West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1891-08-06
ABOUT ROADS AND BRIDGES.
Proceedings Thereof OF our County
Court at the July Term.

county road at Eli j. Wallis house
and intersecting Beaver Hole road
near the old Gribble saw mill and
ascertaining whether or not said
road is of public benefit and what
changes are necessary.
John A. +. Martin and II. j.
Watson were ordered TO be SUM
moned to appear at the next term
and show cause why the road pass
ing through their lands in Valley
district, surveyed by j. X. Monroe
and recommended by viewers G. c..
Craig and Col. James w. Brown,
should not be established.
j. b. Cressler was granted the
privilege to place fence on the
county's land along the Terra Alta
pike and the Crane county road.
said fence not to intefere with tray-
el, said Cressler agreeing to pay IS
cents per year for the use of said
ground.
On petition OF George T.. Brown
said Brown was authorized to make
change in road from Redoak school
house to N. W turnpike as asked
for in said petition, the work to be
done under the supervision OF Sur
veyor a. Is. Dancer and at MIR.
Browns expense.
The change in county road lead
ing from the Northwestern turnpike
to the Birch Root road, rs made by
Jonathan Smith, was accented and
made a county road in view of the
present route.
The matter of the road leading
from GAINESVILLE road east of Henry
Albright's mill to Jacob Feathers
was indefinitely postponed.
On the petition of l. n. Graham
and others j. A. Lenhart, Smith
Kelly and Harrison Gale were APP
pointed viewers to view the ground
for the change asked for i'm road
from Valley Point to Harrison
Gales, said change to be made at
what is known as the "Solomon
Miller hill, and make report at
next term.
On petition Of Jacob f. White
and others Samuel Garaer, Clark
Carroll aud Nj. +. Pell were appoin-
ted viewers TO view the ground for
road from a point between Joseph
Sterling's farm and james Riden.
ours mill, beginning on the pres
cnt county road and intersecting
the county road leading to King
wood at a point near the corner in
line between Jacob Bower, j. A.
Brown and j. S. White.
james b. Rhodes, surveyor, was
requested and authorized to remove
the fence of Benjamin Bucklew
where it encroaches on limits of
county road, and whore such fence
las not been built more than ten
years, provided. said Bucklew shall
refuse to remove the same.
Thomas Dunn and r. j. Welch
were granted the privilege of plac-
ing gates on road leading from Eu-
gene Sypolt's TO the old Welch mill,
said road, however, 10 be retained
Us county road.
/. G. Ralphsnyder was allowed to
nse and retain the tram road on N.
w. Turnpike along Flag Run. etc.
upon conditions that he shall keep
mp all crossings and maintain the
sud pike at points where the tram
road interferes with the same.
1t was ordered that the road lead
ing from the Taylor county line on
Sandy Creek to the forks OF the
creek be placed on the same location
from which it was removed about
seven years since, j. e., through
Jacob Hawley's land.
Fifty dollars were allowed TO ia
cob +. Teets use OF w. NJ. Kelly
and J. u. Dodge for building bridge
across Daagherty run ia Portland
district.
An order for s9I.75 was ordered
70 be drawn in favor OF ~. W
Williams for building bridge
across Pringle Run, Kingwood dis
tfict.
J. w. 3. Trowbridgo vas allowed
$3.50 for making repairs to bridge
across Morgau's run, near Morris
farm
The clse II the road from Castle
Mill road 40 vs. Scott Garuer's to
iulersoct the road leading to Har-
riet Fortney's was dismissed.
J.. Il. McCrum and T.. -. Ben
son were appointed commissioner
10 examine the bridge over SNOWY
creek, near W. J.. Washington
nnd IL found necessary 20 sell ont
Che building Of q new bridge.
NJ r. Sinclair and r. r.
hcCTum we're appointed to sell ous
The building of two bridges over
flag run, boa Reno district.
N. 4 Sinclair and II. NJ. fluf.
man were appointed 10 supcrlntond
the construction OF bridge over
bimpsou' mill race iu Reno district
Leroy Shaw was appointed com.
missioner to sell ont the building
q bridge near Freeman Everts
On petition Of T.. W. Nine and
others James Messenger. Electius
Iiafes and q W. Burke were an.
pointed viewers 20 view the o,rot,,, II