South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-08-04
Hampshirs County Court.

15,h OF July. aud adjourned on Salur-
day night.
The County levy was laid at % cents
on the 500. The X uroad levy in
Romucy District was laid a. 90 cents
on the 500. The Railroad levy in
Springfield District was laid a. ) cents
on the 500.
Tue II bad tax 10 Romney District Vas
LAID n. cents on the 800
The DO do in, Springfield at SC on 800
Inc 10 do IN Gore NJ 40 on 500
The do do ia Cspon mt &c on 500
The do do in Bloomery at l2lc on 800
Tue do do in Sherman at 20 on 500
No road tax was laid in Mill Creek
District.
Tue court appropriated two hunired
dollars out Of the County levy and $3.50
out of Bioomery Distri 4 Road lie.
Wy to repairs on the road from Cold
stream 10 North River. upon condition
that there shall 6rst be subscribed and
pald In by private persons one hundred
AMI fifty dollars TO be expended ON said
repairs, AMI s. ii. Williams. George
Beaver and a. G. 10y were appointed
committee to have said repairs made
There was appropriated out OF Spring.
liel Road levy twenty dollars TO open
road from Scan'an's gate to John
thompson, AMI fifty dollars to wi
den aud improve tho road down the
the river at he Stepping Stones.
There was appropriated out OF Capon
Road lcvy twenty five dollars to open o
road from Monroes' upper ford to Mn
roes' lower ford.
There wns appropriated out OF II IN .
nel Road levy twenty five dollars, Ia
protec, the Fox hollow Road, mt the
ford OF the Sou'h Branch.
An appropriation OF fifty dollars to
he expended by John Lmgent and SIS
to he expended by John Malcolm on tue
Paw Paw Turnpike was made out OF
Bloomory Road levy.
The three road precincts in Sherman
District, Of which Samuel ) Rucknap.
James j RucEman and John Il Holt
were surveyors, were consolidated aad
two new precincts formed thereirom
ono to embrace the road from James
q Ruckman's 10 Il Bailey's and The
country embraced in said former three
precincts, which, lies South OF said ro.d
including the lands OF said Bailey. and
James G Ruokman was appointed SUI
veyor thereof I lie other tn embrace
the remand r OF sait three former pre-
ciucts. and John f Holt as surveyor.
The portion OF Road preuiuct NJ. SC
IN Gore District embracing the road
tram Hope vel! School, house To Adam
W"ifpri's was cn, eff from said precinct.
NJ. IS and add ii to the road precinct
Of which George w. Grapes is surveyor.
Tho following persons were appoi IT
ed Surveyors OF Road w: II. II. Iliast
IN p'acj Of Evan llett; Ii ni,min |. V
IN pace Of a, Wo;fprd Joseph Giilin
IL place OF VI Il HUFF nan; J amos W 20.
land III place of George Il Hot, Sam.
ucl ID Powc il place oi Isaac S willie :;
Isaac Her. !ou i'll ace Of lay lor Fol'z :;
JAS w Said III place Of John j Spaii ::
} n RHuelis in place Of j II L p.,ter-
s'n; John Canoe in place Of ) Burket !;
Henry " Wigti Id n,on the Dad rom
Springfield grads to Levels y II dads :;
b mas Kuykcndall upon the road from
Levels y Roads TO FraLch's f,rd; Goo
IIieu OF the North River Road from
the MaIiinsburg pike TO the present
Elonmery line with all the hands he
trict; !! j Streby Of the road from Mort
Mil!es1ns To S.,rins Gap with the hands
at ] 'hn McBrides and e is'ia y ,lanas
and all other hands near said Hoad no,
heretofore assigned ia other roads.
An appropriation Of s2l II improve
tn; ron from SIauesvile TO Higgins
vile vas male out OF Gore Read levy.
An appropriation OF $2j out OF Il MI
ney is'ad levy was made to oren 4 roai
from BGffalo holl,w rear Newton
Levi to ] 'm2s w. Thompsons.
I'll, su N of $500 was appropriated
out of tue & Iun!y levy 10 make imprcv =
D'nis at tie Poor il)use IN Ter Super.
lat ndencc & cD1trOl Of w. y. Stump.
NJ. +. Pol;aq and VIM. Kay kendall.
Jphn Williamson was appointed over
SoeT OF the poor in Gore Ds'ric; in
place OF James Paterson resigned. said
Patterson resig laiiIn i, no. To take ef-
foot until his successor is quail fed.
o. petition for 4 roll from Buffalo
hollow to tie jersey Mountain road,
road was established from near Michael
SOanlan's gate ~ the Spru.fcld rond
near j II Ihompsou's. and the surveyor
Of roads in who's precinc; it il. was or.
dered to open said road and keep il in
repair, twenty dollars boiag appropriated
ous Of Springfield road fund to assist in
opening it, and a road was established
OF the sbottsr fou'e name i'm the re-
port Of the viewers from ia soltbwcs-
tern junction with the Buffalo hollow
road near j Newton Lewis house, and
SAIL Lewis, surveyor OF roads. was or
dered TO open tie same in Rom ey Dis
uic'. twenty doll ,rs on. OF Romney road
fund be NJ appropriated - assist in 90
doing. ith tie understanding that this
oder is not TO be construed TO author.
rs any furth,! expenditure OF pubic
money on said road
John 4 Smith made settlements Of
his accounts Of Superintendent Of Tu.m.
pixies. lay which IL appears that there is
du the County from the North YES
tern Turnpike two hundred aud forty