The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1869-06-03

| being nret uuiy sworn TOT LnAL puTpOboi
proceed to view the place where said
Ferry and Ferry landing is proposed to
be established, aud repOr! their proceed
ings according to law, In such case made
and provided, to tho next meeting OF
this Board.
Upon the petition Of D. P. Lawrence
and others, for the establishment of q
road leading from q poiat in the south
bank Of the Kanawha river, 10 Arbuckle
township, about 40 feet above the store.
house OF Robert Alexander, at the end
I of the lane now leading into said store,
through tho lands Of Robert Alexander,
Henderson Miller, William A. Long,
Charles h. Jones, Eli Salser, Joseph S.
DIachir, Jessie Fowler, D. p. Lawrspce
and George Long, up tho upper Nine
Mile creek, to interssct the Gallipolis
and KauaWhs Little Sixteen road near
tho upper corner Of the Goldman Survey;
| it is ordered that sterrltt Hayes, James
Sanders, Groen Beard and Rankin Hill,
(any three of whom may act,) do, after
being first duly sworn for that purpose,
proceed to view the grounds over which
said road is proposed to be established,
aud report their proceedings according
to law, 10 such case mud, and provided,
to the next meeting of this Board.
Upon the petition of G, G. Miller, for
change of the road ON his land, 10
Cooper township, commencing just above
the Stevenson Cabin, and extending
down tho river at the foot of the
hill, iltsrEeoting the old road some quar-
ter or half mile above Three Mile Bridge;
it is ordered that Robert Sebroll George
W. Pullon and jonathan Pullin do,
after being first daily sworn for that pur-
pose, proceed to view the ground where
said change is proposed to bO made aud
report their proceedings according to
law, in such case made and provided, to
the next meeting Of this Board.
Whereas i! has been represented to
the Board that the road heretofore eStab-
liuhed to Swaun's Landing ut the foot Of
Eight Mile Island is only used between
Swann's house and the Ohio river, BY
persons desiring to got aboard Of steam
boats, or for the purpose Of shipping
produce, there being no ferry at that
place. That it would be Of advantage
to those shipping produce to have gate
placed across said road few rods from
the top of the Ohio river bank, 80 that
persons hauling grain in might shut the
gate and thus protect it from tho depre-
dationS Of stock. II is therefore order
ed that the persons using said road for
shipping purposes may place gate
across said road near tho bank Of the
river, at their own expense.
Upon motion it was ordered that the
Clerk CT the Board furnish q copy of the
proceedings of each meeting to The
Weekly Register and Mason County
Journal, aud that said newspapers be al.
lowed for publishing the same, compen-
Sation at the rate Of 10 cents per 1000
oms.
Application for road-Philip Mitchell,
vs.. A. W, Rollins, and others; The
defendant,A. w. Rollins, this day ap.
pesred by his counsel and moved the
Board to quash the report Of the viewers,
and all the proceedings in this case, be.
CAUSE the names Of all the landowners
are not shown anywhere in the proceed,
ings. Upon consideration whereof, the
Board is Of opinion that said report and
proceedings should be quashcd and held
for naught, and that the defendants re-
cover of the plaintiff their costs about
their defence in this behalf expended.
Upon motion William Smith and y.
Kimborling were appointed as a com.
mittee to settle with William 7. Minturn,
late Treasurer Of this county.
James q, Minturn, County Surveyor,
presented On account against the county,
amounting to tho sum of 1859 46, for
surveying the exterior boundaries Of the
county, which ths Board upon mature
consideration, refused to allow. The
ayes and nays being called for resulted
as follows: Ayes-SupOrvisors Powell
Smith, Hill aud Stevens, 4 !; Nays
Supervisors Cooper, Brown, Long, Par
sons, Sommervillc and Wuggeuer, Prosi'
dent, 6.
Upon the application of Smith 4
Deem certificate of good moral charac
ter is granted them for the purpose oil
obtaining License to keep . hotel at
the Kline House in the Town Of Point
Pleasant,
Upon the application Of William P,
ShankS certificate Of good moral char
acter is granted him for the purpose Of
obtaining License to keep o hotel at hiu
house IN the Town Of Clifton.
Upon motion of Ferdinand Krebs Who
desires to obtain License to sell at retail
Ale, Beer &C., and for reasons appearing
! u .n.l him