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suPFRVIsoR,s COURT.
SHEPHEkDSTOWN, w Est
June 20, 1868.


Board Of Supervisors met at 10 o'clock;
present. James Logic. President; John d.
Staley r. Y. Duke, G. H. Turner, w q.
Butler, j. r. Reed and J. H. Haines.
Upon the petition Of o. G.. Mix and others
to omen a road from the Blacksmith Shop Of
G.. W Anderson, thence to the County Free
School House. and thence TO interseet the road
called Wiltshire's Lane, running to Browns
shop. where it intersects the road from the
SmithGeld pike to Dufield's Depot and Shep-
hera>town. it is ordered. that s. Howell Brown,
G.. W. Eichelberger. VIM. Moore Z. w. Bay
lor and Robert Shirley be appointed viewers
or any three of them, being first sworn, 10 ex-
anime and report to the Board the propriety Of
opening said road as prayed for in the petition
and the cost Of same.
The viewers appointed by the Board to ex-
anime and report the propricty Of changing the
road leading from Charlestown TO Eichelberger :
shop made the following report
To the Board Of Supervisors Of Jefferson
County: In obedience to your order issued on
the 18th day Of May. 1868 upon the petition
of VIM II. Moore and others and 10 MS direct
Cd. we the undersigned, viewers thereby APP
pointed 10 examine and report to the Board
the propricty Of changing the location Of
portion Of the road leading from The Charles
town road Mt Isler's or Shepherds bill TO
Eichclherccr's shop. and the cost Of the same,
having executed said order. being first duly
sworn. report rs follows: That we this day
went upou said road and examined carefully
the hin referred TO in the aforesaid petition
That in our Judgment it will require the sum
Of $3.50 % reduce the slope OF this hj.l 70 any
thing like n reasonable or customary grade, IN
doing which il would be necessary 10 tIl some
six feet at foot or hll atintersecton Of Charles
town and Blo0mcry roads, which point being
/ the passage way Of the water collected from
surrounding slopes during the heavy rains
would have to be supplied with large ulvert
thus involving the expenditure Of a cous.deIA-
/ Die amount OF money
We therefore recommend that this road be
abandoned That we also examined route
/ through the land Of Abraham Isler and another
/ through the land Of Amos Shepherd and find
( ing the former greatly preferable, proceeded
/ with the assessment of damages on the follow
/ ing described route to-wit:
/ Beginning from centre Of road at o stake
near the top Of the hin at north line of present
road and in the line Of Shepherd and ls.aC sec
/ c. in plate on next page thence leaving tht
present road and passing between two marked
white oaks. through said lsier'S woods alon2
/ the he'd Of an old road and continuing the gen.
eral direction of the same straight 10 q small
marked white oak bush, standing ia the fence
row at Charlcstown aud Bioomery road auJ
about 43 wards from its intersection with th'
aforesaid road to iicbelbergers shop .fC p
Thisroad wouldcut of about one acreof sac
Isler's timber and the road thus located thirty
feet wide would occupy about one-iourth of ar
acre. and with very little work could be mad.
O good road
That we fix the damages Of said Isler io
land occupied by road and cut Of and fol
fencing Mt thcsm of 500.
That in our Judgment should this route b
adopted the surveyor Of the road with th
hand, belonging thereto could ia a very shnr
time make am excellent road without furthc
cost to the county, which we recommend
thinking tine change proposed would bca pub
Tie convenience Of considerable Importance q
wei us GREAT convenience 10 individuals II
the immediate vicinity. and that no yard, gar
den. orchard or any part thereof. would har
90 De taken or IN any way intrricred with h.
said road, all Of which we respectfully submit
=. H. BROWN.