NOVEMBER 1833 TERM

 

Commissioners Court: Elijah Chambers, President; Frederick Hauser, John Conn, Commissioners

At this term, the road from Gosport west to intersect the Spencer & Bowling Green road in Section 30 in Morgan township was established on the favorable report of James A. Steele, Abner Alexander, & Oliver Cromwell.

James Galletly was allowed $5 for services as surveyor, laying off lots in the public graveyard.

Allowances were made for Jacob Harsh & Jacob Waddle, chain carriers and Parson B. Roberts, stakedriver at the graveyard.

Samuel W. Dunn was authorized to have and keep a ferry at the upper end of Terre Haute Street.

Elijah Chambers, President of the Board of Commissioners, was allowed $32 for one years services

Frederick Hauser was allowed $32 for one years service

John Conn was allowed $11 for services to date

Thomas C. Johnson, Clerk, was allowed $45 for services as Clerk and ordered to publish a complete and detailed statement of receipts and expenditures of Owen County for the year ending November 6, 1833.

The following preserves the price of the old fashioned "post & rail" fence: James Halbert was allowed $38.12 1/2 for furnishing and putting up ninety nine panels of posting and railing around the public graveyard

Hussey & Edwards were taxed $10 for license to vend foreign merchandise one year in Gosport.