Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-05-29
Proceedings of the
County Court.
Alta term OF the County Court of said Jefie
son County, begun and held the ith DAY
~ Nav 1901
STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA. .e~
JEFFERSON COUNTY, So

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| Ferry and Shepherdstown road through
! the lands OF George NJ. Duke ana r. NJ,
| Moler to Oak Grove School-House, tnenCe
| through the lands of the Washington bulld-
| inc and Lime stone Company, Adam I.
! Moler John q. Moler and others TO zion
! Church, connecting with the pubic toad
| leading from John A. Link 10 the harPe,
| Ferry and Duffeds road, a distance OF ~
/ miles. this day received by the Court. ana u
| is ordered that James Nj. Hehdrlcks, ~ VI.
/ Heukle and +. z. Lynch be and they are
/ hereby appointed viewers with instruction
to view the ground for the proposed road,
| report the advantages ana d!sauNant ages
! which in their opinion Will result, as Wen 70
! individuals IS TO the puOlic generdlly, lron i
! the proposed road, the grade of the proposed
! road as near as may be, and any other facts
| and circumstances that may be useful ana
! pertinent, stating specially whether IL VIII
! be necessary 10 take any yaru, garden OF
! orchard or any part thereof, or injuIe or de-
stroy any building, the probable cost OF the
| proposed work, the names OF the land
owners whose property VIII nave 10 Oe t I.',i
| sation and the probable amount 10 Whlch
| each would be entitled, examining II they 30
| desire other routes and locations, ana report
! i'm favor Of the one they prefer or deem most
| advisable: said viewers shall call IN the
| County Surveyor TO assist them in the per-
! Torrance of their duty, ana snail return
map or diagram Of the route or location with
| their report and make full report 10 the heAI
! term of this Court
In the matter of the application of the
! Charles Town Mining, Manufacturing ana
! IMPROVEMENT Company to change part OF
| fhe public road known as the Leetown road
| by closing that part OF the same from point
| north OF the Winchester ana Potomac KALI
road at the intersection OF second avenue
| and Buchannon street on plat OF Company
! land filed in Court TO point at intersection
| of Mildred street and Tenth avenue, ana 10
| substitute therefor, as puMlc ROAD, such
! streets and avenues on conp3pys lands as
said Court may deem proper anu designate,
| and being considered by the Court ana Tue
| location having been Inspected by commit
! tee of its own body, who reported laNoraOIy
! thereon and 1t appearing to the Court that
! the petitioner the Charles Town Mining,
| Manufacturing and improvement Company
| is the owner Of all the lands when WouIu
| have to be taken or Injured III making sucu
| change and having appeared in Court ana
| gwen its consent in writing 10 the proposed
| change, and that said change may be made
! Without expense to the County IL is ordered
| thai Monday, May 18th, 1891, be set for the
! final disposition Of said matter ana thal
notice OF this proceeding be posted IN
! front of the Courthouse and punished III
| one OF the newspapers OF this county.
! I'm the matter OF the petition OF the Charles
| Town Mining. Manufacturing and Improve
ment Company, 10 change the puOhc ROAD
| Known as the Leetown road, from point ~
| intersection OF Buchannon streeta Second
| avenue 10 a point at Intersection OF Mildred
| street and Tenth avenue as designated on u
! plat annexed 10 said petition and 20 substi-
| lutte therefor any street as shown on plat OF
| company's land filed with petition, and IL
|
| appearing To the Court that notice mas been
| given of said petition and that the hearing
! OF the same would take place on inns DAY Dy
posting in front of Court House and by pub
| ication in the Spirit Ot Jefferson, newspa-
| per publ shed in Jefferson county, West Viz
| ginia, and ii appearing 10 the Court that the
change OF said road by closing the Leelo"h
| road from the points designated ana OPEN
! ing and e. tablisning as public road the Iol-
| lowing, beginning at the intersection OF
| Tenth avenue and Mildred street ana run
| 81 pAt IN a
Circle and Fairfax Boulevard, and thence
| with Boulevard TO Second avenue ana Buch-
annou street, where Leetown road leads INTO
| said town and II appearing luftner 10 the
| Court that said change Will be OF great Oene-
| tit TO the public, that II VIII be without cost
| to the county, that the grade OF said road is
| not materially changed, but that IL Will be
| placed on better ground and can be Kept IN
| repair at less expense, ana that the right Oh
| way over the new part has been graded by
said company without charge, II is ordered
| that when said Charles Town Mining, Manu-
| facturing and Improvement Company snail
have graded Mildred street from Lancaster
| Circle TO Tenth avenue ana plked the same,
and shall have graded the boulevard ana
| Second avenue at points indicated from
| Lancaster Circle To Buchannon street, and
| expended $4,000 in putting metal on SAID
| last named street, that the same be ana inc
same Is hereby established as public road
| and the Leetown road he and Is hereby
| closed between points designated as p"Dllc
| road: and the Road surveyor is directed TO
|
| County surveyor is instructed TO make pat
| OF said new road for record.
| II being represented To the Court in regard
| to the site and location OF the proposed
| bridge over the Opequon Creek at sulphur
| Spring Ford, since the report OF W. q. Norris
| j. T. Colston and J. W. Rider, committee
| heretofore appointed, the Court Is OF opinion
| that IL is best Tor the interest OF the county
| that IA new committee be appointed TO meet
! the committee appointed 10y Berkeley county
again. 1t Is ordered that /. ii. Strlder, w. r.
| NF.tr t,ly NIlT am
! and they are hereby appointed committee
| any three or more of whom may act TO meet
| and confer with the committee appointed by
| Berkeley County Court at such time or place
| as they may designate 10 consider the mat
ter OF the location OF the proposed bridge
| and report which in their opinion Is the bet
| ter location, and report TO the next term Oh
| this Court.
| Petition of Mrs. Amelia a. Hoof widow
of Jas. Law. Hoofl. deceased, praying the
| Court To grant them access through Tie
| Courthouse yard and giving them space
| for "A pavement in front OF the two offices to
he butt on the land Of petitioners on the
east line Of the Court House lot, TINS day
| presented TO the Court, ana IL Is ordered that
| the said petition be granted, with the under
| standing that tie Court reserves the right to
| withdraw its Consent whenever the Court Is
OF opinion that the interests OF the county
| demand IL.
Petition OF Harry Il. Middlekauh asking
permission to erect harness shop sixteen
| ieet by twenty-siX feet on the rear OF the
| Court House lot on Liberty street, adjoining
| the waTe-Ioum of Mrs Amelia \. HooH, this
| day granted by the Court, with the under
standing that the said building 10 be erected
| shall have II metal ROOF, and the building
shall revert TO the county at the expiration
| twenty-three years from this date.
Ordered that the County superintendent
! OF this county have the use OF the Court
Room during the coming summer Tor the
| purpose of holding the County Teachers III
stItute provided 1t does not Interfere with
| any Court which may be held.
| Owing to the serious illness and lack of
| bodily strength To perform the duties OF Road
| surveyor, and also of his action in violation
| OF the order OF this Court, IL is ordered that
! h. q. W. Herr be and he is hereby removed
as Road surveyor of Precinct, No. OF Shep-
| herdstown Road District, and that James h..
| Lucas be and lie is hereby appointed Road
Surveyor OF said precinct, TO take effect upon
| the qualification OF said Lucas.
AS. Link, William y. Wood, George T..
| Light and G. +. Mitchell qualified and gave
| bond as Notaries Public.
License To BELL by retail spirituous and malt
| liquors and wines was granted TO John =.
| yesterday Thomas Elliott, George \. Mock,
| +. Il. Souders, Geo. w. Thomas, Jas. A.
| Thomas and NJ j. Kane in Cbarlestown. The
| same TO Thomas j. Burnley, L. NJ. Conner.
| Chas j. Drew John w. Doll and James Con-
| way at Harpers Ferry. License 10 sell by
! retail beer and native wines was granted TO
| Geo. l.. Weber in Bolivar. License TO sell by
wholesale beer was granted To Jas. {. Nc
| Graw ut Harper's Ferry. Druggist licenses
were issued TO Aisquith & Co., Geo. 4. Light
and John Z. Bishop, IN Charlestown, and 10
| k. Ii. Cavalier, Ii. V. Daniels and y. l..
| Webb at Harpers Ferry. Licenses to keep
! hotel were granted TO Thomas Elliott and
! Geo. Watson in CharestOwu and TO j. y.
| Trussell in ShepherdstOwn. Licenses TO keep
| eating houses were granted James Thomas,
| William Walker, George Elliott and William
| Furry in Charlestown.
Lewis Dinkle, sealer OF Weights and Meas
ures, rendered his resignation to the Court,
| which was accepted.
John r. Maddox was appointed Constable
I for said county in Shepherdstown District,
and the said Maddox appeared III Court and
| gave bond and qualified.
ordered, that the orders passed at the
January term OF this Court, 1871, TO pay W. Z.
| Frazier, Andrew AldTidge aud samuel L.
| hisser as arDitratoIs in the case OF Ann V.
! Shaw against h. W. 4 Mary kanode, are here
| by annulled and set aside, as the law Iorbids
! the payment thereof out Of the County Treas
ury, and ii is ordered that the Clerk OF this
! Court issue an execution and place same
| into the hands OF the sheriff for collection OF
! said amounts.