The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-05-19
Comfy Court.
Coalianed 20. last meek. |
TUESDAY. MAY S, 1877.

Present; Manlitf Hayes, Esq, pres
ident, Harvey Stagers sud Silas
Taught, justices,
Roads.
VIM. 4. Park ct al. vs.. A. w. Ten
nant e al. New road The viewers
filed amended report, and the Court
fixed the 9th day Of the June term
next, (30th of June) to hear the par
ties Interested, and ordered the pro
prietors and tenants to be notified to
show cause against the same.
j. r. Howell ct al, VS.. Addison Il
Shuttleswor;h. New road. Inquest
set aside because some of the jurors
are related to the petitioners, and a
new writ of al grad damRam was
awarded; the jury to meet on the
lands on the 26th inst.
S. G. Morgan ct AL VS.. j. G.
Coombs ct al Alterations in road
established from Prices Mill down
Flaggy Meadow run TO the Monon-
gahela river, near Elizabeth Coombs'
residence.
John DIETRICH ct al. VS.. VIM. G..
Britt ct nj. Alterations established
from Morgantown road near VIM G.
Brtts' to old road at Pennsylvania
line, and $25 damages allowed to
heirs of Francis Ross.
L, G. Bright ct al. vs.. Charles Nor
gan. Alterations in road. Viewers
filed new report aud the 9th day of
the june term fixed 60 hear Che par
ties
George Youst ct al, Us. John II.
Ewing ct al. New road established
from l.. H. Wilson's, ON Fairmont
pike, to the road from West Warren
to the Marion county line.
VIM. b. Minor ct al VS.. Elizabeth
Tenant ct al New road establish
cd from the mouth Of Miracle run
road, near Elizabeth Tenants to the
road on top of the ridge near the cor
ner of Peter Tenants meadow, and
$l5 allowed to Elizabeth Tenant and
$40 to Samuel Thralls for damages.
Granville Brown ct al. VS.. II. G.
Corrothers ct al. Alterations in old
Kingwood road. The hearing in this
cause was continued until the 9Th
day of the June term next, and the
parties not notified ordered to be no
tilted for that day.
Eugenus Jenkins, surveyor in
Precinct 10, Clinton District, was au-
thorized to purchase 2 sledges for
use on the roads.
B33dges.
Ashbel Fairchild, John +. Price
and Nicholas l.. South, commission
ers to sell the contracts for rebuilding
the three bridges across Dunkard
creek ut South's ford, Adam Browns
ford and Strosnider's mill, returned
their report in writing, and after due
deliberation, the Court awarded the
contract to the King Iron Bridge d
Manufacturing Company, Of Cleve-
land, Ohio, at the price Of "a, 800,
payable out Of the county levy Of
1877, for completing the said bridges
ready for travel, including all mason
ry and filling Of the abutments; the
superstructures to be"Kings Wrought
Iron Tubular Arch" and of capacity
to bear go pounds per superficial foot
on the floors of the bridges exclusive
Of their weight, with factor Of safe
ty Of A; the roadways to be as wide
as the abutments will allow; the ma
sorry Of the abutments to be taken
down, where they have been moved
or damaged by the food and ice, and
the work replaced; the abutmcnts,
wing walls and parapets to be built
three feet above The present height
and the masonry to be of the same
Kind as the present abutments, and
the abutments to be so filed that the
approaches to them will not exceed
5 degrees; the whole contract to be
completed by the 10th Of July, 1877.
The same commissioners were con
tinued and authorized to contract
with said Iron Bridge Company, ac-
cording to the foregoing terms, (tak-
ing bond for the faithful performance
Of the contract), to superintend the
erection of said bridges, and report
to Court.
Uotel sLiceases.
James c. Wallace, +. H. st. Clair
and James +. Hopkins were granted
certificates to obtain licenses to keep
hotels or tayerns at their respective
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