Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1865-10-07
Public Meeting.

Public Meeting.
Ats public meeting at the lax payer,
Of Averill Township ~ J, frfsou Cou.,,.
held in pursuance uf previous n"llre. "a
the town Of M&Hl.y.y. on Saturday he
9Th uIt.. on mo,ion, Mr. PETER BOW.
Frs WIS called 10 the chsir. snh Joan
n. SMITH appointed Secretary. I he oh.
jscI OF the meeting having been briefly
stated. The following resolution We. uusa.
imopsly sdnpI-d
Resoiued. That committee Of shrre b
appointed 10 draft an appeal to The honor.
able Board of Supervisor. Of ihis Coonsy
| in regard 10 the excessive sssessu en-,
made on the zeal properly 10 Mis- Iowa.
ship by our present assessor. and rsp"r,
the same al future meeting. TO be held 10
this place on Friday evening next
Whereupon, the chairman appointed
John F. Smith, Hiram Shsull. and R,ch.
ard Timhprlske. Ok motion, The chsH-
man Wa. added thereto. aud ihe meeting
sdIOurOeU accordingly.
PETER BOWERS. Ch'm'n.
JoHN II. ShIIH. Secretary.
At so adjourned meeting o: 'As tx
payers OF Averll rnwu,hlp. i.sld sgrses
bly, 10 adjournment ON Friday the 18th
OIL. Nr. Pe;er Bower. took hs cs'".
rhs former Secrr,sty being sbssn'. JEAN
w. GrsrIham, Esq.. ~ss spP"'n'ed S'c'
retary. The rcpurI Of the coUni''es sp-
poinled 81 The last meeting BRING c'lled
for. The chairman lhereof made The follow
ing report:
We. our coamiiiee. TO whom was re-
ferred The investigation OF The assessment
recently made by Mr.. James w. Green
wood, assessor on Tho real es's'e lying
within lie limits Of Avsrill Township.
Jefferson County do mos! respectfully 70.
port, that from the best information Ne
have received on ihs, subject We find
that he has adjudged the valuation OF 'hs
lands mostly at fifty dollars and upwards
per acre. and the buildings thereon N'
correspondingly high rate: In comparing
This assessment with the last one made
before The war, we find there is differ.
enre OF some twenty dollars and upwards,
per acre above the assessment made be-
tore The war, al which Iine our lands aud
lenenenn were we'll enclosed; our forest
lands not destroyed; OUT farms well stock
ed with horses and cattle Of every descnp.
lion; labor was at about half the present
Iales; We generally had more or less pro
duce to dispose Of; our hn,ncisl matters
were comparatively easy. Yet, under oil
ihese advantageous circumstances sur
rounding US. many deemed thai assess.
ment ss excessive. But nov, when We
look around us and find that ouI fences,
and timber so materially
destroyed by the ruthless hand Of both ar
mes, thereby rendering cur farms mOss
or less unrroductiVe for some years to
timber cit down and eulled--
our farms nesgrsly stocked With lev
broken down sTmy hotses--lshei sxur-
biIsnhy high--no surplus produce - lsm.
lily necesssries scarce and highland ma.
ny other considerations which srs 90 CD.
parent 10 any mind capable Of judging on
II at subject. as TO render IL unnecessary
or Us to psrIicularizs further. We esa-
mol conceive how our present ss,essos
'onld arrive az the conclusion that our
ands had increased 90 much more 10 vsl.
lie.
We arc Law abiding citizens. willing 10
,ay DOR take, when our property 10 90.
'essed al The correct value. We ieel az
yriev.d al this excessive value. and Stern
necessity compels Us 10 appeal 10 ito
honorable Board Of Supervise" OF ,bis
county 10 redress The erievsncs prior 10
he collection Of the taxes. by ssndinss
committee TO sscsrisin WHISTLER these
hines be so. or Otherwise as in their IudR.
nent nay seem right. and IL found 10 he
correct, 10 have our property resssessed.
10 consideration Of The foregoing report
We respectfully submit, tho following res
,lution
Resoiued, Tha, Q commiuse Of Ave Of
'ur number be appointed 10 carry This re.
port TO The honorable Board Of Superb.
'o,, al their next meeting. and urge our
claims to their most fsvorsble considers.
ion.
Respectfully submitted
JOHN r. SMITH,
BRAN SHAULL.
RICHARD TIMBERLAKE,
PETER BOWERS.
Committee.
Which report. on moli,n, uss received