Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1889-12-17
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GERARD D MOORE.
Dec. II, 1889. Clerk of said Court.

State of West Virginia jefferson Count 8. SGT:
At Specii Session of the County Court NJ
said Jefferson County held on tile lj..i lay u
November, 1889:
This day came Forrest w Brown ltros-
ccuting Attorney. and returned his Written
opinion US t" rates of tolls ON tu,mpiFes uudrr
control az CQuuty Court which is received and
ordered to he flied, aud is approved By the
Court and it is ordered tilat a copy thereof te
sent to petitioner George s. Knob whose rs-
tition was filed at the last term OF this Court as
to rate of tolls on Sh"phcrdstown and Hall
town turnpiKc.
John W. GdrtnrT jr. Stephen Marrow and
E. G. Tabb qualified lis Road Surveyors.
On ell trrpilirs H. this County unilur tlje
control AMI supervision nf the County COUNT
tolls ~ atcordrice with the following rates
shall be received Ut FIJI gates sections Of tive
miles
siogle hof-e. mare, geldIng. nnie. Jack or
jenuct. three cents.
For every horse mare. geidiHg. mule. Jack
or j"nnct in addition. one cent. II the same De
not hitchcd tn any vehicle.
For 20 sheep or hogs tiEt fhiits: for % cat
tie. ten cents. and soin prdp6rtion for IL greater
or less number.
For riding carriage $hethef two or -four
wheeled. ten cents.
For a cart or wagon Il Tic fires of lie wheels
are roi more than four inches wide. three cents
for each animal drawing it and if siIrh tires
be more than tonr and less thap seven jnghgs
wide. two cents for each animal drawing. il
one cent for each animal.
Far Il fractional part of section. tolls may
be received bearing the same proportion To tile
tolls for full section that the said fractional
part bears TO such full Section, provided fur.
thcr. that all coaches, carriages, vehicles and
horses used by persons i'll going to and return
ing from divine Worship. funerals and grist
mills for the purpose of having grinding done
shall be exempt from tolls.
For traction engines. three cents for each
horsepower of said engine,
The said tolls nay be demanded of every
person passing the toll gate for the section or
fractional part, whether he shall have Travelled
the whole or only part of the section or frac-
tional part.
No party shall he exempt from toll in going
to and returning from gFist mills. unless he be
taking grain to he ground for family use. and
all of tire came 10 he carried back by him after
being ground. for the use of Iris family.
There shall be no charge for returning same
day. All travel ON Sunday free. Stock driven
to water and returning free.
Children going to and returning from school
having certificate from teach of attendance,
one dollar per year.
In the matter of the crossing of the Balti.
more and Ohio Railroad at Peacher's Crossing
in Harper's Ferry District. 1t appearing TO the
Court from the reports of committees hereto
fore filed. and. other evidence that said cross
ing is extremely dangerous TO the travelling
public, and the Board of Road Surveyors Of
Hnrper's Ferry, Middleway and ShepherdstovYT
Districts being majority of the boards in the
County, have requested the County Court &c
pay out of the County Treasury one-third oil
the cost of making tunnel or cnlyert Inde,
the Railroad. provided the said Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad will pay the cost Of two-thirds
thereof; and it appearing from the report oil
Samuel w. Stridtr and others, a committee
heretofore appointed. that the Railroad es-
Inmates tIfe cost of said culveft at 81 $1,000 Il
is ordered that said committee be instructed to
confer with the authorities of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company and contract with
them about the construction of said culvert
but before doing so they shall have an estinatc
of the cost thereof made by T.. G. Baylor. en-
gineer. and provided that said committee shall
! not bind this County TO pay for said work more
than the sum of S9j00O; and provided further
that nothing in this order shall be construed az
requiring this County to keep in iepair said
road as a Comfy road ont of the County Treas
ury. and in said contract said committee shall
provide to the keeping of the same in repaii
by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company.
Before this contract shall bind this Court. Il
shall be reported to this Court by the commit
tee for ratification.
A CoPy-Teste.
GERARD. d, MOORE
Dec--1T. 1889 Clerk of enfd Court