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first Monday in January, 1809.
best direction that when it shall be continued
March 6, 1809, a petition was presented for through a part of the county of Licking the laying out of a road from Springfield west- it may intersect the State road leading from
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Zanesville to Newark, near the Rocky fork of kingum on the State road immediately from Licking creek." John Matthews, Johnson Zanesville to Franklinton, $8; throughout the Thompson and Lewis Nye were appointed county, except as above, $5. Rates of ferriage viewers, and Levi Whipple surveyor, and they throughout the county were re-established, were directed to meet at the house of William thus: Foot passengers, three cents; for a man Burnham, in Springfield, on the second Monday and horse, one shilling; a loaded wagon and in July. On the same day, Charles Williams, team, one dollar; an empty wagon and team, George McCullock, and William Morrison seventy-five cents; a four-wheeled carriage and were appointed viewers, and John Cain was team, seventy-five cents ; a loaded cart and appointed surveyor, to lay out a road from the team, fifty cents; an empty cart, sled or sleigh forks of the Muskingum- in a northwesterly and team, three shillings; horses, mares, mules direction, to intersect a road "leading to a town and neat cattle, each, ten cents; hogs and called Worcester, on the north boundary line sheep, each, three cents. The following resolu- of the county," to meet "at the house of Charles tion relative to wolf scalps was passed by the Williams, in Tuskaraway," on the second Mon- board June 15, 1809: "Resolved that the sum day in July. June 6, 1809, the viewers appointed of $2 be offered as a bounty for each and every to lay out a road from Springfield, on the south wolf scalp certificate which shall be presented side of Licking creek, by Asher Thorp's, to the to the board, agreeable to law, certifying the west boundary line of the county, reported that same to be over the age of six months, and the a road might be opened for a reasonable ex- sum of $1 for each and every scalp under the pense, and the surveyor exhibited a plan and age of six months."
field-notes of the same. The following day the
Noview having been had on a road petitioned board ordered said road opened, fifty feet wide. for from the Forks of Muskingum river to the
June 7, 1809, it was ordered by the board northern boundary line of the county, in conse- that in future all justices of the peace attending quence of the viewers not having received at the opening of a poll-book of an election timely notice of their appointment, at the re- should receive the sum of fifty cents per day; quest of the petitioners that the road be viewed, and that judges of election should be entitled the board, on the IIth of September, 1809, to receive twenty-five cents per day, when ordered that Charles Williams, George McCul- engaged in official duties; the judge returning lock and William Morrison be reappointed the poll book to receive three cents a mile, viewers, and John Cain surveyor, to meet at going and returning by the most usual way. the house of Charles Williams, on the third June 5, 1809, Moses Dillon presented a re- Monday in October.
monstrance, signed by a number of landholders
October 5, 1809, being a day advertised for of the townships of Springfield and Falls, stat- holding appeals, the commissioners proceeded ing that the road, as surveyed from Spring- to hear and act on the several cases which field, by Asher Thorp's, was not on the best were laid before them. Lewis Nye petitioned ground, and praying that a review might be to have the tax taken off his house, situated on had on the same. This paper, it was deemed, his farm, as the building was not tenable. It was not signed by such persons as the law was ordered that the said tax of $1.50 be remit- contemplated, and embraced only a part of the ted. Andrew Crooks petitioned to have the road under consideration, and, bonds not being tax remitted on his house, as said house was given as required by law, it was rejected by not finished or occupied. The tax of seventy- the board. June 15, 1809, it was ordered by five cents was remitted. On the following day, the commissioners that all tavern licenses Daniel Harvey stated that his house was taxed within the county be rated the ensuing year as too high, also all his other property, and that follows: On the State road from Wheeling to he was taxed for two out lots which were not Chillicothe, $8 each, except those within the recorded on the town plat. It was ordered towns of Zanesville and Springfield, and in that $2 be taken off his tax for the out lots, Zanesville the license fee was put at $12, and and $1.72 from his house. Christian Spangler in Springfield at $8. All other taverns within stated that his tax was uniformly oppressive, the county, opened, or to be opened there- and requested that a part of the same be remit- after, except in the towns and on the roads ted. Histax wasreduced $2. Samuel Thompson aforesaid, were rated at $5.
said he was taxed with an out lot which was
June 15, 1809, the board regulated the ferry not recorded 'as such on the town plat, and license as follows: Ferries crossing the Mus- $1.25 was deducted from his assessment. Mon- kingum river immediately to or from Zanes- day, December 4, 1809, the viewers appointed ville to Springfield, $12; crossing the Mus- to lay out the road from the forks of the Mus-
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kingum in a northwesterly direction, to inter- Springfield to Cooper's Mill, to begin at the line sect a road leading to the town of Worcester, of the township of Springfield and extending on the northern border of the county, reported thence in the best direction to intersect the old favorably, and their report was laid over for a road at or near the bark lick. William Turner, second reading the next day, when it was James Hammitt and Benjamin Tupper were ordered to be recorded, and said road to be appointed viewers, and Benjamin Tupper sur- opened sixty feet wide. Under date of De- veyor, to meet at James Hammitt's on the cember 6, 1809, the following entry appears: third Monday in August. It was ordered that "The viewers appointed to lay out a road from so much of the road from Springfield by Jonah Springfield, by Jonah Smith's, to the west Smith's to the west boundary of the county as boundary of the county, having neglected to lay between Fallen Timber run and the county make their return in due season, and whereas line be opened sixty feet wide. June 4, 1810, a it has been made to appear that the said con- petition was presented praying that a view might templated road would be of the utmost im- be had on a road leading from Springfield to- portance to the inhabitants generally, and an ward Athens -as far as the county line of Mus- application having been made to have other kingum. Chauncey Ford, Daniel Converse and viewers appointed, William Hambleton, David Levi Whipple were appointed viewers, and Levi Vandebarrack and John Beard were appointed Whipple surveyor, to meet at the house of viewers, and Levi Whipple surveyor, to meet William Burnham in Springfield, on Monday, at the house of William Burnham, in Spring- the IIth inst.
Marietta to Zanesville, near the salt works, field, on Monday, the 18th instant." On the same day a petition was presented, signed by a by a number of the inhabitants of Salt Creek number of freeholders of the county, praying township, praying for a division of the same. to have viewers appointed to lay out a road, to The division was made, resulting in the creation begin at a point on the State road leading from of Blue Rock township.
A petition was presented June 4, 1810, signed
In 1810 tavern and ferry licenses were un- and running then easterly to the house of Aaron changed. Ferry rates throughout the county Hughes, or Wills creek, and to a point on the were defined as follows: For a wagon and Seventh range line, so that an intersection might five or six horses, seventy-five cents; for a be formed with the Pultney road in the nearest wagon with three or four horses, fifty cents; for and best direction to St. Clairsville. William Ray- a wagon with two horses, three shillings; for a nolds, David Beckwith and Samuel Thompson cart, sled, or sleigh with two horses or oxen, were appointed overseers, and Elijah Beall, sur- three shillings; for a two-wheeled carriage or veyor, to meet at the house of John Chandler, on horse cart, with horse, twenty-five cents; for a the first Tuesday in January, 1810. Monday, man and horse, one shilling; for a horse, marc, March 5, this committee reported unfavorably, mule or ass, six pence; neat cattle, each, six but a favorable report was rendered by the view- pence; for a hog or sheep, three cents; for ers appointed to lay out a road from Springfield, a foot passenger, three cents. June 13, 1810, the on the south side of Licking creek, by Jonah commissioners ordered that the clerk of their Smith's, etc., and the latter report was tabled board receive the sum of $25 as an annual salary, for a second reading the following day, when payable quarterly, and that all necessary sta- Isaac Zane presented a petition requesting the tionery for the office be furnished by the appointment of five disinterested landowners county. Benjamin Tupper was continued as of the county to ascertain the damage which he clerk.
might sustain in consequence of such road being
September 3, 1810, the viewers appointed to opened through his land. The following named make an alteration in the Cooper mill road re- persons were appointed: William Wells, David ported favorably, and two days later it was Beckwith, Lewis Nye, Seth Adams and John ordered that the alteration be opened sixty Springer. They were directed to meet at Zane's feet wide. On the 3d, also, a petition was pre- house on the first Monday in April, but only sented praying for the laying out of a road two of the number so met, and June 4th Mr. beginning at a tree marked F. W. B. on the Zane requested that others might be appointed, State road leading from Zanesville to Newark, whereupon Robert McConnell, Moses Boggs, thence in the best direction to intersect the road Lewis Nye, John Springer and Wyllys Tilli- leading from the forks of the Muskingum to man were appointed to meet at Zane's house, Mount Vernon, at a town laid out by Robert on Monday, the 18th instant.
Griffin. Levi Chapman, Isaac Zane and Levi
June 5, 1810, a number of citizens petitioned Whipple were appointed viewers, and Levi for an alteration in the road leading from Whipple surveyor, to meet at George Welch's
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on the first Monday in November. A petition ing the 3d and 4th townships of said range; was presented praying that a view might be thence west to the place of beginning." had on a road beginning at the forks of the Thesc boundaries encompassed the new town- Muskingum to intersect a road laid out from ship. The first town meeting was appointed to that point to Newark, in the nearest and best be held on the fourth Saturday in February, at direction and as near as might be to the county the house of Mordecai Chaffant.
line. James Tanner, Lewis Nye and John
January 8, 1811, on the petition of sundry Adams were appointed viewers, and Henry citizens of Jefferson township, praying to be set Northup surveyor, to mcct at the house of off into a new township, it was ordered that "a Charles Williams on the first Monday in No- new township to be called Franklin be set off vember. September 5 the viewers' return of a and bounded as follows; viz .: Beginning at the road from Springfield toward Athens as far as southwest corner of the 4th quarter of Town- the county line was adopted, and the road was ship No. 4 in the 4th range; thence north ordered to be opened sixty feet wide.
to the northwest corner of the Ist quar-
December 3 a petition was presented ter of said township; thence east to the north- signed by a number of inhabitants of Oxford east corner of the 2d quarter of Township township, stating that they were a part of Co- No. 4 in the 4th range; thence south to shocton county, not yet organized; and it was the southeast corner of the 3d quarter of ordered that so much of Oxford as was sit- said township; thence west to the place of uated within the county of Coshocton be beginning." It was further ordered that an attached to and become a part of the town of election for township officers be held at the Tuscarawas.
house of John Robinson on Monday, January
December 3, 1810, a number of persons 28, the polls to be opened between the hours of petitioned for an alteration in the road lead- ten and twelve and closed at four. On the ap- ing from Zanesville to the forks of the Muskin- plication of Abraham Thompson and Stephen gum, and that a part of said road be vacated; Stillwell for the board to fix the dimensions of the alteration to begin on said road at or near a lock or slope in a mill-dam to be erected near John Winner's and to intetsect said road at or the mouth of Wills creek, it was ordered, Jan- near John Warburton's. Valentine Johnson, uary 8, 1811, that whenever the dam should be George W. Cass and John Painter were ap- erccted, a slope should be built in such part of pointed viewers, and Henry Northup surveyor, it as would best accommodate the navigation to mcet at the house of Jonathan Parker, on of the stream, twenty-five feet in width and ex- Wednesday, the 12th inst. December 4, 1810, tending down the stream in proportion to the the report of the viewers on a road from the height of the dam, so that there should not be forks of the Muskingum river toward Newark more than one inch fall for each foot in length was ordered to be recorded and the road to be of the slope; the mouth of the slope to be sunk opened sixty feet wide. December 5, 1810, the two feet below the average height of the top of commissioners appointed to lay out a road the dam. It was provided that the slope should beginning at a tree marked F. W. B. on the at all times be supplied with pulleys, catches, State road leading from Zanesville to Newark, and other necessary apparatus for the purpose to intersect the road from the forks of the Mus- of facilitating the passage of boats, rafts and kingum to Mount Vernon, etc., not having met other water craft up and down the stream, and according to order, and one of the petitioners should be in other respects so constructed as in coming forward and requesting that other no way to materially injure or obstruct its navi- viewers be appointed, Mordecai Chaffant, John gation, and with its appointments should at all Calvin and William Newell were designated times be kept in good repair. viewers and Henry Northup surveyor, to meet
March 4, 1811, it was ordered that the clerk, at the house of George Welch on the first when called on to do so, should issue an order Monday in January. to Armstead Adams and Levi Chapman, super- A petition was presented December 5, visors of highways, to open a road through 1810, praying for the division of Jeffersontown- Isaac Zane's field, agreeable to the survey of ship, which was granted, forming Washington the same. A petition was presented asking township, the survey being as follows: "Be- for a view for a road beginning on the State ginning at the southwest corner of the 4th road between John Porter's and Jacob Bowers'; township of the 9th range; thence north to running thence to Robert Henderson's saw- the northwest corner of said township; thence mill; thence to the intersection of the State east to a line dividing the 4th township of road at or near the house lately occupied by the 7th range; thence south to a line divid- John Ford. Benjamin Finkee, James Wimp
.
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and James Beard were appointed viewers, much of the original Township No. 15, in Range and Benjamin Tupper surveyor, to meet at the No. 14, as had therefore belonged to Spring- house of Lawrence Alwine on the 20th of the field township be set off and become a part same month. A petition was presented also of Newton township, which petition was praying that a view might be had on a road to granted and ordered to be recorded in the begin at a point near the Muskingum salt- township books.
works; running thence in an easterly direction
June 4, 1811, Robert Mitchell was appointed along the ridge as it was at that time cut out, clerk to the commissioners for the current year or as near to said cutting as a good road could at a salary of $75 per year. John Willey be obtained, until it should intersect the road entered his protest against this appointment already laid out in Guernsey county at a point on the ground that a clerk might be obtained where it struck the line of Muskingum county. who would do the work for less money. William H. Moore, John Beard and John June 4, 1811, the board took up the report Calvin were appointed viewers and William of the reviewers in favor of a road beginning Craig surveyor, to meet at the house of John at a tree marked B. T. on the State road, near Chandler on the last Tuesday in March.
Jacob Brown's, and running thence to Robert
March 5, 1811, James Ritchey petitioned Henderson's saw mill, thence to the intersec- that an alteration be made in the road leading tion of the State road near John Ford's place, from Zanesville to the Blue Rock so as to turn for a second reading; whereupon a remon- the same through another part of his land. strance was offered, signed by Benjamin Samuel Thompson and David Herron were Turner and others, praying for the appoint- appointed viewers, and William Craig surveyor, ment of five men to review the road. V. J. Z. to meet at the house of Samuel Thompson
Robert Fulton, Samuel Thompson, March 8th. William Thorp, David Devon and James Richey, James Jeffries and Robert William Ewing were appointed overseers, and Mitchell were appointed, to meet at a place Henry Northup surveyor of the proposed designated, on the 15th instant. On the same road "from a tree marked F. W. B." etc. The day a favorable report of the viewers on a viewers formerly appointed not having met, proposed road beginning at a tree marked the new viewers were to meet at the house of F. W. B. and running thence in as direct a line George Welsh on Tuesday, March 19. A view as practicable toward Robert Griffin's as far as was asked for on a road "beginning at the six the county line, was met by a remonstrance mile tree, from Zanesville, on the Marietta signed by Moses Van Winkle and John Bland road, thence running an easterly course passing and others, praying that five men be appointed near Daniel Horton's, crossing Big Salt creek to review the same. Jacob Crooks, James to David Carlisle's, on White Eyes creek, Herron, James Bell, John Houck and James thence on the same course to Philemon John- Richey were accordingly appointed, to meet ston's, thence on the north side of the creek on January 18, at the house of Richard Zane. called Williams' fork, then nearly as the road June 4, 1811, it was ordered by the commis- is cut out, then southwesterly of Samuel Poak's sioners that a fractional part west of the mouth to the intersection of the Guernsey road at of Salt Creek and north of the Muskingum the line of said county. "William H. Moore, river, in the township of Salt Creek, be at- John Beard and John Calvin were appointed tached to the township of Zanesville.
viewers, and William Craig surveyor," to meet
June 5, 1811, the viewers' return of a road where said contemplated road intersects the beginning at or near the salt works, at the ten county line on the last Wednesday in March. mile tree, running thence in an casterly direc-
March 6, 1811, the viewers' report on an tion to the Guernsey county line was read alteration of the State road leading from finally, and the road was ordered to be opened Zanesville to the forks of the Muskingum was a necessary width, not exceeding sixty feet. ordered to be recorded and the new part of the The next day the viewers on the road begin- road opened sixty feet wide, a corresponding ning at Johnston's, and running thence to the portion of the old road to be vacated.
A petition, presented March 6, ISII, pray- mended that said road be opened from the six ing that so much of Salt Creek township as mile tree to Johnston's at the expense of the had been set off and called Blue Rock town- county, and from Johnston's to the county line, ship, be again attached to and become a part at the expense of the petitioners. A petition
of Salt Creek township, was granted.
Marietta road, at the six mile tree, recom- was presented by Jefferey Price and Lewis
June 3, 1811, the trustees of Newton town- Dent, asking the appointment of viewers to ship requested of the commissioners that so lay out a road upon the lands of the said peti-
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tioners, James Ritchey, Allen McLain and
December 3, 1811, the reviewers reported on William Craig were appointed viewers, and the proposed road beginning at a tree marked William Craig surveyor, to report for or against F. W. B., and running thence in a direction to- the proposed road on the first Monday in ward Robert Griffin's, and three of the review- September.
ers were agreed as to the utility of said road,
June 6, 1811, Benjamin Sloan was chosen viz .: James Ritchey, James Herron and James county treasurer, and John Willey entered a Bell. "Said report should have been given in protest because, in his opinion, a cheaper man to the board on the first Monday of September could be had. On the same day Samuel Thomp- last, but owing to James Bell, one of the view- son was appointed "to keep the standard meas- ure of the county," which, it was ordered should be branded with the letters " M. C. S."
ers, being necessarily called away" (the view- ers), "did not report on the day aforesaid; and it appearing to the board that said road should
June II, 18II, a number of the inhabitants be granted from the viewers' report," it was of Madison township petitioned that a new ordered "that said road should be opened a township be "struck off," said township begin- necessary width, not exceeding sixty feet."
ning at the southwest corner of Section 18, December 4, 1811, the board directed Sam- Range 15, Township 17, and on the line between uel Thompson to procure a copper standard the 15th and 16th ranges, thence easterly to the measure for the county. December 4, 1811, boundary line of Madison," which was read the viewers appointed to view a road on the and ordered to lay over to the next meeting. land of Matthew Chambers made their report, No action seems to have been taken upon it. and it was ordered that the said road be estab- On December 2, another petition signed by in- lished and the old road be vacated. Decem- habitants of Madison was presented, praying ber 17, 1811, an order was issued for the open- for certain reasons therein stated, that a part of ing of the road from a tree marked F. W. B., said township might be erected into a new toward Robert Griffin's, and delivered to George township by the name of Beard. This petition Welch, the commissioner.
was read, and a remonstrance was handed in
Early in 1812, a petition was presented pray- and read, whereupon the matter was ordered to ing to have a view on a road from Zanesville be laid over until the next meeting, at which to Stephen Reeve's mill; whereupon Samuel the records do not show that it was acted upon. Thompson, Daniel Converse and Christian June II, 1811, the tavern licenses throughout Spangler were appointed viewers, and William the county were re-established at the same rates Craig surveyor, to view said road. It was adopted in 1809; and it was ordered that the ordered that a road beginning at or near Jacob license for ferries over the river immediately Bower's, and running past Robert Henderson's to and from Zanesville to Springfield, should sawmill to its intersection with the State road, be $18 per annum; for ferries crossing the be opened a necessary width, not exceeding river on the State road immediately from sixty feet. The commissioners proceeded to Zanesville to Franklinton, $6; for ferries try the lines of the State road across Jonathan's throughout the county, except as above, $1. creek, and viewed the best situation for a bridge Ferry rates were re-established on the basis of across said stream in accordance with a law the previous year.
passed by the general assembly of the state
June 25. 1811, the commissioners received of Ohio, passed February 1, 1812. On the fol- a notice of an appeal to the Court of Common lowing day they established the site of the Pleas in the matter of the road leading from at bridge and designated it by a mark on a rock or near the salt works easterly to the Guern- about sixteen feet above a certain whiteoak sey county line. September 3, 1811, the pre- tree. vious report on a road beginning at or near
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