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County Court Proceedings.
August Term 1892.
STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA,

STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA,
Jefferson County Set.
In the County Court, August term, 1892.
Report of j. f. Engle and r. C. Green.
committee appointed 10 examine the Clerks
Office of this Court, received and laid over till
the next regular term of Court.
Report of settlement of Albert +. Davis,
Sheriff, with the Boards of Education receiy-
ed, and the following balances were found
Charles-Town Dist. Teachers Fund. Bal.
due Dist. S2So.GS, Building Fund, Bal. due
District, SI5999.
Middeway Dist. Teachers Fund, Bal. due
Dist. S5O2.2I, Building Fund, Bal. due Dist.
$4S6.07.
Kabletown Dist Teachers Fund, Bal. due
Dist. S63i,O9 Building Fund, Bal. due Dist.
Sl3542.
Harpers Ferry Dist. Teachers Fund, Bal.
due Dist. S5ls.Os, Building Fund, Bal due
Dist S7lT.6S
Shepherdstown Dist Teachers Fund. Bal.
due Dist. S3s2.25. Building Fund, Bal. due
Dist. 500 -
Jesse Parker is refunded Si0S road tax in
Charles-Town Dist. for the year 1891.
j. W Cantley is refunded 81 90 road tax in
CharleS-Town Dist for the years 1880 and vl.
Thos 5. Watson is refunded $500 road tax
in Middlcway Dist for the years 1890 and 81.
Samuel w. Strider, formed Road Surveyor,
and s Howell Brown, County Surveyor, are
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have been made in the road from Engles
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 a County road from 10th Ave. over the
! lands of the late Francis Yates 10 the Shep-
herdstown road at Flowing Spring Mill. The
viewers have made their report and the said
report being unfavorable TO the opening oi
said road, the Court refused to undertake
said work.
In the matter of the petition Of JAS. w. Burr
! and others to open n public road from the
I.eetown road at Starry's gate TO intersect the
Sandy Ridge road at Shenandoah Junction.
The viewers having made report, the same Is
continued till the 10th day of November, lS92.
Applications for reduction of Assessmento on
real estate.
Mrs Susan Withers in Kabletown Dist. 2si
acres reduced from $500 to $500 per acre
} John S. Grantham, house and lot in Middle
way reduced from 800 to 5000. Mrs. sarah
+. Moore, 40 acres of land in Harpers Ferry
| Dist. reduced from $50 to $40 per acre. sam
uel Hoke. Jr. liS acres of land in Harpers
Ferry Dist, reduced from Si2 TO $2O-per acre.
Mrs Elizabeth ]. Snyder. l4li acres of land in
Shepherdstown Dist, reduced from so to $50
per acre; and the application of X. w. Nor
row and Mrs. J. i. c. Mitchell for reduction OF
Assessment refused
Ordered that Thos. B. Moore purchase coal
| for the county
Received of Albert f. Davis, Sheriff, cou-
pons orders. &c as follows: Coupons, S967.5O,
Miscellaneous orders, 1921 43; Parish orders,
Sg7s93: Jury orders $G600 total on County
/ Levy, $ls43S6. Charles-Town road orders,
$il2s4 Kabetown road orders, 1851 Har-
per's Ferry road orders, SiG9.G1, and sheep or
dcrs, l53.O5.
In the matter of the petition Of u. I. Flem-
ing and others to open public road from the
turnpike about mile north of Leetown thro
the lands OF George ID. Wiltshire Gustav Wilt
shire Getzendanner and KearfOtt, John NJ.
COyle Fleming and Moore, John w. Hurst
and children and Mrs. Kate ID. Moore 10 the
public road at Johnsontown, the viewers hay-
ing made their report recommending said road
and all parties whose land will have to be
taken having appeared and given their consent
in writing for the opening Of said road, Il IL
therefore ordered that said road be opened as
public road.
IL having been suggested to the Court that
contagious diseases exist among thc sheep oil
the county, especially those on the lands OF
the late Francis Yates. il is ordered that r. j..
Manning, T. II Reinhart and Mm. g. Bates
be and they are hereby appointed committee
to inquire into the matter and report TO the
Clerk OF this Court.