Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1872-10-26
pJ- The BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND

RGT The BOARD OF SUPERVISOR AMI
COUNTY SUBsCRIprIoNs.-The question
of County Subscriptions for public I'M
movements was submitted to the voters
of this County, at the August election
and was defeated by the emphatic vote
of 1881 against, and 255 for the sub
scription, which of course decided the
matter. against the subscription, ano
therefore taking any further action on'
of the control of the Board of Superyl,
sors but at meeting of the Board on
the 18th instant amajority of the Board,
with reckless disregard of the decision
of the people, appropriated over sS,ooo'
to be paid out of the present levy OF the
year, for the very improvements denied
by the people, which was high handed
procedure, and of course naturally ere
ates Indignation, and steps will be taken
to enjoin the payment of the money, as
will be seen by the following call for a
public meeting to be held ut Charles
town to-day -
The undersigned, citizens and voters
of Jefferson County, earnestly protesting
against the action of the Board of Su-
pervisors, at its meeting Oh the 18th of
October, 1872, i'll reference to subscrip-
tons on the part of the County towards
the improvement OF the Shenandoah
River, and towards u further taking Of
Stock in the Turnpike Company Whose
road is known as the ''klbletown &
Bloomery Turnpike and in view of
the fact that the vote taken at the late
election, in August last, was almost
unanimous against such subscriptions,
do respectfully call a meeting of the
whole people Of this County, for
SATURDAY, OCTOBER26TH, 1872,
at Charlestown, for the purpose of con-
sidering the subject, and employing
Counsel, if necessary, in reference to a
stay of action Of said Board OF Supervi-
sors, &c. The meeting will be held at
"Lee Hail." at IL o'clock on the day
pamed-the 26th Of October.
X. b. WASHINGTON,
Andrew Hunter, Gloon Moore, Clement
March, Henry d. Middlekauff, i. NJ,
Aisquith, Sr., Geo. w. Taylor, Jas.
Law. Hooff, \. c. Hammond, Seth NJ.
Timberlake, J. r. a. Redman, Samuel
w. Wysong, +. +. Ga!laher, G. Brown,
Jos. Rose d Bro, l.. Dinklc, i. Is.
Souders, w. d. Briscoe, John i. Pack
EFT, n. 5. White, Reason Shugert, VIM.
p yesterday, f. l. Wager, John Earl,
J. w. Haines, Thos. J. Bragg, Jas. H..
Hooe, J. w. Beller, Jno. L. Hilbert,
Jacob Starry, Thos. a. Brown, J. a.
Raum, Henry J.. Brooke, +. NJ. Ais
quith, Jr., John w. Grantham, &. w.
Mock.
In order to show that the members OF
the Board from this end OF the County,
Messrs. Entler and Fulk, voted against
the appropriations in question, we give
the resolutions and votes as recorded
upon the minutes. Mcssrs. Fulk and
Entler very wisely and properly con-
tended that after the question WAS sub
mitted to the people, and decided by a
large majority against the appropria-
tons, tie Board had no right to spring
the subject again, and make appropriii-
tions contrary to the wishes Of the peo-
pie. After the matter was submitted to
the people, there, of course it ended,not-
withstanding certain distinguished
LAWYER said he would "stake his reputa-
ton" that the Board could take the mat
ter out Of the hands Of the people.
But here is the vote, showing that
Messrs. Entler and Fulk are eXhonora-
ted fiom such an unlawful measure -
Resolved, That the Supervisors of
the County OF Jefferson, by virtue OF
the authority conferred on them by an
Act OF the Legislature passed last SEES
sion, do hereby subscribe eighty shares
to the capital stock Of the Kabletown It
Bloomery Turnpike Company, in addi-
ton to the amount heretofore subscrib-
ed, and do order that the sum of -Four
Thousand Dollars necessary to pay there
for, shall be paid out of the Levy of TIE
present year. Passed-Ayes, Haines,
Sponceller, Kern and Kable. Nays,
Entlor, Ramsburg and Fulk.
Resolved, That the Supervisors ofthe
County of Jefferson do order Logan Os'
burn, q. w. Eichelberger, George III.
Turner, n. Conrad, T. Tearney and ).
G. Cockrell to hire lsborers to clear out
such part of Shenandoah river as lies III
Jefferson county of distractions to the
extent that the same can be done by the
use of Three Thousand Dollar and
Three Thousand dollars is hereby up
propriated out of the Levy for this year
tor that purpose-to be paid over 10
said parties for that purpose by the Sher-
if of this county. Passed-Ayes, HaInes,
Sponceller, Kern aud kable. Nays
Entler, Fulk and Ramsburg.