Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1867-10-19
SUPERVISORS COURT.
SHFPmEEDsTowN, Oct. l4lh, 1867

Present, James Logic, President; super
visors, X. n. Duke. w. G. Butler, u.
ii. Turner, J. ID. Slsley, J. G. Reed and
J. Il. Harris.
The following bills were allowed: 5.
w. Paterson 81 So for criminal costs;
Joseph Wdshans 50 for election ex-
penses J. ii. Zule s35 for printing bill
Thomas Hopkins $40 for desk for Clerk;
w. G. Butler $40 so for books and paper
for Recorder; J. r Hswn SIC &c for
Township Clerk ; J. W. Packet 81 for
election expences.
Ordered, BY the Board, that the Direct
ors appointed by this Board to represent
the stock Of the County in the Shepherds
town aud Smthheld Turnpike, be ordered
to proceed at once 10 call meeting OF the
Stockholders Of said Company, for the
purpose Of elec,ing officers, and 10 have
the road repaired.
Ordered, that $3.50 be appropriated for
the Charlesluwn and Berryvle Turnpike,
for the purpose of completing the repairs
of said road.
J. w. Snyder made application for Ii
cense TO sell spirituous liquors at Lee
town, which was rejected.
Ordered, tina! Gustave Brown beeranted
license for 6 months, TO sell ale al Charles
town.
Ordered, thai John Avis, Road Sur
veyor Of Gh6rleslown Township, receive
an order for $500, to be paid out of the
road fund of SAID Township. when said
Avis qualities and gives bond according
10 law.
Ordered. tina, Charles King, Road Sur
veyor of IIarpers- Ferry Township, re-
ceiye an order for $500, to be paid out OF
the road fund of said Township. when
said King qualities and gives bond accord
ing to law.
Ordered ,ha, |. T. ChapliLe be paid
S5l 80 for Jurors Fees.
Ordered, tina, The Tax assessed on the
Episcopal Parsonage be RENTED, i. being
an erroneous assessment.
Ordered, that D. Bhlmyer be paid
Sll so, being The lerryage bill of the Jail
Committee.
TIE County Jail being now completed,
it is ordered that it be turned over 10 the
Sheriff.
Ordered, lha, the tax on l4O acres Of
land enormously assessed 10 W. n.
Lemon, be refunded 10 him.
Ordered. that J. J. Miller, Road Sur
veyor of Chapline Township, receive an
order for $500 to be paid out OF the road
fund of said township.
Ordered, that r. N. Duke, Supervisor.
receive an order for $3.50 on, Of the road
fund OF Bolivar Townshlp.
On motion, the Board adjourned until
tomorrow morning d, 10 o clock.
SnEruERpsTowN, Oct. 18Th, 1867.
Board me. pu,susn, to adjournment.
Present, James Logic, President; Super
vsors, w. G. Butler, II, n. Duke, }. ID.
Slaley and J. Reed.
Ordered, that the road case between A.
Snowman and John Wysong, be con'In-
ued q, the cost OF y. Snowman, until the
7lh day Of December, 1867
Order that The committee appointed to
have the Jail built receive an order for
$1,000.
Ordered, that Jacob Rinehart, Road
Surveyor Of Shepherd Township, receive
an order for $500 to be paid out of the
road fJnd OF said Township.
Ordered, that w. o. Mscoughtry, Ad-
mipistrator OF Minor Hursrs estate re-
ceive an order for S2,0l5 10, ii being for
the payment due in 1862 on Poor farm
if said order is not paid on The lst of No
vember, it is 10 bear interest from that
date.
Ordered, tina, the assessment on the
following property be reduced as follows
On the properly of Hiram llerrlng'on'
in Bolivar Township, assessed al LOGO,
reduced to $500.
On the properly Of Lewis Keyser, in
Bolivar Township, assessed al 5000,
reduced to $1,000.
On an on, lot of G. w. Cox, in Boil
var Township, assessed at SIPS, reduced
10 $50.
On The property Of Dennis Shook. in
Bolivar Township, assessed at $1,000,
reduced to slOO, on account OF building
destroyed.
On the property of Jos. W. Miller,
heir, in Harpers Ferry Township as
essed at $500, reduced 10 500, on acc
cunt Of building destroyed.
On the property Of f. II. Chambers
in Harpers Ferry, assessed at $3.50
reduced TO $500.
On the property Of J. A. Albin, Osburn
Township, assessed at $4,000 reduced to
$3.50.
Ordered, that &c acres Of land be de-
Quoted from The assessment Of Joseph
Harley's heirs, it being an erroneous as
sessmcnt, The said land having been sold
TO John G. aud Walter Shirley, several
years since.
Ordered, that the LOT tax assessed TO
Thomas Jenkins be RENTED, 1t being an
erroneous assessment, as The same prop
er,y is assessed to c. Nickols, who owns
the said property.
Ordered, that the Church lot, situated
on Camp Hill, in Harpers Ferry assessed