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Supervisory Court.

We take the following from the minutes OF
the proceedings of the Board on the Goth ult
The viewers appointed by this board at its
meeting on the 18th day of September, 1869,
to view and report upon the road asked for IN
the petition Of Geo. II. Beckwith and others,
presented TO this meeting on the 10th day OF
February, 1869, this day reported as follows
To the Worshipful Board Of Supervisors of
Jefferson County.-Pursuant to an order Of
your board made on the 18th day Of Septem-
Der, 1869, and to us directed to view the route
Of proposed road as petitOned for by George
Ii. Beckwith and fifty others, would respect
fully report that we the undersigned viewers
appointed by said order, after being first duly
sworn according to law, have carefully exam
ined the route of the road prayed for by said
petitioners, and we are unanimously Of opinion
that their prayer is reasonable and ought to be
granted, as it will outlet to some eight or ten
farms who now have no way of ingress and
egress TO or from any public road without pass
ing through adjoining farms. Where the pro-
posed road is now located, was, prior to the
war an open woods, during the war the tim
Der on portion of it was cut off, and tits now
enclosed and in cultivation; another portion is
being cleaned and will be under fence, so that
the outlet which those farms then had to tie
depot and mills will be entirely closed. For
these reasons we have come TO the conclusion
that public road is indispensably necessary.
For the location Of said road we began at a
point on the Smithfeld and Harpers Ferry
turnpike at A, thence along line dividing the
lands Of John G and Walter Shirley the whole
width of the road to be taken off John G.. Shir
leys land) to their corner in John Flagg's line,
for which we have allowed said John G. Shir-
ley fifty dollars for land. and one hundred and
forty-nine dollars for additional fencing thence
through John R. Flagg's land to Beckwith's
and r. V. Shirley's corner, for which we have
allowed said Flagg one hundred and FIVE dol
lars for land and one hundred and fifty dollars
for additional fencing thence along the line
dividing the lands Of Robert " Shirley from
George II. Beckwith S. J. C. Moore and Ro-
bert w. Baylor 10 Coyle's Foreman Lot ,"
thence through said lot and part of John NJ.
Coyle's land to large black oak east Of COyle's
and Frazier corner (markedC thence through
FrazierS field to Grantham's corner, marked
d. In passing through those latter farms
we consider the advantages more than equiva-
lent to the disadvantages, therefore allow no
damages, and as the lands cut off from Mr..
Coyle on the one side and Mr. Frazier on the
the other are about equal, they can and WILL
as we understand make exchanges so that both
farms will he in better shape; thence from d.
Grantham'S corner, and on his land along the
line between him and the Negro Lots and
CeSter's lot to the public road at B. for which
we have allowed him as damages fifty-six dol
lars.
Respectfully submitted, Dec. 2, 1869.
JN0. ?. KEARFOOT,
JOHN w. WARE.
GRANTHAM WAY,
n. S. SHAULL,
COMMISSIONERS
Fees.
4 commr's each days SIG 90
Surveyors Plat and report 10 90
Comr's each an additional day 500
$50 90
Upon submitting the above report the said
viewers were relieved from further services in
the matter
Ordered that the aforesaid petition of Geo.
II. BeckUith and others be referred to VIM
Rider, Henry Castleman. VIM. c. Butler, Da-
vid Fry and John E. Schey, who are hereby
appointed viewers to examine the route of the
road asked for in said petition, and reportthere-
on according to law, to this board at a future
meeting thereof
Ordered, that Charles J. Faulkner be and
he is hereby authorized andrequested to defend
the interests Of the board of supervisors of the
county Of jefferson, in the matter of appeal
now pending in the Supreme Court of Appeals
Of this State, in which VIM Crow and David
Howell are appellants, and the said board is
appellee.
Ordered, that Anthony Nunnamaker, as
road surveyor of district No. >. in Grant town
ship, be credited with SAG 90 on account of
work done under his supervisors, and with
SEQ 90 90 account Of his personal services, as
per bill this day presented by him, and APP
proved by the board.
Ordered, that the complaint made OF an al
legged violation on part of L. c. Lucas of the
license heretofore granted him to retail spirit
uous liquors, be and the same is hereby dis
missed, the board being of opinion that the
said complaint is not sustained by theevidence
The following resolution was adopted, to-wit:
ReSOlred. That license be granted Barney
OFT to retail spirituous liquor at his store in
Rppon, jefferson County, West Virginia, the
board being satisfied that the said Barney OFT
is Of good moral character, and not of intern
perate habits
An order was made authorizing the issuing
Of Bonds Of the County to the amount of $43,-
600. Subscribing $4,000 to the construction
Of the Kabetown and Bloomery Turnpike, and
sos, 900 to the Shepherdstown and Halltown
Turnpike.