Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1892-08-23
County Court Proceed
ingS.
August Term ls99.

STATE or WEST Virginia,
Jefferson County Set.
In the County Court, August term, 1892.
Report of j. e Engle and II @. Green. q
committee appointed TO eSanine the Clerks
Office of this Court, received aud laid over till
the next regular term of Court
Report OF settlement of Albert F. Davis,
Sheriff, with the Boards of Education. re-
ceived aud the following balance were found:
Charles Town Dist. Teachers Fund, Bal.
due Dist: $3.50; IS, Building Fund, Bal due
Middleway Dist. Teachers Fund. Bal. due
Dist, s5oa.21, Building Fund, Bal. due Dist.
Ka6ie1own Dist. Teachers Fund, Bal due
Dist. S6S4.09, Building Fund, Bal due Dist.
Harper's Ferry Dist, Teachers Fund. Bal.
due Dist s51s,os, Building Fund, Bal. due
Dist S747.6S.
Shepherdstown Dist. Teachers Fund, Bal.
due Dist 9$S2 25, Building Fund. Bal. due
Dist $S99.l2.
Jesse Parker IS refunded sl.OS road tax in
Charles Town Dist for the year 1891.
j, W. Cantlev is refunded $500 road tax in
Charles Town Dist. for the years 1890 and 81.
Thos. 8. watson is refunded $500 road tax
in Middleway Dist. for the years 1890 aud 81.
Samuel w. Strider, formed Road Surveyor.
and s. Howell Brown, County Surveyor, are
ordered to report in writing what changes
have been made in the road from EugIe's
Switch to river road, accompanying said re-
port with diagram of old road and changed
road.
Petition of William Beall and others to es-
tablish County road from 10th Ave. over the
lands of the lafe Francis Yates to the Shep-
herdstown road at Flowing Spring Mill. The
viewers having made their report and the said
report being unfavorahle to the opening of said
road. The Court refused to undertake said
work.
In the matter of the petition of Jas. w. Burr
and others to open public road from the
VbafF lot traN
Sandy Ridge road at Shenandoah Junction
The viewers having made report, the same is
continued till the 10Th day of November 1892.
Applications for reduction of Assessment on
real estate.
Mrs. Susan Withers in Kabletown Dist. 2SI
acres reduced from 2S.00to $500 per acre.
John s. Grantham house aud lot in Middleway
reduced from $4,000 to 100000, Mrs. Sarah
F. Moore 100 acres of land in Harpers Ferry
Dist reduced from 5000 to $4,000 per acre,
Samuel Hoke Jr. 14S acres of land in Harper's
Ferry Dist reduced from S42. on to $1,000 per
acre, Mrs. Elizabeth j. Snyder 14I Ia acres
ot OIL nn In ShePherdstown Dist: reduced from
$4,000 to $500 per acre, and the application
of r. w. Morrow aud Mrs. j. f. C.Mitchell for
reduction of assessment refused.
Ordered that Thos. B. Moore purchased coal
for County.
Received on Albert F. Davis. Sheriff, Cou-
pons, orders &C., as follows: Coupons $267 so
Miscellaneous orders $12S1.4 IS. Parish orders
s27S.93 Jury orders $1,000. total on County
4ESNS aSlOfosOOt SudTlSS Town IOaQ ORDERS
$412.S4, Kabletown road orders $126.71, Har-
per's Ferry road oeders $169.6T and sheep or
ders S153.05.
In the matter of the petition of 2. T. Elem
ing and others to open public rond from the
turnpike about mile North of Leetown
through the lands of George d. Wiltshire
Gustav Wiltshire. Getzendnnncr and Kearfott
John NJ. Coyle, Fleming and Moore, John w
Hurst and children and Mrs. Kate D. Moore
to the public road at Johnsontown The viewers
having made their report recommending said
road and all parties whose land will have to
be taken having appeared and given their
consentin writin4 for the opening OF said road
1t is therefore ordered that said road be open.
ed as public road.
1t having been suggested to the Court that
contiguous diseases exist among the sheep of
the County, especially those on the lands of
the late Francis Yates, it is ordered that F. j.
Manning, e. 81. Reinhart and Vim. G. Bates
be and they IRE hereby appointed committee
| to inquire into the matter and report to the
Clerk of this Court.
MISCELLANEOUS ORDERS on COUNTY TREAS.