Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-01-04

. w e recommend that an OrGer Ge passed
in favor of Capt Avis for S36i.63, be-
ing amount due him as per .accounts and
vouchers rendered.
Respectfully submitted,
\. NJ. SIONSELLER,
! III. G.. ENTLER,
Committee.
Upon motion the above report OF the
Committee was received and adopted
A number Of bills were passed, after
which, on motion, the Board adjourned
to meet in Charcstown on Monday, Dee.
/ Both, 1872,
CnARLEsrowN, Dec 80, 1872.
Board met pursuant to Adjournment.
! Present, J. IL. HaineS, Ramsburg, Kern,
Sponsellor and Kable.
On motion it is ordered that the
Board recommend that the liquor IL
cense of J. W. Firth be reduced to fifty
dollars, the said Firth not being able to
sell liquor for more than half Of the time
for which he is assessed, and it is FUR
; thcr ordered that a. J. IIobb be return
ed delinquent for seyenty-hvc dollars, OF
his liouor license, and that Joseph
/ Young be returned delinquent for IL
cense for auctionecring-titteen dollars.
On motion it is ordered, that Capt. }.
Ji.oek be allowed fifty dollars per
year, for his services as Superintendent
of the Charlestown & Berryville Turn
pike for two years and six momhs, sad
Lock to charge up the amount one hun
dred and twenty-five dollars,a land deduct
it from the amount of funds on hand
from said road.
Ordered, that the Clerk of this Board
do settle with the several Road Survey
orS.
After numerous bills were passed the
Board adjourned anti tomorrow at IL
o'clock.
December 81, 1872.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
I Present, Haines, Sponsellor, Ransb urg,
Kelns, Fulk and Entler.
1t is ordered that the Clerk be author
ised to correct the bills for holding the
election at Dutheld's Depot.
Ordered, that the bills of b. f. liar
rison, X. O. Minginna and VIM. Right
slime for services rs Commissioner. ard
Inspectors of the election for the Con
stitution be paid.
The Jail Building Committee made
the following report:
To the Board Of Supervisors OF jeff
County-Grntlcmen-The term Of your
Board expiring this day your Jail Com
mittee offers YOU statement of their
action regarding disbursements and re
ccipts:
Cash in Bank. $1,000
Countv Order. G.000
County Order, 5000
l1.O00
We have paid to J. f. Hilbert on his
contrart today two thousand and sky
five dollars and thirty-one cents;liom,s
e Rust on their contract, torty-tour
hundred and twenty-four dollars and
fortv-two cents, leaving a balance III
Bank to the credit of Building Commit
tee Of seventy five hundred and ten dol
lars and twenty seven cents.
Respectfully submitted.
JAS. LAW. HOOFF,
Secy of Committee.
Charlestown, Dec. 81, 1872.
On motion the foregoing report was
received and ordered to be placed on
the minutes.
Ordered, that an order he issued to
w. y. Andrews for ten dollars, being
an erroneous assessment on thousand
dollar bond, for the year 1872.
Ordered. that Andrew Hunter, attor-
nev of the former Board, be ordered to
pay back to the County Treasurer the
Clerks fees collected by him from the
Sheriffin the case of Osbourn and 9th
ers, VS.. J. ID. Staley and Others, in the
matter of the Countvseat question
Whereas, the opening and restoring
the navigation OF the Shenandoah River
is of great Importance to the citizens OF
Jefferson County. therefore be 1t ordaln-
ed bv the Board of Supervisors OF JET
ferson County, that for that purpose
one tnOuShtlu uOlIiIS NC Is' 'S' ~ wv
hands of Edward Tearney. J. &. Cock
,r,ll and G.. II. Turner to be by them
expended in opening the navigation OF
said river.
Those voting in the affirmative were
Sponselor, Kern and Haines,-those'
| voting in the negative were Fuik, kams-
burg and Entler. The vote being tie
the motion was lost.
On motion it was ordered that the pa
pers of the County be requested to pub.
ilsh the report of the [ ommittee APP
pointed to settle with b. e o. X. X. Co,
ana also the report of Messrs. Green d
Lucas, attorneys.
After several bills were passed, the
I Board adjourned sine die.
A fire broke ont in a house belong
ing to Mr.. Mack, on Union Hill, uear
the Cemetery, Martinsburg, Tuesday
night last, during the absence of the
family, which was entirely consumed
together with its contents, and about