The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-04-03

V. u. LEWIS.
PROCEEDINGS OF COUNTY CouRT.-
]. Jewett, Tailor, allowed the sum
Of sl1725 for boarding prisoners,
and ordered that the same be paid
out of the county treasury.
Susan Sinclair who is aggrieved
BY an erroneous assessment on the
land books Of assessment district No.
2, Lewis District, made application
for relief from the valuation of 25t
acres of land which was valued at
5000 when it should have been val
ued at 1904. Relief granted, and the
Assessor ordered to make the correc-
tion.
Clerk ordered to issue writ of
venire facias for "a jurors, instead
Of 70 jurors as heretofore, at least 30
days before the sitting of court.
John R. Selbe granted certificate
to sell at retail spirituous liquors,
wine, porter, ale and beer until the
S0th day of April, 1879, at the house
of George Martin, in the town of
Point Pleasant. To the granting Of
which certificate and the ruling of
the court, the petitioners, William
Smith and A others objected.
Upon application of Henry Dilch-
er who is aggrieved by an erroneous
assessment upon valuation of build
ing formerly situated on lot No. 81,
in Clifton, because the same has been
destroyed by fire. Assessment redu-
ced from $500 to 500.
A. c. Van Glider granted certif,
cate to carry on the business of Drug
gist, at his store in the town of Point
Pleasant, until the Both day of April
1879, upon the recommendation of
Drs, L. F. Campbell and w. P. Neale.
Similar certificate granted T, N.
Borgess., TO do business in the town
of Hartford City, until the Goth day
of April, 1879, upon the recommen-
dation of Drs. Barbee and Campbell.
Upon application of the German
Salt Co. to have the valuation of its
improvements reduced, because the
New Castle Salt Co. and the Clifton
Salt Co, had ut a former term of the
Court had the valuation reduced on
Their buildings. The court after ma
ture deliberation refused the relief
asked for, to which said German Salt
Co. excepted and rendered its bill of
exceptions, which was signed, sealed
and saved to it, and ordered to be
made part Of the record.
Upon motion of the Prosecuting
Attorney, John Bryan, John A. Hun
ter and S. c. Harbour are appointed
viewers to view the route of an old
road set out and described in an or.
der of the county court of Mason
county, entered on the It'll day of
February, 1SiS, then in the Common
wealth of Virginia, and ordered to
report their proceedings at the next
term.
W. C. Miller, of Gallipolis, Ohio,
presented a claim against the county
for S1SS.5O for 1885 porchos of stone
furnished the county from his farm,
in Clendenin District, and the court
after hearing the evidence allowed
him 800, and ordered the same to
be paid out of the county treasury.
RobertKygcr appointed Road Sur
veyor of Road Precinct No, l, Lewis
District.
Lewis Childers appointed Road
Surveyor of precinct No. 2, Lewis
District.
Reuben Mcdaniel appointed Road
Surveyor of Precinct No. 3, Lewis
District.
VIM. Smith and A other petition
ers rendered their two several bills
of exceptions to the opinion and ri.
ling of the Court, in granting Joseph
Helm and others, license to sell at re-
tail spirituous liquors in the town
of Point Pleasant, which were sign.
ed, sealed and saved to them, and or.
dered to be made part Of the rec.
ord.
Upon application of the Clifton
Coal Co. for the correction of an err
ronoous assessment on several tracts
of land in Waggoner District, it APP
pearing the Prosecuting Attorney
has been served with the proper no.