Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1869-04-24

Supervisors me. a, the Poor House OF SAID
County. Present Supervisors ohau"'
Sponseler, Slaey and Turner.
On motion Charles 6. L'l'ieion was
authorized 10 purchase such Iools O.
would be necessary Ia make ordinary re-
! pairs of gates. &c, on the County 'afm'
Ordered. ths, The Board meet al the
Poor House on the lst Saturday OF May
1869.
On motion the Board adjourned.
SHRpnrRpsToa April 10. 1869.
The Board met pursuant 10 adjourn
menl. Present, Supervisors Shaull.Sp'n-
seller, SrsIey. Turner and Woodward.
The proceedings Of the previous meet
ing we're read. approved and signed by
the President.
MIR. Woodward offered the following
resolution
Resolved. Tha, this Board appoint a
committee of three to settle with all the
township and county officers having
charge Of public moneys. which resolu-
ton was lost.
The following resolution was adopted.
TO wit {:
Resolved, Tha, the Prosecuting Altor-
ney be authorized 10 procure from the OIL
fee of the Secretary Of State. certified
copy OF the townehip map OF This county
on file 10 said office, and that all order on
the Sheriff for $1,000 be given him TO
pay the cost Of procuring the same.
Resolved. That this board appoint
the 24lh day Of May, 1869. 10 meet
for settling with all the township and coun.
" officers whose account are 10 be set
tied with ihis board, and that notice Of
said meeting be published in one or more
of the newspapers published in this coun'
ty, for four weeks previous 10 said meet
ing
Resolved, That |. Thomas Chapine.
be authorized to hire a man 10 plant trees
in the curt.llouse yard. a, a rate not ex.
ceedlng 81 so per day, and TO procure
team to haul the same al rate not ex-
ceeting 50 SO for a Two horse load, or
So, 90 for four horse load.
Resolved, That Grant township be
divided into two road precincts. the part
thereof contained within The boundaries OF
tbs lae township of Chsrlesown 10 form
Road Precinct, Number Ore. Of Grant
township, aud the part thereof contained
within The boundaries OF the ls,e towship
Of Osbourn to form Road Precinct Num-
- L If
Resolved, That William Engle be and
he is hereby required to keep his horses
and mules affected with CHAMBERS, confn-
ed upon his own premises, and that he
be served personally with notice Of said
requirement.
Ordered. that John Burns be appointed
road surveyor Of precinct No. |, OF Grant
Township.
Ordered, that Anthony Nunnamaker be
appointed road surveyor OF precinct No.
9, Of Gran. Township.
The viewers appointed on the 22d day
OF March. 1869, to view and report on
proposed change Of the road leading from
Mrs. Mary Bakers farm, to Theophilus'
RICH, of way. reported as follows
TO the Board OF Supervisors Of JeGer-
son County The undersigned appoint
ed al The las, meeting Of your Board, to
view aud report upon The petition Tor a
proposed change oil road through the lands
OF Mrs. Mary Baker and William Kear-
ney. would respectfully roper. tba, We
wen, upon the proposed new road, and al.
Ter a careful examination oil the same,
have marked and located The road as fol.
lows, viz: Beginning ala point in the
old road st A. in the line dividing the
lands OF Mrs Mary Baker aud William
Kearney. thence running a souIheIly
course through Mrs. Bakers land TO
stake B Is feet west of q stone corner 10
Mrs. Baker and William Kearney. thence
along and on the west side Of their line TO
a point c., within three poles OF syca.
more ther corner. thence running
sou,herly course passing through corner
Of VIM. Kearney'S land Is feet cas-, OF
the aforesaid sycamore to D., Mrs. Ba-
ker's aud A. Theophilus' corner, from
G. to D. il passes through Mrs. Bakers
land, thence along the line dividing Mrs.
Bakers and Theopbllus' lands TO The
corner cf their land on the North side OF
Sally Morgan's road a, E. We have To-
called the entire road 80 feeD from ID. to
F.. on Mrs. Bakers land, thinking that
better and more economical than 10 locate
1t on the line, as along the line fence
many large trees are standing, which
would, TO be properly doEe) have TO be
erubbed up. We have declined assessing
damages, as we did no, think we had su-
thorily 10 do SO under the said order, but
would respectfully recommend that com
pensa,ioD should be made 10 Mrs. Baker,
the quantity Of her lands which would be
taken for The new road would be nearly
TWO acres. Given under our hands this
10Th day OF April, 1869.
WM. McQUlLKIN,
FLETCHER KEARNEY,
JNO. p. KEARFOTT,
Commissioners.
On motion the above report was recon-