South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1891-04-24
County Court Proceedings.

Present were john S. Pancake
President ; and K. D. Powell and VIM.
Ii. Pepper, Commissioner
The bid OF the Pauley Jail Build.
ing and Manufacturing Company of
~. Louis, BIO. >, to cr ct one steel
esge in the Jail of this county q, o
cost Of $500 wa, accepted.
The esi2na,ion OF Jno. II. Donald
son rs road surveyor in String 6el ID
d sirie, Was accepted and James ii.
Blue appointed to Gal vacancy.
-. 6sver Brill was appointed
road surveyor in Capon District. to
ml vacancy caused by the failure Of
+. NJ. Pugh TO qualify.
Lemuel Pugh was appoint6d road
surveyor in Bloomery District TO fill
vacancy caused by the failure OF ia
cob HE TO qualify.
Middleton Lewis was appointed
Justice in Springfield District.
NC. Hartley was Q Generated from
the payment Of taxes on S240 worth
OF persoaal properly, improperly as-
sessed.
Bond Of Perry c. McCoole as road
surveyor In Capon District was, &C
cepted.
Margaret A. Keller, I. v. Parker.
Elizabeth A. Smith. j 81. Flory. G..
nj. Milieson, JacobiSmitb and Wm.
IL. Sale, were licensed t. keep hotel.
VIM. FL. Sale was granAoi license
to sell spirituou, liquors ct the
Mountain House at CapoL Springs,
under bond of $500.
Upon the presentation OF petitions
from Romney, Springfield, Bloomery
and Gore Districts, is was ordered
that ihe question Of the adoption Of
the hew road law be submitted to A
vote Of the people of said districts :,
at the school election TO be in Nav.
Phe Fox Hollow road IN Mil
Creek dis rict was C ,natltuted a sep.
arate roai precinct. No. l2and Josh.
ua Mahsw appoin' ed surveyor there.
Of.
John r. Rigeleman was appointed
road surveyor in Sherman district, to
I'LL vacancy camel by tho resiara-
tion Of Jas. j. Ruekman.
Upon petition having been present..
ed from Sherman district, it was or
dered that the question Of the discon.
tinuanee OF tue present rosl system,
be Submits - the voters Of said
district at the coming election
Petition Of more than LOO voters
having been presented at the SD.
temher term Of court , u was ordered
THAT the question OF tax upon dogs,
be submitted 10 the voters OF the
county at the cleo ion. in May, add
the result ascer aimed aud certified
acco' ding to law.
The bond Of j. w. Thompson as
commissioner to re-assess The land in
the Second Assessors district wa
approved.
!, Upon petition for altera ion in
the Spring field roa,l from WIN. Bow.
en's to Vsneta s:hoo.- house the re-
port of the viewers was fled.
A petition for the disc m. inuance
of toi! gate on Mill Creek rurnpike
was dismissed
Il was ordered that the road sur
veyors Of Romney district expend
S2O0 on the road fren the corporate
| mits OF ROniney 10 the dep t, il
having been represented TO the cours
that responsible persons will eoatrib.
ute 500 for the same purpose.
The n. w. Turnpike WAS diyidsl
into two secii0ps. That West OF
Romney lhe G'st see ion, and that
East Of Rennay The second section.
james z. Stump was appointed
supetintendcnt OF the first section;;, n
Geo A. Lupton sup srini endent Of
The second section.
L. WAS ordered tia. j. p. STUMP
establish toll gate on the road some.
where between the S,ulh Branch
Bridge and the house Of j, b. Parker
Geo. A, L1p,on vas oriered to es.
tablish toll gate SONS whore between
Augusta and Tear Coat.
The court appointed tho same
commissioners for the school G &c ion
to be ield 10 May, who served at tle
regular election, last November ex-
cept that at Bethel, joseph 8. Snyd r
"as appointed instead Of Fredefick
Snyder, anil hat AT the Court HOUSE
W r. Wirgman ami G. b. Heatwole
were aPp1iD'cd instead OF A. ].
kreemeI and j. w. Marshall