Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1869-11-27
SUPERVISORS COURT.
SHEpnERDsTowN, W. Va, J
Nov, Is, 1869.

seller. Staley, Turner and Woodward:
The minutes of the preceding meeting
were read, approved and signed by the
President.
The committee appointed TO supervise
the building OF the wall around the rear OF
the jail appeared, and after making some
explanation respecting The same the mat
Ter was continued.
Ordered, Tha. Dorsey Tuner have
leave to cree, gate on the road leading
from the Shepherds,own and Orders
Mill ROAD TO VIM. Shepherds farm.
Ordered, That an order for $500 paya-
BILE ou, Of the road fund Of Dist. No. in
Grant township be given 10 John Burns
road surveyor of SAID district, 10 be ex-
pended on the roads thereon.
The following petition was presented
to wit Harper's Ferry, Bolivar Town
ship, Jefferson county, State Of West Viz
GINA, Nov. l3, ls69-To the Board OF
Supervisors, Jefferson County, w. Vir'
enia, Observation-Disclosures: The
! petition of Martin Brannon, the under
signed, citizen OF Bolivar Township, in
the said county and Stale. represents that
he is proprietor in fee Of house and land
in said township, formerly belonging to
Mrs. Rockenbaugh from whom he Pur-
chased 1t, situate lying and being in the
town Of South Bolivar and in the suburbs
of that town binding on the Old Potomac
and Shenandoah Canal and Shenandoah
river, running south and west along said
canal and river parallel to the Charlestown
and Harper's Ferry turnpike until it is
bounded by the land of Isaac Fouke. as ii
is said, on the south and west.
Your petitioner respectfully begs leave
TO report to your Honorable Cour, thai,
there is public road leading from his
dwelling house, a, or near point inter
sected by Union ST., Bolivar, and the said
turnpike, and passing through his said
land heretofore intended to give neighbour
hood access to the Gulph Mills which
| have been burned and demolished.
Your petitioner respectfully requests
that said public road as it is now located
may be by the order Of your honorable
board under the law vacated, altered and
re.established on different route, for The
following reasons
The present road occupies some Of the
most fertile portion Of his land, which is
chiefly meadow, and hence valuable, only
on that accoun, for a distance of about
900 yards in length and thirty feet in
breadth, thus depriving him Of the tillage
Of this portion of bis land, without any
special advantage or convenience 10 the
neighborhood, which cannot be had by
vacating it, and re.estabIishug it on an
other route.
He is entirely willing, il his request in
this respect is granted, to give without
! compensation by condemnation, the
ground west OF the present road, on the
I hill side, or at It's foot, on which TO re-.
/ construct the road so altered.
AIpresent be is prevented from cult
waiting the land lying west OF the road,
and between it and the foot Of the hill un.
less by incurring the large additional cos,
and expense Of another fence on the west
side of the road If the road is re-estab-
Iished on the hillside or al its foo, be will
save The expense and incur only the cost
of removing the present fence, and can
open up the bed Of the old road 10 cult
vation.
Your petitioner begs 10 inform your
honorable board that he has strictly COM
| piled with the requirements Of the Law,
/ Chapter 100, Session Acts, 1868, passed
December 4, 1863, by giving notices
signed by said law. and now respectfully
asks that viewers be appointed to exam
inc the subject, and repor, to your board
in accordance with the 5;h, 9th, and 9Th
sections of said law.
And your Commissioner hereby sub.
hitting the evidence Of his compliance
with the provisions Of the law as in duty
boand will ever pray.
MARTIN BRANNON.
On motion said petition was received,
and George w. Tracy, VIM. E. Andcr-
son and Joseph d. Holmes, were sp-
| pointed viewers to examine said proposed
change Of road, and repor, thereon accord
ing TO law.
Ordered, That an order for $4,000
payable out Of road fund of Shepherd
Township be given Jacob Sraley, road
surveyor OF said township, to be expend.'
ed on the roads therein
Ordered, That an order on the Sheriff
for 100000, payable VIM. II. Travers,
Chairman Of COMMITTEE conducting Rail.
road survey through this county, 10 assist
in defraying expenses OF making came.
The following petition was preses ted
10 the board to-wt
Jefferson county, West Va Nov. 10.
ls69-To the Board of Supervisors Of
Jefferson county, W. Va. Gentlemen -
We the undersigned. citizens Of said
county, would respectfully represent that
the terms Of The license TO sell liquor,
granted 10 Lewis Lucas al Leelown in
said county, have been violated in that he
has repeatedly sold liquor TO George W.
Hooper Of Leetown. who is in the habit
OF becoming intoxicated, and under the
influence of liquor; and being intoxicated
did disturb public meeting for worship
/ held at Leetown, Nov. 5. 1869. Where
| fore we respectfully petition your Homo
rable Board 10 revoke his ssid Lucas H.
cense, he having violated the terms there.
of. Signed,
G. G. BAKER.
G.. w. ANDERSON.