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Supervisors Court.


We taks the following extracts from the
proceedings Of the Board Of Supervisors Dec.
18th ISL:
Present-Haiues, Staley, Osburn, Kern,
Ramsburg and Turner.
Ordered that bond with good security for
one thousand dollars be required Of every Road
Surveyor for the faithful performance of his
duty. aud that the several surveyors have until
the first Of January 1872 to give said bond.
Charles Littlcton was elected Keeper OF the
Aims House for the year 1872. Drs. Nc
Coushtry and Marshall, were elected Physi-
clans for The Aims House
Ordered, That Harper's Ferry Township
have. ont Of the tax value Of property Of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, for
school purposes. $3.50. 90, aud the remainder
of tax value Of sand Railroad lS5,00000) be
divided equally between the seven townships
for school purposes
Other orders and the passage Of accounts,
&c, were made, when the Board adjourned
Dec. fS.-ahe Board met. PreSent-HaineS
Staley, OsbUrn, Kern, Ramsburg, Turner aud
Roderick
An application praying for the construction
of Bridge between the Island ,NirsiuiuSl and
Main land the Board decided to appropriate
S1.34S So. and this amount be placed in the
First National Bank at CbarleStown, subject TO
drafts Of the Road Surveyor, TO be approved
by tire Supervisor Of narper's Ferry Town
slip.
Dec. sr.-i'rcsont-Haines Stsley, 0sburn,
Kern. Ramsburg. Turner aud BOdcrick.
On petition Of citizens, it was ordered to
have a Precinct for voting opened at DuiheldS
Depot in this CoHuty
Ordered thar the Salaries Of the Physicians
of the Al,as House for 1872 be $50 each, and
the salary for Township Clerk be $50 each.
Jan. y. IS72.-The new Board met and
organized by electng Mr.. George II. Turner
Clerk. and J II. Haiues President Members
present. j. II. Haine5, W. II. kable, j. j..
Ramsburg. A. NJ. Spouseller, Samuel knott
Jacob Fulk, D. j. Kern.
The Board proceeded to the election Of
officers for the year 1872:
John Avis, Keeper Of the AlmS-HouSe-
salary $500 per auuum; DIR. O. q. Mix,
Physician 20 ms-House-Salary Sl25 per
aunum Clefk Of Board 500 per annum /;
salary Of township Clerks $50 per ann1m
each
Ordered, That 500 be appropriated for tie
hire of house servants at the Alms-lluuSe.
Ordered, That Charles Litlleton turn over
the effects of the Alus-House TO
John Avis within twenty days, and that his
agency cease from this day. \ conmiitee
was appointed TO take an inventory Of the
properly at the Alns-House, before it passes
into The hands of John Avis
JAS. Law. H0of was appointed proxy to
represent the County interest 10 the Smltbtcd,
Ciar'estovu aud Harpei's Ferry TurnPiEe.-
Col. +. Yates, proxy in the kaOlctOwu aud
Bloomery Turnpike.
Ordered, That the Stockholders interest "a
the Smi.bGcIj aud Shepheristown turnpike
be restored 20 the original Stockholders.
A committee was appointed to take a Bond
in the sum OF 5000 properly secured Of John
Avis Cor the Githfc performance Of his du-
ties as Keeper of Tie Ams-HOuSe.
Il IS ordered That the members Of the Leg
is'ature from this County he requested to pre-
pare q b1 authorizing the County to issue
der bond, 20 the amount of $50, 600, to aid in
the construction Of turupkes aud navigation
Of Rivers ia Che County, 10y subscriptions le-
gal'y made 90 tho stock of organized compa-
nies. aud complete the Court House aud build
the uii