Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-06-17


The President and all the Magls-
trates were present.
The report of the committed to SET
tie with Sheriff was received and or
dered to be published as required by
law. Published elsewhere.1
The levy for the ensuing year was
fixed at forty-ive cents on the 800.
The following is the levy for the
various road districts Mill Creek,
5 cents, Gerardstown Scents, Arden
10 cents, Hedgesville 10 cents, Ope-
quon s cents, and Falling Waters 9
cents ON the 500.
The assessment OF the Railroads
was apportioned to the School Dis
tricts through which they pass as
follows Baltimore q Ohio Rail-
road, whole amount, $512,72O, of
which Martinsburg was allowed
$340,210; Hedgesville 1855; Ope-
quon, $4,000 Arden $4,000. Mar
tinsburg Il Potomac Railroad, whole
amount, $100, 900, divided as follows:
Martinsburg S27 ,454.50; Opequon,
$34,545.45; Failing Waters, $3S, 900.
The report of the Overseers of the
Poor was received showing that dur
ing the past year q persons were pro-
vided for at the Aims House, Is
whites and 8 colored /; provided for
elsewhere 67-66 white and / colored.
Rev. Joseph E. j. Reilly was au-
thorized to celebrate the rites Of
matrimony.
Barnett Cushwa was appointed a
Commissioner to confer with Com
missioner from Jefferson county in
relation to assessment Of farms lying
partly in each county.
Liquor license was granted Joseph
Zindorff, of Gerardstown.
The County was divided into two
assessment districts. Martinsburg,
Hedgesville and Falling Waters COM
posing No. /, and Opequon, Arden,
Mill Creek and Gerardstown No. 2.
The Justices of each Magisterial
district were appointed a committee
to apportion the road funds of their
districts to the sub districts.
The following persons were elected
OverSeerS of the Poor Mil Creek,
George North; Arden, Peter Custar,
Martinsburg, ID. M. Shaffer; Ope-
quon, Geo. Fulk.
The Committee on Jail made a re-
port, presenting plans and specifca-
tions and estimates of cost to build a
modern and substantial county jail.
Petition signed by 1870 taxpayers
opposing the erection of a new Jail
was presented and filed.
The Committee was continued and
their report referred back to them
with instructions to report more full
ly at the next fiscal term of the
Court.
Messrs. VIM. Il. Snodgrass, VIM.
III. Mong, b. Cushwa, j. Il. A. Ma
denbousch and j. w. Thatcher were
appointed to examine and report the
ex~pediency and cost of erecting a
bridge over the Opequon, at either
Schoppert's or Tabler's ford, and at
which place the greatest number of
people would be accommodated.
$500 was appropriated to construct
a road from Hess mill to the Hamp-
shire Grade.
A committee was appointed to ex-
anime and report on the propriety,
&C., of making road from the Shep-
herdstown road to Swan Pond.
The Surveyor of Roads were Or
dered to present their accounts to
the Auditing Committee in person.
DIR. Page was elected Physician to
the Jail.
The following schedule of rates for
work on roads was adopted:
Wagon and four horses.......... So 60
Wagon and two horses ......... 2 90
Cart and horse........"........ / so
Plow and two horses.......... 2 90
Scoop and two horses.......... Q 90
Superintendent, overseeing. $3.50. so
warning in hands, 90
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Blowing rock.................. rs