The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1885-11-13

TRYING TO EXPEDITE THE BUSINESS OF
CoURT.-On Wednesday it was found that none
OF the many cases marked for trial were ready,
anumber of them having been assigned by agree
ment between counsel for trial on specified days
Judge Waters was therefore compelled to dis
miss the petit jury until Thursday. He re-
marked that the custom of fixing cases for trial
on certain days had grown to such an extent as
to embarrass the business of the court, and thai
hereafter the only cases which would be set fol
trial on specified days would be those removed
here from other counties or those in which
there are large number of witnesses.
Mr.. s. A. Williams suggested that the pre-
remptory enforcement of this rule would pre-
vent counsel from securing the attendance Of
witnesses in their cases, as those who are moi
directly interested would not attend court day
after day on the remote chance of the case com
Ing up, and when wanted they would not be
present.
Judge Waters thereupon appointed Messrs
Henry w. Archer, S. A. Williams and William
Young committee to revise the rules of court
SO that there may be as little delay as possible
in the business of the court.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMISSIONERS. The
resignation of Mr.. Geo. w. Taylor, Constable
for the sixth district, was received and accepted
John j. Alexander was appointed Constable
for the third district.
Mr.. Herman Stump, attorney for Mr.. Nicho
las Greenland, gave notice of an appeal in the
proposed new road through the lands of the
said Greenland.
Messrs. X. John Rogers and James Webster
were appointed commissioners in place of A. H
Strasbaugh and Hudson Bateman, declined, tc
settle the dispute between David Hanway and
Miss May Williams, in regard to line fence
Messrs. John s. Dallam, John McDoon ant
VIM. A. Hope were appointed to inspect the
new roads opened by Washington Barton ant
Stephen Wesley.
The following bids were received for the new
iron bridge and masonry at Mrs. Streets Ford
ing, over Falling Branch: Wrought Iror
Bridge Co., of Canton, Ohio No. 1, 80. 20; No 2
1885 per lneal foot; King Iron Bridge Co., o.
Ohio, $40 per llneal foot.
For the stone work Washington Barton
81. 40 per perch; Geo. A. Nagle, 50. 95 per perch
RampIey q Street,, $3.50 per perch samue
Maggie, 1925 per perch; Dilworth u Order
1915 per perch.
The contract for the bridge was awarded tc
the Canton Co., for bridge No. 1, at 1910 pei
lineal foot, and for the stone work, to Washing
ton Barton, at SO. 40 per perch.
Mr.. John s. Dallam was appointed to locate
a small bridge over the branch near Green's
Fording 4th district.
1t was ordered that the County Commission
ers borrow from Mr.. John Daugherty 81, 600, tc
be levied, with interest, in the levy of 1886, and
az, 500 from j. Fletcher Jones,
Robert B. Forwood was instructed to replace
the foot-log over Winters Run, at Vests Ford
ing.
Messrs. Hope and Bateman, of the board; Dr.
j. c. Butler, physician to the Almshouse, and
G. w. Proctor, Clerk, were appointed com
mittee to visit the various hospitals where the
county insane are kept, for the purpose of ex
aiming into their condition and making such
recommendations as In their Judgment would
be for the interest of the county
Matte Myer, Sd district, was placed on the
outpension list, with an allowance of $50 year
payable 10 herself.
Messrs. Dalam, Walker and McDoon were
appointed committee to examine the road
from Wilson's Mills to Stafford, for the purpose
of determining what change, If any, should be
made in the said road.
Adjourned TO meet Nov 10th