The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-06-22
County Court Proceedings Of the june
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committed 10 Il. W. DIauV, ~ ..
Tough and John E. Price.
Eliza Hess was appointed a sur
yeyor Of Roads in precinct No. l.,
Grant district.
Minor Tenant was exonorated
from the payment of certain enron
eous taxes.
w. III. Harker and others against
Peter Gump and others-New road
Ordered that so much of said road
as lies between Wise and the Mira
Gle Run road be established, with
the following compensations to land
owners: To Rufus Bell, SO, Sarah
Morris, $3.50, David B. Harker, $40.
The remainder of said proposed road
WAS recommitted to Saul Thomas,
Bowen Stephens and w. +. Price.
S. S. Shriver and others against j.
C. Taught and others. Report of
viewers filed and the I'd day of the
next regular session fixed for the
hearing of this case.
Rein Tenant and others against
Sarah Rice and others. The report
of viewers filed and proposed road
ordered to be undertaken, with the
compensation of $35 to Sarah Rice,
which was accepted.
Solomon Russell and others
against Morgan White and others
New road. Report of viewers filed
and case postponed until the I'd day
of next term.
John H. Six against John Snider
and others-New road. Report of
viewers filed and said proposed road
ordered to be built, beginning at
John Sniders's and the lands of John
Snider, Rawley Snider, and Leslie
Shriver to the Wetzel county line.
Road precinct No. in Grant Dis
trict was divided so as to form new
precinct No. 10.
Thomas Mapel against +. j. Moore
and others-New road. Petition
filed for road beginning at the Car
michaels and Morgantown road near
Z. j. Morris and running through
lands of Mrs. +. j. Moore, Thomas
Mapel, Jesse and Clark Everly, to
connect the road between Jesse Ev.
erley, and Clark Everley. S. G.
Stewart, f. w. Brand and A. W
Brown appointed viewers.
Thomas b. Youst against Isaac
Collins-New Road. Report of view
ers filed and case postponed until the
Sd day Of next term.
VIM. Price was granted license to
keep restaurant in Morgantown, and
Bartholomew jenkins and 4. P.Lyons
were each granted license to keep ho
tel at their residences in this county
Amos Cole and Barnett Burns
were each exempted from payment OF
capitation tax.
Ira Bailey, late Sheriff. presented
lists of persons and real estate de
linquent for payment of taxes, which
lists were allowed. He also present
ed statement showing a balance
due the county of $l,906.9l, which
was approved.
THE LEVY.
The levy was made for the ensuing
year as follows; so cents on each
800 assessed value of real and per
sonal property, exclusive Of the Dor.
ough of Morgantown, 37I cents OF
which is for general county purposes
and 121 cents for support Of poor. In
the borough of Morgantown 373 cts
on each 800.
George w. Weekly was eXonerated
from the payment of certain taxes
enormously assessed to him.
The Court prepared lists of per
sons to serve as grand and petit
jurors.
Lewis NJ Runner was appointed
constable for Morgan District in
place of Jacob Slime fwho has moved
from the county, and gave bond in
penalty of 800 with J. u. Beall,
John W. Pixler and J. z. Burbridge
sureties.
james M. Stewcrt was appointed
Justice for Union District, In place
of James Terrell, who has removed
from the State, and gave bond in W,
900 with VIM. /. Vandervort, his
surety.
Barton M. Jones, SheriKg bond
in the penalty of 100000 for the col
lection of the school tax of this coun-
ty, with M. S. Garrison, II. c. Jones,
ID. W. Morris, Jonathan Michael, Ii.
L. Cox, Alpheus Morris, Ulysses
Camp, Josephus Jones, John J.Mus-
grave, David S. Musgrave, John c.
Barrickman, d. j. Eddy and Jarrett
Wildman, sureties.
Mrs. Maria G. st. Clair was grant
ed license to keep hotel at her resi-
dence in Morgantown, and said Ii
cense was afterwards assigned to A.
M. Borgess..
A. M. Borgess. was granted Ii
cense to sell spirituous liquors at the
ST. Clair House in Morgantown.
William Vandervort was appointed
Road Surveyor in precinct No. 6,
Morgan district, in place of S. B.
McVicker resigned.
$50 was appropriated to be applied
by John Price in repairing road up
the river from Morgan district to
Ellington. Also $25 to be applied
by Clark Powell in repairing King
wood pike within his district
The following persons were ap-
pointed overseers Of the poor in their
several districts; VIM. J. futile, in
Battelle District. Alpheus Sine, in
Clay District. Barton Core, in Cass
District. John B. Tough, in Grant
District. Leonard Selby, in Union
District. o. p. Jolliffe, in Clinton
District. Coleman Vandervort, in
Morgan District.
The following appointments were
made by the Court: William Davis
guardian of James Oliver Davis,
Mary N. Davis, Susanna T. Davis
and Eva A. Davis, all minor chill
dren of Louisa C. Davis, deceased !;
Andrew j. Corrothers, guardian of
Andrew J. Richardson, minor child
of Vim. Z. Richardson, deceased; ;
Aaron j. Carlow, guardian of Eliza
beth A. Richardson and John w.
Richardson, minor children of VIM.
E. Richardson, deceased.
The last will and testament of
William F. Mercer was admitted to
record.
Court adjourned Saturday evening
until the next term.
Halleck.