Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1890-05-27
County Court Proceed
ings.
NAV Term, 1880.

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May Term, 1890.
State of West Virginia, Jefferson county, set
In the County Court, May Term, 1890, May
5, 1890:
Petition of G. W. Brantner to change the To-
cation of public road through his land al
Shenandoah Junction.
Ordered, that the same be referred to John
w. Gardner. DR., Road Surveyor of Precinct
No. 2, of Charlestown Road District, and make
report to this Court.
Ordered, that l.. F. Upright be relieved from
capitation tax on account of a crippled hand,
and that the same be certified to the Assessor
of his district.
Ordered, that Geo. w. Yontz be relieved
from capitation tax on account of total blind
ness, and that the same he certified to the As
SCISSOR of his district.
In the matter of the Wagley's Shop and
Browns Shop Road, this day came Geo. W.
Boyer and granted to the County Court of JEFF
ferson County. land sufficient along his line
6ctween the Baltimore ~ Ohio RAILROAD and
the land of j. s. Melvin, to make said road
thirty feet, and agreed to accept for land, fenc-
lug, &c, and in lieu of all damages the sum
of forty dollars, whereupon it IS ordered that
IN order be drawn on the Sheriff of this coun-
ty. payable out of the Comfy Treasury to said
Boyer. for the sum OF forty dollars.
Petition of Mamie 8. Abel and others to
open public road, the report of s. Howell
Brown, County Surveyor, having been hereto
fore, to-wit: on the 25th day of April. 1890.
filed in the Clerks Office of this Court it is or.
dered that the same. together with the petition
and assent of parties whose land is taken be
recorded in Road Book of this Court.
Ordered, that DR.. j. B. Daniels be appointed
physician to the poor in Shepherdstown Dis
trict, in place of DR.. II. R. Moore who has left
the county.
Ordered, that Mrs Lillian Gilbert he refund
cd so for the year 1889, and S4.17 for the
year 1888. Road tax in Middleway Road Dis
trict, enormously assessed to and paid by her,
and that the Sheriff pay the same to her.
ordered, that Thomas u. DlllOw be relieved
from capitation tax for the year 1890. on nc.
count of bodily infirlnity. and that the same be
certified to the proper Assessor.
In the matter of the petition of Charles II.
Knott and others for the opening or changing
u county road from leagues run up the Poto,
mac river along the cliffs to the wharf at Shep-
herdstown. it is ordered that a. P. Reinhart.
Z. p. Marshall and Geo. w. Duke be aud they
are hereby appointed viewers with instructions
to view ground for the proposed road. report
upon the advantages and disadvantages which
i'll their opinion will result to individuals a:
well as to the public from the proposed road
the grade of the proposed road as near as they
can, and any other facts and circumstance
that may be useful and pertinent, stating spe-
cially whether it will take any yard, garden
orchard or any part thereof. or injure or de-
stroy any buildings; the probable cost of the
work, the names of the land owners whose
property would have to be taken or injured
which of them requires compensation and the
probable amount 10 which each would he Gu.
titled f; examining. if they desire. othel
routes and locations. and report in favor o
the one they prefer and deem most advisable
said viewers shall call in the County Surveyor
TO assist them in the performance of their duty
and shall return map or diagram of the route
or location with their report and make q full
report to the next term of this Court.
Ordered. that Emanuel Schaeffcr, COUNT
Superintendent of Free Schools. have tho u.s.
OF tue circuit court room during the summer
fort l11afN hn1l
Institute. provided it does not Interfere witt
any Court that NAV be held.
On motion of Robert G. Risslcr. and upon ey
idence adduced to the Court, it appears to the
satisfaction of the Court that the said Risslcl
has resided in this county for the last proceed
ing year. that he is of good moral character
and is twCnty-one years of age.
On application in writing on the first day O
the present term of this Court. by the Johl
t. Noyc Manufacturing Co.. and s. w. Light
ner, to reduce the assessment on the Island o
Nlrginius in the Shenandoah river, and duI
notice of said application having been given t
the Prosecuting Attorney, and the said appli
cant on the hearing of said motion having
proved before the Court the facts and allega
tions contained in the written application. anC
z. II. Trail. the Assessor of Harper's Ferr,
District, in which said Island is located testi
fled before the Court that he considered tht
buildings were injured to the amount of IS. OOt
by the flood of June 1st. 1889. he was going t,
make that amount of reduction on the assess
ment for the year 1890. and it appearing t.
the Court that the food in the Shenandoah
river which caused the said damage and rcduc
ton III valhe OF said real estate. and the sait
abandonment of the said property, occurred
since the said reassessment made 1873, anC
since the correction thereof in that year. ant
in the years 1876 and 1888, that the correction
asked is OF real estate assessed in the year IS7
and entered on the land book of 1881 end 1889
and it is ordered that the said assessment b,
and is hereby reduced $4,000, the present as
sessment, to $4,000. for the year 1890, on &C
count of the said r"al estate being MATERIAL,
reduced in value 10y the flood in the Shenan
doah river, at date June LIST. 1889. and on nc
count of the abandonment of said real estat,
Tor Manufacturing purposes, the purpose TO
which it was used at the time of the assess
ment of the said 100000. but the reduction ii
value having been caused by flood on the Is
day of June. $50, after the taxes for 1850 wer
| assessed and charged upon the same the CoUr
doth refuse to reduce or abate the taxes for tn
year 1889. being of opinion that it has no au
thority under the law to do so.
nthc matter of thepetitiOn of S. l.. William
and others to open public road TO Shenandoah
junction heretofore filed. the Court having con
sidcred the report of 8. Howell Brown. jas z
Watson and Thomas Frazier, the viewers here
tOiore appointed. which report was returnct
and filed in the Clerks office of this Court OF
the 3D. day of May, 1890, with n plat of thu
proposed routes, and the Court being of tn
opinion that it Will be to the advantage of tn,
public to open n public road to Shenandoah
Junction, in said county. and that the hes
route therefore is the one proposed by sal,
viewers. commencing ON the Warm Sprin,
road at a point on the land of Miss Nancy Nc
Garry and designated us figure P returned
with their report. thence with the old Neil
and McGarry line on the land of Miss Name,
McGarry. a distance of a3 poles. passing Jas
w. McGarry's small orchard. figure o. AM
thence through McGarry's lot to figure r.
thence to figure d. a distance of 1872 poles alto
gether. to point Of intersection with the San
dy Ridge road. and il appearing from the re
port of said viewers that This is the most prac
tical route. and that it will not be necessary t,
take any yard, garden. orchard. or any par
thereof. or inJurc or destroy any building. nm,
that such road viii be of easy grade and i
will he necessary 20 take and condemn ON,
acre of land of Miss Nancy McGarry. whicl
they value at $50 90. and 40 poles of land from
JAS. w. McGurry which they value ut S22 on
and the damage to the former for MAKING
fence. &c. would be S15S.O0 and to the latte
for the SHINE. 56450. and the Court being q
opinion that said road should he opened. il i
ordered that the 9TH day of August. 1890. the
second day of the next term of this Court. be
and the same is hereby set aside as the day fO
hearing the parties interested in the matter
and the Clerk of this Court is hereby require,
to notify all the proprietors and tennnts of tn,
property proposed to he taken or injured Il
appear before This Court at the Court Hons,
IN Charlestown. on said day, to show caust
against tie matter.
ITO be continued.)
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