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countycourt Proceedings
STATE OF WEST VIRoISA,
jefferson County, Set
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STATE OF WEsT VIRGINIA,
jefferson County, Set:
First Day.
Alta term of the County Court OF SAID Coul-
tv. begun and held at the Courthouse IN said
County on the sth day Of February 1855;
Present. w. H. T. Lewis, President of the
Court, and Lee II. Moler, J. W. Rider and VIM.
/ Beall Commissioners.
Charles H Lewis, who was heretofore, to-Wlt:
on the 7th day of November, 1887, appointed
Road Surveyor of Precinct No. of Kabletown
Road District but did not qualify within the
time prescribed by law, was this day reappoint-
cd Road Surveyor of said Precinct and there
upon the said Charles II. Lewis, in open Court,
this day took and subscribed the oath required
by law.
Samuel W Strider. who was heretofore, TO-
wit on the 9TH day of November, 1857, ap-
/. pointed Road Surveyor of Precinct No OF
Harper's Ferry Road District but did not quail
ify within the time prescribed by law, was this
/ day re-appointed Road Surveyor of said Pre-
cinct, and thereupon the said Samuel W. Stri-
der, in open Court, this day took and sub
scribed the oath required by law.
Petition of John Burns, George Baylor and
Others for the opening and establishing of
County Road from the Charlestown and Lee
town County Road and running thence West
between the lands of John Burns, 4. \. Beck
ham and George Baylor on the North, and JnO
1 burns. >. y. ~
the South, thence running North between the
lands of Geo. BAYLOR on the East and L. 6. Bris-
coe and Geo. Baylor on the West to the lands
Of 5 w Wysong at or nearGeO Baylor house
this day received and said petition accepted
Provided, that if at any future time il becomes
necessary TO the interest of the public TO open
said road TO a more uniform width of thirty
feet, that said increase of width shall be effect
ed without expense to the County, and the said
petitioners are hereby ordered to signify their
acceptance of the conditions in writing to the
Court.
Ordered that the County Court of Jefferson
County, West Virginia, Will receive bids for
the County printing from the several newspa-
pers printed in this County at the next May
term of this Court The Court reserves the
right 10 reject any and all bids.
Ordered that T. w. Latimer, Clerk Of the
Circuit Court of this County, be and he is here
bv ordered to furnish 10 this Court the amount
OF Jury fees that is due from the several Shcr-
ifs of this County from the 1st day of Janua-
rv 1873 to January 1st, 1885 and report the
same to the next May term of this Court
: ACCOUNTS or FIDUcIARIEs.
b. +. Beavers, &c, Executors of jesse Porter
Daniel B. Lucas, Guardian of NJ. Louisa, r.
Ashby, j. H. and I. Dorsey Beall; Edward
Tearney and w. L. Wilson, EXrs Of c. c.. Por-
ter Daniel w. Hendricks, Admir- of Joseph
! Melvin; Fanny Sims Guardian of Mary Sims.
f. c. Watson, Admir- of James Watson Geo.
| NJ Beethoven, Ext of Anne +. Shepherd
| Same Admir- d. b. II. C. t. a. of John i. Shep-
herd; Same, Trustee of Abram Shepherd Gle
on Moore late Guardian of Edgar I. Shugert (:
G. W T. Kearsley and ;. w. WysOng Adm rs
of Esrom Slfer; John F. Smith. EXT of Cath
crime Fry The foregoing Accounts OF Fiduci-
aries were this day submitted TO the Court
confirmed and ordered 10 berecorded, there be-
ing no exceptions thereto.
II. J. Woolter desiring to obtain license to
4 practice law in this State, this day appeared
and proved to the abstraction ofthe Court that
J he has resided in this County for the last pre-
f ceding year, that he is person OF good moral
character and is over y years Of age
Second Day.
At q term Of the County Court of said COun-
Is continued and held February 9th looo:
On the application of John Burns s. w. Wy
song. i. A. Beckham and Geo. Baylor to open
e and establish the road now leading from the
Iectown road at Fig. on plat, westward thro'
81 and along the lines Of the lands of John Burns,
s $ W Wysong. Mrs. Annie a. Becl,ham and
r Geo BAYLOR TO Fig. . at the division line be
tween Mrs e. G.. Brscoe and Geo. Baylor,
$ thence northward through the lands of Geo.
e Baylor to the division line between >. w. Wy
song and Geo. Baylor 10 Fig. 3, II Is ordered
that the order passed by this Court on ycStcr-
dav fFeb'y s. 1883 be annullcd and set aside,
| and the Court beng satisfied that the opening
and establishing of said road Will not elect the
lands ofany other parties than petitioners, ana
J petitioners having signed and assented to the
opening of said road in writing and not asking
: any damages or compensation, it is furtheror-
, dcrcd that said road be established as public
road. and the Road Surveyors OF Charlcstown
Road District be and they are hereby directed
to take charge Of the same. And it is further
ordered that the Clerk of this Court record this
! order together with the accompanying plat
and the assent of the parties thereto, I'm the
] Book of Records
Ordered that the Clerl, of this Cour, furnish
to this Court, by the next May term of this
, Court the floating Indebtedness Of this County
for the County levy and Road leyies
The report OF Joseph Trapnell and Samuel
Howell who were appointed committee at a
! Special Session OF the County Court of this
e County held January 30th, lSSS, having this
day been received, 10 is ordered that the same
be recorded, and that so far as the said report
refers to the condition 0fcertain books of rec
ord named therein, that the Clerk Of this Court
proceed no once to take measures 20 secure the
, preservation of said books by having the same
rebound when necessary and the ClcrS is or
dered to comply with Sec 10. Chap I'D of the
Code rs recommended by said report And 1t
is further ordered that the County Court VIII
take measures rs soon %, practicable Go carry
out the further recommendations contained IN
the aforesaid report.
DIN Beall. who was heretofore, to-wit. on
the tLu gay OF November 1896 iiDlilAttl lhldA
Surveyor Of Precinct No. of Chariest0wn Dis
, trict, but did not qualify within the time re-
quired by law, was this day reappoiuted Road
Surveyor of said Precinct, and thereupon ihe
said DIN Beall in open Court this day took
and subscribed the oath required by law.
PARISH Orders on COUNTY TREASURY.
Dr. T. H. Buck.S2j G0 c. G. Littleton.5l7 00
Jacob 5. Melvin 20i 81 i. c. Tabb........ / 81
Geo H. Hagey 80 30 John VI. Coylc... 90
+. c. Butler. IA II David Hyle ..... Il -
James McGraw % 10
2 Jro W Russell SO % Total...........-lil 81
For Outside Poor.
s. 5. Daisarn.S2g so Aisquith 81 Co.'s -
Mrs A Rodricls Is so c. Frank Jones. -
j. G.. WYATT. I - Geo. T. Light. . 90
Jno. r. CostJn &c 90 n. r. "oberts.... . go
Sadlcr & Bro. 20 50 TheO. HOmsher. Is O0
G.M. Del. Smith 50 W. r. Licklider. 10 IL
Dr. j. G.. Gibson 30 g. T. Lcklider- S 90
James Allen. @ 90 Geo. Dtrmycr.. 3 go
". T. Badeu...... / % Mrs VI ACayalier . %
cambridge &c A. VI. Spoucellcr g 90
Reeler............ . 90 Z. g. Watson.... 3 90
Jno. T. ColstOn 90
G. r. Licklider... 4 50 Total............S2JG -
Petition of Logan Osburn, Jr, for the open
ing of public road on the South side of the
KabletOwn Church and widening the same be-
tween John Kables heirs, and 20 view the line
between Mrs. 4. o. Palmer and Logan Osburn
| This dav received bv the court and Dc isOrdered