Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1869-05-22

cents serving notice; ]. P. A. Enher
LOG so for entertaining jurors in criminal
cases; d. F.. Keedy 800 for clerking at
elections; and Sarah NJ. Engle assignee
Of w. Osbourn 1926 for jaiors fees,
On motion. license was granted W.
Eby to sell liquor in Chsrlesloan-sald
Eby filed his bond which was approved.
On motion. license was granted Albert
Jones TO sell liquor at RiPpon-said Jones
filed his bond which was approved.
On motion, license was granted John
Hill 10 sell liquor a, Dufield's Depot
said Hill filed his bond which was sp'
proved.
A motion TO impose a tax on dogs was
lost.
Ordered, Ina, $500 90 payable out Of
the Road Fund OF Bolivar township Of the
lew of 1868 he given 10 K. N Duke,
road surveyor Of said township, 10 be eI'
pended on the roads in said township.
Tie follow ing resolution was adopted,
TO wit:
Resolved, That HE use OF the Court
House shall not be granted for any pur-
pose except for the Circui, Court and The
meetings OF the Board of Supervisors OF
the county, without the express order OF
The said board or liz president.
Ordered. that a deduction OF "a acres
be made from the land assessed TO Geo.
w. Shirley, The same appearing 10 have
been improperly assessed 10 him.
Ordered. that 81 50 be refunded to g.
". Shirley, the same being the amount
Of county tax paid by him 10 consequence
Of erroneous assessment.
Ordered, that an order be given John
D. SrsIey. for $500 10 pay hands
working on the county farm, and for the
purchase OF seed potatoes, &C., for e2Id
farm.
The following petition was presented
to The Board signed by James Logic, and
forty.six others:
To the honorable Board Of Supervisors
of Jefferson county. West Va.-We The
undersigned respectfully asked the Board
of Supervisors TO apPoln, viewers Tor The
purpose of opening a road from The road
leading to Srlder's Mill, near Mrs. Ham
ills. TO The Berkeley line near Mount
Zion Church.
On motion, J. J. Miller, Meredith
Helm. Isaac II. Srider. John G. Ruck'
el and John p. Kear(ooI were appointed
viewers 10 examine The route OF the sand
proposed road, and report thereon accord
ing 10 law TO this Board al future meet
ing.
The road viewers heretofore appointed,
and to whom their former report was re-
committed, reported as follows:
Pursuan, to a supplemental order Of the
Board Of Supervisors Of Jefferson coun y,
made at its A ri term, we the undersIgn'
ed commissioners appointed at It' March
term, 1869, have, under the said supple.
mental order, again gone upon the road
prayed for by petitioners to pass through
the lands of Mrs. Mary Baker, would re-
specifically report:
FIRST, we have assessed TO Mrs. Mary
Baker the sum Of one hundred dollars Tor
damages for lands 10 be occupied by
the SAID road in passing through her
lands.
Second, We have assessed for damages
TO same the sum Of two hundred dollars
for additional fencing which will be re-
quired to he made by her for said road.
No other parties will be injured or dam
aged by said road, as it will be entirely
on her lands. We are also of opinion
that the change will be public convent
ence and benefit, and that The cos, OF ma
king said new road would not cost to the
county any more in money than would
be required to put the present old road IN
good repair, as the old road now is in
very bad condition, and lie almost imPass'
able for loaded wagons or carriages. For
plate and diagram Of said road see our
icrmer report TO which reference is here
by had and which is made part Of this
report Respectfully submitted april
3O,h, $780,