31st, he had redeemed orders and paid interest to the amount of $11,022.20. The orders were then burned, in the presence of the Commissioners.

Felix Carver filed his remonstrance against the location of road proposed by W. J. Keeney, and others, in York Township.

A number of bills were allowed, among them $106 to Jasper Faulkner for “straightening County Revenue Ledger.”